Review (1/5): ERSATZ PRODUCT, NOT AUTHENTIC
I normally buy Renpure shampoo at Whole Foods and absolutely love it. If you see this product in store, definitely get it - it's a great shampoo, but DO NOT buy this on Amazon. I am not sure what is in the bottle I received, but I know for sure it is NOT the real product. I still had 1/3 of the store bought bottle left when this new bottle from Amazon arrived so I was able to compare the 2 products.
1. Color - The bottle from Amazon is significantly darker than the real stuff. I certainly do not think an authentic bottle of Renpure would be produced in a revolting shade of yellow akin to urine from an underhydrated person. Off-putting for sure.
2. Scent - Why would I willingly smell a bottle of urine colored liquid? I don't know. I've been quarantined for weeks and was feeling brave and bored. The smell, thankfully, was not that of putrid urine, but that of a sweaty sock stewed in mud. While it is undoubtedly thought-provoking that a product meant to cleanse you actually smells like it will do the exact opposite, the juxtaposition of function and scent is not what I look for in a shampoo.
3. Texture. It is much thicker than the real product. Not sure what additional chemicals were mixed in to achieve the gelatinous texture, but it resulted in a lot more suds, which dried out my scalp. Thanks to the grimy residue and moisture-stripping effects of this knock off shampoo, my shoulders would have you fooled that is has been snowing in April - the dandruff flakes are large and they are real. Real Renpure shampoo does NOT do this.
4. Safety. I guess the joke is on me because the bottle did not come with a seal top. This bottle was definitely tampered with and I was the idiot who risked it and put it on my hair. Don't make the same mistake.
I am extremely disappointed in Amazon for selling me a bottle of inferior product. I will NOT be buying this again. It looks like pee and leaves your hair smelling and feeling dirtier than it did before you washed it. Do yourself a favor and buy this in stores instead, that way you know it's real.