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Sulfate-free Shampoo list - FEEDBACK pls.

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Topic: Sulfate-free Shampoo list - FEEDBACK pls.
Posted By: Calimoonchild
Subject: Sulfate-free Shampoo list - FEEDBACK pls.
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 2:15am
I found this WONDERFUL extensive list of sulfate-free shampoos on another site (http://www.longhaircommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34009).

I wanted to post it and get all of your feedback on this.

It took me forever to find a list and I was quite excited as I have had a terrible time finding decent shampoos w/o sulfates! :)

Please discuss if any of these products are harmful for extensions, or if any are particularly excellent.

"This is a list of alkyl-sulfate-free shampoos, which means it includes products with olefin sulfonate, a potentially drying surfactant. Conversely, it excludes products with sodium laureth sulfate(SLES), a gentle sulfate. Furthermore, natural does not equal gentle, for everyone.

This list was made without regard to any controversy over the "safety" of individual ingredients other than that some here are interested in avoiding parabens and silicones.

Where to buy products is listed under the product name.

Except where noted, each product has at least one source where an exact list of ingredients can be found. If there is no live link, check under another product. If it says: "Salons; web beauty suppliers," that means I'm concerned about the reliability of some of the online sources I found.

Key:
*No online list of exact ingredients.
# Paraben free.
! Contains silicone.

ABBA True Curls and True Shine #
~NaturallyCurly.com, GoddessWithin; health food stores.

African Black Soap #
~Nasabb; Agbanga Karite.

After the Rayne Shampoo and Shower Gel #
~After the Rayne.

Alba Botanica
~Life's Vigor, Drugstore.com; health food stores.

Alchemy #
~Adore Beauty (Australia); The Exton (Australia), Purist USA (USA); A'kin (UK).

Aleppo Soap #
~eBay.

Alterna*
~Salons; web beauty suppliers.

Angel Baby Shampoo and Body Wash #
~Kate's Caring Gifts; Earth Mama Angel Baby.

Aubrey Organics #
~Vitamin Shoppe, VitaminLife, health food stores; There Must Be a Better Way (UK); Organics Australia Online (Australia).

Auromere Ayurvedic #!
~Auromere; Life's Vigor; Organics Australia Online (Australia).

Avalon Organic Botanicals # (not all formulas paraben free)
~Life's Vigor; health food stores; Organics Australia Online (Australia).

Azida Hemp Oil Shampoo #
~Azida; VeganEssentials.

Back to Basics Blue Lavender Color Protecting Shampoo*
~Spiral Haircase, Ulta; salon stores.
~Partial ingredient list in post #104 of this thread.

Beautiful Soap Herbal Shampoos* (probably castile-type)
~Kate's Caring Gifts.

Beauty Without Cruelty (non-olefin AND olefin sulfonate formulas)
~Kokopelli's Green Market, Life's Vigor; health food stores.

Blended Beauty Soy Cream Shampoo and Curl Cleansing Conditioner #
~NaturallyCurly CurlMart.

Blinc #
~Blinc; Cosmetic Mall.
~Ingredients in post #126 of this thread.

Brocato Cloud 9*
~Monster Hair; other beauty suppliers.

Burt's Bees Baby Bee and Rosemary Mint Bars #
~Balm Works; health food stores.

Burt's Bees Herbal Treatment and Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoos #
~Drugstore.com, Balm Works, Walgreens & CVS; health food stores.

California Baby
~Drugstore.com, Life's Vigor; health food stores.

Carol's Daughter #
~Carol's Daughter.

Chagrin Valley Bars #
~Chagrin Valley Soap and Craft.

Chemistry Store Organic Castile Liquid Soap #
~The Chemistry Store.

Cheryl's Herbs #
~Cheryl's Herbs.

Cornrows & Company Coconut Shampoo and Herbal Deep Cleanse #
~Cornrows & Co.

Creme of Nature
~Walgreens; Walmart.

CWS #
~All Natural Cosmetics.

Desert Essence Daily Replenishing
~House of Nutrition Online, Life's Vigor, Drugstore.com; health food stores.

DevaCurl Low-Poo ! and No-Poo
~NaturallyCurly CurlMart.

DGJ Hair Clinic Hair Juice* - UK
~Waitrose stores.

Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile #
~Drugstore.com; health food stores.

Dr. Hauschka #
~Essential Day Spa, Skin 1; health food stores.

Dr. Woods # (Castile and no-sulfate formulas).
~Dr. Woods; My VitaNet.
~Ingredients in post #124 of this thread.

Druide Baby Shampoo #
~Kate's Caring Gifts.

Druide Ecological and Organic #
~Kate's Caring Gifts.

Duchy Originals - UK #
~Duchy Originals; UK supermarkets.
~Ingredients in post #125 of this thread.

