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You get samples of non-soap solids???

Your hair sounds similar to mine (fine, dry), and I don't recommend veganese. I bought a huge thing of it and it was such a waste of money, as it did nothing to moisturize my hair.

Well, first of all I asked for a sample of Jungle and she said they didn't normally sample it (because it's an individual bar rather than a block they chop bits off, I think?) but she was going to anyway, but then she went on to give me a sample of the Big solid instead after we decided that would suit my hair better. Maybe I just got lucky with my salesperson, she was really enthusiastic and helpful without being offputting.

vijita - yeah, I think I tried Veganese a long time ago and can't remember what it did, which means it probably wasn't spectacularly successful, but she offered so I thought it was worth a go. Have you found anything good for making it less dry and flyaway without making it look greasy?

Yeah, that's what they've always told me. They can't give me samples of solid products because they're individual rather than a giant bar (like soap).

I've occasionally received solid samples because a product was broken and they couldn't sell it.

In the mail or in store? Because it's in store where they can't give you them.

Well, when I helped out in a store over Christmas a few years back, when a solid product was broken in transport, we made samples of it. Doesn't happen a lot, though.

In a store.

The Big conditioner is pretty moisturizing, probably a little too much for me on a regular basis but I'm fine with veganese.

Hmmm, see Veganese is what I'd recommend - it's by far the best thing for my fine, dry flyaway hair. I cheat with HHJJ sometimes but it's just not the same.

I got my order in the mail last week and love snowcake as much as I thought I would. I have a question though. I got a tub of herbalism and it says to use by April. It usually takes me about six months to go through a tub. Should I store it in the fridge/freezer to make it last longer?

I never store mine in the fridge and it always seems to be okay. I've had this current one for about 5 months now.

if i got a fresh face mask - how long could i keep it out without it going bad?

I've had one for about 2 years that's been sitting in my room and has yet to go bad. The only thing is that it dries out after a bit but if I add a bit of water it's fine.

I don't know if this is old news but the new lip balms are much nicer and no hint of the graininess I hate about the old ones. I got a new one for my Sister (kiss something?) and commented on how much nicer it was, and the lady said that they are all going to be made to the new formula bit by bit.

And, I don't think it matters whether the fresh masks are in the fridge or not, no matter what they say. I always put mine in the fridge when I get it, and then accidentally leave it out by the bath after I first use it, and it never looks or smells any different.

I always leave my Lush face masks in the fridge well after they expire. I mean, I've studied food safety...I'm not going to get food poisoning, because I'm not eating them. I think it's a gimmick.

I need help with my henna. I have been swimming in a chlorinated pool a lot lately, and for some reason my roots (and only my roots), have turned back to my natural colour (which I'm not fond of). The rouge in my ends is so vibrant and beautiful, so my contrast my roots look grey, even though they are just a dirty blonde. I don't really care for now, but I do want my hair to be a nice even red for my wedding at the end of March. Suggestions?

Brian's tub of herbalism went bad and got moldy in the shower, but he had a full tub and used it so little that it was in there for over six months, in the summer, before this happened. If you're really worried about it you can scoop out half of the container and put that in a plastic container in the fridge.

Bleurgh, guys, as the person who's had to clear out more mouldy BB Seaweed and Love Lettuce than anyone who should have to, you really do need to keep them in the fridge. It's not about food poisoning, it's about them containing really nutritious things (like seaweed gel) and no preservative. Some will last for ages after the date (Oatifix and Cupcake) but others go fluffy and explode green mould dust when you open the lid. My fave thing? Processing a 'return five pots' deal and getting a face full of mould dust.

Also, if we're on this topic, preserve your other things in the fridge too. Whatever fancypants moisturizer I bought went rancid (ethereal? something like that, vanilla-y), and it was painful to realize that it was that much money down the drain so quickly.

So I have combination skin with acne and I've been using Aqua Marina for years and it's been amazing. Lately though, reasons probably related to the environment, it's been irritating my skin. By mid-day my skin is super oily but my skin is dry and peeling off. After I get out the shower my face is red, it hurts and I've had a lot of really bad acne lately. I use moisturizer but my cleanser needs to be more moisturizing than it is now. Any suggestions among the Lush cleansers?

Maybe Angels On Bare Skin? It's for all skin types, but it's really gentle and it's not drying.

I bought the FUN soap stuff and I haaaaate it. It makes such a forking mess of the soap dish! It does smell great though. I've never hated anything from Lush before...apparently you can use it for hand washing clothes so I'm going to pack it next time I travel & see of I can make myself like it.

Are the FUN soaps vegan? They aren't marked as such, so I've avoided trying them.

Yes they are, look: https://www.lush.co.uk/s?q=fun

That's odd. The US website doesn't have them marked the way the UK one does.