I have dry damaged hair from regular dye and after a recent dye it has almost sizzled it to dust and was in desperate need of added goodness I do have a serum which I love and works absolute miracles to my parched hair but it doesn't hurt trying new things "just incase" I brought R & B because I love lush and I love their products this I like but not love.
It comes in a black 100g pot it's a VERY thick light yellow cream it's quite strongly scented almost a kind of floral and citrus scent to it. So I was dying it give it a go and just put it straight into my dry hair.... Oops that was a mistake it was greasy and heavy I basically went and had a shower just to wash it out. The next time I used it in place of my regular conditioner and my hair still felt like I had just wet it or just used shampoo so I then used conditioner. on the plus side it does say on the pot "cools scalp that has been chemically treated" so I massaged some into my scalp because of a recent burning incident from some dye I was desperate to try anything it did work and soothed my poor scalp. I have also tried shampooing my hair then using the R&B and waiting 15 minutes then rinse and condition and notice it is slightly softer after I have dried my hair. But really I'm an impatient person and time poor with 4 kids so it's not really an ideal product for me
This really is a love song for your hair. I'm a Lush girl from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, so how I ever missed this product I will never know. I am so glad that the Lush girls hooked me up with a sample and showed me the light! This was literally the first thing I bought in full size when my no-spend month ended, and what a good decision that was :D
Lush R&B might seem on the pricy side, at $26.50/100g, but you use a tiny amount each time, so it *lasts*.
The product comes in Lush's signature black tub, and is marketed as a 'hair moisturiser'. This is a brilliant description. It's not your typical 'put it in my hair and it instantly feels smooth' conditioner. It's a more heavy duty, core-out kinda thing.
The product is a lemony yellow, scented with orange blossom, and the consistency of homemade icing - butter and sugar beaten together. It's THICK. You can hold the container upside down and it goes nowhere. This is obviously great for travellers!
I have tried this three ways. I used it on dry hair, and it was okay but because my hair is fine and this is thick it weighed it down too much and made it a little greasier than I like.
I've tried it as conditioner, and find that I need another conditioner or to gloss my hair up a little and separate strands for brushing.
However, as a treatment, it's incredible. I massage a pea sized amount through my wet hair (lengths only, your roots don't need this much love!), twist it into a knot, and go to sleep (put a towel on your pillow!). In the morning, I untwist, and shampoo/condition as normal. Instant result. Using the product in this way gives me softer, silkier, BETTER hair. I can't be without this! It's a holy grail hair mask <3
I have heard people say that they use it as a conditioner - my hair was too damaged, but I hope that after regular use of this (I go 2x a week at the moment) I can try that too!
Tips: Lush are amazing for samples. Drop in, tell them some chick on the internet was raving about R&B and you'd like a sample, and they'll sort you out x