essano Blonde Shampoo

I really enjoyed using this product. The packaging is clean and clear with a easy to read text. I found that I needed a lot of the shampoo to wash my hair thoroughly and it does not lather very well. I have below shoulder length hair and needed 7+ pumps. My hands were also died purple after applying to my hair - was very alarming initially, but this did wash away by the time I had finished my shower. Once I had rinsed out the shampoo I believe my hair was very clean, possibly on the dry side so I was very thankful to have the Essano Blonde Tone Correcting Conditioner to try also. I used the Essano Blonde Tone-Correcting Purple Shampoo and conditioner each time for best results. Definitely from using both the Essano Blonde Tone-Correcting products I have noticed that my highlighted hair is less brassy and more golden looking. I will continue to use these 2 products to help maintain my colour.

I LOVE essano. Love them. Their products are affordable, available in Countdown, cruelty-free and natural. What's not to love?

Their toe-dip into the complicated world of blonde hair is mostly a success.

I love the pump bottle, always a bonus for an in-shower product. It's a generous size for the price. 2 pumps is enough for my long, thick hair.

The shampoo is a deep violet, perfect for offsetting those yellow tones.

My hair is balayaged from natural brown to blonde. I usually use a purple conditioner from a salon brand called Nak. I usually opt for a purple conditioner rather than shampoo as I find purple shampoos drying.

I did suspect that essano's sulphate free and purple shampoo would run on the dry side, and it does - my hair is definitely left drier than when using my usual (non purple) shampoo, but no more dry than using any other purple shampoo.

My hair was left wonderfully toned, there was no yellow left and my hair was left manageable and frizz-free.

All up, this is a really nice purple shampoo - it does everything a salon purple shampoo would do, at a fraction of the cost.

This product works well, it’s not often you can find blonde tone correcting shampoo and conditioner, let alone from the supermarket. First I noticed that this product was very blue look to the product, different to the normal shampoo which is purple. This seems to make hair not as grey, which I enjoy as often my hair gets a dark tinge when I use it often. The product smells pleasant and you need only a small amount at a time. I would recommend this to be used weekly to keep brassy tones at bay.

Let me start by telling you a bit about my hair. I've been dyeing it various shades of dark brown since I started going grey at 16.....thats decades of dye; every 2 weeks. I finally decided to embrace the grey and started the process, by going blonde. 12+ hours later, I was blonde but also left with very damaged and porous hair. Of course this hair would like nothing better than be various shades of brassy, warm yellow. I was excited to try the Essano tone correcting range as my first maintenance purple shampoo.

I love that the range is plant based , cruelty free with recycled packaging. The products smells delicious. The shampoo itself is very pigmented and upon the rinsing out the 1st shampoo, the pigment had stained the more damaged parts of my hair a light lilac tint but this mostly came out when I 2nd shampooed with my usual product. It did tone down the brassy and made my natural grey/silver a fantastic platinum. There were a couple of patches that didn't tone correct as well but that may have been due to my salon toner washing out more than anything.

With further usage I found using half Essano and half my normal shampoo worked the best. Coupled with the conditioner they are very good products for correcting warm tones. I suspect this bottle will also last me a long time.

I will continue to use this product and for a first timer I am very impressed

I have had peroxide blonde hair since I was a teen (now in my 30's) so I have built numerous relationships with many brands of purple shampoo.

So you can imagine how excited I was when I was invited to review Essano's natural take on the blonde staple. I love the idea of a salon worthy product that is natural and available at the supermarket.My holy grails for years now have been de lorenzo and fudge but I think they have some fierce competition with this baby!

I usually use a purple toning shampoo every second hair wash (so basically one a week) so I prepped my hair for this trail by avoiding it for the past two weeks, and I can tell you - it didn't take long for the brassy tones to return.

The bottle is gorgeous - purple and silver. It looks and feels like good quality. I though the size was very generous with 300ml as my de lorenzo only has 250ml in it. The pump action top is lockable for easy travelling and worked well without giving me too much product. The smell is insanely good and for me smells like roses and sherbet. The consistency is quite runny and very pigmented.

