The Powder Shampoo is a great brand of shampoo, created by a woman with years of experience in the hair-care industry. Not only are these shampoos made with natural ingredients, but they are sold as a water-activated powder, which saves on selling you water!
Avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions. Avoid shea butter (conditioners) for latex allergies.
Never use human soaps & shampoos on pets as the PH is different (and some have macadamia oil) – read more on how to give your dog a bath, naturally.
Just activate powder with water, to turn into shampoo. One 100g bottle saves around 10 litres of clean water. One aluminium bottle saves around 10 plastic bottles from landfill. And the company plants a tree for each bottle sold (ambition is 1 million by 2030).
Choose from:
- Strengthening & Soothing (normal or sensitive scalps) contains thyme to promote hair growth, and grapefruit oil to remove impurities.
- Invigorating and Fortifying (strengthens hair roots) contains invigorating thyme and bergamot, with ginseng and ginger.
- Purifying and Regulating (oily hair) contains thyme and peppermint, with papaya enzyme to stop sebum build-up.
- Hydrating and Replenishing (prevent hair damage) contains geranium oil and replenishing camellia and geranium (for essential fatty acids).
- Exfoliating and Balancing (prevent dandruff) contains thyme and tea tree powder, plus white willow tree to eliminate impurities). Avoid xylitol near pets.
The Powder Shampoo is certified with Leaping Bunny, the trustworthy mark to ensure no animal testing of either the finished product or ingredients.
Although animal testing for cosmetics is now banned for sale of products in the UK, some companies still sell in other countries where animal testing is used). If you see this label, you good to go!
Battle Green’s Solid Shampoos & Conditioners
This mint shampoo bar is scented with essential oils of mint and rosemary (good for hair growth), it contains coconut oil, vitamin E and oils of olive and grapeseed.
The chamomile conditioner bar is made with nourishing oils of jojoba, grapeseed, rapeseed & coconut, with rhassoul clay to aid detangling. Just rub between wet hands and run through hair, leave for 2 minutes then rinse well with warm water. Also in mint & lavender.
Green People’s Organic Shampoo Bars
Green People’s shampoo bars are made with organic ingredients, and due to no soap, you’re not left with sticky residue (no ‘transition period’ needed).
Containing shine-boosting oils of argan and macadamia alongside frizz-fighting ingredients, one bar lasts 60 washes and most people won’t need conditioner. Also in ginger.
Most shampoos contain sodium lauryl sulphate (used to degrease engines). So imagine what it does to your scalp (some believe long-term use can prevent hair growth).
If you’ve ever used a shampoo and ended up with ‘welts on your head’, try switching to a natural shampoo for a few weeks, and you should notice a positive difference.
Refillable Natural Shampoos (from Yorkshire)
Miniml Shampoos & Conditioners are made with Yorkshire water, and naturally fragranced. Once empty, you can find local stores for refills, or send them back using QR codes, and the bottles are washed, emptied and refilled to send back to you.
Choose from:
- Nourishing Coconut
- English Lavender
- Pink Grapefruit
- Tea Tree & Mint
Natural Shampoo Creme (in glass jars)
Upcircle Shampoo Creme is vegan and free from palm oil, sold in a glass jar. It’s made with upcycled pink berries from the fragrance industry, with coconut and rosemary oils to soothe the scalp and strengthen hair.
Highly concentrated, this shampoo uses 50% less water and lasts three times longer than most liquid shampoos.
Designed to reduce scalp irritation, the shampoo has a ‘mousse’ consistency and lathers evenly, to leave a fresh herbal scent.
Soak hair thoroughly then scoop a blueberry-sized amount out with a spatula, taking care not to let water enter the jar (be careful when handling glass jar with wet hands). Handmade in the UK, it’s sold in a cardboard box.
Upcircle Conditioner Creme is made with orange peel wax, upcycled from the orange juice industry which helps to improve hair strength and reduce split ends.
It also contains rosemary oil, bamboo extract, vitamin E, corn wheat and soy proteins. Apply to the ends of shampooed hair, and leave for a few minutes, before rinsing off with warm water.
Natural Dry Shampoo (in paper packs)
Battle Green’s organic dry shampoos are for injury, carers or people with fine hair, to give volume without having to wash hair daily.
Sold in paper bags, just sprinkle into hair, leave for a few minutes, then brush out (use a towel on your shoulders, to avoid powder on clothes).
Also in orange & neroli, these are sold with a cardboard shaker pot with refill sachets (keep in a dry place away from sunlight).
Made with cornstarch, arrowroot powder and kaolin clay (all absorb oil) with aloe vera & amla fruit powder to soothe the scalp.
Most dry shampoos are made with volatile organic compounds that cause irritation and possible nerve damage and talc (a mined substance with concerns over ovarian cancer). Some contain butane flammable gas (bin empty cans or take half-full ones to toxic waste).
Poo-Poo to No-Poo!
Dry shampoos are good for when you’re caught short, but the ‘no-poo’ method (not washing hair) is not advised by trichologists who say that ‘hair doesn’t clean itself’. You could end up with scalp infections. They say ‘pooh-pooh’ to ‘no-poo!’
Organic Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
While everyone sheds dead skin cells on the scalp, people with dandruff experience it more frequently. Common in cold months due to indoor heating, oily dandruff however may be caused by overproduction of sebum, and makes flakes sticky and yellow.
Green People Organic Men’s Shampoo contains pineapple enzymes to help dandruff, and aloe vera to calm scalp irritation.
Sold in easy-to-recycle sugar-cane packaging, it creates natural foam from coconut and yucca, and features anti-inflammatory oils of rosemary and tea tree. Quinoa protein helps to thicken hair.
Dandruff is more common in people with eczema or psoriasis, excessive hair styling, and lack of zinc or B vitamins in the diet.
Most anti-dandruff shampoos are made with dodgy ingredients, that are too harsh for your scalp. Most contain salicylic acid, coal tar and other ingredients that can dry your scalp (and dandruff is actually caused by dry scalps, so it makes the issue worse).
Stop watching the TV ads (the presenters are being paid lots of money!) and instead switch to a good organic shampoo.
