Hair products i L0VE + My Lush Story

Like my skin, my hair needs change season to season (I think that happens to everyone, right? ;) 

I've noticed coming into Autumn & the cooler weather my scalp had become dry & a bit flakey, As opposed to normal-oily in the warmer humid months. So apart from drinking more water- which i swear i'm gonna do! I've switched up my hair regime. 

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Why I Converted to LUSH

You'll see that i use a lot of Lush products- This brand is my H.G Holy Grail brand for so many reasons. 

About a year ago i had a terrible itchy scalp that was getting worse with time. In the end i was forced to wash every single day and was still really itchy in between washes, my head was sensitive & red from the irritation, i was using a coal/tar based shampoo from the chemist that kind of helped a little with the flakes but not the itch.

Then Lush opened a popup shop in my local shopping mall & i was so impressed with everything about the brand. 

They strictly use no nasties in their products, Take SLS (Sodium laureth sulphate) which is a detergent used in shampoo as well as most other bathroom products. SLS allows your shampoo to be all lathery, saving you a lot of elbow grease. It is also known to cause irritation, dermatitis etc.

  

Lush sourced their form of SLS from coconuts, so it is naturally derived and causes no irritation! Thats just one example. 

They also have a thing where you bring back 6 empties (the black tubs or tubes) and choose a free face mask. 

They use little to no packaging for their products, but the biggest thing of all that i love about Lush is that it WORKS! 

After one wash with their Soak & Float solid shampoo bar my scalp problem was infinitely better. 

However it wasn't until i swapped my expensive Redken/Matrix conditioners for Lush conditioner that the problem was completely solved. My hair & scalp respond so well to these natural, gentle ingredients

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What i'm currently using

• Lush I Love Juicy Shampoo is a fruit enzymes & seaweed mixture packed full of vitamins & minerals that makes my hair feel really soft & clean. It's more gentle than the Seanik bar.
• Lush Seanik Solid Shampoo Bar is made with 2 types of seaweed, sea salt & lemon to get rid of my oiliness (i mostly use this in warmer months) and makes my hair shiny.
• Organic Instinct Natural Conditioner is affordable, organic and made entirely from plant derived ingredients. It is a lovely gentle, moisturising conditioner. They've recently been sold to a new company & changed the packaging.
• Lush H'suan Wen Hua Hair Treatment is made with avocados & other protein enriched stuff, balsamic vinegar for shine & my hair eats it up like crazy. I use this once a week & it's amazing plus this tub is lasting a forever.
• Lush R&B Hair Moisturiser is made with creamy tropical butters, wax, calming oat milk and orange blossom that has my hair smelling beautiful for days. I use about a teaspoon and rub through my balayage damaged hair, from the midsection to the ends. 
• Lee Stafford Argan Oil is a good light weight oil which i alternate the R&B moisturiser with so my hair doesn't get used to one product too much. (I'm a big believer in that lol)

A few weeks ago i ran out of Lush Retread Conditioner and as soon as i finish my current conditioner (white bottle in the pic) I'm getting it again because It.Is.Awesome. 

If you have damaged, coloured, or just hair crying out for moisture, You need to try this conditioner! They give out samples at Lush so you can try before you buy. 

It's called their triple strength conditioner and it's chock full of seaweed, yoghurt, cantaloupe melon and jojoba oil, amongst other things like violet & musk that will make people want to smell your hair alot.