Burt's Bees: Baby Shampoo and Body Wash

In my quest for the perfect shampoo for Leoling's fabulous hair, I've seen some fairly positive reviews of Burt's Bees products. However, I've ALSO seen that a bottle of their baby shampoo/body wash tends to cost around eight dollars, and I couldn't even smell them first. So, I got pretty excited when I found a trial size, one ounce bottle at a local shop.

I admit that after the Ricitos de Oro incident, I really wanted to aim for trying more 'natural,' low chemical shampoos. Burt's Bees products tend to come up when these concerns are raised. EWG's Skin Deep page, which rates the relative safety of health and beauty products, gives this product a pretty good rating.

I paid for this on my own. At two dollars for an ounce, it's sort of a middling priced product.

So, without further ado:

Burt's Bees Baby Bee Shampoo & Wash

Leoling's puppet is modeling in his place for now.
I'll rewash his hair to get after shots for you later.

First Impressions:
The scent was a faint honey odor, with a weird, hard to describe under-scent. The texture was thin and light, and the fluid was very faintly honey colored. It sudsed readily and took very little to work.

Trying it Out:
The thinness of the liquid was handy, as the bottle is a little stiff and hard to squeeze. It took only a dime-sized amount, and might have taken less, to soap up Leo's hair and have some to spare for his skin. It sudzed readily, though not excessively, and rinsed away easily without obvious residue. The under-scent faded during use, leaving the overall experience one of a faintly sugary honey scent and easy washing. After rinsing, his skin did feel a little dry, though. His hair was quite shiny, light, and moderately manageable afterwards, but there was no obvious moisturizing effect.

Overall:
I didn't think I was going to like this one once I popped the seal and smelled it. However, after giving it a try, I could see switching off to this one periodically when my favorite seems to be less effective. It cleans well, but lacks the moisturizing quality I was hoping to find to promote scalp health. His skin felt a little less smooth afterwards, so I made sure to lotion him up extra well. He seemed to enjoy the scent, which was a good sign. This one isn't one to use on fine hair if you want it to smooth down without effort, but that baby fluff look is easily accomplished without the dried out effect Ricitos de Oro left.

However, Baby Bee is some pricy stuff. That's my limiting factor in settling for a bigger bottle of this one--I just don't love it enough to pay an average of eight dollars a bottle for it.