Essano are one of my favourite brands because of the ingredients they use in their products. This conditioner is free from parabens, sulphates, and the dreaded preservative, methylisothiazolinone, which irritates my skin. It is also made in New Zealand and is not tested on animals. After using their skincare range I was very excited to learn that they were launching a hair care range.
The conditioner itself smells nice and mild. It is rich, and leaves my hair feeling lovely and conditioned. My hair is so soft after using this that it feels like it has been blessed by kittens.
I am very, very fussy when it comes to new conditioners. In my short unicorn maned life I have only come across one that I can use daily, one that doesn't leave my hair feeling gross and oily. However, the day has come where I've found another!
The bottle is a delightful pink, with a lid that opens when you push down on the other end, like a weird kind of see-saw. My first gripe is that I could tell immediately on the first use that this is a product that needs to be stored on its head, otherwise you'll be standing there shaking the bottle.
The product is white creamy pile of delicious that smells sooo awesome. It applies really well, and I didn't really need as much as I thought I did, maybe the same size as an old 50c coin! It also rinses really well and it leaves my hair feeling so lovely and happily, not an oil slick after one wash. I'm on day 4 of using this conditioner, and my hair still feels as good as it did 4 days ago, 2 days after a shampoo.
The bottle is huge, but I didn't realize it was $15!!! Good lord. In that case, me using it daily isn't quite as economical as I thought. Depending on how long this lasts me I would repurchase this as my daily conditioner (a sale would be good, too). So yes, it works, I like it, but the price is off putting!