My Review of Beautycounter's Shampoo, Conditioner and Body Wash Review
Beautycounter’s Daily Shampoo & Conditioner as well as their Body Wash, Balm For All, and more!
All formulated without the use of over 1,800 harmful or questionable ingredients.
Our skin is our largest organ, and it takes approximately 26 Seconds for the stuff you put on your skin to enter your bloodstream. Did you know - Our skin is our body’s largest organ, and what you put on it can affect you in good and bad ways. Just think about Nicotine patches for those trying to quit smoking. Patches are applied directly to the skin and hopeful quitters can get their hit from the patch, which delivers Nicotine to them via their bloodstream.
It happens quickly, too. It’s been reported recently that it takes only 26 seconds for what you apply to your skin to be absorbed into your bloodstream.
This would be ok, if what we were putting on our skin was safe, healthy and superb for our wellbeing. But, there is no concrete definition of what is Natural when it comes to the beauty industry and reason for more concern is that there is no regulatory body overseeing it. Which means, anyone can put something in a bottle, tube or pot and call it natural, non-toxic or green…. And the sad thing is, that they do.
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I’m super excited to be sharing on the blog about Beautycounter’s Shampoo & Conditioner Review. You may not know this about me, but when I was on the quest to find a safer shampoo and conditioner, I was blown away by well it worked! There have been so many brands that are considered natural or clean, but they did not perform to my liking and left my hair feeling dry and brittle. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on the revamped packaging of their shower essentials line, along with the performance of the formulas. The body line has recently been repacked with elevated packaging as of January 2022. Beautycounter has an earth friendly goal to make ALL of their packaging either recyclable, refillable, reusable, or compostable by 2025. Slowly but surely, you’re going to see a sustainability initiative woven into each & every one of our products!
FUN FACT:
This was the very first product I tried from Beautycounter! This is preciously what got me hooked on the brand. I thought to myself if they can get this right, I can’t wait to try the skincare lines!
Beautycounter Shampoo is truly the best clean shampoo I’ve ever tried! What blew me away was that it actually had a lather, whereas a lot of clean beauty shampoos do not, and I always struggled with dryness. With Beautycounter I don’t, and it made my scalp feel so good too, cleansed and refreshed! It smells amazing thanks to the happy and fresh grapefruit scent, plus I have long hair, and it creates nice waves too! I’m able to keep a curl without weighing down my hair. I wash my hair every 3-4 days. I work out every day, so typically by day 3 I’m ready for a good scrub. Not only that, but I love that my Beautycounter shampoo doesn’t contribute to any buildup on my scalp, it doesn’t irritate my scalp, which was important to me.
With the updated packaging, on the body line, the daily shampoo is now refillable! When you run out, simply recycle the aluminum bottle & hang onto the pump. You’ll want to reuse the pump on your shampoo refill. Can you imagine how many pumps we are able to save? Plus not only that, but having a refillable bottle without the pump decreases fossil fuel use by an estimated 13%, relative to purchasing a complete product. Whoa!
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Daily Shampoo
Benefits:
Gentle for everyday use
Thoroughly cleanses & refreshes hair
Bright Grapefruit scent provides an uplifting shower experience
Featured Ingredients:
Provitamin B5: Moisturizes & strengthens hair to help reduce split ends.
Grapefruit peel oil: An essential oil with an uplifting scent.
Daily Conditioner in Bright Grapefruit
I love the Beautycounter’s Daily Conditioner just as much as the shampoo! It smells amazing thanks to the happy and fresh grapefruit scent, but it’s really an amazing product for nourishing & detangling your hair. I have really long hair, so I need a conditioner that can detangle my hair without it feeling like I’m pulling or tugging at my strands. Thanks to the conditioning provitamin B5, which is one of the featured ingredients, it detangles like a charm! The formula of this conditioner doesn’t weigh down my hair, and a little goes a long way. My experience, outside of Beautycounter’s Daily Conditioner, is I’ve had to use MUCH more product to get the same effect. Play with the amount for your own specific hair type, but for me, I use about two nickle size amounts.
And just like the Daily Shampoo, this Daily Conditioner is refillable! When you run out, simply recycle the aluminum bottle & hang onto the pump! You’ll want to reuse the pump on your conditioner refill!
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Benefits:
Conditions hair after every use
Nourishes & hydrates, leaving hair feeling super soft
Detangles & smoothes strands
Bright Grapefruit scent provides an uplifting shower experience
Featured Ingredients:
Provitamin B5: Moisturizes & strengthens hair to help reduce split ends.
Grapefruit peel oil: An essential oil with an uplifting scent.
