My bleach blonde hair tends to stray into going from a nice blonde to super yellow very easily so I wanted a purple conditioner that works well and is cruelty-free, and this delivers. The conditioner comes in a black PET bottle with purple labelling. I like that the packaging is made from recycled plastic. The lid has a very narrow hole for dispensing product, which is frustrating when trying to squeeze out the conditioner, as it takes way too long to get a decent sized amount out; I'd prefer if this was a pump bottle. The conditioner is a very potent purple in colour (a lot darker than other purple conditioners I've used) and it has a pleasant scent. The scent is hard to describe but it doesn't have an overwhelming fumey scent like a lot of purple shampoo and conditioners do. I leave this on for about three minutes and after every use, my hair has no more yellow tones, it's noticeably brighter and blonder, and this doesn't dry my hair out! I also have never found this to stick and stain my hair purple. This works so well, that I've had friends ask me if I've recently re-bleached my hair and it was just this. This isn't the most effective purple conditioner I've tried, but it's affordable and it works really well. It goes above and beyond for a supermarket product and I'd happily continue using it. This truly is comparable to salon products, and while this might not be as potent as other purple conditioners such as Fanola and Fudge, this works really well and is easy to use for day to day use.
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essano Blonde Conditioner
Neutralise brassy tones and brighten blonde coloured hair using salon-grade ingredients. Violet Leaf Extract is used to naturally soften dry, damaged hair. Restore vibrancy, shine and hydration with this nourishing formula, suitable for blonde, platinum, grey or white hair.
APPLY After using essano Blonde Shampoo, apply to wet hair, focusing on the ends. Leave on for 1-2 minutes, then rinse.
Website www.essano.co.nz
Reviews
I was looking for a cheaper alternative to my usual redken blondage shampoo and conditioner so gave this a go.. at half the price it was promising. But I will stick to my redken for now.
This was good but not as good so maybe when I run out of my redken I will make the switch to this cheaper alternative. It’s good, just not as good.
I like the bottle shape and size. It’s typical purple of the blonde shampoos and conditioners so no mixing it up as I only use these once a week and normal shampoo and conditioner the rest of the days of the week as I only have colour in the ends.
It does smell nice but I love the smell of my usual blonde shampoo so it’s a tough one to beat it’s just not as good.
It’s a nice consistency creamy and coats the hair well and easily rinsed not too slimy either. It feels like it conditions which is an added bonus. Not as well as my usual though.
In terms of colour I have blonde balayage in the ends that tend to sway brassy as my undertones take over and colour fades.. this didn’t bring it back up to scratch like my redken.. it did a little but not compared hence I couldn’t rate it as high. The redken brings back a lot of the creamyness this not as much so it’s an ok cheap alternative but not the best.
I got this in a BR vault.
Curiously, the shampoo comes in a handy pump, and the conditioner doesn't - this packaging would be better on an inverted bottle, as I've basically tipped the bottle upside down to get at the product more easily, and it leaks slightly.
The product is thicker than the shampoo, and a paler purple, with the same herbal scent that i really really dislike.
The conditioner itself is okay, doesn't have a huge impact on the colour of my (naturally white) hair, but also does impart a bit of moisture and do what conditioner should. It's okay, nothing special.
Definitely a win for me! Found it to be nice and nourishing on my hair, always came out soft and gentle after each use.
The colour of the conditioner itself is a very pale purple so I'd assume that most of the colour correction would come from the shampoo?- which I havent got. However i use this with a normal shampoo and find that even this fades my brassy tones quite nicely!
I definitely wish that it came with a pump like the shampoo seems to, but it's easy enough to use as it is. I like that on the bottle is has in huge writing conditioner so there's less of a chance to confuse the 2!
I'm a ginger/brunette shade, so when I want to tone down the orange I often use a purple or blue shampoo. I love Essano shampoos anyway, so was really happy to see them making a Purple conditioner.
The conditioner itself is a light creamy looking purples, so I assume most of the toning comes from the shampoo. The conditioner itself is pleasant, and as effective as other conditioners, but nothing amazing, and on its own, I don't think it would tone down my ginger hair... Overall it was just an average conditioner for me, and I think I would have liked more nourishment from it as I felt the shampoo in this regime was extremely drying on my hair, with use over a period of a few weeks.
Wasn't as impressed as I want to be - mostly in the nourishment side of things - so maybe not made for ginger brunettes trying to tame the brassiness of brunette tones.
Defiantly a yay from me. My only concern is my local supermarket doesn’t always have this available so I haven’t been able to regularly use it :(
Left my hair feeling moisturised and replenished and it defiantly works to neutralise those brassy tones. Good smell and a little goes a long way!
This purple conditioner made my hair feel smooth and left my hair shiny. The purple colour probably enhanced the brightness of my blonde from the shampoo.
Essano's purple shampoo is wonderful! Seriously, it's just such a nice, replenishing shampoo, perfect for blonde hair.
My processed hair is white blonde and needs regular toning, and really regular loving.
The conditioner softens and smooths hair and leaves it shiny and brass-free.
I love all that Essano stands for as a brand so to be able to look after my blonde hair and do it in a way that's kind to the environment and animals is just awesome.
Oh and did I mention - it's super cheap too!
This trial couldn't have come at a better time for me as i'd just had my hair freshly coloured and it was probably a bit too blonde for me going into winter
Loved the packaging in particular that the bottles have a BIG 'shampoo' and a 'BIG conditioner label on the front so you can tell them apart. I wish the conditioner was a pump too, but hey, you can't win them all.
The fragrance in both was neutral, nothing much to say about that.
Big question - did it do what it said it would? And the big answer? YES! It toned down my brassy highlights and left my locks looking great. The conditioner did a great job of detangling and smoothing without leaving my hair feeling slippery and limp.
Overall loved loved loved it, and would absolutely buy it again. It's great to know that you can finally get a supermarket purple shampoo and conditioner equivalent to a salon one without shelling out the big bucks.
Big tick Essano!
I love that this is plant based, cruelty free, and so reasonably priced. I use it with the Purple Shampoo and it really brightens my highlights and keeps my hair feeling in great condition.