Dudu-Osum Herbal Shampoo #
~Africa Imports.

Earthly Delight #
~Willner Chemists; Whole Foods.
~Ingredients in post #53 of this thread.

Ebene #
~Ebene Naturals.

Ecco Bella Botanicals
~Life's Vigor, Kokopelli's Green Market; health food stores.

Eco Store - New Zealand #
~Eco Store; Organics Australia Online.

Elucence Moisture Acidifying Shampoo
~NaturallyCurly CurlMart.

Emma Organics Organic Shampoo - Australia #
~Organics Australia Online.

Enjoy*
~Salons; web beauty suppliers.

Evan's Garden #
~Evan's Garden.

Ferlow Botanicals - Canada #
~Ferlow Botanicals.

Freeman Pure Color Fresh Shine Shampoo #
~Ulta.com; Rite Aid Drugstores.

Gary Null's Heavenly Hair Cleanser #
~Gary Null, Vitamin Shoppe; health food stores.

Ginesis Shampoo #
~Ginesis.

Giovanni #
~Mountain Rose Herbs, Life's Vigor; health food stores; Organics Australia Online (Australia).

Gourmet Bars and Liquid Black Soap #
~Mia Simone's Boutique.

Graham Webb Daily Strength Strengthening Shampoo
~1st Chair Salon; Ulta.

Halo Shampoo #
~Anna Bellina Organic Skin Care.

Hamadi Hair Washes #
~Sephora, NaturallyCurly CurlMart.

Haven Scent - Australia #
~Havenscent.

Heartland Natural™ Mint #
~Heartland Products.

Heart of Iowa Soapworks Shampoo Bars #
~Heart of Iowa Soapworks; Prairieland Herbs.

Herbal Choice #
~NaturallyDirect.net; Rubber-Ducky.

Herbon - Australia #
~Eco Shop; Organics Australia Online.

Hope's Shampoo* - Australia
~Planet Blue; Organics Australia Online.

I Dream Body Wash and Shampoo #
~Kate's Caring Gifts.

J/A/S/O/N (Not all formulas are sulfate free) #!
~Life's Vigor, Willner Chemists; health food stores.

Jessicurl Cleansers # Cleansing Cream ? and Gentle Lather Shampoo.
~Jessicurl; some stores, mostly in CA.

Jonathan Shampoo Add Moisture Moisturizing Shampoo
~ Sephora.com

J. R. Liggett's Old Fashioned Bar Shampoo #
~Life's Vigor; health food stores.

Kenya jordana #
~Kenyajordana.

Kettle Care #
~Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath; Refreshingly Free (both offer samples).

Keyano Aromatics*
~Salons; web beauty suppliers.

Kiss My Face
~Life's Vigor, Kokopelli's Green Market; health food stores.

Kosmea - Australia #
~The Exton; Organics Australia Online.

Lamas Botanicals (non-olefin AND olefin sulfonate formulas) #! (one formula has 'cones)
~VeganEssentials.

L'ANZA Anti Aging White Tea Shampoo*
~Oasis Place; UK Hairdressers (UK).

Le Savon Populaire Bars - Canada #
~Savon Populaire; stores listed on the website.
~Ingredients in post #84 of this thread.

Living Ecology Royal Organics #
~Living Ecology.
~Ingredients in post #140 of this thread.

Living Nature #
~Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath; There Must Be a Better Way (UK).

Logona (not all formulas are sulfate-free) #
~Internatural; Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath.

Logona LavaErde Rhassoul Powder and Pre-Mixed Cleansers #
~Internatural, Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath, Logona UK; There Must Be A Better Way (UK)

Long Lovely Locks Cleansers #
~LongLovelyLocks (Fragrance-free available on request).
~Ingredients in post #7 of this thread.

Mastey*
~Mastey; beauty supply stores.

Melrose* - Australia #
~Melrose; Organics Australia Online.

Miessence #
~All Natural Cosmetics (USA), There Must Be a Better Way (UK); Organics Australia Online (Australia).

MOP Modern Organic Products C-System
~PopeHair, GoddessWithin; Salon Collective (UK).

Morrocco Method #
~Morrocco Method, Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath; some health food stores.

MyHoneyChild Cleansers #
~MyHoneyChild.

Naani # (Castile formulas paraben free)
~Naani.com. (Castile AND no-sulfate versions of each shampoo)

Natural Shop #
~The Natural Shop.

n-fruizon* #
~n-fruizon; Ulta.

NuHair Volume Maximizing Shampoo #
~Drugstore.com

Onesta #
~Onesta Hair Care.

Organic Children Organic Formula - UK #
~Organic Children; UK supermarkets.
~Ingredients in post #86 of this thread.

Organic Excellence #
~OutletNutrition, MyVitaNet; Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath.

Organic Selections - Australia #
~Herbal Serenity; Organics Australia Online.

