Waylander Rhassoul Soap

When I first started my journey into the world of Lush, I would search high and low for limited editions and rare discontinued products - scouting the forums and various social media sites with the intent of getting my greedy mitts on anything and everything that I had yet to try. While this heeded a lot of glorious discoveries, it also brought with it a lot of products that were past their best and not true indications of what they would have been like, had they been fresh. 

A couple of years ago, I was lucky enough to find a rare slab of Waylander Rhassoul Soap on eBay - a discovery that initially inspired a high level of excitement, but which quickly turned to annoyance when I received a piece of soap that was as hard as a rock and good for absolutely nothing. Although I did write a review of my experience, it has been sitting quietly as a draft ever since...until now.

Perhaps one of Lush's weirdest concepts for a soap, this glorified piece of dirt is packed full of Rhassoul mud, pumice powder and kaolin - three ingredients that don't incite the best of smells, but do work wonders at exfoliating the body and replenishing the skin with their natural healing abilities. 

Much like Middle Earth Turns To Rock, this limited edition soap is not the easiest to lather up. While it does react to the running water, you have to be quite vigorous while massaging this across the body, and even then you only create a slightly grainy and rather creamy lather that spreads fairly thinly across the skin. Having said that, I don't think any more product is needed to wash with so this soap is still really effective for the user. 

What is quite a soft soap, Waylander offers a gentle exfoliation, no matter how much pressure is applied while it is being used. While the mud offers a deep cleanse - flushing out the pores and leaving it looking and feeling squeaky clean, the pumice powder gets to work at removing dead skin cells and making way for the new skin to shine through. 

While the ingredients list and colour of the product may give you an indication of what this smells like, I'd describe the soap as having a rich and dry earthy scent - like freshly dug up mud topped with a little patchouli for sweetness. The fragrance of this soap actually really reminds me of Tramp but with slightly less of a 'mossy' smell.   

My only qualms with this soap is that the nature of the ingredients, and indeed the consistency that it is presented in, means that this soap does need to be kept dry inbetween uses, and I would highly recommend that you lather this across your skin outside of the running tap. If left too wet, Waylander tends to shrink quite considerably and can almost halve the time a 100g chunk would last you (about 4 weeks).

Although I wouldn't say it is my favourite smelling or working soap, there is something rather wonderful about a soap made predominantly from mud, and I will be enjoying my two slabs of the stuff for many months to come. 

Quantitative Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Rapeseed Oil and Coconut Oil, Glycerine, Rhassoul Mud, Sorbitol, Pumice Powder, Kaolin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Perfume, Sodium Stearate, Patchouli Oil, Vetivert Oil, Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Sodium Hydroxide.

Vegan?: Yes. 

2015 Price: £4.20 for 100g.

2017 Price: £4.50 for 100g.

Year Of Original Release: ?

Middle Earth Turns To Rock Soap

As I've said in previous reviews, there are some products I would never have dared tried had they been given to me a couple of years ago. A product that featured mud so heavily would have been at the top of my list of 'things to avoid', which means I would never had had the pleasure of enjoying this soap. 

Middle Earth Turns To Rock conjures up 'Lord-of-the-rings-style' images - of swords forged from the fires of the earth's core and erupting volcanos amidst the desolate landscapes of dried molten and ancient boulders. Well, it does for me at least...

Unfortunately for me, this soap has not made an appearance for quite a number of years now, so when I managed to acquire a fairly unattractive piece on eBay, it was far from the condition it would have been when fresh. For this reason, I was expecting it to offer me an awful experience and leave me wishing I had invested my money in something else. On the contrary. 

As a product that features mud as it's main ingredient, it's not the most attractive to look at. However, there is something quite alluring and exciting about sharing a shower with a block of mud (I need to get out more!).

Featuring Rhassoul mud, kaolin and pumice powder, this soap has a very gritty texture, which makes it a fantastic exfoliator for the skin. In the shower, these ingredients not only allow you to scour dead skin and file away lumps and bumps, but it's also very resilient to the water, so you don't have to worry about it crumbling away like Mud Flats Soap. 

These three ingredients also form the basis of the soap's scent - a deep and natural earthy aroma. Although it does smell very much like mud, Lush have also included patchouli oil to add a slight spicy sweetness to the soap. This complements the mud and makes it a little more uplifting and enjoyable in the shower.

