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*TOP REVIEWER* turnthisaround on 7/31/2011 5:43:00 AM more reviews by turnthisaround

Age: 19-24   Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool   Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I used this shampoo through my entire childhood and it left my hair very clean and it is very gentle. Gets rid of all the dirt and build up.

I now use it to clean my brushes and I LOVE it. Gets them clean and strips all the makeup. Leaves my brushes smooth, soft and CLEAN.
I bought a travel sized bottle and clean my brushes after every use and I'm not even 1/3 through it yet. (I've had it for two months or so.)
You need such a small amount and it does so much!

Will always repurchase and might even start using it on my own hair again to really give it a good cleaning.

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*TOP REVIEWER* JuicyGirlx33 on 7/29/2011 1:47:00 PM more reviews by JuicyGirlx33

Age: 25-29   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black, Straight, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I alternate this with others when my hair doesn't need anything special or to lightly cleanse. It leaves it soft and clean.

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naturallyfab on 7/27/2011 7:41:00 PM more reviews by naturallyfab

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Other    

I use this shampoo to clean my makeup brushes about once every other week and I'm obsessed with it! This leaves my brushes feeling soft, and it removes every bit of makeup that remained in the brushes from application. I even travel with a tiny bottle of this stuff! I honestly don't know what I would do without it!

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*TOP REVIEWER* summerrain1994 on 7/24/2011 3:25:00 PM more reviews by summerrain1994

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Brown    

I like to use this to clean my make-up brushes. It leaves them super soft and clean, and takes out all of the product which is great. You really have to make sure you get all the soap out, though (esp. out of those big fluffy brushes or kabukis) because it'll leave them feeling dull and grimy against your skin. Works really well though... big bottle is cheap on $, which is also great. I've even seen it at the dollar store for a few dollars cheaper.

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*TOP REVIEWER* captainflamingo on 7/24/2011 3:05:00 PM more reviews by captainflamingo

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Dark, Cool   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I bought some baby lotion the other day for nostalgia's sake and it came with a generous sample of baby shampoo. When I was spending some time at a friend's cabin, I decided to take it with me to wash my face with. I haven't looked back since. Baby shampoo cleanses my skin of all oil, dirt, and especially makeup! It's gentle so I can really lather it on my skin and wash my makeup off without the stinging pains(It's "tear-free" but I never really test it out, I just know it's gentle enough to put near my eyes). This shampoo basically gives me a clean slate for my moisturizer and my tea tree oil. I have cystic pimples pop up here and there, as well as some whiteheads that come and go a couple times a month. Baby shampoo has my skin clearer than it was when I was using several benzoyl peroxide/salicylic acid cleansers. I still have a benzoyl peroxide cleanser on hand for when my skin really acts up and cleansing isn't enough, I need to medicate but 99.5% of the time, I'm faithful to my huge orange bottle. I've bought the huge bottle three times now, in the past year. It sets me back about five dollars a bottle which lasts me months. Compare that to $10-$30 I was paying for cleansers before. My philosophy is that cleansers just stay on your skin for a very short time and all they can really do is CLEANSE. I'd much rather invest in products that stay on my skin afterwards. I'll be a lifelong user, for sure.

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*TOP REVIEWER* nubletta on 7/14/2011 4:56:00 AM more reviews by nubletta

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Curly, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Not only do I use this to clean my brushes, but to clean my face, too. This has helped me clear up my acne tremendously. I struggle with painful, cystic acne and this started drying the acne out the next morning. It doesn't dry my face out (granted, I have oily skin) and is very gentle. Once I forgot to wear moisturizer on my face on a hot summer day (90+) and my face was less greasy than it is with moisturizer. So it helped control my oiliest, too. I tried this to remove eye make up, but I didn't feel it being too efficient for eyeliner removal.


Side note: I use the Up & Up (Target generic) brand and it smells great and works great. Its less than $3 for quite a large bottle, too. Please try this multi-purpose product out!

