Welcome to my little beauty shelf!
Hi all and welcome to shelves of beauty!
My name is Sophia and over the next few blogs I will be discussing all things hair and beauty. If you’ve found your way to this page save it and keep coming back for more updates on everything hair, bath and shower related.
So, if you’re looking for advice on the best hair products or shower routine or looking for the best gift ideas this is the page for you! Won’t break the bank (but might hurt the pockets).
You may be wondering why I called this, shelves of beauty, but if you look into my own bathroom and bedroom, you will understand why! I could sell products back to stores with the amount that I have, some bought, some gifted (but nearly all loved), I have a few that if I do say so regret purchasing but kept at the back of the shelf in case of emergency (not that it’s going to happen).
The shelves full of products aren’t just a hygiene regime they are a way of improving my own self confidence from the hair masks to the lip scrub and gloss, to the shower gels, body lotions and perfumes, certain scents for certain moods.
From as far back as I can remember I’ve always loved hair from hair bands, to bobbles to products. If my hair felt good, I felt good, and finding the right product for metre long thick hair that’s sometimes prone to dandruff, has been an adventure with some products making my hair greasy others making my scalp itchy and some making my hair appear limp and lifeless after usage.
So, this week we will be reviewing shampoo and conditioners and why I would not waste my money on or why I would run to the shops and buy!
Firstly, my new obsession Voduz. Voduz is a 6-year-old Irish branded company which has gone viral on social media for their products and rightly so.
It’s somewhat on the dearer side in comparison supermarket branded products but in my opinion totally worth it! Not only does the brand look after your hair they also look after your scalp alongside edible gummies which promote hair health working from the inside out! Their vegan friendly, cruelty free, sulphate and paraben free and have many different types of products for different types of hair. My favourite is their illuminating range which includes the shampoo and conditioner, conditioning spray and treatment mask, it gives my hair a salon worthy shine from the comfort of my own home with an incredible smell. Also, the scalp activation ranges are great for preventing hair loss, for root health and for dealing with combination scalp issues, I feel their scalp scrub has made a big difference and I have noticed a lot newer hair growth, and healthier hair.
(£31.98 for both the shampoo and conditioner)
This next product can be expensive. Sebastain dark oil shampoo and conditioner for 1000ml will cost £31 pound each on Amazon! This product leaves my hair smooth and shiny and feeling light, it doesn’t feel like the conditioner ways my hair down and overall leaves it feeling much healthier.
Do not waste your money on these!
Pantene shampoo, when I used this product, it left my scalp feeling dry and itchy after washing it left it feeling sticky and greasy the next day which my hair never feels like when I use the other products typically I could get 4 days out of a wash before it starts to need it washed again, after using this product for a month my hair was dull and limp and hard to style. Pantene uses silicones and sulphates which can lead to a build-up of product and dryness, thus making me need to wash my hair more often which was damaging to my hair.
(£3.00 for the shampoo)
Tresemme a massive no no on my shelf and shouldn’t be anywhere near your shelves either, in my opinion. Tresemme when I used this (in my silly days) I wondered why my hair was thinning and when brushing my hair after washing it felt like pulling chewing gum it made my hair feel like elastic which in turn caused a lot of breakage and made my scalp red and inflamed.
Ingredients include sulphates and silicones and DMDMHYDANTOIN which is a formaldehyde releasing agent, which is a carcinogenic which is linked to hair loss and scalp irritation because of this Tresemme have had a fair few lawsuits, their latest lawsuit was the 17th of April 2025! (£13.94 for shampoo and conditioner)
These are just my opinions, try for yourself but this is just what I have found works for me!
On a brighter note, next blog, I will be discussing why I hoard shower gels, and yes, I do use them.
Until next time,
Sophia
https://www.expertinstitute.com/resources/insights/tresemme-faces-classaction-over-hair-loss-claims/
Really informative post, healthy hair starts with the right routine!
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