Middle Earth is not a very generous soap with it's lather - in fact, I didn't find it lathered up much at all, although this could have been to do with how old the piece I acquired was. However, it's texture means that most people would no doubt buy this as a scrub rather than to clean - it's a little like Sandstone in this way. 

For this reason, it's a fantastic scrub and works much better than other solid bars that Lush offer. I found this works particularly well on the soles of my feet, where I often develop hard layers of skin caused by the amount of time I spend walking around. Middle Earth works wonders at softening and eventually removing these patches. 

I would love for Lush to bring this product back as I would use this alongside Sandstone and Aqua Mirabilis to have the softest, most amazing skin ever. This is easily one of my favourite soaps and you need to try it so that it becomes on of yours as well. Let's hope it makes an appearance in the Lush Kitchen really soon...

Quantitative Ingredients: Rhassoul Mud Slurry, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Propylene Glycol, Pumice Powder, Kaolin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Stearate, Pefume, Patchouli Oil (Pogostemon cablin), Vetivert Oil (Vetiveria zizanoides), Glycerine, Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Editronate.

Vegan?: Yes.

The Comforter? Body Scrub

When I first read about the Lush Spa Gift Set, it wasn't the beautiful design of the box that initially attracted me to make the purchase, nor was it the prospect of trying out Golden Slumbers for the first time either. In fact, it was the very body scrub that I am about to review that had me hyperventilating and counting down each and every second until the box set finally arrived at my front door.

The Comforter? Body Scrub is nothing like what I imagined it to be at all, and for fans of the wonderful and rather popular blackcurrant-scented bubble bar, you may be disappointed to learn that this does not share it's fragrance with this or indeed any other of the cassis-dominated products that Lush have released over the years. 

Quite the opposite, this scrub has a very gentle rose-infused chocolate aroma - a naturally sweet and bitter carob scent that has been dampened by the inclusion of rhassoul mud in the ingredients list. A drop of rose absolute adds a very light floral element to the product but it's a very weak note in the overall mix, and not anywhere near as potent as it is in the Formulae Known As body lotion.  

As The Comforter? is designed to be used as part of a spa treatment, so it works  differently from any other Lush products that I have ever come across. Lush recommend that you use the whole bar and I would agree; while you could slice this in half and extend it's usage across two separate occasions, you won't get to experience the full benefits of this product if you do.

To use, boil a saucepan of water and then take it off of the heat - popping the body scrub in a glass bowl and placing the bowl over the hot water. Stir gently to remove any lumps and within ten minutes you'll find that The Comforter? has fully melted and is ready to use. Be wary not to keep the heat on while you melt this product as a. you definitely don't want to cook the ingredients before using them, and b. the liquid you'll be left with will be far too hot to use directly on your skin - meaning you're at risk of scolding yourself. 


Using your hands, smooth and massage these wonderful oils and butters into your skin - starting with your ankles and working your way up until you have covered your entire body. Lush recommend that you avoid delicate areas, including your face, and I opted to use one of their face masks to get the full body experience that I was looking for. 

When applying this, I would recommend that you do it over the bath or while perched above a towel as things can get a little messy during this process. The combination of ingredients means that aside from the various liquids, there are also some gritty residue in the form of the adzuki beans and tamarind paste. These are what give The Comforter? its 'scrub' element, and while they work wonders at smoothing out your skin, they have a habit of dropping off and leaving a mess on the floor.   

After leaving the product on for about 20-30 minutes, either wash off with a damp cloth or rinse yourself down in the shower to reveal wonderful glowing, silky-soft skin. I was amazed at how amazing my body felt and looked after I had used this, and even my flatmates commented on how healthy and radiant my skin looked afterwards.

The Comforter? Body Scrub is like the holy grail of skin products - one that works miracles at revitalising and replenishing dry, weathered and worn down skin. It leaves you feeling beautiful and works wonders at healing your mood as well as the condition of your body.  

Unfortunately, this limited edition product can only be acquired when purchased as part of the aforementioned gift set, or as part of a Lush Spa experience in one of the company's signature stores. This is so disappointing as I consider this to be one of Lush's greatest products and I would happily buy a large handful to use again and again, if I could.

I hope with the popularity of the Lush Spa Gift Set, that Lush will recognise the need for releasing this product by itself. Having only tried it once, I can already see its potential for being one of the company's biggest and best selling titles, and I hope that other consumers will agree with me. However, while it is still only available to buy as part of a set, I will have to make do with my single experience of this product. Either that or save up and purchase another gift set!

