by Gina Rafkind

OBE NOTE : This product was presented to us as “a 100% Vegan… all natural, sulfate, silicone and cruelty free cleansing duo powered by Wheat and Silk Amino Acids. The line excels at moisturizing dry, damaged hair from the inside out, while providing superior hair color protection with each use.” Not so much, yet Gina used it and her review follows.

White Sands Hydrating Shampoo and Conditioner is for color treated hair and is meant to clean the hair gently and also to condition without weighing the hair down. Both products do not contain organic ingredients. The shampoo is sulfate and silicone free. They do use some natural ingredients but there is coloring and synthetic fragrance added.

I loved the shape of the bottles.They are easy to squeeze and hold onto because of the shape. The scent of the shampoo is a little strong for me. The conditioner has a more subtle scent, but still stronger than I like.

Products reviewed:

White Sands hydrating shampoo,  7.6 ounces  $12.00 US

White Sands hydrating conditioner,  7.6 ounces  $15.00 US

Number of times used on myself:  5

Number of times used on clients:  6+

Review:  I did not like this product for my own hair. I have fine hair, but a lot of it and although my hair felt clean, I felt it was too squeaky clean and I needed to use a styling product with it so my hair felt softer.

I also was not crazy how the shampoo and conditioner worked on my clients. I used it on my clients with coarse, fine, and dry hair – all of which have color-treated hair. I felt I needed to use an extra leave-in conditioner because their hair did not feel soft and moisturized, but the product did leave some shine.

Overall:  I’m not the biggest fan of this product because of how it made my hair feel. My hair felt a little on the dry side and I don’t feel like it leaves the hair moisturized like it said it would.