I'm sorry to be a downer. I tried this product a couple of years ago hoping for the squeaky clean/stimulating effect of the salt. I also thought it would help create shine for my frizzy/dry hair. I think I used it twice - I felt that it was difficult to work the salt through my hair to keep it on my scalp, so I used a lot of product. I had trouble rinsing all the salt chunks out, and I didn't notice any benefits. I do like other Lush products (the exfoliating bars and bath bombs are wonderful!), but this shampoo is just not for me.

My first day of training at LUSH was last night. It was wonderful! I got to test a whole bunch of products and learn a lot about the brand. I also learned, in our basic haircare overview, that you should NOT use Big or Seanik on color-treated hair, as the salt causes color to fade faster. Things you can use, however, are: any other LUSH shampoo! I recommend Ultimate Shine for limp and dull hair, Curly Wurly or Godiva for dry hair, and Jumping Juniper for oily hair if you're into the solid shampoos. I Love Juicy is great for getting all the crap out of your hair and leaving it squeaky clean and volumized, so those of us with color-treated hair and fine hair may want to give that a whirl!

HEY Sharond!!! Great review and so glad you're on the job!!!LUSH...OMG...the word brings me to my knees.I had tried several years ago to order from the website only to have my products arrive in a melted,sordid-state here in South Texas where it gets hot and stays hot and honestly,customs didnt' care at the time,LOL! They only "ship" from Canada and the US stores can't ship to you.:( Trust me,I've tried to bribe them and it's a no go.Soooo....whenever I traveled someplace that had a "physical LUSH",I'd haul a small suitcase with me with FULL intent on filling it up and bringing it home...pre the airlines feeling they have to charge us $25.00 for a damn checked bag! Best haul was at the LUSH in New Orleans 2 years ago when my husband was also intrigued by the incredible sights,smells,and fabulous staff(every one I've been in has wonderful LUSHIES who work there!) and spoiled me ridiculously,two suitcases that trip,LOL! Fast forward...I beg my sis in Orlando to ship me stuff now,I send a list and she shops for me but JUST found out that the Macy's in San Antonio (60 miles east) HAS a small satellite LUSH now and I'm heading there this weekend to stock up.I've used more products than I want to admit to and honestly? Nothing comes close to LUSH in some areas...their bath yummies,the fresh face masks,and the soaps are all worth fighting for! I have NOT tried the shampoo as my hair is fine and super-colorprocessed but might just have to pick up a tub and give it a whirl based on this!The LUSH forum is fabulous and fun too...Damn...I love LUSH!!!

I have only tried a few things from LUSH, including their shampoo bar which I really liked. Thank you for the warning about using BIG on color-treated hair vexy, I am going to have to try Curly Wurly or Godiva soon! Thanks Gals, as always you completely rock!

LUSH bath bomb and solid bubble bath bars are the BEST and for a while I used their moisturizer which you keep in the fridge to keep it "fresh" - nothing like a yummy smelling cool cream to slather on after a long hot fragrant bath of bubbles.... I have nothing but love for LUSH. Discovered it in Canada in the mid 90's and have have happily watched the LUSH empire grow until they actually put a store in my hood in Beverly Hills on Beverly Drive... its a very dangerous place for me to shop because when I get in there, I just can't stop. Just thinking about it now and I think I'll make a date with the LUSH store this weekend. If you haven't tried it, definitely DO - their products (bath, shower gels, shampoos etc.) are great OVERALL and a much better value than what you buy at CVS. Check out the site and find a LUSH near you - they are everywhere these days.. LOVE LUSH!!

I am so so on LUSH. I like the bombs and bubble bars, and like the Dream Cream, but while nice to use, there are other things I like as well.  I have never used the Big shampoo but have used and liked several of the solid shampoo bars.

I got a sample-sized container of this on Monday in the $15 haircare kit, along with a squeaky green shampoo bar, the big shine shampoo bar, veganese and jungle conditioners, king of mods styling gel, and the hsuan wen hua hair treatment.I have pretty thick, medium textured hair that tends to lay flat becuase it can be quite heavy.  Last weekend I got a new cut, a long-ish swing that hits at my collarbone at the longest point in front.  It was also heavily thinned out in parts so that it lays right.  I also brightened up my natural light red with a slightly darker, more intense copper.  So I ran it through the ringers.I tried the BIG shampoo a couple of days ago, and followed it up with the Veganese conditioner.  I thought the smells complimented one another, so that was the intense thinking that went into that day's hair routine.  I followed up with my usual blow dry and flat iron touch up so that it flipped under and not out.  The results were...well...I won't say amazing, because it did seem a bit more dried out at the ends than usual, but still very shocking.  The biggest thing I noticed was that my hair actually FELT like it was lifting up, up, and away from my scalp.  I could definitely feel the body! The light citrus scent was nice and stuck around ALL day, and I'm a smoker..so I usually just smell like smoke.  But someone actually pointed out to me that my hair smelled like perfume, and asked what KIND it was...I do like this.  I don't know if the dried out ends were just the weather, as it's been extremely humid and hot here the past 10 days or so, or if it was the shampoo, or maybe even that it's a change from the silicone-packed hair products that I've been using up until this.  Either way, I will relish using the rest of my sample jar up.  I think it's a winner, I'm just not sure if it's the right one for me or not. 

I don't really think that it makes thick hair thicker.  I have thick hair, and it didn't seem to make it thicker so much as just...a bit drier? Fluffier, maybe...It's hard to describe.  I don't think it's exactly the right thing for me, although it IS a good shampoo.  It smells heavenly.  I prefer the ultimate shine shampoo puck from lush over this.

I have a Lush face soap (thanks Meg!) and I must say, the products are life-savers. If I hadn't just invested in some shampoo I'd buy this, but alas (does anyone say that anymore?), I'm 1 week too late!

i;ve never tried lush products! they seem like such a great company (:does anyone think this would work for naturally flat hair?

adore big. if the scent doesnt get you, the deep scrub will. as a lush obsessor, i know that this is a product thats easy to love. not an everyday use because it really does give quite a scrub, but with two uses a week, youll really start to see a difference. amazing buy for anyone with fine or flat hair

Hmm. I'll give it a try.

I've heard such good things about Big shampoo, but I've never tried it.  I'll add this to my wish list for when I'm near a brick and mortar Lush.  Shipping costs are too expensive to buy online, and I never get the free samples that other people seem to get when they buy in store.

I'm dying to try this!  Will have to order from their site!

i've never heard of this! sounds great!

That sounds like a neat product.

Gotta love Lush.

Thanks for the article meg :D

i really like lush shampoo bars.  they're great for travel, economical as they last a while, and don't use any packaging, so they're good for the environment.  i want to try big b/c i love the smell of limes, and i really never got into the 90's super sleek hair.