L'Oréal Paris® Botanicals Lavender Soothing Therapy Regime Review

Wow! Is the first thing I thought when I opened the top of these beauties to smell, a sweet lavender with a slight hint of mint but a sweet musky scent all around, which stays for days after. The shampoo comes in a generous 400ml pump top, which is built very well and one pump is suitable for my long hair. It is a very silky and foams up a wee bit as I washed my scalp. It left my scalp feeling fresh and very clean yet not that awful 'squeaky clean' that some other brands of shampoo strip your hairs natural oils. So I really like that, as I have long fine hair that is prone to dryness. The bottle is attractive and as it states on the label it is suitable for vegans, and no parabens or silcones.

The conditioner is a tube with a click close lid, which sometimes I did struggle with opening in the shower when my hands where wet, so I had to get a towel to wrap around so I could open the lid, it was a very tight shut which is positive to use when travelling, but negative as some people do have trouble with their hands so this may not be suitable for them. I would have preferred the pump style bottle also. The conditioner is labelled as a 'balm' and it was. It deeply nourished my hair even after my first use, and it was noticeably softer and silkier, so over time with continued use I could see my hair becoming more nourished and smoother.

This range is made for soothing scalps and hydrating delicate hair this worked wonders for my type of hair as sometimes with such a thick based conditioner your hair can be left feeling more heavy, oily and lifeless. This does the opposite, it was light, hydrated and so smooth.

The scent is very florally, but sweet and minty too. I personally loved it but lavender can be quite a strong scent so I know it won't be for everyone.

I will continue to use this brand as it is easy to source as they sell at supermarkets and Farmers, which often do sales.

These are great quality products which are all natural and toxic free. Infused with lavender essential oil they let your hair smell so nice and it's very soothing during the shower too. The texture of both the shampoo and the conditioner is creamy and easy to apply. Great for sensitive scalp and it is not irritating at all. After use I can feel that my hair is much more softer, easy to brush and hydrated. I think these products are great to use for whole family for nourished and healthy hair.

While I had high hopes, these products are not for me. The smell was too overpowering - both in the shower and afterwards on my hair. It made my hair an oil slick instead of hydrating it (and yes, it does need hydrating and is delicate). Beautiful packaging but sadly, not the formula for me.

Both the shampoo and conditioner had an unfortunate similarity in smell to the purple Dettol disinfectant cleaner that I use, so that is enough to put me off using them again. But even if I liked the smell, I didn't find the product did what it advertised. My hair didn't feel hydrated, in fact it was frizzier than normal. The conditioner bottle was also hard to open.

The lavender range in the botanical series has the same high quality ingredients and packaging as the other botanical shampoos and conditioners. I really like that it contains no Sulphates, Silicones, Parabens and Colourants and the packaging is 100 percentage recyclable too, this truly gives off the botanical vibe.

Both the shampoo and conditioner left my hair easier to manage in terms of knots and frizz and it didn’t leave my hair greasy. I felt it lived up to it’s claims of nourishing fine and fragile hair and it felt great on my sensitive scalp.

The smell unfortunately let this range down for me as I found it quite masculine and not the traditional lavender smell I was hoping for.

Overall I liked how fresh and clean my hair felt from using these products. I will continue to use up these products but would look at repurchasing another range in the botanical series purely due to smell. I personally believe the botanical series of shampoos and conditioners are a very affordable range of high quality shampoos and conditioners that are widely available from the supermarket.

The shampoo comes in a handy pump bottle and is a good size at 400ml. The conditioner comes in a tube half the size. I had grumbles inside over that! Both products are free from parabens and silicones and are a more natural product than the average supermarket hair care.

For a supermarket product, the price seems a bit...pricey. But it definitely feels like a quality product in terms of packaging and branding.

The shampoo and conditioner are both the perfect consistency. The 'poo lathers nicely with one wash and leaves your hair feeling clean, but not over clean. The conditioner is rich and creamy and feels really hydrating.

The lavender scent is just beautiful. Really gorgeous and you can smell it throughout the day which I love.

I have quite a sensitive scalp with a persistent dry patch but over the course of this trial my scalp actually feels soothed and less 'angry'.

So...is it worth the price? I really think it is. A more natural product choice that leaves hair soft and manageable...without irritating my over-dramatic scalp. Winning!

These products work great together! The shampoo leaves your hair feeling really nice and thoroughly cleansed, and the conditioner makes your hair lovely and soft, tames my frizzy ends without weighing my hair down. The shampoo lathers up really nicely in the shower and a little bit of both products go a long way. I have quite fine and oily hair that is also easily irritated, and I found this regime really good. The pump bottle on the shampoo is fantastic, I always am a big fan when you don't even need to pick up the bottle in the shower. However, I didn't love the conditioner packaging as I found the cap very difficult to open.

I'm a bit OCD when it comes to using a matching shampoo and conditioner. I think that the 2 were developed to work together and maximise the benefits from the product. And these 2 products confirm this. The shampoo is a deep cleansing yet nourishing formulation. Even though I use alot of styling product in between washes I found that the shampoo was strong enough to wash all the product build up without leaving my hair super dry and stripped. The conditioner is a super thick formulation making it so easy to apply. It left my hair feeling well nourished. My hair was left smelling so fresh and pretty. A nice subtle Lavender fragrance. One aspect of the regime that is quite unique is the the different sized shampoo and condiitoner. The shampoo is twice the size of the conditioner, which I think is a great idea. My shower is a conditioner graveyard, with conditioners not quite finished, while the shampoo is long gone. I will be interested to see if I finish these 2 products at the sometime. All in all a great regime that seems to work really well together.

I loved this range - actually surprisingly as Lavender wouldn't be my first port of call fragrance wise.

The sensory experience of using it alone had me hooked. The smell of it in the shower when you're massaging it into your skin...amazing.

Love the packaging especially on the shampoo which had a pump on it. If I was being picky i'd love a pump on the conditioner too, but on the plus side it's easy to tell the bottles apart in the shower when I don't have my glasses on so i'm ok with this.

My hair loved it and it was as good for me as any salon brand i've tried. I'll be sticking with this for a while for sure!