Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Rahua Voluminous shampoo & Conditioner

Rahua is a range of haircare products based around the restorative properties of Rahua Nut Oil (found in the Amazon rainforest), the oil is meant to be able to deeply penetrate the hair's cortex to restore and repair. The range is free of synthetics, parabens and sulphates and is 100% vegan and the brand denote the products as organic.
I'd had good results from the original shampoo and conditioner, so was interested when they expanded the collection to include a Voluminous Shampoo and conditioner.
The shampoo (£26) has a light feel and leaves the hair feeling very clean and does create some body/volume. Unfortunately I have very sensitive skin and I found this too drying for my scalp and it made my head feel itchy. It might well be things like the citric juice or eucalyptus that I reacted to, but given my high sensitivities I'm not particularly surprised as I don't have a good success rate with shampoos.
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The conditioner (£27.50) has a light weight texture (much lighter than the original) it de-tangles the hair and leaves it soft. Such is the lightness it can also be used as a styling add, using a bit on dry hair to give a nice shine and cut down on the frizz.
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For damaged hair such as mine these do not provide enough nourishment nor did I feel like they strengthened the hair. However, though these are not really suitable for me I do think both products deliver on creating volume and bounce to the hair and I also found they made my natural hair colour look a lot brighter.

I bought these from zuneta.com
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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 March 2012 at 12:15

    Thanks for the review - I was considering these.

    I think it might be the lemongrass essential oil that bothered your scalp - it's quite a strong essential oil and I don't think I'd care for it in shampoo. Louise at Get Lippie had a similar issue with Gielly Green shampoo, which also uses Lemongrass.

    I like the original Rahua (have just re-purchased that) - think I will stick to that variant!

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    1. Unknown9 March 2012 at 12:31

      Hi Grace,
      Its very interesting that you say that as I felt a bit itchy after using the GG shampoo. I'm going to have a look through the other shampoos that have caused me problems to see if they had lemongrass in them as well. Thanks for this x

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  2. Meeta7 March 2012 at 13:32

    I purchased the travel sizes of these from Zuneta and I do really like them - I was especially impressed by the conditioner as it doesn't sit on the surface but rather my hair absorbs it more and it feels nourished.

    My scalp can be prone to irritation so I'm hesitant about shampoos, but so far this has been okay and I think I will eventually purchase the full-sizes as well as maybe giving the original shampoo a go in the smaller size.

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    1. Unknown9 March 2012 at 12:35

      Hi Meeta,
      I didn't think to see if they sold travel sizes, I should have thought of that.
      I guess I am just overly senstive as it doesn't take much for a product to upset me. I'm trying sans ceuticals at the moment and getting on well with them :)

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    2. Meeta9 March 2012 at 14:54

      Interested to hear how you get on with them as I have been eyeing some of the products.

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  3. Makeup and Mutts7 March 2012 at 19:43

    I'd really like to try these! My hair doesn't tend to get too dry so I think they may work for me.

    The bottles look so pretty!

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    1. Unknown9 March 2012 at 12:39

      Hi Vintage Makeup,
      I do think they would be good for the summer months as they are really lightweight x

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  4. Holistic Green Beauty10 March 2012 at 10:25

    Great review!

    Have you tried the non volume version of the shampoo and conditioner from Rahua? They are my favourite shampoo and conditioner but I just think they are too expensive in the UK so I don't buy them often. I do love the way the conditioner doubles up as a styling cream though which helps get rid of frizz and makes your hair shine like crazy!

    Best wishes

    Danny x

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    1. Unknown10 March 2012 at 13:01

      Hi Danny,
      Thanks :)
      Yes, I have tried the non volume versions and really like them, I'm very tempted to try their finishing treatment as well as I have heard great things about that x

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