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Does HAL provide shampoo and conditioner in the rooms?


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If so, I'm wondering if anyone knows the brand. The shampoo on Celebrity was awful and made my hair look like straw. On the third day, I realised there was better shampoo in the gym locker room and started washing my hair there. The stuff in the room smelled like something you would buy in a dollar store while the stuff in the gym was really great.

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If so, I'm wondering if anyone knows the brand. The shampoo on Celebrity was awful and made my hair look like straw. On the third day, I realised there was better shampoo in the gym locker room and started washing my hair there. The stuff in the room smelled like something you would buy in a dollar store while the stuff in the gym was really great.

 

They are currently using the Elemis brand that they sell in the Salon.

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Yes they do, but I have never paid attention to the brand name.

 

As an aside, I recently read how Carnival never used to provide shampoo and conditioner because they figured it would cost them about $3million a year to do so. All this changed, once they got free samples from Proctor and Gamble. This opened the door for other CCL -owned cruise lines to negotiate the best shampoo deals in exchange for marketing to a captive audiance.

 

Thought this was interesting.

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We really enjoyed the Royal Dutch products that HAL used to provide.

 

JMO - we don't like the new Elemis products. DH had problems with the shampoo and soaps and developed a rash. I couldn't get the conditioner out of the bottle -- very thick. Hair did not feel soft and nice.

 

So on our few cruises I have had to bring along our own products.

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On a side note, when we were on Freedom of the Seas a couple of weeks ago, I bought a nice citrus scented shampoo by american Crew in Miami. It got squished during the luggage loading but luckily, it was in a bag still and the bag was rolled up. It was a bit of a mess and I lost most of the shampoo but at least my clothes didn't get soapy.

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Seems someone mentioned recently that there was another new brand being provided either now or soon. Does anyone recall?

 

L'Occitane is the rumor I read on this board. I've used their stuff (and Elemis--they run the spa at my favorite Vegas hotel) and it's lovely.

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L'Occitane is the rumor I read on this board. I've used their stuff (and Elemis--they run the spa at my favorite Vegas hotel) and it's lovely.

 

I'm afraid L'Occitane is a bit strong smelling and feminine for me. Hilton uses a Neutrogena shampoo that smells so much like rose petals (to me) that I always have to remember to bring my own.

 

Of course, maybe I haven't had the good L"Occitane. I was in their store in Boston and found all the smells to be competing with each other and the experience was a bit overwhelming.

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I'm afraid L'Occitane is a bit strong smelling and feminine for me. Hilton uses a Neutrogena shampoo that smells so much like rose petals (to me) that I always have to remember to bring my own.

 

Of course, maybe I haven't had the good L"Occitane. I was in their store in Boston and found all the smells to be competing with each other and the experience was a bit overwhelming.

 

Don't you want to smell "pretty"?:D :D :D

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