Body Wash in Citrus Mimosa
I am OBSESSED with Beautycounter’s Body Wash! The nourishing formula is designed to leave your skin feeling clean, soft, & hydrated. And it definitely does just that! Plus, the Citrus Mimosa scent is just heavenly! If you really want to elevate your shower experience, grab this body wash! It will NOT leave you disappointed. You will awaken your skin and your senses while in the shower, leaving you feeling refreshed, feeling like spa-worthy experience. I also shave my legs with body wash and my razor glides really smoothly and my legs feel super hydrated afterwards.
And when you’re running low? Simply refill it (and feel good about your daily choices), recycle this aluminum bottle when it’s empty and hang on to your pump—it will attach to your refill bottle.
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Benefits:
Non-drying, creamy texture that gently cleanses skin
Leaves skin feeling soft, nourished, & hydrated
Provides a refreshing, clean citrus scent
Will lather up really nicely
Featured Ingredients:
Gentle surfactants: With coconut-derived fatty acids to cleanse skin without stripping moisture.
Provitamin B5: Moisturizes & conditions, leaving skin feeling soft.
Stretch Your Dollar Further and Grab the Shower Essentials Bundle HERE!
The Daily Shampoo in Bright Grapefruit, Daily Conditioner in Bright Grapefruit, & Body Wash in Citrus Mimosa are available to shop individually OR you can grab all three within the Shower Essentials bundle for a discounted price!
The feedback from my clients, has been nothing short of amazing about our body bar! When you open up the package, of this Body Bar, you will be blown away with how amazing it smells! The clean Citrus Mimosa scent will awaken your senses and it is so refreshing. How does it perform?! I’m glad you asked! You can expect it to cleanse your skin without stripping away any moisture and, similar to the Body Wash, it will give you a really nice lather once wet. Overall it’s HEAVENLY!
The Body Bar has this scrumptious scent and ever so nourishing formula, and not to mention it’s an extremely sustainable choice for the planet. No bottle or caps here! As shown in the photo above, this Body Bar comes in a recyclable paper carton, completely free from any plastic. WIN!
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Benefits:
Forms into a creamy lather
Leaves skin feeling soft & hydrated
Doesn’t strip skin of moisture
Provides a refreshing & clean citrus scent
Featured Ingredients:
Coconut-derived base: Produces a creamy lather, & gently cleanses without stripping skin of moisture.
I’ve been a lover of the Countermatch Adpative Body Lotion for as long as I can remember, but as time goes by Beautycounter has decided to discontinue my beloved Countermatch body lotion, which there might have been some tears when I heard the news. This lotion has been a favorite of mine for YEARS. I could not live without it! Anyway, as times change, and changes are made with products, which naturally happens with every company, I tried the new Body Lotion. Let me tell you, was I happily surprised how amazing this lotion was! It is not greasy and fast-absorbing with just the right amount of moisture then this Body Lotion is going to be your new go-to favorite! I can’t tell you how much I resist change sometimes, but only to find out I actually LOOOOOVE this lotion so much more! So, if you’re looking for massive hydration and skin that feels nourished then give this a try! If you are looking for a THICKER and more rich balm-type lotion – you’ll love the Melting Body Balm! What’s in the formula that makes it so amazing?! Well, this formula contains a nourishing blend of organic safflower seed oil & organic coconut oil that leaves skin feeling soft & supple all day. My skin in the winter is so happy!
It’s also refillable too! When you run out, simply recycle the aluminum bottle and don’t throw out the pump! You’ll want to reuse the pump on your body lotion refill!
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Benefits:
Hydrates skin, leaving it feeling soft, smooth, & supple
Lightweight, non-greasy formula that absorbs quickly into skin
The Bright Grapefruit scent provides an uplifting experience upon application.
Featured Ingredients:
Organic coconut oil: Known to absorb quickly to help hydrate & nourish the skin.
Organic safflower oil: Helps smooth & moisturize, leaving skin with a healthy glow.
Balm For All
Those of you who loved the baby balm, don’t worry we still have it, but it was repacked as the Balm For All since everyone can benefit from it! It is still as amazing, and you can still use on your gorgeous babies! I just started using this balm within the past couple of months with the dryer months here, this has been a true savior to my dry feet and cuticles. I’ve started to apply this balm to my feet every night, and cuticles, and it’s been helping so much! Not only that, but I was getting so many hang nails and really wanted to alleviate them because they do hurt at times! The formula is extremely soothing (why it’s so good for babies!) and is designed to help relieve chapped, cracked, and irritated skin! Since it’s so gentle, you won’t have any issues applying it on delicate areas like your lips and eyelids! Such a great multipurpose product for the whole family.
All the body care products were repackaged, so this product is made from approximately 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin that comes from curbside recycling programs, which is so wonderful. Beautycounter has incorporated PCR into many of our product packaging tubes and bottles over the past year, which makes me so happy!