Quantitative Ingredients: Illipe Butter (Chorea stenoptera), Adzuki Beans (Phaseolus angularis), Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Liquor (Theobroma cacao), Rhassoul Mud, Fresh Papaya (Carica papaya), Tamarind Paste (Tamarindus Indica Extract), Carob Syrup (Ceratonia Siliqua), Date Dhibs (Phoenix Dactylifera), Labdanum Resinoid (Cistus Ladaniferus), Cistus Oil (Cistus ladaniferus), Rose Absolute (Rosa damascena), Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Geraniol, Lillial, Citronellol, Limonene, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellol, Perfume. 

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £6.75 each.

 

Mud Flats Soap

Despite it's unappealing design, I have wanted to try this soap ever since I read about it early last year. Made from mostly mud and herbs, it sounds like the sort of concoction children would make if they were given a bucket and free reign of the garden. When Lush brought it out as part of one of their retro ranges last year, I eagerly snapped up a piece. Unfortunately, it is only now that I have been able to test it out for the first time.

Mud Flats sounds exactly as it is - a soap made from rhassoul mud and a few other ingredients packed together to form a soft, exfoliating soap. Described as a 'purifying herbal' soap, Lush have gone all-out to bring together the best ingredients to allow this product to be just that.

As most people know, mud is great at absorbing excess liquid, so the fact that this soap is comprised mostly of this, means that it's great for those with oily skin. Mud Flats also contains a combination of sunflower, rapeseed and and coconut oil - which helps to soften the texture of the soap as well as making this a wonderfully moisturising companion in the shower. 

Tea tea oil is a natural antiseptic and sage a natural cleanser, so combined, these both work on balancing out the skin whilst giving it a deep but gentle cleanse. Alongside lavender, which helps to balance out the skin, this soap works on improving the condition of your skin and exfoliating away the blemishes, spots and uneven patches on your body. 

Firstly, I find it quite difficult to describe the scent that this soap gives off. It is definitely dominated by the mud, although it also offers a slightly sweet, citrusy aroma. Underneath this, you can just make out a slightly herby note, which I recognise as being rosemary. It reminded me a little of Narcotic Shower Gel, and although I cannot imagine this being a smell that anyone would rave about, it's certainly not a bad smell. 

In the shower, this soap is a little difficult to lather up. I found that it produces more of a oily foam, which isn't as easy to clean with. Given it's consistency, I also discovered that it tends to break up rather easily and I ended up losing quite a bit down the plughole. 

However, the inclusion of salt in the ingredients list, as well as the natural texture of the mud, means that this soap acts as a really effective exfoliator. After rubbing it over my body in a circular motion, this soap worked wonders at smoothing out my skin's consistency and leaving my body soft and cleansed. Despite this, I wouldn't recommend that you use this daily as I can imagine it would be quite drying on the skin. 

Due to it's strange consistency, it's very resistant to water and so lasts a lot longer than your average piece of soap. A 100g block lasted me almost two months, and this was using it between 3-4 times a week. For this reason, I would say it is very good value for money. 

Overall, I was rather impressed with how my skin felt after using this product and I would definitely invest in another block if Lush chose to bring this back. For those unfortunate enough to suffer from puck marks, spots or general blemishes on the skin, this is a great soap to eradicate these complaints and give you skin you want to show off.

Quantitative Ingredients: Rhassoul Mud, Propylene Glycol, Water (Aqua), Rapeseed oil; Sunflower oil; Coconut oil (Brassica napus; Helianthus annuus; Cocos nucifera),  Rose Petal (Rosa centifolia) and Lavender (Lavandula augustifolia) Infusion, Sodium Hydroxide, Fine Sea Salt, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Coco-Sulfate, Rosemary Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis), Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia), Sage Oil (Salvia officinalis), Perfume, Citral, Limonene, Linalool.

Vegan?: Yes.

2017 Price: £5.25 for 100g.

Glorious Mud Body Mask

As I've said time and time again, most of my favourite products from Lush are not ones that I just assumed I'd love and did. Often, it is the products that I have no prior expectations of, only for them to blow my socks off, that remain firm favourites. This product is one such item.

Glorious Mud Body Mask is the first of it's kind that I've tried from Lush and one of only two body masks that have Lush have ever released - the other being Mask Of Magnaminty, which isn't vegan, so not one I'll be placing on my shopping list any time soon. 

