L'Oréal Paris® Botanicals Lavender Soothing Therapy Regime Review

The lavender in these products makes a potent scent which leaves the hair smelling amazing for days. Targeting both hair and scalp health is a great concept, during a weeks usage I did find my hair was shinier and my scalp felt better, I do think at least a months usage of this regime is needed to know if these products do what they say but definitely see potential in it.

I think the design and wording of the packaging is easily read and is quite luxe, the pump on the shampoo is a great feature though being able to pump a larger amount would be helpful. The conditioning balm is only half the product amount of the shampoo which confuses me a little as I didn't feel the product went any further than other brands.

I would repurchase if the price wasn't so high as the scent is super relaxing, has no nasties, the packaging is recyclable and has potential to help my scalp and hair issues.

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.

Sometimes you gals on Beauty Review really know how to enable a fella. In my case, it was seeing the trial and the word lavender. Then it was the flashing ads with the reviews saying how good this stuff was. The final nail in my coffin was the offer of beauty points when you bought a hair dryer… So I threw these in my cart when I bought the shiny new toy. I do not regret it.

I love all things lavender, but only if it smells like real lavender. If it smells like toilet lavender I am so far out of there you’ll hear me meep meeping as I run away. This set is kind of a combination of the two – usually it’s a really nice floral hit with good lavender being the main smell, but I’ve had a few times where all I seem to smell is toilet lavender. Thankfully, 9 out of ten times this set has been used, it’s been the delightful former smell.

The shampoo is in a pump bottle and the conditioner is in a flip top lid. If I had it my way I would put the shampoo in a flip top bottle too, I absolutely hate the design. It’s far too thick to be messing around with a pump! The conditioner is also quite thick, they call it a balm but to me a balm is waxier, and this is definitely not that. It is thick like balm though, so you do not need a lot! The shampoo is in a 400ml bottle and the conditioner in a 200ml bottle, but that’s fine. Some people are upset about it, but to be honest – the amount of conditioner you use should last you well until after you’ve used the shampoo up. You literally need the tiniest amount you can imagine.

The set claims to soothe and hydrate. I didn’t think I could comment on it soothing my scalp but in actual fact my head has been less itchy than normal, which is a nice bonus. As for hydrating, I think it hydrates to a point, but after a day my hair feels oily again. The combination makes my hair so incredibly soft after washing and I’m unable to stop touching it, so maybe that’s why it gets oily so fast. It’s nothing that dry shampoo can’t fix for a day, but even that can’t help all that much.

The smell lingers in the hair for the first day, but after that it’s just a mild hair smell. I do wish it was more potent though. I do have one gripe with the shampoo, I’m pretty sure it’s been breaking my scalp out! Each time I’ve used it I’ve had a little scalp pimple show up somewhere in my hair. It’s fine cos I don’t mind them but it’s something to be mindful of, I guess. Otherwise, I truly enjoyed my showers when I used these products, and I’d gladly repurchase when Farmers have buy 1 get one half price again!

I love the packaging is beautiful and looks so sleek and lovely in the shower. However, the shampoo comes in a 400mL size conditioner in 200mL which is a little inconvenient. I found a little bit of shampoo went a long way and you need a little more of the conditioner as it is very thick. I think in the long term you would go through the conditioner way faster and need to purchase more often due it only being half the size.

I love the whole organic and more natural idea behind the product. It has no sulfates, parabens, silicones or colourants which is really nice. Also a plus that it is vegan. I also noticed the bottle stated it was made from 100% recycled materials.

I enjoyed the smell- it’s a mixture of lavender and coconut. If you didn’t like lavender you probably wouldn’t like it as much especially because the smell definitely does linge in your hair even after it has dried. . It could be used as a multi-sex product as well because it does have a slight masculine scent. I really did like the smell and found it really calming and relaxing to use.

The shampoo and conditioner work really well together. I found my hair felt very clean and almost slight stripped after using the shampoo. It was very knotty but using the conditioner afterwards puts back all the moisture and detangles. Would reccomend that the products be used together!! The regimen when used together made my hair feel very hydrated and smooth!! I loved the way it felt after using it but noticed it probably didn’t look as shiny as usual.

Overall I loved the concept behind it and the smell. I found my hair felt very hydrated and smooth after using it. Major fault is the conditioner only being half the size of the shampoo.

Overall this regime was good. The shampoo & conditioner both did what they should without irritating my sensitive scalp. What I liked most about this range was the sizes - 400ml for the shampoo & 200ml for the conditioner. I normally use more shampoo than conditioner at a time so I really liked that this set took that into consideration! I felt good about both products not containing any harmful ingredients. The shampoo cleaned my hair nicely and the conditioner really hydrated the ends. One thing I thought was less than expected was the smell. I was expecting a sweet, smoothing lavender smell but it was quite raw(?), quite different to what I thought. In conclusion I think it is a nice set to use, but for the pricing there may be a lot of different options that may be similar or even better.

The scent was amazing and lasted on my hair after drying and styling.

I much preferred the shampoo over the conditioner. The shampoo has none of the sulphates etc that make hair go frizzy and dry so really helped define my curls. However I have bleached hair ( balayage) and the shampoo turned it an odd colour after first wash, so needed to use purple shampoo more frequently.

The conditioner is VERY hydrating, also too much. My hair was very greasy as soon as it dried. So a little goes a long way and i didn't even use much.

I persoanlly wouldn't repurchase but my mum is loving it and it is working wonders on her hair.

For starters, love the packaging. It’s a bit of a new look for L’Oréal, and I like it. It’s plastic and I’m trying to reduce the amount of plastic I’m using for beauty products but love that it’s recyclable. Another plus is the lack of nastys in it, sulphate free etc. I think it’s becoming a must for products to have less nastys and more natural stuff.

Onto the products, they’re a good combo. I only wash my hair once or twice a week because otherwise my scalp freaks out, so two weeks to trial was a little tricky for me - need a bit more time to really give it a go.

Not usually a big fan of lavender but it’s super subtle in these products so didn’t bother me.

Was good on my scalp which is super sensitive, and it left my hair shiny and soft. So far so good.

I had high hopes for the regime, and was expecting my scalp sensitivity to reduce, but it did not out perform any other products I already use. It was on par with other products that aren't aimed at sensitive scalps.

I liked the packaging, however, the difference in the bottles sizes was very annoying. I use more conditioner than shampoo and so I will likely finish the conditioner way before the shampoo, which is frustrating as they are part of a regime.

I have thick, wavy hair, and this regime gave me serious volume and looked borderline oily, not on the roots but on the hair overall. I definitely do not need extra volume, so I ended up looking crazy.

I was hoping that the smell would be more true to lavender, but I found it to have a miscellaneous type smell.

Overall, I was disappointed with this regime, as I expected more. I did get my friend to try this too, and she mentioned that it didn't make her scalp condition (psoriasis) any worse, so I think this is quite good. It did not wow me, nor do anything I don't already have from other products, so I am saying it's okay, but definitely not one I will look at buying.

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.