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John Masters Organics Lavender Rosemary Shampoo Review


Posted by Danielle

John Mas­ters sham­poo is a herbal sham­poo con­tain­ing a blend of 15 dif­fer­ent plant extracts designed to nour­ish and strengthen the hair. It is designed to be gen­tle on the hair and does not con­tain the strong deter­gent com­mon in most com­mer­cially avail­able sham­poo (sodium lau­reth sul­phate, etc.).

Active ingre­di­ents in the sham­poo and their effects

John Mas­ters sham­poo is made of coconut soap, which acts as a gen­tle and nat­ural deter­gent. The plant extracts it con­tains include peri­win­kle, sage, chamomile, bur­dock root and wil­low bark. It also, as the name sug­gests, con­tains laven­der and rosemary.

These nat­ural active ingre­di­ents are meant to have a cleans­ing, bal­anc­ing and stim­u­lat­ing effect on the scalp, with­out strip­ping it of its nat­ural oils.

Although not specif­i­cally for­mu­lated for the pre­ven­tion of hair loss, the John Mas­ters sham­poo is said to slow down the effects of hair loss by stim­u­lat­ing the scalp and bal­anc­ing the hor­monal effects on the fol­li­cles. Rose­mary has tra­di­tion­ally been used as a cir­cu­la­tion booster for centuries.

John Mas­ters sham­poo for treat­ment of trac­tion alope­cia and thin­ning hair

The herbs and plant extracts in the John Mas­ters sham­poo have a dou­ble effect of stim­u­lat­ing and bal­anc­ing the scalp. As such, this sham­poo can be poten­tially ben­e­fi­cial as a hair loss treat­ment for trac­tion alope­cia. Most hair prod­ucts deemed to be effec­tive for treat­ment of this par­tic­u­lar type of hair loss work by stim­u­lat­ing the fol­li­cles to pro­duce new hairs by increas­ing cir­cu­la­tion in the scalp and pro­vid­ing nour­ish­ing com­pounds to heal the trau­ma­tised fol­li­cles and induce them to reen­ter their hair pro­duc­ing stage.

Rose­mary and laven­der are com­mon ingre­di­ents in many of the nat­ural hair loss treat­ments that are seen to be effec­tive cir­cu­la­tion aids. It has the added ben­e­fit of not con­tain­ing any of the usual chem­i­cals con­tained in sham­poo that are said to poten­tially dry the scalp and be too harsh on the hair. This sham­poo also con­tains volu­miz­ing ingre­di­ents, which help make the hair appear thicker, use­ful when try­ing to dimin­ish the appear­ance of thin­ning hair. This sham­poo is gen­tle enough to be used daily if desired and can be com­bined with other nat­ural hair growth prod­ucts like Bhringaraj oil.

The ver­dict

John Mas­ters sham­poo con­tains some of the com­mon ingre­di­ents found in spe­cialised nat­ural hair loss treat­ments such as rose­mary and laven­der. As such it could be ben­e­fi­cial for stim­u­lat­ing the scalp to pro­duce more hair.

How­ever, it is impor­tant to note that this is not a sham­poo for­mu­lated specif­i­cally to com­bat hair loss, but is designed for over­all nour­ish­ment and main­te­nance of the hair. There are other herbal prod­ucts on the mar­ket that con­tain some of the active ingre­di­ents in the John Mas­ters sham­poo that are for­mu­lated specif­i­cally to deal with hair loss and can be bet­ter suited for treat­ment of trac­tion alope­cia or thin­ning hair.

Its gen­tle sls free for­mula makes it suit­able for daily use which can go a long way to strength­en­ing weak hair roots, mak­ing them more resilient to styling stresses and strains. It is both effec­tive as a pre­ven­ta­tive mea­sure and for use after thin or lost hair has been restored.

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Jack Black True Volume Thickening Shampoo Review


Posted by Danielle

Jack Black pro­duces groom­ing prod­ucts for men and this vol­ume thick­en­ing sham­poo is offi­cially designed for men in mind. How­ever, it is per­fectly suit­able for use on women’s hair as well. This prod­uct uses nat­ural ingre­di­ents to thicken the appear­ance of the hair while stim­u­lat­ing the hair follicles.

It also has an anti dan­druff effect, keep­ing the scalp free of flakes and dry, itchy skin. Jack Black sham­poo aims to thicken the actual hair shafts, as well as stim­u­late the fol­li­cles to pro­duce new hairs, thus thick­en­ing the appear­ance of the hair as a whole. It is a dual effect sham­poo designed to treat both hair loss and dan­druff in one.

The active ingre­di­ents and their effects

This sham­poo con­tains a num­ber of key active ingre­di­ents, all derived from plants.

White lupine extract is the main ingre­di­ent used to treat hair loss in this prod­uct. This is a plant extract that has been clin­i­cally proven to stim­u­late the hair fol­li­cles and to bal­ance the hor­mones that can lead to hair loss in men (and women). It can be found in a few other hair loss prod­ucts and some stud­ies have shown it to be effec­tive in slow­ing down and revers­ing the effects of hair loss.

Basil, tea tree oil — these ingre­di­ents are used to treat dry, flaky skin and while not directly rel­e­vant to the pre­ven­tion of hair loss, are help­ful in that they pro­tect the hair fol­li­cles from exces­sive sebum, main­tained by some experts to be partly respon­si­ble for fol­lic­u­lar trauma and the slow­ing down of the hair growth process.