Not the most prettiest of products, this solid block of mud surprised me when it exuded a gorgeous creamy, buttery vanilla fragrance - the same one that can be found in Lush's discontinued Creme Anglais Body Lotion. It's a lovely wholesome vanilla with a sprinkling of orange and a slight nuttiness from the sesame - nothing you would expect from a slab of what looks like glorified mud!

When new, this product is presented as a block that's a little softer than a soap but sturdy enough that it shouldn't break apart like mine has done. I need to explain that some of the pictures accompanying this review were taken of a body mask that is considerably old, which is why it's not in the best of conditions. A fresher one is far more robust and holds its shape without disintegrating. 

The product is really easy to use. Just like a body scrub, you can either massage it up and down the desired areas and then work it into your skin with your hands. You may also choose to divide this into more manageable chunks or even crumble it down into what is essentially dirt, and then lather it all over your body in this way. 

The gritty consistency really helps to scrub away excess skin, level out lumps and bumps and leave your skin smooth and soft. Lush recommend that you leave it on for a few seconds before rinsing away - leaving your body exfoliated, super-silky and highly moisturised. It's amazing what a bit of mud and a few oils can achieve! 

As this body mask contains sodium bicarbonate, I would recommend that you try and keep this away from the direct flow of water. I found that Glorious Mud tends to fizz and foam up when it comes into contact with water and I can imagine it dissolving away very quickly this way.  

The wonderful vanilla aroma is quite pronounced in the body mask and the warmth from the shower accentuates this even more. Your skin is left feeling really radiated and refreshed and smelling royally gorgeous - not to mention the fact that the fragrance lingers for hours in the bathroom and on your skin! The vanilla and sesame combination not only leaves you smelling wonderful, but helps to soften your skin while leaving the aloe vera to soothe and calm your skin as well.

I absolutely love this product - more so than I could have ever imagined. It does exactly what it claims to do and leaves you feeling spoilt but beautiful. When it was first released, this mask set you back almost £7, which isn't far off the cost of a body butter. Depending on how you choose to use this mask, Glorious Mud can last you up to ten showers, which I think makes it great value for money. 

I hope that Lush choose to bring this one back in the kitchen as well as offer other variations for the fans to try. It's a hard-working, gloriously original product that will leave a hole in my life until I am able to use it again. 

Quantitative Ingredients: Rhassoul Mud, Sodium Bicarbonate, Citric Acid, Cold-Pressed Sesame Oil (Sesamum indicum), Aloe Vera Extract (Aloe barbadensis), Perfume, Vanilla Absolute (Vanilla planifolia), Myrrh Resinoid (Commiphora myrrha), Sweet Orange Oil (Citrus sinensis),Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Limonene.

Vegan?: Yes.

2015 Price: £6.25 each.

2016 Price: £6.25 each.

Scent Family:

Bubblegrub Bubbleroon
Creme Anglais Body Lotion
Glorious Mud Body Mask
Pot O' Gold Shower Jelly
Three Gold Rings Bubble Bar

Heavenly Bodies Buttercream

When I discovered that Lush were selling this product during one of their Lush Kitchen releases, I was ecstatic. It's one of the products that I've been pining after for quite some time, and after reading numerous glowing reviews about it, was determined to get my hands on some. Although I'm not normally a fan of chocolate-scented cosmetics, this beauty is an exception, and here's why; 

Sharing it's scent with Sonic Death Monkey Shower Gel, Heavenly Bodies Buttercream is a product that was first released a number of years ago. Unlike the two wonderful pots that I received in the post this morning, the old design was slightly different, being sold as a solid block that would melt against body heat, much like a massage bar. 

For those unfamiliar with what a buttercream is, it's a combination of soap and shower gel; a softer-style soap that can be used like a shower gel, but contains key ingredients to help soften and repair dry skin. It doesn’t contain as many surfactants as traditional soap, so it won’t lather up like you’re used to, but this does mean it’s especially good for those people who find normal soap can sometimes dry their skin out.

Comprised of cocoa butter, sweet orange oil and Rhassoul mud, this buttercream is a feast for the skin, especially for those looking to improve the condition of theirs before the hot weather begins to take over. For those unfamiliar with Lush, the inclusion of mud in the ingredients list may seem a little off-putting. However, with Lush using it successfully in many of their products, including the lovely Cupcake Face Mask and the popular Dark Angels Cleanser, it serves an important purpose in making this product effective.  

