Damsel with Distressed Dry Hair - Product Review - Forest Essentials Mashobra Honey & Vanilla Hair Cleanser - Part 2

Hello, all you beautiful people of the Internet ! 

How are you all doing ? I have my weekly off today. Well yes, most people have weekends off but lesser mortals like me have a weekly off on Tuesday when the entire world is buried nose-deep in work ! Sigh ! At least, the malls are empty if I want to shop though :p 

So today I will be following through with a review on the second product from Forest Essentials which is the Step 2 of the Damsel with Distressed Hair Regime. For all those that are new here please go to the link below for Part 1.

Step 1

STEP 2 - Shampoo - Mashobra Honey & Vanilla Hair Cleanser 

Product Claims - Forest Essentials Hair Cleansers are specifically designed to cleanse your hair without any harmful after effects. Bhringraj, Reetha and Henna are well known in Ayurveda for hair. Actives from herbs like henna and thyme along with Lecithin provide natural cleansing with moisture and smoothness to make your hair clean with shine and manageability. Natural soap of Reetha gently cleanses the dirt and excess oil from hair. Ingredients like Bay leaf oil and Bhringaraj act as hair tonics to promote hair growth.

Product Ingredients - Coconut Oil Derivatives 25%, Reetha 5%, Soya Protein 2%, Shikakai 2%, Bay Leaf Oil 1%, Bhringaraj 0.5%, Thyme 0.5%, Lechithin 0.5%, Organic Honey 0.4%, Heena 0.2%, Vanilla Extract 0.05%, Imidazolidinyl Urea ( Paraben free) 0.5%, Base QS

Packaging & Quantity - The Product comes in a 200 ML Spray Bottle form for INR 775. I bought the Travel Size Bottle which was 50 ML for INR 250. The travel packaging was easy to use and sturdy however since the Shampoo has thick consistency the Full Size Spray Bottle might be a little cumbersome to deal with. The bottles are extremely cute. I have Medium hair length, somewhere between my shoulders to my back. The Travel Size Quantity seems enough for about 6 - 7 washes. 

The Product - The Shampoo is a deep Amber in color, sort of like a shimmering Honey color and it smells Heavenly !! The product smells so so wonderful and even better is the fact that the fragrance lingers for a while even after your hair have dried . The shampoo is of a good consistency, neither too thick nor too runny. Since it does not contain any harsh chemicals, the shampoo lathers less than the usual shampoos however it does its job just fine. It is not too moisturizing and leaves the hair clean and light. However, the cleanser does little for the frizziness that comes from having dry hair, specially ends. It does not smooth out the hair as it claims and neither does it add shine to the hair specially if used on the hair without oiling or conditioning them.

Pros: 

• The Fragrance is heavenly without being too pungent
• Thoroughly cleanses hair without leaving behind residue
• Good for Normal Hair Type
• Mild Cleanser with no harsh chemicals
• Parabens Free

Cons:

• The packaging is not very user friendly ( Full Size)
• Definitely heavy on the pocket specially for people with longer hair
• Does not help with Smoothing of the Hair as claimed
• Does not Add any shine to the hair as claimed 
• Provides good results only if used with Conditioner 

Availability - The product is available throughout Delhi at a number of Forest Essentials Retail Store. Forest Essentials truly does pamper its customers when it comes to the final packaging of their products - Complete with Butter Paper, Dry Flowers and A nice Handmade paper HandBag. All the more reason, I love picking up stuff from their Retail Stores. Alternatively you can purchase their products online from their own website viz http://www.forestessentialsindia.com/ or even third party websites like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal etc.

Overall, its an okay product that though it smells great, does not do much for Dry/Damaged hair. It does what is expected out of any normal hair cleaner. I wouldn't buy the full product size and would rate the product a 3/5.

Thats it for today folks ! Next on the blog would be a review of the Final Product in this Range which is the Mashobra Wild Honey & Vanilla Hair Conditioner. Hope my post was helpful ! Meanwhile, request you guys to please let me know if you have any questions/suggestions/comments. You can also email me at carryonmania@gmail.com. Hope you all have a great week ahead !

Much Love and Carry on ! <3