Scalp Friendly Shampoo

CowOur hair care products use a special formula not found in any other brand. It took over a year of testing it on our guinea pigs ( friends and family!) before we got it to work as we wanted.

We wanted to make products safe enough to drink (in moderation!), use natural ingredients proven to improve the condition of the hair, and lastly take care of the scalp without the traditional chemicals. Some of our customers said they "felt like pulling their hair out" after washing their hair with other shampoos. This shampoo is for them.

We used the safe alternatives to the traditional scalp care shampoos. We DON'T  use the pesticide active "Pyrithione Zinc"  used in most scalp care shampoos.  If you know anyone using shampoo with the ingredient Pyrithione Zinc, suggest they do some research on its toxicity. The US Environmental Protection Agency is even reviewing its risk noting the following:

"Areas of concern include potential dermal and inhalation exposure risks during residential application of antifoulant boat paints  which contain zinc pyrithione as an in-can preservative. Another concern involves potential occupational dermal and inhalation exposure risks to those who regularly work with the chemical." For the full report click here.

A Pyrithone Zinc Anti-Fouling Boat Paint product was also denied approval by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation because of its toxicity to workers and the environment. Full report here.

How it Works

graphOur main cleanser, Capric Glucoside, is made by combining glucose with a fatty alcohol. This cleanser was originally developed for baby wipes. It has virtually the same irritancy as water, and is safer in the body then coffee, salt, baking soda or aspirin, according to LD>50 tests. Unfortunately it does not taste too good.

Environmentally Friendly.
Capric Glucoside belongs to the first group of foaming ingredients to be given a favorable Class 1 rating in the German Water Hazard Classification. They have very low fish and algae toxicity and break down quickly to their natural elements, even without sunlight.

Source: Ecological Evaluation of Polyglycosides. Josef Steber, Walter Guhl, Norbert Stelter and Frank Schroder.

For those with longer oily hair: Our shampoo uses mild cleansers that are gentle on the scalp as well as the hair. Although they are quite effective cleansers, natural cleansers do struggle to cope with lots of hair oil.  If you have oily long hair, you may need to wash the hair twice.

Amazing is all that can be said.  I have had dry skin and scalp issues all my life.  After decades of trying everything else on offer, I was directed towards your products.  All my skin problems have disappeared.  I can’t tell you how amazing it is to find something that works after decades of broken promises.  Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou!

Andrew (From the "We Got Mail" page)

Just an update on how my scalp & skin problems are going,  " What problem "   Well my scalp is clear for the first time in 5 years after only using your products for a few weeks...

"Happy Jan" (From our "We Got Mail" Page)

Products

  1. Milk Shampoo
    Milk Shampoo
    AU$17.50
    Our Milk Shampoo has become one of our best selling products. A non-irritating and non-scalp-burning shampoo for people with scalp problems. Read More >>

  2. Milk Shampoo - Fragrant Oil Free
    Milk Shampoo - Fragrant Oil Free
    AU$17.50
    We love the smell of our hair after using our normal Milk Shampoo, and we use a Fragrant Oil that doesn't irritate the scalp. However, some people prefer Fragrant Oil Free, and so we have made a batch... Read More >>

  3. Cream Conditioner
    Cream Conditioner
    AU$17.50
    We have formulated our conditioner much like a moisturiser. To this we add various ingredients for hair and scalp health. These include Milk Protein, Aloe Vera and Allantoin, Piroctone Olamine and Gua... Read More >>

  4. Cream Conditioner. Fragrant Oil Free
    Cream Conditioner. Fragrant Oil Free
    AU$17.50
    We love the smell of our Cream Conditioner and clean hair. Some people do prefer no smell at all, and we have made this for them. (Actually it wasn't hard, we just have to leave some things out, but w... Read More >>