The first time I used it in both of my shampoo washes (normally I would wash with a regular shampoo first and do a second wash with the purple shampoo) and I found that it didn't do much lathering on he first wash but the second wash provided me with a rich, thick lather. After rinsing my hair felt pretty rough and gross until I followed up with the conditioner (i ova reviewed this also). After drying my hair (with a hair dryer) and running my straighteners through it I was left with zero brassy tones, no staining and a heavenly scent.

It created a very clean blonde from one wash and I must say I think I am converted! I have used it about 4 times altogether and have found that my hair doesn't stay as clean if I use it for both sahmpoo washes ( I have quite thin hair so it gets grubby quick) so I only use it for my second wash and find that works a treat!

I can officially say that i am a big fan of this product and will be repurchasing it when i run out.

Blonde shampoos I have used in the past have been quite drying on my hair, however this stuff is definitely not. My hair is silky smooth with no hint of dryness at all.

It comes in a pump bottle, be aware a little goes a long way, you only need a couple of pumps, not a entire palmful. You'll notice it has a strong floral scent when your applying, this scent fades to a light fragrance once you have rinsed it out.

After shampooing your hands will be purple, however the conditioner makes this go away so dont panic.

It does what it says it will, it removes all brassy tones from your hair and I love that it is gentle enough to use every wash

This shampoo comes in a pump, i'm not sure why as the matching conditioner doesn't come with the same pump. I found i had to use at least four or five pumps to get enough product to use. It is a deep purple colour and smells quite odd, i see from the packaging that it is based around violet leaf extract. The smell was a bit offputting for me, but i did get used to it. It doesn't lather up either which i found a bit unusual, but it does say it is low foam. It did cleanse and tone nicely, and left my hair quite shiny and soft. However i have really oily roots and i found i needed to wash it daily when i used this . I thought it might be the matching conditioner, but i tried the shampoo without the conditioner and i still had the oily scalp problem. It also really stings your eyes if it happens to drip in your eyes, but i noticed it didn't leave them red and sore afterward , which was good. So altogether it wasn't the best for me as the product was a bit too moisturising , and left my hair a bit oily . Most blonde shampoos are quite drying, but this went to the other extreme and was too heavy for my fine blonde hair.

I'm a diehard salon purple shampoo user as I like my blonde to stay clean, crisp and free from any hints of yellow. I use purple shampoo most days, so was excited to trial something a little more cost effective and accessible than my salon brands. This shampoo is a little runnier in consistency than I'm used to (so you need to be a bit careful you don't get it everywhere) but it has a good pigment and foams well for easy distribution through the hair. I found it gave my hands a purple tinge (easily washed off), which for me is always a good sign of its strength. Unlike other supermarket brands I've used, the shampoo didn't leave my fine hair dry, which is a huge plus. After combining with the Essano Condition and drying, my hair was easily styled - it curled and straightened as normal. The shampoo toned and corrected well. It definitely left my hair more ashy in colour with less yellow and brassy tones than pre application. This colour correction was visible both when wet and dry - I was pleasantly suprised! The smell was pleasant (unlike some other purple shampoos) and I really like the bottle, which has a lockable pump, great for traveling and avoiding messing spills in your toilet bag! While I'm not sure I'll completely replace my salon brand with this one, I'll definitely interchange them for a more cost effective solution.

I was sceptical that the product was actually going to help with the copper tones in my hair, but it really does work. With a slightly more liquid consistency than other shampoos I've used and it doesn't foam up as much as others. I apply it to my wet hair and leave to sit for 2-5min and then rinse thoroughly, follow with conditioner. Unlike other purple shampoos that can leave your hair feeling dry and brittle I've found this to have the opposite affect.

I love the fact that this product comes in recyclable packaging and there are no nasties (parabens, sulhates etc). No animals are used in testing of this product so that is a definite plus for me and it is made in NZ. It isn't an overly fragrant product but has a pleasant scent. I found I had to use a LOT of product to get a good lather on my thrice weekly washed hair. I didn't find any noticeable difference to my blonde highlights at all or find my hair shinier and softer. Based on my findings, I probably wouldn't buy this shampoo.