essano Blonde Shampoo

The smell of the shampoo was OK, but the conditioner smelt like burnt plastic! However the smell didn't remain in the hair once washed out. It claims to be a low foam shampoo, but I found it very foamy. The conditioner was really easy to comb through, which is what I tend to find most difficult if conditioner isn't up to scratch. I love the environmentally friendly aspect of the bottles and contents, and the pump bottle makes it very easy to dispense. The product isn't bad, but my hair was a bit frizzy once dry. Colour wise, it did appear to brighten the blonde a bit but not a lot of brassiness removed - in fact I think I look more ginger than ever! I would possibly use again though, especially for the RRP!

Essanno always deliver great products. This duo is one if them. Left my hair soft and shiny and smelling sweetly. The shampoo doesnt lather much, but that is what you would expect from a natural based product. Left my hair feeling very clean tho. Only thing is it doesnt tone as much as a regular salon purple shampoo. I was hoping it would, but it is a natural based toner, so we cant expect miracles! I would use it again tho. I'm trying to let my hair recover from all the bleaching, and this seemed to help.

This purple shampoo is something else... As a newbie to the purple shampoo idea I did not know what to expect from this product and its partner conditioner.

My first impression was positive towards the recyclable packaging of the bottle and darkened colour bottle to preserve the quality of the shampoo. I liked the pump for the shampoo and was pleasantly surprised by the very vibrant colour of the shampoo (a bright violet). The smell wasn't too overpowering but could have been better.

To use this product I just assumed it was like a normal shampoo as it gave no direction about how much to use. The instructions did suggest leaving the shampoo in for 2-3 minutes in order to allow the product to do its work. I lathered the shampoo into my scalp and doing the ends of my hair where most of the blonde is. After doing this, I followed up with the Essano Blonde conditioner too.

I found the actual work of the Shampoo in cleaning my hair was effective. I was concerned at one point that the shampoo's colour would stain my hands but it just washed and faded after the shower. When used with the conditioner I definitely felt and saw my colour lift and pop to be brighter!

I have naturally dark brunette hair and i have balayage blonde, so my ends are very light blonde. When freshly done my ends are very cool toned, but like a lot of faux blondes, they often go brassy, so I am always on the look out for the perfect toner.

One thing I noticed the bottle it doesn't tell you how often you can use the shampoo - usually with toners they specify if they can be used every wash, or weekly etc because of how harsh the ingredients may be on your hair. However Essano are known for using natural ingredients. The purple shampoo is plant based, 100% free from parabens, PEGs and sulphates. Even the bottle is made from 100% recycled material.

The shampoo is a very effective toner. It can temporarily leave purple staining on your hands after you apply it (don't worry this easily washes off with the warm water by the end of your shower!). It has definitely removed brassiness and left me with very clean and cool toned hair.

I gave 4 out of 5 for 'would you use it again' and the only reason I marked this down is because of my personal hair type. I usually wash my hair twice a week. The shampoo says it can help coloured, dry, dull, damaged, frizzy, flat, oily and normal hair. However I have found that my hair gets quite oily after a couple of days, meaning I have to wash 3 times a week to avoid looking greasy. I also used this shampoo in conjunction with the conditioner; so I will try using just the shampoo and see if that helps.

Its not often I give a product full marks as normally the trial period is too short. However in this case it worked from the first shampoo and it was love at first sight. I experimented with each wash and found it worked best for me if I used about three pumps worth on the first shampoo as it didn't lather up as much but on the second shampoo one pump is sufficient .I then left it on for two to three minutes. There wasn't any fragrance to it and most definitely no chemical smell being an entirely natural product. The bonus of this shampoo is no purple hands, shower walls, towels and so on. For this alone the shampoo is worth its weight in gold. The end result was beautifully gleaming silver tresses with no trace of yellow .The container is one you would be happy to display on your cabinet and the pump on it works smoothly . I will definitely be switching to this shampoo permanently. The price will astonish you. The supermarkets sell it for around $15.

I am enjoying this shampoo, it is a deep violet tone with a good consistency, I felt it gave a very nice tone to my hair (My hair generally throws a good amount of brassy tones) and doesn’t leave it dry and straw like. I love that it’s a generous sized bottle and has a pump which makes using it super easy. I did feel that it didn’t give a huge lather but still did a great job of cleaning my hair without leaving it frizzy or heavy. The shampoo has a pleasant very soft fragrance also which is really nice. Overall really love this shampoo and will quite happily continue using it for my hair.