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grobanite19 on 7/13/2011 4:38:00 PM more reviews by grobanite19

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

LOVE this as a makeup brush cleaner! Super cheap and easy to find. Cleans my brushes nicely and for the price, this is what I'm going to use for a long time! :)

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chrispookie on 7/13/2011 4:31:00 PM more reviews by chrispookie

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I thought I was the only one who uses this for makeup brushes...turns out I'm wrong, obviously. It's great at washing off and removing all traces of foundation off my foundation brush (which has white bristles) and makes it look good as new every time!
My technique is to pour it on one hand, add a little water, and rub the brush in a circular motion on my hand.

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*TOP REVIEWER* alee26 on 7/6/2011 1:44:00 AM more reviews by alee26

Age: 19-24   Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I just brought another bottle of baby shampoo. I don't use it on myself, but on my makeup brushes. I combine baby shampoo and olive oil (because it removes gel makeup better) and rub the brushes in the soapy/oil mixture until all dissolved. Rinse and voila! Soft clean brushes. Smells good and helps maintain brush softness. Good for deep cleaning.

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pita7317 on 6/9/2011 7:07:00 PM more reviews by pita7317

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Hazel    

I used J&J Baby Shampoo today and for the first time in years my husband commented that my hair looked nice.
I have currently what I would call combination hair and rather short. By combination i mean trying to let my natural color grow out after highlighting for decades. Due to dryness after moving to the desert, hard water, swimming, etc. My natural hair is on the oily side and the highlighted very dry and dull looking. I have tried at least 15 different shampoos, with no success. My hair always felt as though it had residue in it. I was never happy. Bad hair day after bad hair day gets to you after awhile.
This product brought back my old good hair days after just one use. Shiny, lighter, felt and looked cleaner. And lastly, a good friend asked me if I had used some sort of glitter product on my hair, the natural color, she said it sparkled.
Wow. That's enough for me.
Everyone says it makes their hair like straw...maybe once a week with VO5 hot oil will do the trick. Hope so.
And I also hope that someone out there reads this review and it works for them. Completely worth a try, especially for the price.

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*TOP REVIEWER* JChrisBee on 5/24/2011 4:35:00 PM more reviews by JChrisBee

Age: 30-35   Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

Always keep a bottle of this on hand. I recently started using it on my face because my Mac makeup remover wasn't doing its job. I swiped my face with a Q-tip slathered in lotion and found a ton of makeup still on my face. Not a problem getting everything off using the baby shampoo as a face wash. Quite drying, though. It will strip your skin of all moisture. After seeing that, I'm a little hesitant to use it on the babies (I have twins). The sodium lauryl sulfate in it is a chemical I wouldn't want to put on my babies' skin. I've now started using an organic shampoo that doesn't have any chemicals and my skin and hair have improved dramatically. Now to find a good alternative for the babies. Any suggestions?

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*TOP REVIEWER* Menolikepolos on 5/4/2011 10:52:00 AM more reviews by Menolikepolos

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

I bought this thinking it would be a nice soft clarifying shampoo... turned my hair to straw. Not as bad a Suave, but close... yikes.

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*TOP REVIEWER* combatmedicwife on 3/17/2011 9:15:00 PM more reviews by combatmedicwife

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Green    

I tried this shampoo for what it was intended for under the assumption it is gentle and thus not harsh. If it's good enough for a baby it should be great for me, I thought. I was wrong. I have nothing good to say about it and after seeing what it did to my hair I wouldn't use it on a baby, either.
Very drying. Makes my fine hair (that hardly ever tangles) a knotted mess. The only miracle about it is that it doesn't irritate the eyes.
That being said, after seeing the positive feedback regarding its use as a brush cleaner, I will be back to edit this once I have tried that.

