Sugar Daddy-O Hair Conditioner

Since beginning my journey across the entire Lush catalogue, I have succumbed to almost every type of product that they have ever released. While I was initially adamant that toothy tabs were the worst invention ever, I soon came to respect and even revere in their dental powers; although the shower jellies had me confused and rather frustrated to begin with, they quickly won me over with their longevity and diversity.  

Yet up until a few weeks ago, Lush's range of solid conditioners had still not managed to convince me that they worked at all, and if someone had asked me, I would have happily slated them and proclaimed that they were a failed product on Lush's part. That was until I tried Super Daddy-O Hair Conditioner for the first time.

One of four new, strange-looking oval-shaped conditioners, this exclusive bar doesn't look like it's going to be particularly moisturising for the hair. Priced up at £5.95, this small, light and very airy product doesn't seem particularly good value for money either. Yet, having used it consistently over the last month, I have come to learn the value of eating my own words. 

Sharing it's scent with the liquid shampoo of the same name, Super Daddy-O offers a strong, sultry and very sweet violet aroma - one reminiscent of the popular parma violets sweets I used to enjoy as a child. While this fragrance is slightly more sugary than the shampoo edition, it's still very similar and would make a great combination when used together. 

Containing a generous helping of both cocoa butter and shea butter, this solid conditioner is packed with a punch to help soften and nourish your locks from root to tip. The inclusion of cocoa butter, which is a natural emulsifier, helps to moisturise and condition the hair, while shea butter works with the hair's natural sebum and allows the essential oils to be absorbed easily by the hair - thus giving you beautiful, velvety-smooth locks.

While the violet absolute, rose absolute, argan oil and jojoba oil all help to create and strengthen the aroma of this conditioner, they also add to its ability to nourish, strengthen and replenish the hair. This combination of ingredients gave me instant results when I used Daddy-O for the first time and has continued to improve the condition of my hair each and every time I have used it since.     

To use this product, I found it easier to use a combination of methods to transfer the conditioner onto the hair. To begin with, I cupped a small amount of water in-between my hands and then massaged the bar between my fingers before applying the small amount of lather to my hair. Once the bar was wet enough, I then found it easier to rub it directly onto my head - using a circular motion to stimulate the cream and regularly adding water to stop it being too harsh on my locks. 

What I found was that I had to use my judgement on when to stop applying the product because it's a conditioner that doesn't initially make its presence known on the hair. In fact, my hair still felt quite rough even after I had washed the product off under the shower. It wasn't until I had towelled dried my hair and it was drying naturally that I began to notice how soft and shiny it had become.

As to be expected, Super Daddy-O produces an oily, purple foam when massaged under water, which helps in part to see how much product you are amassing between your palms while you're lathering it up. However, this foam does not stain your hands or your hair so you don't have to worry too much about making a mess in the shower.  

While the product is rather stubborn at producing the lather, be careful not to use too much and waste the product. This is not a conditioner that you need to slather on -it's powerful enough to work in small doses, so don't try to cover your whole hair in a thick coating as you'll end up wasting quite a lot doing this. 

As with Daddy-O Shampoo, Super Daddy-O Conditioner left my hair looking shiny and feeling tangle free every time. It strengthened my hair and made it far more manageable than other conditioners that I have used in the past. It complimented my natural highlights and revamped these to give my hair a really lovely, natural glow. Finally, I found that it didn't strip my hair of it's dyed colour after multiple uses, and if anything, even helped to replenish the colour and make it seem darker and richer.

For a product that looks like a piece of plastic, it sure does a good job at improving the condition of dry and damaged hair - supporting and strengthening the colour without causing it to fade over time. I am really impressed with this conditioner and I will continue to use this in place of my other non-Lush conditioner that I have been using these last few months. 

Although I haven't been using the product long, the speed in which it's been shrinking suggests that it would last a good 6-8 weeks, perhaps even longer. When I compare this to my current conditioner, it makes it much better value for money and I would happily buy it again.

Quantitative Ingredients: Cetearyl Alcohol & Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Linseed Infusion, Cationic Guar Gum, Fair Trade Colombian Cocoa Butter, Fair Trade Shea Butter, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Alpha Isomethyl Ionone, Argan Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Violet Leaf Absolute, Rose Absolute, Bergamot Oil, Cananga Oil, Limonene, Linalool, Coumarin, Isoeugenol, Benzyl Alcohol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Colour 60725.

Vegan?: Yes. 

2015 Price: £5.95 each. 

Year Of Original Release: 2015. 

Scent Family: 

Blue Floral Milk Bombshell

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Sugar Daddy-O Solid Conditioner

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