Rhassoul mud is known for it's natural antibacterial features, and alongside the fresh orange juice, which cleanses and detoxifies the skin, creates a perfect combination for your body. Cocoa butter is listed as one of the main ingredients in Heavenly Bodies, and as well as helping to give this buttercream it's luxurious scent, it also helps to soften and moisturise the skin. Altogether, these elements clean and detox the pores, leaving you smelling wonderful and looking revitalised. 

When combined, these main ingredients, alongside the vanilla absolute, create a gorgeous chocolate-orange-scented shower companion - one that smells good enough to eat. It's smell reminds me of rich chocolate cake, drizzled with chocolate sauce, or a melted Terry's Chocolate orange with lashings of cream. It really needs to be sampled to understand how beautiful this product is, and don't blame me if you find yourself poised with a spoon over a tub of the stuff - it really is that good!

Aside from it's scent, Heavenly Bodies lives up to expectations and helps to restore and replenish tired skin. A little goes a long way as I found that I only needed the equivalent of a dessertspoon to lather my whole body. This means that a 250g tub would probably last for at least 20 full body washes. As I mentioned above, this doesn't lather like a soap does, but it does leave a light white foam as it's massaged into the skin, and is very easy to wash off afterwards.

This product left my skin feeling gorgeously soft and left a slight chocolate-orange fragrance on my skin, which I received many compliments on throughout the day. I really hope that Lush choose to bring this back soon as I think it would sell really well as a regular product. I would definitely recommend this and will be stocking up if I can get my hands on a few more tubs. 

Quantitative Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Glycerine, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Rhassoul Mud, Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia chinensis), Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Perfume, Tangerine Oil (Citrus reticulata), Sweet Orange Oil (Citrus dulcis), Vanilla Absolute (Vanilla planifolia), Cocoa Butter (Theobroma cacao), Sodium Chloride, EDTA, Tetrasodium Editronate, *Limonene.

Vegan?: Yes.

2015 Price: £10.25 for 250g.

2016 Price: £10.25 for 250g.

2017 Price: £10.50 for 250g.

Scent Family:
Chocolate Whipstick Lip Balm
Heavenly Bodies Buttercream
Sonic Death Monkey Shower Gel

Dark Angels Facial Cleanser

I'm going to start this review with a disclaimer as I feel it necessary to warn people before they read this; As I have said time and time again, in one way or another, this blog is solely about my experiences and my opinions on Lush products. 

When it comes to each and every product available, there is not a definitive type of person it is aimed at. And as I'm buying and testing every vegan product on their site, there is bound to be some items that just don't work for me, whereas these same products may perform miracles for other customers. Please don't let anything I say on here put you off trying it out for yourself.

When I purchased a tub of Dark Angels, I already had my suspicions that this might not be the facial cleanser for me. After all, it's aimed at people with greasy complexions and my face is at the opposite end of the spectrum.  

Dark Angels is one of their 'solid' cleansers, and while not exactly as solid as the soaps, it is a flaky consistency that is closer to being a solid as opposed to a liquid. One positive aspect of this is that this, along with all of Lush's facial cleansers, are made with far fewer preservatives than liquid cleansers. Win!

So far I've tried Herbalism, Angels of Bare Skin, Let the Good Times Roll and Buche De Noel and really liked them, and aside from the former, they cleanse and care for my skin really effectively.

Dark Angels was invented as an alternative to the bestselling Angels on Bare Skin for those with oilier skins. And much like every other Lush product available, it has been designed so that every ingredient plays a part in caring for your skin. 

The main ingredient is Rhassoul mud which is known to be good for the skin, helping to condition the pores and reduce oiliness. The next ingredient, and perhaps the most prominent one, is charcoal, which has been added due to it's absorbency. Black sugar acts as a natural exfoliant, helping to remove dead skin cells, and perhaps adds a sweetness which takes away from the harshness of the charcoal scent.

To counteract the possible harsh exfoliating and oil-absorbing effects of these ingredients, the cleanser contains avocado oil and vegetable glycerine which help to soften and moisturise the skin. It also contains sandalwood and rosewood oils, which contribute to the fragrance and are cooling and antiseptic. 

Like with other Lush cleansers, you're supposed to take a small pinch, mix it with a little water and rub it on your face. As Dark Angels is rather gritty, I wouldn't recommend rubbing it too harshly as I can imagine it might cause damage to your skin. 

