I don't know about any other long-haired girls out there, but I cannot survive without detangling spray. It is essential for life. Lol. Or for convenience anyway.
When showering, I have a specific routine. I usually shampoo, rinse thoroughly, apply conditioner, and then when I'm done doing everyone else, I slightly wet my conditioned hair and comb the conditioner through it with a wide-toothed comb. After detangling this way, I rinse, and wrap up my hair to get out of the shower. Even though I take that extra step to help detangle, by the time my hair has towel dried a little bit in my wrap and I'm ready to comb out and style my hair, there is no way I can just easily glide a comb through it.
As a result, over the years I've tried many different detanglers. Most of the ones that you come across for instance in your local grocery store or "superstore" (i.e. Walmart or Target) are really designed for kids and do an okay job without anything fancy involved. They are pretty much interchangeable and I would usually end up just dumping one into the other as I went and hoping for the best. But four or five years ago I discovered the Rainforest Radiance Detangling Spray at The Body Shop.
It actually used to be "Bilberry Detangler" but was reformulated in the last year along with the products that now have become the Rainforest Hair Collection. The Body Shop has created its own Eco-Responsible, Eco-Conscious product label for items that it specially formats with health and the environment in mind. The Rainforest Hair Collection has no sulfates, no silicones, no colorants, and no parabens.
They created their own eco and health-conscious label because there is no set of universal international standards for beauty products. So they started their own label to put on new or reformulated items that they took special care with to reflect those values. They don't have many products with the label yet, but I feel that means they are respecting what they've created and aren't just throwing it on anything they feel might look or sound better with it.
So yeah, back to the Rainforest Radiance Detangling Spray. It was great when I had it and it was known as the Bilberry Detangler. I thought that with the reformulation and the elimination of sulfates, silicones, colorants, and/or parabens from that collection that it would probably not work nearly as good and might go back to being just like any other detangler.
I was honestly really impressed with the new formula. It definitely works extremely well, and it only takes a few spritzes to make a difference. Two sprays on top, two with my head flipped over to cover the underneath, and my wide-toothed comb slips right through. It's amazing. I highly recommend it for anyone who takes longer then thirty seconds to comb through their hair after towel drying it.
Scent: 4 (Good, but very faint. Can't really smell much.)
Health: 4.75 (The only thing it doesn't have going for it is organic ingredients.)
Ethics: 4.5 (The Body Shop is a pretty decent company as discussed in previous posts.)
Does what it says: 5 (An absolutely fabulous detangler & light conditioner.)
Overall: 4.75 (Does a terrific job!)
Health: 4.75 (The only thing it doesn't have going for it is organic ingredients.)
Ethics: 4.5 (The Body Shop is a pretty decent company as discussed in previous posts.)
Does what it says: 5 (An absolutely fabulous detangler & light conditioner.)
Overall: 4.75 (Does a terrific job!)
