Ultimate 10 Repair & Protect Shampoo Reviews

Thank you to Beauty Heaven for the product!

I've used this now 5 times and I can say that I will definately be buying it again. This shampoo makes my hair soft and smooth throughout the day. What I loved is that it didn't make my hair greasy or heavy. I now wash my hair only every 4 days.
My entire family loves ! I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has dry hair during Winter. It actually gave my hair life! It was mkre shiny and there was no need for me to hair dry.

I have very thin, brittle and either dry or oily hair, no in between! It's hair from hell really, I've spent so much time and money on hair treatments at the hair dressers and salon shampoos and conditioners that cost an arm and a leg and nothing ever worked.

So I gave up on salons fixing my hair and thought I'd just try a shampoo and of it didn't work move onto the next one.

After countless brands this was the one I stuck with, it's bought out my natural waves and colour that I used to have as a kid and its grown longer than it ever has. I've been using this for about a year now and I'll never change again.

But everyone has different hair types and I know it won't work for everyone, but it definatly saved my extremely damaged hair.

This a great shampoo that works well for many different problem hair types. I have dry, dull hair with split ends and this definitely improves the overall quality of my hair leaving it feeling and looking fresher and healthier.

The smell is pleasant and not too overpowering which I thought was great.

You noly need a small amount for it to lather up so it will last you ages!

Firstly I would like to say thank you Beautyheaven for giving me the opportunity to trial this product. I don't have much experience with the Pantene brand so I was excited to try out this new shampoo. The shampoo comes in an attractive white container with gold lid. At first I thought the shampoo had a nutty smell but after more sniffs, I would describe the smell as a lolly type smell. The shampoo is easy to use. I have thick, unruly and wavy hair and normally when shampooing my hair, I have lots of hair loss. But this does not happen with Pantene Ultimate 10 which is aweome!
I also have less hair loss while styling my hair so the shampoo definitely makes your hair stronger. Other benefits I have found from using this shampoo are more manageable hair and softer and shinier hair. I have actually recommended this shampoo to two friends already as I have fallen in love with this shampoo! The price is quite affordable, so I am adding this to my list of favourite shampoo's.

I loved the smoothness and frizz free look this product gave my hair.
Pantene has always been a favourite of mine as it's like having a salon treatment but in your own home and at a lot less of a price.
The big bottle is very economical and still slimline to fit in shower caddy.
A subtle fragrance that isn't overpowering and the product lathers well with only a small amount used.

Leaves your hair feeling smooth and silky and found that my hair had a sleek shine that lasted a few days. Opening the bottle is easy and the shape fits nicely in your hand without being bulky and heavy.
I found the shampoo doesn't sting eyes when it's gets in them and even my young daughters hair looked 100% healthier after using it.
Paired with the conditioner I found the 2 products made my hair more manageable and tangle free. Easier to brush leaving it smooth and the colour more vibrant.

Thanks again, bh, for including me in this trial team! I’ll get straight into the review.

The product has a lovely thick consistency and a fruity fragrance, which I like. It comes in an easy-to-use squeezy bottle with a flat flip-top lid, which means that I can stand it on its lid, allowing the last bit of product to flow to the tip. It lathers well, but that’s probably from the sulfates, which I’m not keen on.

Sulfates are the cheapest way to get a large amount of lather, but they can also strip the hair of moisture, so I generally avoid products that have them. People equate piles of lather to a good clean, but larger amounts of lather actually excessively strip, dry and corrode the surface of hair and skin.

Having said that, my hair actually looked pretty good after a couple of shampoos with Pantene. It was starting to look a bit dull before, and perhaps the simple fact of changing shampoos did my hair some good.

So my verdict? Good value for a surprisingly good product. Just wish it was sulfate-free :)

How did my hair look and feel?

Immediate effects (around first couple of washes)
After rinsing off the shampoo, my badly damaged ends still felt stiff even in the shower. After using a conditioner, my hair felt softer. It took longer for my hair to dry, which I notice when I use products with higher silicone content. But my hair looked shinier.

After a week of daily use
I still felt stiffness on my ends after rinsing off the shampoo, but I'm not too bothered because I never use shampoo alone, I always follow it with conditioner. My hair still looked shiny and felt soft, but it was starting to feel weighed down and and towards the end of the day, the roots started to feel oily. I noticed this around the 3rd day of daily use, and after a week I felt I needed to use a clarifying shampoo. After using a clarifying shampoo, it was all good again for the next couple of washes, before I felt my hair getting greasy and flat. I've tried using conditioner on the ends only, and stopped using hair styling products for the rest of the trial, but I still felt the need to clarify my hair twice a week as compared to once or twice a month with my usual products.

What was the packaging like?
It was packaged in an upright flip-open bottle containing 350 mL of product. The design is the same as other Pantene bottles, and the colour is the same as the coordinating conditioner. The "Ultimate 10" is clearly labelled on the bottle.

How did the product smell?
The shampoo had a strong, lingering fresh, floral scent. I'm not too sensitive with overly scented hair products. I like that my hair still smelled fresh at the end of the day.

How easy was it to use?
There's no special instructions with the shampoo. It's used just like any other shampoo. The flip-top bottle was easy to open in the shower, and the desired amount of product was easy to dispense.

Overall, I like how my hair looked and felt, but I would have to step up my use of clarifying shampoo to prevent build up. I'd recommend it to someone who needs to have their hair look and feel soft and manageable and maybe someone who uses hair products to manage puffiness, because this will definitely bring down a pouf. In the end, I'm glad I was able to be part of this trial. It didn't damage my hair, but it wasn't a holy-grail-moment for me.

This Pantene shampoo comes in the usual Pantene packaging with its sturdy plastic body and lid on the top of the bottle. This range promises 10 different benefits and I'm not sure if i used it long enough to see the benefits of all but was definitely impressed with some of the things i noticed immediately after the first use.

I have quite thick, 'normal' shoulder length hair that tends to get knotty. I usually wash my hair after 2-3 days as i usually like the lived in hair look that comes with day old bed hair. I often use dry shampoo and texturising paste and find i need to shampoo a couple of times before i notice my hair is thoroughly clean. I found this shampoo thoroughly cleaned my hair after one wash which I was quite impressed by given the product's price point. However, I used this product without following up with conditioner and felt it left it really quite dry and wiry so a follow up conditioner was definitely needed for me.

Firstly I would like to thank Beautyheaven and Pantene for giving me the opportunity to trial this opportunity. I love Pantene shampoo and conditioner so I was very keen to trial these new kids on the block! The name even exited me, Ultimate 10. I have bleached dry and damaged hair so anything promising to help detangle, smooth, soften and promote shine definitely has my interest piqued. I like the packaging, smooth and sleek as per the current Pantene line up. The metallic label also catches your eye on the supermarket and in the shower.

The shampoo scent I really like, it’s clean and fresh and lets me know that this product will give my hair a good clean. It suds up really well, and a little bit of shampoo really goes a long way. When I applied it to me hair, I could nearly fool myself into thinking that I was at a salon! It got well into my hair and I was able to scrub it into my scalp. I was left with a deep clean feeling after only one wash, whereas in the past I have needed to use two. This is a great new addition to Pantene that I will definitely be using again and again.