Paul Penders #
~VeganEssentials, Life's Vigor; health food stores(?).

PAVES Professional #!
~HairBoutique; Walgreens & Eckerd drugstores.

Prairie Naturals - Canada #
~Q10.ca; health food stores.
~Ingredients in post #69 of this thread.

Pravana*
~Salons; web beauty suppliers.

Pure & Basic
~Internatural.

Pure 'Nuff Stuff - UK #
~There Must Be a Better Way.

Pureology !
~Drugstore.com.

Queen Helene Mint Julep Shampoo With Protein #
~Cosmetic Solutions; Sally Beauty Supply stores.
~Ingredients in post #152 of this thread.

Rainbow Research Organic Herbal, Henna, and Baby ! Shampoos
~Henna by Cynthia(henna shampoo gallons); Life's Vigor.

Real Purity #
~Natural Solutions - Holistic Beauty Body & Bath; Refreshingly Free.

REN* - UK #
~REN Skincare.

Savonnerie Gluten Free #
~VeganEssentials.

Sensibility Hijiki Seaweed/Soymilk #
~Sensibility Soaps.

Shaman Earthly Organics #!
~Life's Vigor; Fresh & Wild (UK)

ShiKai #! (some formulas)
~Life's Vigor; Kokopelli's Green Market.

Soapnut Washing Powder - UK #
~Soapnut.

Stephen est. 1985 Healthy Hair Cleansers #
~Fashionplanet; Hampton Court.

Sukesha All-Nutrient*
~All-Nutrient; Spiral Haircase.

Terressentials Pure Earth Hair Wash #
~Terressentials; some health food stores.

Trader Joe's Pure Castile #
~Trader Joe's Stores.
~Ingredients in post #100 of this thread.

Ultra Botanicals, MSM #
~GoddessWithin.

Uncle Harry's #
~Uncle Harry's.

Un Jour En Provence #
~Drugstore.com.

Warm Spirit #
~Warm Spirit.

Young Living AromaSilk #
~Young Living Essential Oils.

Your Crown and Glory #
~Your Crown and Glory.


Replies:
Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 2:51am
Some notes for your files:
 
-Robert Hallowell's Prawduct line is also completely sulfate free.
-Paves Professional is now ONLY available through HairBoutique.com since Walgreens and Target have stopped carrying it and we buy directly from the the manufacturer.
-Many stores have stopped carrying Paul Penders line because of difficulties with Paul Penders.  All but one of the largest US distributors have completely discontinued the line.
 
I use the Paves and the Hallowell products on my own hair.  They are great. 
 
We also carry California Baby which is also fantastic and Burts Bees which is nice but the product line has become oversaturated in the marketplace.
 
 


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Posted By: *Cait*
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 3:32am
Great list. 
 
n-fruizon is not a good choice.  The product is overpriced and is a copycat of a really good Jason product that is excellent.  And it is nothing special compared to many of the other great products out there w/out SLS.
 
Paves Professional (Jessica Simpson's hairdresser) developed by Paves has won several "best for all natural" product nods.
 
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User Review of n-fruizon shampoo
 
N-fruizon dispenses with synthetic detergents, relying instead on essential oils from plants and herbs. 
 
The shampoo contains no SLS (sodium laureth sulphate, a foaming detergent that can cause skin and eye irritation), which is great, but don't expect much foam. There are no bubbles.
 
Nor does it smell of cranberries. Nor is it pink. The conditioner was similarly low-key. My hair seemed clean but lacked that slippery sheen after a big dose of conditioner.
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I have heard that Ulta is or already has dropped n-fruizon from their inventories at many of their stores and will probably eventually dump it, which is usually not a good sign for a product.
 
Also noteworthy - Hairboutique.com carries many of the brands you have listed like Jason & Lamas & Avalon, to name a few.  They have never carried n-fruizon and Hairboutique.com is very picky about what they sell.  So if they are not selling it, that is a big question mark in my mind.
 
 

Posted By: babycheeks24
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 1:08pm

i use kiss my face and love it!!!! good list there.



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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 6:07pm
Two more to add to this list.

1. Sexy Hair's Chocolate Soymilk Shampoo. Yummy smell works great.. Makes your hair soft..

2. Brocato Splaash Daily Shampoo

Also two things regarding the footnotes on the list.. Enjoy lists the ingredients to all of it's shampoos on their site, and Alterna only has ONE shampoo in it's entire line which is sulfate free..


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Posted By: SpecialKitty
Date Posted: October 15 2006 at 7:25pm

I'm using Giovanni (Direct leave in conditioner, and the 50:50 Balanced shampoo) - no sulfates or any other bad stuff. I really like the results. I'm having less shedding as well.

Also, some of the Phyto products are sulfate and chemical free. Thank you for the list!



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