Head and Shoulders Clean & Balanced Shampoo

First impressions about the shampoo was the delicious smell! It smells divine, and on squeezing it out of the bottle it was really thick and creamy.

Given the length of my hair I go through a lot of shampoo and conditioner, so how thick the shampoo was meant I didn't have to use as much as I normally would.

The shampoo lathers really well, and my hair did actually feel cleaner than it does with my normal shampoo.

This is sadly where the praise ends though. When I washed the shampoo out, my hair felt like a tangled, clumped together, straw-like mess. I couldn't get my fingers through it to wash the shampoo out properly, so had to rely on just rinsing. Thank goodness for conditioner!

After using it twice I also noticed my hair was itchier than before trialing the product.

Although I'm sure this would be a fantastic product for hair that's not like mine, I'd not purchase it myself.

The Head and Shoulders shampoo comes in the usual easy to use Head and Shoulders bottle.

I have used Head and Shoulders a lot over the years and like most of their shampoos , the clean and balanced one keeps the dandruff in check and helps with the itchy scalp. It'

Head and shoulders is definitely one of my go to haircare products that help manage my dandruff difficulties without drying my hair out.

I'm going to preface this by saying that I haven't had enough time to really see a change in my hair from this product, as I've only had it for 3 days.

The texture of this shampoo is really thick and lovely, and lathers really nicely in my hair. It rinses out very easily too, and my hair feels clean without being dehydrated afterwards. I have coloured hair (bright pink) and my main problem with anti-dandruff products is that they strip hair dye really badly. I found that this shampoo didn't strip my hair colour as much as other Head and Shoulders products have in the past, which is great and might lead me to switch over to using anti-dandruff products more frequently in the future. The scent isn't overpowering which is nice as I've found previous Head and Shoulders products to have a distinct strong smell which I associate with anti-dandruff products. I haven't really noticed any particular anti-dandruff effects but that's likely due to me washing my hair more frequently than usual for this review - my dandruff starts building up after a couple of days post-washing, and I had to wash my hair daily in order to review it, so I can't comment on that.

This shampoo. It has a thick, almost toothpaste look and feel to it, scent is super mild but nice, I need to shampoo my hair twice for it to feel like it's actually cleaning it(applies to any shampoo I use) After shampoo my hair feels very stripped and I just know if I put comb through it right now it will KNOT be good ( I'm clearly up too early haha ) . But I definitely know that it's clean. You will however need a conditioner after wards x

My scalp had been irritated for months, but no matter what shampoo I used, the irritation never quite went away.

The bottle is really well designed, easily fitting in one hand, the slim design making it less cumbersome to squeeze.

I feel so lucky to have been chosen to trial Head & Shoulders shampoo, because even after the first wash, it was noticeably soothed. I could almost hear my scalp sigh with relief. It foams up nicely, and washes out easily, leaving your scalp and strands of hair feel clean and refreshed. It has a really lovely clean, fresh scent which is really pleasing, and once dried, my hair had a noticeable shine to it, which I've often found lacking when using dandruff shampoos.

All in all, I really loved this product, and will definitely be buying this again.

I’ve always stayed clear of dandruff shampoo as I always thought it wouldn’t suit my thick curly hair. However I was sick of after one day having a very itchy and flakey scalp. After a couple of washes with this shampoo I noticed way less flaking and definitely not as itchy. I seem to be able to go a extra day so far before needing to wash my hair. It does have a slight scent to it, smells quite clean and refreshing, nothing too strong and doesn’t linger on your hair. Can’t wait to keep using it and see further results!

This is the only brand my husband will use. As he struggles with dandruff and dry scalp I have purchased other brands in the past. Some cheaper and others way more expensive, but hubby doesnt want any of those, only head and shoulders. If I cant find this one in the shop I am allowed to purchase the head and shoulders MEN, but I dare not come home with another brand

Head and Shoulders is of course the OG in supermarket brand dandruff control. I’ve always had dandruff, and I know that H&S truly works to ease the irritation and flakiness.

This regime is much the same as all their other products. The active ingredient of pyrithione zinc works well. The smell is fresh and clean. It is affordable.

Personally I only used this on my scalp because it is quite drying on the ends.

Would I use it again? Probably. But if you can afford salon products such as my favourite Matrix Biolage anti-dandruff shampoo, then that will work on the scalp while also being gentle on the hair.

I used this shampoo once when I had dandruff issue and can say when it was empty my hairs were like before without annoying dandruff. So it definetly works

I found that this didn't make my scalp any less flaky, but in saying this, my dandruff is not that noticeable. It does have a nice clean scent.