Nour­ish­ing agents such as soy pro­tein, kelp, sun­flower seed extract and cre­a­tine main­tain the healthy look and feel of the hair and pro­tect it from envi­ron­men­tal pol­lu­tants, also believed by some to be some­what respon­si­ble for hair loss and scalp imbalances.

Detox­i­fy­ing agents such as net­tle also add a healthy shine to the hair, main­tain­ing its healthy appearance.

The active ingre­di­ents are inte­grated through the use of what the man­u­fac­turer refers to as “nano tech­nol­ogy” which is said to help them get bet­ter absorbed into the skin of the scalp. When mas­saged into the hair and scalp, the active ingre­di­ents set to work within min­utes and the effects last for 24 hours.

How to use Jack Black True Vol­ume shampoo

This is a daily use sham­poo. Mas­sage a small amount into damp hair and scalp and rinse well. Repeat if nec­es­sary (if hair needs extra clean­ing). This prod­uct is rec­om­mended for use as part of a two part sys­tem, for best results. Con­tin­u­ous daily use is needed for vis­i­ble results, as the effects of the active ingre­di­ents dimin­ish with time.

Will Jack Black True Vol­ume sham­poo work for me?

This sham­poo uses a plant extract that has been shown in some tri­als to be effec­tive in treat­ing hair loss in men. Say­ing that, no prod­uct is ever guar­an­teed to work for every­one. For some hair loss con­di­tions such as hered­i­tary hair loss, treat­ing the cause is more dif­fi­cult, but with other hair loss causes such as hor­monal imbal­ances or con­di­tions such as trac­tion alope­cia where the hair loss is not the result of inter­nal but exter­nal con­di­tions, the cause can and should be treated along­side the symp­toms for best effects.

What other prod­ucts are avail­able in the range?

A True Vol­ume con­di­tioner is avail­able, which is also suit­able for daily use and rec­om­mended for use every time you wash your hair.

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Review of Fushi Stimulator Herbal Shampoo


Posted by Danielle

This is a com­pletely nat­ural sham­poo aimed at increas­ing cir­cu­la­tion to the Fushi Stimulator Herbal Shampooscalp and is suit­able for both men and women to use. The Fushi sham­poo does not con­tain the stan­dard strong deter­gents found in most com­mer­cial sham­poos and so is very gen­tle on the scalp, while the plant derived active ingre­di­ents work to pro­mote hair growth.

The sci­ence behind the Fushi stim­u­la­tor sham­poo is based on essen­tial oils. The sham­poo includes oils of laven­der, rose­mary, cypress, bay and juniper along­side gera­nium and jojoba oils to nour­ish hair and scalp. The result is a lovely scented sham­poo that leaves hair shiny and man­age­able, as well as pro­mot­ing scalp circulation.

All of the essen­tial oils used in the sham­poo have been organ­i­cally grown and are cold pressed using mechan­i­cal means. This is said to pre­serve their active qual­i­ties bet­ter than heat-based press­ing tech­niques. It’s a nat­ural prod­uct based on tra­di­tional aro­mather­apy and herbal med­i­cine tech­niques that won’t dam­age exist­ing hair.

Active ingre­di­ents and what they do

The essen­tial oils in Fushi herbal stim­u­la­tor sham­poo have dif­fer­ent func­tions to aid hair growth. Rose­mary is a cir­cu­la­tion booster and herbal stim­u­la­tor that has been tra­di­tion­ally used to treat hair loss because of its effect of increas­ing blood flow to the hair fol­li­cles. It works by stim­u­lat­ing the fol­li­cles to pro­duce hair. Bay is a stim­u­la­tor and cleanser. The other oils are designed to reg­u­late the con­di­tion of the scalp, although the man­u­fac­turer does not spec­ify whether they are specif­i­cally aimed at bal­anc­ing the hair-loss induc­ing hor­mones as well.

How to use the Fushi stim­u­la­tor shampoo

Mas­sage into hair and scalp, rinse and repeat. This sham­poo is rec­om­mended for use as part of a three part range. As the sham­poo is com­pletely nat­ural, use it within six months of open­ing. This is a daily use sham­poo.

Will the Fushi sham­poo work for me?

This sham­poo tar­gets the hair fol­li­cles by gen­tle, nat­ural means and does not tar­get hor­monal imbal­ances. It may have a gen­tle effect suit­able for milder cases of hair loss and those that are not the result of genetic or hor­monal con­di­tions such as andro­genic alopecia.

For treat­ing trac­tion alope­cia, it may be used in con­juc­tion with other hair loss treat­ments for best results and is suit­able for peo­ple want­ing to use purely nat­ural prod­ucts with­out any of the chem­i­cals often thought of as being ulti­mately harm­ful to the hair.

Fushi Herbal Stim­u­la­tor sham­poo is also said to be a great solu­tion for limp, life­less hair. Whether it works for a par­tic­u­lar per­son will depend on a com­bi­na­tion of fac­tors, includ­ing the orig­i­nal cause of hair loss. It’s always best to be prop­erly diag­nosed by a health pro­fes­sional so that you can treat the under­ly­ing causes of the hair loss con­di­tion as well.

What other prod­ucts are avail­able in this range?

The Fushi range also includes a hair stim­u­la­tor lotion and a stim­u­late & bal­ance con­di­tioner, rec­om­mended for use together for the best results.

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