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Benefits:
Multipurpose balm moisturizes & nourishes skin of all types & ages
Gentle enough for babies & sensitive skin
Hydrates delicate areas like lips, eyelids, & cuticles
Fragrance-free
Featured Ingredients:
Shea butter: Moisturizes & conditions for softer, smoother skin.
Jojoba oil: Helps soothe skin & maintain skin’s moisture.
Organic sunflower oil: Absorbs quickly & helps moisturize skin.
Softening Hand Lotion & Hand Wash
In 2020, we had this gorgeous clear frosted glass packaging, launch for 2020 Holiday Collection. Everyone, including myself, went absolutely crazy about it! As of January 2022, they’re back as a part of our core line in BEAUTIFUL new glass bottles! The formula of this Softening Hand Lotion & Hand Wash is sumptuous. I use the hand lotion every single day, it’s right next to sinks within my home, and it’s really lightweight but yet super hydrating, non-greasy, and actually doubles as an amazing body moisturizer. The Hand Wash smells so good, just like the hand lotion, which will gently cleanse your hands while not stripping away any moisture from the skin. Both come in a beautiful glass bottle and have a Soft Neroli scent, which smells refreshing and lively! It’s not strong at all, just the right amount of moisture and scent!
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Benefits:
HAND LOTION: leaves your hands feeling immediately hydrated, softens & soothes dry hands, and features a lightweight, non-greasy formula…also can double as a body moisturizer, which is really amazing and cost-effective
HAND WASH: gently cleanses without stripping skin of moisture, helps to revive and soften hands, and leaves hands feeling supple smooth and oh so soft
Featured Ingredients:
HAND LOTION: Organic Safflower Seed Oil to help hydrate skin, Jojaba Oil to help soothe & moisturize skin, & Shea Butter to help hydrate & condition skin.
HAND WASH: Murumuru Butter provides a creamy lather & leaves hands feeling soft & smooth, & gentle surfactants with coconut-derived fatty acids to cleanse skin without stripping moisture.
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P.S. Any product you use on a regular basis should be cleaned often (psst: your beauty cabinet will look and feel much nicer when you’re finished, too). So, grab the soap, a little water, and get cleansing. As you clean, be sure to check each period-after-opening (PAO) symbol while you’re at it. Beautycounter products specify the number of months that you can expect them to be safe for use. Look for a tiny period-after-opening (PAO) symbol of an open lid pot with a note like “12M”, which means the product’s lifespan is 12 months from the time you open it if it’s been stored and used properly. You may be due to replace some of your old #betterbeauty—which will make it, well, even better.
>>> UPDATE: Since Beautycounter has shut down and we don’t know when it’ll be back, I have found a shampoo replacement in the meantime. The Oliveda H23 Shampoo has been a godsend since not having my Beautycounter shampoo, dare I say I like it even more?! You can try it here, and if you don’t like it, you can return it within 365 days and it ships FREE! I really love the way my hair feels and shines. I have had one client who has noticealble seen her change in texture and hair growth!
Conditioner replacement, I love this. This has an intensive care and repair course of treatment for your hair and scalp. It immediately nourishes the hair and scalp for really amazing results. I don’t like any conditioners that are heavy or leave my hair feeling greasy, and this really worked! I love Beautycounter’s hair and conditioner, but I’m saying it again, I love this even more! This conditioner has fresh green olive leaf cell elixir, so your hair and scalp is again supplied with essential vitamins and minerals; restoring the scalp to a natural balance, and giving tired, dull hair a healthy luster and bounce within 5-10 minutes of application. This also works for very sensitive and irritated scalps. Try the H22 Hair and Scalp Treatment, you’ve got nothing to lose with the full year return policy!
Body Wash Replacement: B53 Grapefruit Rose Shower Gel is the closest to the Beautycounter Citrus Mimosa I have found. I love how this glides on my skin and doesn’t leave a tacky film. It’s clean and smells wonderful! I’ve noticed less skin dryness since switching to hydroxytyrosol based shower gel, which I appreciate since I’m premenopausal and dry skin is something I struggle with daily.
Body Lotions/Serums: B16 Cell Active Body Serum, has a detoxifying, decongestant effect, that helps tighten and firm the skin. I have never really been a believer in any body type lotions and potions that claim to help skin firmness and cellulite, but this one proved me wrong. I was really surprised how well this worked and after applying the serum, I do not need additional lotion, it’s hydrating enough and really helps my skin creepiness, firmness and cellulite. That’s a win all around. If you didn’t love the idea of the body serum, then I recommend the B15 Anti Aging Body Cream, that provides intense moisture and helps to stimulate cell regeneration. The scent is lighter in nature and the cream packs a punch with hydration but not being too thick, greasy or heavy.
