Good morning chaps. Another shampoo bar made the rotation this week in my search for a favourite. This bar is called Cafe Moreno and it looks like a big bar of chocolate! It contains coffee and clove oil and it evidently aimed more toward brunettes than blondes. The latter would be me but I had to try it anyway It lathered superbly and rinsed easily. My hair felt great but I did notice a while later that my scalp felt a bit itchy and I think it may be a bit drying for me. If you read the description from Chagrin Valley, they do say it has an astringent effect. I will use it another time or two and see how it goes. I suspect if you have good scalp conditioning and are not prone to dryness like I am, it would be great. My wife has luscious brunette hair and I may have her try this soap to see how she likes it.
I am going to limit my uses to Cafe Moreno, J.R. Liggett's, and Mystic Water for this week so as to get a decent idea of what the scalp conditioning is like. I had ordered about ten trial sizes from Chagrin Valley but want to keep the samplings manageable. If it proves of some interest to you chaps, I can try to consolidate the findings into some sort of ongoing shampoo review thread. I have copied the description of Cafe Moreno from Chagrin's site and have included here for reference.
Moreno is the Spanish word for brunette. Brunettes have been pouring fresh brewed coffee on their hair for centuries to help transform flat brown tones to into shiny, rich color and maybe even do away with some of those pesky gray strands. Made with cloves, to enhance warm tones, and quadruple strength fresh brewed coffee, which enriches brown hues and provides astringent benefits to your scalp, this shampoo is natural way of brightening dull brown hair. Olive oil, rich in oleic acid, promotes full-bodied hair and a healthy scalp. Rice bran contains proteins that may help strengthen the hair shaft and prevent split ends. It adds sheen and manageability while moisturizing and conditioning. Emollient rich, nourishing babassu oil moisturizes and restores hair strength and elasticity, for shiny, healthy-looking hair. Made with 20% unrefined shea butter which absorbs quickly into the scalp to provide deep nourishment for the hair shaft, as it moisturizes and softens dry, dull, or damaged hair; resulting in improved luster and manageability. The natural oil from the coffee beans adds luster to dry hair and studies done at a university in Germany suggest that caffeine promotes hair growth. The warm sensuous essential oil blend of clove, lavender, patchouli and ylang ylang blend nicely with a hint of coffee, promotes the natural moisture balance, and is beneficial for dry and damaged hair
Regards, Todd
I am going to limit my uses to Cafe Moreno, J.R. Liggett's, and Mystic Water for this week so as to get a decent idea of what the scalp conditioning is like. I had ordered about ten trial sizes from Chagrin Valley but want to keep the samplings manageable. If it proves of some interest to you chaps, I can try to consolidate the findings into some sort of ongoing shampoo review thread. I have copied the description of Cafe Moreno from Chagrin's site and have included here for reference.
Moreno is the Spanish word for brunette. Brunettes have been pouring fresh brewed coffee on their hair for centuries to help transform flat brown tones to into shiny, rich color and maybe even do away with some of those pesky gray strands. Made with cloves, to enhance warm tones, and quadruple strength fresh brewed coffee, which enriches brown hues and provides astringent benefits to your scalp, this shampoo is natural way of brightening dull brown hair. Olive oil, rich in oleic acid, promotes full-bodied hair and a healthy scalp. Rice bran contains proteins that may help strengthen the hair shaft and prevent split ends. It adds sheen and manageability while moisturizing and conditioning. Emollient rich, nourishing babassu oil moisturizes and restores hair strength and elasticity, for shiny, healthy-looking hair. Made with 20% unrefined shea butter which absorbs quickly into the scalp to provide deep nourishment for the hair shaft, as it moisturizes and softens dry, dull, or damaged hair; resulting in improved luster and manageability. The natural oil from the coffee beans adds luster to dry hair and studies done at a university in Germany suggest that caffeine promotes hair growth. The warm sensuous essential oil blend of clove, lavender, patchouli and ylang ylang blend nicely with a hint of coffee, promotes the natural moisture balance, and is beneficial for dry and damaged hair
Regards, Todd
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