It is a little messy as well; I suggest doing it over a sink or as part of your usual  shower as it's almost impossible not to drop at least some of it on the floor. Given that it's black, it can make quite a mess and may even stain light-coloured carpets/bath mats etc...

The problem I have with this cleaner, is that it actually made my skin feel really greasy once it was on, and even more so when I had rinsed it off under the shower. For a cleanser that's supposed to banish greasy, oily skin, I fail to see how this would do anything other than the opposite. However, I do recognise that this cleanser is most likely not working because my skin is the completely wrong type.

As it is a gritty consistency, much like Let the Good Times Roll, I can imagine using it daily might cause some form or irritation or skin damage, although I have no proof of this.  

For £6.25, Dark Angels is no dearer than any other Lush cleanser available. However, unlike most of the other cleansers, I think this one is solely aimed at those with greasy skin, and doesn't work as effectively on other skin types. I am really interested to hear about other people's experiences with Dark Angels. If you've used it yourself, please let me know how it worked on your skin. 

Quantitative Ingredients: Rhassoul Mud, Organic Cold Pressed Avocado Oil, Glycerine, Powdered Charcoal, Black Sugar, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Perfume, *Linalool, Sandalwood Oil, Rosewood Oil.

Vegan?: Yes

Reincarnate Solid Shampoo

I am the first one to get excited when I see my favourite company trying to be more economically friendly, whether it be less packaging, natural ingredients or products free from preservatives. However, when I first began exploring their hair care range, I was slightly wary of their solid shampoos and conditioners. 

A big part of me wondered how a seemingly dull looking piece of 'shampoo' could possibly be a good thing for my hair. My initial reaction was to assume that these products would leave my hair matted and dry. As I mentioned in my review of Veganese, I have spent many years trying to resurrect my hair from years of over-dying it. So I was a little concerned that using Reincarnate might set my efforts backwards a few months.    

Reincarnate is made with the best Persian red henna. While the amount present in this shampoo isn’t enough to colour your hair in itself, it will help maintain hair that’s already been coloured. I have had little experience with their hair dyes, so far so I cannot comment on how the shampoo supports these products. However, I use a shop-brought dark brown to colour my hair, and after using the shampoo once, my hair definitely looked richer and brighter than it did before.

The smell of Reincarnate is rather interesting; a sweet, earthy scent that reminds me a little of liquorice mixed with rosemary. At the time, it reminded me of a combination of sultanas and dried orange peel, with a slightly dry underlying smell of dirt. This smell is particularly overwhelming, and it doesn't tend to stay around much in the hair afterwards, which is great news for those of us who dislike the strong smell of henna. 

Unlike a lot of reviews I have seen, this bar lathered up really easily for me, although it wasn't particularly generous with its lather. Initially, I found that the shampoo made my hair feel quite brittle and dry. Having said this, upon changing my conditioner to one that complimented the ingredients better (Avocado Cowash), I found my hair was left looking and feeling rich, vibrant and healthy. 

To begin with I had chosen to go 'full out' with the solid hair products so I had used this alongside Lush's Big Solid conditioner. After experimenting for a few months with the aforementioned conditioner, I found that it was not suited to my hair at all, and I think this was the reason why Reincarnate hadn't left a good impression on me to begin with.

I really appreciated the fact that when using this alongside a good conditioner, it helped to tame the thick, frizzy nature of my hair, and I found that I could wear it down with very little straightening. Obviously, this meant that the condition of my hair improved even more because it wasn't exposed to as much heat.

As with all of Lush's solid hair care, this product is great for those travelling due to its portability. As each usage requires very little product, a small 100g bar will last for a long time, and probably no doubt works out better value than the bottled varieties. That said, I would not recommend this shampoo bar for those with very dry hair, unless combined with a strong conditioner, as it is not very moisturising by itself, and would leave your hair rather limp and damaged.

Quantitative Ingredients: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Stearic Acid, Red Henna, Glyceryl Stearate & PEG-100 Stearate, Rosemary, Fleeceflower Root & Nettle Leaf Infusion, Cocamide DEA, Soya Lecithin, Rhassoul Mud, Labdanum Resinoid, Sedra Powder, Sweet Orange Oil, Irish Moss Powder, *Limonene, Perfume

Vegan?: Yes.

2016 Price: £6.25 for 100g.