Love the look of the bottle. There is no mistaking that it is a purple shampoo with its large and gorgeous purple label on what looks like a black bottle. Really effective and attractive at the same time. The pump on the bottle unlocked relatively easy which was great as I usually struggle with the initial unlocking of pumps. The bottle is a great size to fit in my palm and the pump action works really well and DIDN'T DRIP after pumping which I loved as my usual purple shampoo (non-pump, just a lid) makes a real mess every time I open the lid. The shampoo was rich purple in colour and had a relatively thin consistency. It did lather up really well which I like as it makes me feel like I am washing my hair. The scent was quite gentle and pleasant to begin with but by the second shampoo it had become quite strong and my nose did not love the smell. I did two shampoos and on rinsing the second round my hair felt quite matted and dry which is not new to me as I always wash with a purple shampoo and this is usually the case. I thought with the Violet Leaf Extract which claims to naturally smooth and soften dry, damaged hair my hair may not feel so matted and dry but even after washing unfortunately my hair proceeded to look more dry than it did prior to using. I had high hopes for this shampoo as I like Essano as a brand and have used their other products in the past and had really enjoyed them however my blonde hair ended up looking quite 'fried' and the various blonde shades on my lengths ended up a lilac/ash colour whilst my root areas remained quite brassy. I happen to like a lilac/ash colour so was not totally upset by this result but if I wanted my whites whiter and my blondes cleaner then I would have been unhappy with the result. After a few uses the lilac/ash and the brassy colours were unfortunately not looking quite so funky anymore and my hair looking less and less healthy ... it got to the point where I didn't feel 'hair happy' leaving the house so I had to have an urgent appointment at the hairdresser and am now sporting a chocolate brown shade.

I’ve had highlighted hair for many years so I am a frequent user of purple tone-correcting products. I recently went to a lighter shade of blonde so I was very excited to trail this new product! The plus points for me is that this shampoo is cruelty free, plant based, 100% free from parabens and sulphates and the bottle is made from 100% recycled materials, making it a very eco-friendly product. The bottle size is a generous 300ml and comes with a twist pump application top so is easy to use. The product is recommended for use on coloured, dry, dull, damaged, frizzy, flat, oily and normal hair so it covers pretty much all hair types. My hair is particularly dry and frizzy due to the highlights so im always looking for products to soften and moisturize my hair. The product label doesn’t mention how often to use the product so I used it twice a week as per how often I use my other purple shampoos. The product has a faint aroma, a bit like a plant/flowery smell. Not a very strong smell but certainly not unpleasant. The product is a very deep violet colour and has a very runny watery consistency. I initially did 4 pumps into my hand and applied it to my wet hair, I found the product didn’t lather at all so I added more and more pumps, to a total of 8 pumps before I found that the product covered my hair. My hair is only shoulder length, so quite a lot of product is required. Even after using 8 pumps, the product still didn’t lather like a shampoo normally would. Due to this, I didn’t really feel like I had applied a shampoo to my hair. I then discovered something that unfortunately brings down my rating for this product, after applying it to my hair I noticed that the product had stained my hands purple! In a panic I reached for my shower gel and had to scrub my hands several times to try to get the purple stains off. It particularly stained between my fingers, my nails and my cuticles. After discovering this, I was then terrified that the shampoo would stain my hair purple! I did (reluctantly) leave it on my hair for the 2-3 minutes as per the instructions but couldn’t wait to wash it off as quickly as possible! Once washed off, my hair felt very dry and brittle and definitely needed to be followed up with a conditioner. Once I dried my hair, I was thankful to see that it had not stained my hair purple, although my hands and nails were still slightly tinted! The product did seem to have helped even the tones through my hair and it looked a little less brassy. Comparing it to other purple shampoos it maybe does work a little better than them in colour correction, however I would choose to use other brands over this one as this one left my hair too dry and brittle, it didn’t lather like a shampoo and I don’t want to use a product that stains my skin and nails! My rating points are given to this product for being eco-friendly and cruelty free but based on the product performance and skin staining, unfortunately I would not use it again.

I have medium brown hair with 4 levels of lift to about a level 9 blonde. This means it is absolutely crucial that I have a strict regimen of toning to keep my colour from going orange. Not just 'brassy', but ORANGE.

I was told be my hairdresser friend that if a 'blonde' or 'toning' shampoo stains your hands when you use it, then it's an effective product. And wow was I impressed with the high pigment of this Essano shampoo which gave my hands a temporary purple hue! (don't worry, it washes off)

It was still very drying on the hair, which is not great considering the dyeing and bleaching process of going blonde is already highly stressful for anyone's locks. But I was happy enough to tolerate some momentarily straggly strands which can be helped with a deep conditioning treatment IF the toning element of the shampoo was effective.

To be honest, I didn't see a huge improvement in the tone of my blonde once my hair had dried. It's not orange, but my hair hasn't completely corrected to be the ash colour I was hoping for. I feel this could be because the accompanying conditioner was only a faint lilac colour with little pigment.

I will definitely still consider repurchasing though, as the price is very competitive for a shampoo aimed at blondes.