Tara Smith feed the root hair care range review

Tara Smith feed the root hair care range
Product Name: Feed the root
Weight/Price:  250ml 8.4oz for £5.50 each
Made in: UK
Where to buy: Amazon, body care 2000, cult beauty
Shampoo Product Description: to stimulate and nourish dry hair and scalp with Bamboo extract.

The combination of the Bamboo and five Yeast extracts contained in this shampoo are designed to supplement the hair and scalp with essential minerals

Key ingredients are:

Bambusa Vulgaris leaf/stem extract which has been used for centuries in Asia and Hawaii to cure skin disorders. Bamboo’s smooth shiny properties are due to silica deposits within its stem.

The five yeast extracts are from zinc/copper/magnesium/iron/silicon which provide nutrients and have moisturising and cell renewing capabilities for both skin and hair

Menthol gives the shampoo its tingle factor

Organic fragrance

Cool Head 100% organic essential oil blend dominated by Cooling Peppermint and enriched with Patchouli, Cedar and a twist of sweet Aniseed.

Conditioner Product Description: 

to stimulate and nourish dry hair and scalp with Avocado oil

A combination of Avocado and Olive oil derived squalane to retain moisture, Marine Algae which can repair damaged hair and five Yeast extracts to provide dry hair and scalps with essential minerals and bind moisture to the hair shaft.

Key ingredients are:

Avocado Oil…This is included to provide moisture and to leave residual gloss and a soft feel to the hair

Olive oil derived Squalane is a high end ingredient usually used in premium skincare products, this is a non greasy oil with a very conditioning and moisturising action

Marine Algae is extracted from two algae plants Enteromorpha compressa and Himantalia elongata. It contains large quantities of amino acids which can repair damaged hair and has a moisturising effect from its moisture binding and film forming qualities

The five yeast extracts are from zinc/copper/magnesium/iron/silicon which provide nutrients and have moisturising and cell renewing capabilities for both skin and hair

Organic fragrance Cool Head 100% organic essential oil blend dominated by Cooling Peppermint and enriched with Patchouli, Cedar and a twist of sweet Aniseed.

 

 Personal Experience:  Tara Smith is a celebrity hair stylist to the stars; I wanted to find a new sulfate free shampoo and was over the moon when Cult beauty was having a pop up store in Selfridges. Tested for 2 months, the shampoo lathers really easy leaving the scalp with a tingling feeling, it smells of Colgate toothpaste for some reason. I still have half the bottle remaining it claims to nourish the hair and scalp. It didn’t nourish my hair but it sure stimulated my hair growth. The conditioner I hardly used any of the product, it still has 70% of the bottle. I did find that my hair tangled after shampooing and I’ve lost a lot of hair in the sink because it’s so thick. The conditioner untangles really well with just a walnut size amount. It also smelt like Colgate toothpaste. After blow drying my hair looked moderately shiny and it did not make my hair itchy or greasy quickly. Both products have a creamy consistency and the 250ml last for ages. 

Price: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Packaging: 4/5

Overall: 4/5

Pros: lathers really well
promoted hair growth
does not make scalp itchy

Cons: did not nourish hair

Would I re-purchase again? Maybe, only because it does not make my scalp itch, it does not nourish hair as it claims.

Cult Beauty pop up shop Selfridges London Thursday 27th Jan

Cult Beauty will be having a pop up shop on Thursday 27th Jan from 4-8pm at Selfridges. I will be picking up some Tara Smith haircare!
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Tara Smith Base Coat Serum review

Since I started to cut down on SLS, parabean and other nasty chemicals I was on the hunt to try new stuff. I came across Tara Smith hair range from cosmetic candy blog. Tara Smith is a well known celebrity hairdressers who has the likes of Demi Moore, Natalie Imbruglia, Lindsay Lohan, Kristen Davis as her clients.

Her hair care concentrates on being parabean, sodium laureth sulphate, phthalates and more free. The products are made in the UK, in Sussex, and do not test on animals. It is made with natural and organic earth friendly ingredients, vegan approved, BUAV approved. Her hair care range consists of 11 products.

Tara Smith Base Coat Serum

Packaging – Simple white bottle with a side twist application to open and close 50ml in size and cost £5.75 from bodaycare2000. A sticker with Tara Smith branding and I love the slogan “TESTED ON FILM STARS NOT ON ANIMALS”

Full ingredientsCyclopentasiloxane, Dimethiconal, Dimetihicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Parfum, Linalool, Limonene.

 

Active ingredients

Borage Oil, Citrus and Orange, 100% organic fragrance, including Lemon, Lavandin, Mandarin, Petitgrain, Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Gernaium, Clove and Anthopogon.

Key ingredients are:Borago Officinalis seed oil Gamma Linolenic Acid is used extensively as a nutritional supplement and in this context adds both nutrients and hydration to the hair.

Borage oil which has the highest level of Gamma Linolenic Acid and provides a good foundation for the hair.

Verdict – It is a really nice smelling natural product, the consistency is like any serums clear in colour and a gel like appearance. This product does contain silicones which just coat the hair (Dimetihicone), which is negative point for me. It helps control the frizz in the cold winter weather and helps keeps my hair sleek and in place, prep for blow drying the hair.

 Another negative was the poor bottle design, the bottle was shipped to me leaking, bodycare2000 did part refund me some money. I leave this on its side on my bed and the product leaked, now I only have 50% left. Tara smith website says her products are stocked in Tesco, but when I went there was none of the aisle I contacted both Tesco and Tara and they told me the line is pulled out in Tesco’s.

 I recommend buying these products online. Will I buy this product again? Well maybe, I just wished it was available in stores so I can pick it up; the bottle is so badly designed it is prone to leakage.