Let's Get Botanical

Botanics Intenseley Hydrating Shampoo £3.49 at Boots Botanics Instantly Hydrating Conditioner £3.49 at Boots

The Boots Botanics range has always been quite appealing to me as they have natural ingredients extracted from plants in Kew Gardens - a national trust sight right round the corner from me. I've got vivid memories of Kew from school trips where the guide would tell us about how beatles are crushed up to make the colour in our smarties (the horror!)

Their skincare is good and cheap across the board, particular favourites of mine are the creamy cleanser and toner from the all-bright range and the oil based makeup remover. But I was curious about their haircare; these were on 3 for 2 at boots and I needed dry shampoo too for my greasy ass/dyed to hell locks. 

Trick is to only ever use shampoo on the roots to mid-lengths of your hair, especially if it's in bad condition, dry or damaged. The tube on this says:

"Quenches thirsty hair...tames frizz...formulated without sulphates and parabens...active plant extract White Quinoa is pack with plant proteins, sugars and amino acids which help to nourish the hair"

Pros

• Leaves hair feeling very clean, like very squeaking clean
• Nice sort of biscuity scent which lingers 
• Hair is pretty soft after
• Thick creamy texture which lathers up well
• Doesn't weigh down hair like many products

Cons

• Only 250ml - not the most economic choice for students with long hair
• Apart from that NONE

Conditioner should always be limited to the mid-lengths to ends of your hair unless you want a greasy scalp ew. The Tube:

"Rich conditioner quenches thirsty hair and tames frizz. It is proven to moisturise and help repair damage, leaving hair silky soft with a natural shine. It is great to moisturise and strengthen normal or dry hair"

Pros

• Left my hair pretty soft
• Nice thick texure
• Did make my hair kinda shiny
• Wasn't as frizzed or dried out in the following days

Cons

• Didn't get that dramatic results overall as my hair has been abused, dyed and dried out to the point of no return

7/10 for meeee