I absolutely love this product! It smells amazing just like all the other products Vicki makes. It lathers up even in hard water which is so hard to find in a dread shampoo and most importantly it leaves my hair clean and fresh, everyone always comments on how amazing my hair smells :) My locks have come along so far since using this, I see major changes after every wash. The service you get from Vicki is wonderful and I will continue to buy my hair products from her! THANK YOU!! Much love and light.
This liquid shampoo doesn't lather as readily as the bar shampoos. What I do is I wet my hair thoroughly, and then work a small dime-sized dollop into my scalp and rinse. Then I repeat the process, with a little more shampoo, and the lather that results is a lot nicer.
The first time I used this shampoo, my dreads were noticeably more locked-up, but they also got a lot softer. This shouldn't be a problem, since it won't prevent them from locking because they didn't get silky/conditioned, but the second and third times I used this shampoo, I noticed that my dreads were also starting to puff out and frizz more, so they look less locked-up. (I wash and separate about once every four days.) For new dreads, though, this is definitely better than the bars, because all my dreads are still intact. The bars were really great, but for some reason they completely undid some of my dreads and I didn't see much progress with the ones that stayed in.
I've also noticed that the liquid shampoo is a lot gentler than the bars, without losing any cleaning power. Whenever I wash my hair, some of the product I'm using will always get on my face. The bars would make my forehead sting and feel kind of stretched and dry, but the liquid is really pleasant. I even got some in my eye the other day, and although it didn't feel good, it was more of a minor irritation that went away after a few blinks rather than a painful experience that made me scream.
The nag champa smells fantastic. I'm ordering the patchouli next, although I'm a little scared, since I don't know what patchouli smells like and I've heard some bad things.
I was using a different company's shampoo on my new dreads, and discovered this site while cruising around the net. After browsing the products, I decided to try out the Nag Champa liquid shampoo as well as the Satsuma bar. My order arrived in 3 days (Excellent job!!!), and I HAD to try out my new treasures! I used the Nag Champa liquid and fell in love!!! This shampoo (both in fact) smells PHENOMENAL!!!!! I wanted to just stay in the bathroom and bask in the glorious scent! This shampoo rinses really clean, leaving no residue, and my hair felt super afterwards. I will definitely keep ordering the various shampoos in the future, as this stuff is hands-down the best shampoo I have ever used!!! Forget the other chemical-laden, residue-leaving mumbo-jumpo where it belongs, on the store shelf collecting dust. If you want something truly wonderful, something made with care that will surely not let you down, then go with the superior quality and excellent customer service of Bucks County Soap Factory and dreadlockshampoo.com I promise you will fall in love as I did!!!!