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*TOP REVIEWER* starrysim on 3/17/2011 8:38:00 PM more reviews by starrysim

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I'm reviewing this strictly as a brush cleanser - and it's wonderful. Gentle and does the job, though I'd learned that it really shouldn't be diluted much. It works best as a reviewer below described - pour some into your hand and swish the brush around, then rinse well with water. I don't really like the smell, but it's not unpleasant either. You really can't beat the price, a bottle costs just a few bucks (get it on sale, even better) and it will last forever.

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*TOP REVIEWER* jillirific on 3/12/2011 8:42:00 PM more reviews by jillirific

Age: 19-24   Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool   Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Blue    

I love this for deep cleaning my brushes. It doesn't do a great job with some foundations or cream products, but for your basic shadow, powder and liner brushes - works great for a fantastic price.


The great thing is that drugstores usually sell tiny travel bottles of baby shampoo which is, obviously, perfect for traveling, but also for everyday. I buy a large bottle and refill the small travel bottle and keep it on my bathroom counter (the large bottle gets stored under the sink). Much easier to handle the small bottle than the large! A staple in anyone's makeup kit, in my opinion. Brush cleanser has its place too, but baby shampoo is great value and works very well.

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*TOP REVIEWER* tinytapa on 3/12/2011 8:18:00 PM more reviews by tinytapa

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

I love me some J&J Baby Shampoo!! I use this product exclusively as a brush cleaner, because it's both delicate and softening on both natural and synthetic bristles. I give my brushes a deep clean once to twice a week (depending on the use and dirtiness of each brush), and this seems to be the best product to get them back to a "brand new" state. Even brushes with white hair come completely clean, and look like they're come right out of the package.


I like to put the smallest dab in the palm of my hand, wet my brush, and then swoosh it around, letting it get quite sudsy. I squeeze out the excess soap, swoosh it around some more, rinse, swoosh, squeeze, rinse, and finished! The whole process takes about 30 seconds for a little brush and 60 seconds, tops, for a biggie. The end result is always soft, clean and unstained brushes.


As well, I've had the same small bottle for 9 months and it's still half-full. A little goes a long way!


The only missing lippie is for the smell, which I'm not a massive fan of (though it does remind me, fondly, of helping my Mum give my baby brother a bath when I was a teeny tot - I should count that for something!).

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*TOP REVIEWER* pinkfrost52 on 3/6/2011 10:25:00 PM more reviews by pinkfrost52

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

The best thing to use for your makeup brushes! Keeps them super soft and has prevented heavy shedding of my brushes. Removes all types of makeup from my brushes including gel eyeliner. Great to use also if you have sensitive skin.

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Dq287 on 3/6/2011 2:08:00 PM more reviews by Dq287

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Blue    

Very good for cleaning makeup brushes, and my cats!

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*TOP REVIEWER* amanda23 on 3/6/2011 12:24:00 PM more reviews by amanda23

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Cool   Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

Um I don't know. I suppose this is multi-purpose. I tried it as a shampoo, a facewash/makeup remover and body wash. For the hair I found it didn't lather well and left my hair very dry, straw-like. For my face I suppose it was ok, first time trying it, again it felt drying. Pretty much as a body wash it was nice I suppose. Maybe I have drier skin than I realized. Edit: Perhaps I was too hasty. I've given this another try. I started to use it as a makeup remover and I am really enjoying the results. Does a great job without overdrying and really gets my makeup off completely. I also love it as a body wash, it makes my skin clean and smooth and it's dirt cheap! I also use it to clean my brushes and sponges. I love this stuff!

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cclovex on 2/17/2011 1:57:00 AM more reviews by cclovex

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Oily, Medium   Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Hazel    

Such a powerful cleanser yet is so gentle, incredibly gentle. I wash my face with baby shampoo ONLY. I used to break out with department store AND drugstore cleansers. I tried baby shampoo and now I'm hooked! I HAVE to have my baby shampoo. I also use it as a body wash, it leaves my skin so clean. I also shave my legs with it and I love how smooth my legs look and feel. I recommend this to everyone. And if your not willing to try it as a cleanser, at least try it as a body wash! You won't regret it.

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