Herbal Essences BioRenew Hydrating Coconut Milk Shampoo

I was really excited to be part of this trial, thanks BR! I love Herbal Essence products and anything coconut. Packaging is attractive and it has a flip top lid which makes it easy to dispense the shampoo.

It is a nice creamy consistency, more on the thicker side for a shampoo. The description said experience the multi-layered scents of vibrant coconut, a bouquet of white florals and vanilla so I was expecting something amazing! Unfortunately the scent is lacking, I can't smell coconut at all and it has a weird really sweet sickly scent, I really don't like it.

I applied a decent dollop to my hair and it lathered up so well but although it says it is safe for colour treated hair I go so much colour wash out! I literally watched my colour wash down the drain :-(

It made my hair feel clean but I don't love it. I have other shampoos that are way better for colour treated hair which I would prefer to use. I would not purchase this myself and definitely not recommend for coloured hair.

I waited eagerly for the rather late arrival of this product. I was so looking forward to this review as I usually love anything coconut. I was initially disappointed when I first used this product. I was expecting a mild coconut milk smell but found the smell of the shampoo quite overwhelming. It was a very strong smell that reminded me of teenage years using Apple Shampoo in the family shower. Very sweet and overpowering smell nothing like coconut. The shampoo itself lathered up well during use. I am right handed and without my glasses in the shower it took me a minute to open the top. Shall put the shampoo on the shelf backwards for easier cap use in the future. Personally I prefer I plunger press top applicators that deliver a measured amount of product, especially if there are kids using the product, as less wastage. Not my usual brand of shampoo and although clean, I felt my fair fell a little bit flat in between washes, losing its usual bounce. Overall not impressed enough to change brands.

The shampoo is a creamy white formula, but slightly less thick and more pearly looking than the conditioner.

It leaves the hair feeling clean but not striped and smelling the holiday coconut smell.

With 400ml in the bottle, there is a reasonable amount of product for the price.

I'm a little skeptical of the influence of the bio:renew when I look at the ingredients, but having no parabens, gluten and colourants is great and would make me more likely to buy again and has also increased my interest in seeing what other product Herbal Essenes might have on offer.

This shampoo smells amaaaaaaaziiiing! It doesn’t just smell of coconut milk but it has other notes to it that makes it smell like an old school sun tan lotion, which I love! The big bulky brown bottle is also pretty old school in its design and also reminds me of an old bottle of sunscreen - I’m not so keen on it. It does have a flip top lid though and the bottle is easy to squeeze to get the product out.

You only need a tiny bit of product to get a rich, creamy lather from it and it leaves your hair squeaky clean. This is due to the product containing SLS and SLES. This is not a problem for everyone but for some, myself included, it can lead it itchy, dry skin. My scalp did feel a bit itchy afterwards but this settled down once my hair was dry. I also found this shampoo quite volumnising - not something I need so it made by hair quite big. I also tend toward the frizzies. I didn’t put any serum in my hair afterwards and it didn’t seem as frizzy as usual.

Overall, I enjoyed using this shampoo but I wouldn’t purchase it due to the SLS/SLES. I’ll continue to use it just because I love the smell but will alternate it with my usual shampoo to minimise the effects of the SLS/SLES.

This is a lovely smelling shampoo, that left hair shiny and soft. The packaging is lovely and easy to deal with in the shower. The downside for me is that it has silicones in it, of which I am not a fan. But don't let this put you off if you are someone whose hair copes with silicones :)

Herbal Essences Coconut Milk Shampoo is a good, budget shampoo that cleans well and leave my hair soft and silky, It has a mild coconut and vanilla scent, not overpowering but also not very lingering. It lathers up well, to a rich creamy foam. My scalp can be a bit sensitive so I'm wary of new shampoos, but this didn't cause any problems at all. My two teenage daughers also tried it and liked it very much.

A nice pearly white shampoo with a nice coco-nutty scent which does not smell of strong artificial perfume.

This shampoo lathers up into a nice foam that gently cleanses out the oily build-up on the scalp, nourishes, untangles, and softens out my long hair without any squeaky discomfort. My hair doesn’t feel dry nor stripped after using, but soft, healthy, airy, and easy to brush.

I would love it more if it gave my hair an extra boost of volume as well the next day. But in terms of scent, softness, and hydration, yes it surely has it.

I would pick this when my hair feels a bit dry, lifeless, dull, or when i’m having a bad hair day.

I've never understood the term 'squeaky clean' until I used this shampoo. But, this stuff really does clean your hair. It took me a few washes to get used to the best amount to use though (I've got med to long hair). The bottle says 'apply shampoo generously' but, honestly, don't do it! You'll be a sudsy mess if you do! I found even a small amount went a LONG way. Even though the bottle calls is 'hydrate shampoo' I personally didn't notice much of a difference. I wash my hair daily and only one occasion did I notice it felt a little drier than normal, but this may have been partly due to the weather. I like all things coconut so I was expecting to smell like a hawiian holiday, but the scent was very light. Overall, I'll definitely keep using it, but I'll be using it with its conditioner.

I have been using the Herbal Essences Coconut Milk Moisturising Shampoo daily for the last week.

I am more of a conditioner fan and normally any shampoo goes but I really enjoyed this shampoo for two main reasons.

The hydration: My hair actually felt quite nice when I rinsed it out, not rough, dry and knotty like it normally would.

The scent: Mmmm coconut, if you are a coconut fan then this one is for you. The smell of coconut mixed with the warmth of vanilla engulfs you and lasts in your hair for the longest time.

Also the bottle size, shape and packaging are all fabulous. I really love the colour scheme.

The shampoo comes in a brown plastic bottle with an easy to open lid. Will say I am not that fussed on the colour of the bottle but did like the sturdy shape which sat well in my wire rack in the shower. On opening the smell of coconut is apparent but not too overpowering. The shampoo is a nice thick consistency and can be controlled as to how much you want. I have shoulder length hair and only needed about a ten cent coin worth. When applied to wet hair it lathered up nicely and rinsed out well. Hair felt clean and I love that this has 0% colourants in it. Overall even tho I only had a short amount of time to review I am impressed and cant wait to carry on using to see further results.