Product Review: Suave Rosemary Mint Shampoo

As you all know, I don't normally like to buy hair products because I'm very much a DIY-make-my-own-hair-products kind of girl, but once in awhile, I will purchase Suave shampoos because 1) they are SO cheap, and 2) they do a pretty decent job at keeping my locs clean without leaving build up. Sure, some of the ingredients if not most of the ingredients in Suave shampoos have the unpronounceable, not-so-good stuff that shouldn't really be put in our hair, but since my hair care routine is generally all-natural, I can afford to use a product that may not be as natural as the rest of the stuff I use on my hair. I decided to purchase the Rosemary Mint Shampoo because of Miss Honey Dip mentioning it while featuring her adorable son on her blog (thanks Miss Honey!).

As I usually do when purchasing a hair product, I look at the list of ingredients. The ingredients weren't so bad. It didn't really have as much of all that bad stuff (alcohol, sulphates, and so on) that the other Suave shampoos carry. It does have some assortments of oils in it to give it that minty, rosemary aroma, and it even had a hint of aloe-something in the ingredients too. I really liked the smell of this shampoo. It smelled more like mint than it did rosemary, but it did smell very nice and pleasant (that's another plus about the Suave shampoos, they do smell very lovely without being too overpowering). When I began to wash my hair with it, I loved how it lathered up very quickly. I didn't dilute the shampoo like I do with Dr. Bronner's, just because Suave shampoos aren't as strong and powerful as Dr. Bronner's. Even during the rinsing process, the smell of the mint and rosemary was nourishing and relaxing. It didn't leave my hair feeling too dry, no drier than Dr. Bronner's. Naturally I did an ACV rinse afterwards just to be sure there wasn't any buildup, and after that I slapped some of my oil blend all over my hair to seal in the moisture and to get rid of that dry-feeling from my locks. Overall, the shampoo left my hair feeling clean and soft. I really liked it. Just because I'm sort of a stickler on using just my homemade hair products, or all natural hair products in general, I don't plan on relying too much on Suave shampoos, but I definitely would use this particular shampoo once in awhile when I want a bit of a change from using my handy dandy Dr. Bronner's soap, or when I run out of it and need a back up. I'd recommend everyone to purchase a bottle of the Suave Rosemary Mint Shampoo, it's only $2.50 if not less than that when it is on sale.