essano Intense Hydration Shampoo

I love the Essano skin care range, so was excited to try this hair care range. Unfortunately it did not live up to expectations, and the reality was that my hair didnt feel any different after using. In fact, it felt as though I hadnt even washed it. It was quickly feeling oily and knotty.. Suffice to say I was deeply disappointed in this.. Sorry Essano, but love the skincare range!

I was sent a luxury 50ml sample of this shampoo by Essano, after I'd experienced seriously faulty packaging with one of their other products.

I have naturally oily hair, and the little bottle of this shampoo says it's suitable for all hair types, yet the description on here says to nourish dry damaged hair. Well, it's not a bad shampoo, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with oily hair, as it doesn't work as well as my usual oily hair shampoo.

I smells okay, and lathers well, leaving my hair feeling after it's been freshly washed, but a few hours later it does start to look oily already. Definitely not what I look for in a good shampoo.

I'd probably only recommend this to friends to try if they have dry or damaged hair, but I won't be purchasing a full sized bottle once the sample runs out.

This is the first time in ages I have used a non-salon brand shampoo so I was really doubtful.

The shampoo is lovely and thick and lathers well. The scent is a bit off putting, it smells like hotel cleaning products so does leave me feeling like I'm in a hotel bathroom, but the conditioner is better and masks it.

This cleanses well and leaves my hair feeling quite soft, although it does not untangle it so I have to use a lot of conditioner. Compares well to my salon bought argan oil shampoo for about half the price. Would definitely recommend if you can't buy a better salon brand.

I love the smell of this product! I’m a big fan of Essano products but found this shampoo to feel really different to usual ones and it makes my hair super frizzy! It cleans it beautifully and makes my hair smell amazing and feel so so soft but just too fluffy!

My hair is dry long and thin. I wanted this shampoo to work on my hair as I love so many of essanos products. I used this shampoo daily for about a week and found it made my hair dull, greasy and lifeless. I also found the bottle really difficult to open while in the shower and hard to get the shampoo out - the bottle is not a soft plastic, it was quite stiff and as the shampoo is quite thick it made it hard to squeeze the product out. The things I did like were the scent and the product size.

I LOVE the Essano shampoos and conditioners- I've used the Argan and Keratin shampoos with the coconut conditioner. Both shampoos thoroughly cleansed my hair and smelled lovely - not an over powering perfumed scent. The conditioner left my hair soft, tangle free and in better condition than any other products I've used. I highly recommend!

I am a big fan of Essano. I think they make quality products at an affordable price. I wanted to try this shampoo because it is moisturising, and my hair is quite dry. The bottle says this shampoo is for dry and damaged hair, and it is gentle enough for coloured hair.

The shampoo comes in Essano's traditional pink packaging. The bottle is a pink cylinder with a flat black top, perfect for standing on its head when the product is getting low.

The shampoo has a mild and pleasant scent. It is easy to work into a lather. After using it my hair feels moisturised. However, my hair is also very big and boufy after using this too. I think it may be a bit too moisturising for my fine hair, although it settles down by the next day. That is my only real reservation when using this.

I picked this up when I saw it on special at 4 square. I don't think I would pay full price for it as $15.99 is just way more than I usually spend. It comes in a lovely pink bottle with the Essano branding.

It is a nice consistency and lathers up really well in my hair. I always shampoo twice these days, but the second shampoo you only need a small amount. I actually hate the bottles, it is so hard to get anything out, I wish they would make the plastic softer or something!

It does a great job at cleaning my hair and doesn't make my hair feel matted or tangled. It smells really nice, it is quite strong so maybe have a whiff in the shop to see if you like it.

Overall it is a nice shampoo but nothing spectacular so I would not purchase it again. I did not pair this with the matching conditioner but I remember using that and loving it so they would probably be great when paired together.

I love Essano. I'm pretty sure that everything I use on my face currently is Essano. But this is just super nasty. It smells like toilet cleaner (and the smell sticks!) and it doesn't have an especially low foam formula. Furthermore, it has silicones in it which is moderately ick. I also think it's very overpriced- I got mine for $13.99 during a New World sale, but you can buy some brands of "fancy" shampoo for $16.

EDIT 15/06/1016- after using the shampoo and conditioner for a few weeks, my opinion hasn't really changed. The bad smell dissipates to a really weird "wet hair" smell, but it does an alright job cleaning. I would like to clarify that I was attempting to refer to Mica instead of Silicone above, the conditioner contains silicone whereas this does not.

I love Essano products and this shampoo was no exception! I loved the scent of the shampoo and it felt lovely and creamy when applied. Although my hair felt nourished, I did need to use conditioner with it as I could feel knots in my hair. My only gripe would be trying to get the last bits of shampoo out of the container. It is thick enough to water down when you get to the last bits so that helped!