I used to dye my grey hair prior to the pandemic, but during the lockdown it had to revert back to grey, and I didn't bother dyeing it afterwards. However, grey hair brought its problems - my hair has tended to be very frizzy and flyaway, and despite being of a mature age, it is still oily, and now seems to be getting thinner. I have struggled therefore to find a shampoo that suits it.

I was intrigued when I saw this shampoo which is specially formulated for grey hair. I didn't know the Puradoro brand, but saw it is made in Italy, so decided to give it a go.

When I opened it up, with my hair all wet, I was a bit horrified to see that it is an inky black colour, and was a bit nervous about putting it on my hair, if I am honest. The shampoo also is quite thin, so I wondered whether it would lather up.

I proceeded, and was pleased that it did lather quite well, although the grey foam it produced at first was a bit disconcerting!! It smells nice and fresh, and you can certainly smell the essential oils in it.

Once I had rinsed it off, I washed it again with just a small amount of the shampoo and it lathered very well and the foam was not so grey. I left it on for a couple of minutes then washed it off well, and used the matching conditioner.

I styled it in the usual way, and was very pleased that my hair was extremely soft, but still had body and wasn't at all flyaway. I normally wash my hair twice a week, so will definitely continue using this shampoo. Over time it is supposed to darken grey hair, and I suppose that this is because it has indigofera in it, which also explains the black colour of the shampoo. I have only used it twice, so obviously it is too early to tell, but the fact that my grey hair is now definitely more controllable is good enough for me.

Пластмасова бутилка шампоан от 200 мл / 6,8 течни унции. Предназначен е за тониране на руса коса, здрави корени и контролиране на посивялата коса.

Предлага се в картонена кутия. Не е опакован в пластмаса. Което е хубаво.

Пластмасовата бутилка изисква да натиснете половината от горната част, за да може другата половина да ви позволи да извадите продукта от нея. Натиснете отново, когато сте готови, за да я затворите. Отне ми малко време да разбера това. Доста удобна система е, когато свикнете с нея.

Не е тестван върху животни. Без силикон. И още три неща са безплатни. Не мога да кажа какви, защото надписът за това на дъното на бутилката е толкова малък, че не можах да видя дори с лупа.

Шампоанът е черен и рядка течност. Нанася се добре и дава по-голяма пяна, отколкото очаквах. Беше добро почистване.

Доста е скъп. Понякога свалям една звезда за неща, които са толкова скъпи, че се чудиш дали си заслужават. Но качеството на този и количеството, което получавате, ме кара да се придържам към четворка. Ако искате да контролирате сивото - въпреки че ще е необходима продължителна употреба - и нямате нищо против да платите по-висока цена, си струва да опитате.

A 200ml / 6.8 fl oz plastic bottle of shampoo. It's for blonde hair toning, healthy roots, and controlling grey hair.

It comes in a cardboard box. It's not wrapped in plastic. Which is nice.

The plastic bottle does require you to press down on half of the top in order to make the other half allow you to get the product out of it. Push again when done to close it up. Did take me a moment to figure this out. It's quite a nifty system when you get used to it.

It's cruelty free. Silicon free. And three other things free. Can't say what because the print for this on the bottom of the bottle is so small I couldn't see, even with a magnifying glass.

The shampoo is black and thin liquid. It does go on well though and give more of a lather than I expected. It was a good clean.

It is rather expensive. Sometimes I drop a star for things that are so much you wonder if they're worth it. But the quality of this one and the amount you get means I am inclined to stick with a four. If you want to control the grey - although long term use will be required - and you don't mind paying premium, it's worth a go.