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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021
Update after a few months of use:
My scalp eventually became extremely itchy, inflamed and had a buildup like I’ve never seen. Even my eyebrows were flaking in the same way, which has never happened. My deep conditioner and oils no longer worked, which left my hair dry despite my scalp being almost moist all the time. I felt disgusting. I ordered the only other coconut-free shampoo that others in my coconut allergy group recommended (CKN). I didn’t expect much but literally it only took 1 wash for my hair and scalp to go back to normal. My hair was soft and moisturized from my deep conditioner, silky and frizz-free again - no longer moist and floaty-dry-frizzy (bleh!) Even my eyebrows are fine and not falling out anymore. My guess is this stuff caused a major buildup over time and it took some clarifying of another shampoo to help. Either way, I’ve switched to CKN orange shampoo. What a bummer but glad I figured out what was going on.
Where to begin... I have dysautonomia and in the past years, I have developed severe allergies to random things. The number one thing- coconut and any related coconut derivatives. I also have raging seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp and eyebrows. If you are familiar with coconut allergies, you know that coconut is in literally in most foods, and pretty much all cosmetics and soaps, natural or not, use different forms of it. For the past few years, my scalp has been on fire with huge flakes. The areas where shampoo washes down when I shower break out in acne. My once-thick and healthy hair has thinned tremendously and is fragile to the point of breakage, even though it is undyed, unhighlighted, and I don't use much heat on it or over wash it.
If you have a coconut allergy, you also know that there are only a handful of shampoos out there that are truly coconut-free, and it gets expensive to try different ones, only to have them destroy your already-fragile hair because they're so drying. My curly hair is extremely low porosity, so even though I condition like crazy, it never really takes, leading to more breakage. Coco-free shampoos and shampoo bars always make my hair feel like a mushy, stringy, sticky mess and it falls off in my hands from being so dried out.
I completely gave up searching for a coco-free shampoo. I was managing my angry scalp with cortisone creams in between washes, because at least my hair wasn't breaking off from frizz and dryness anymore. I'd take an angry scalp and healthy hair over broken off hair and calmed scalp any day. (When I say breakage, I mean, many of my damaged hairs are now 2-3" when the length of my hair is down my back.)
My husband realized I was still using product with something I was allergic to, and set out to find relief for me. He found this shampoo, and although I've tried literally every other one on the internet, even from small makers and homemade ones, I decided to give this one a shot because it had ingredients I'd never tried. It's fairly expensive, but if it helped, I didn't care.
I hopped in the shower as soon as this stuff arrived. I took a leap of faith and had ordered the conditioner too, knowing full-well that no store-bought conditioner, low or high end, has been able to truly help my dry hair. I poured some in my hand and massaged into my wet hair. It didn't lather, so it was only enough to do the front half of my hair. As I went to get another pour, I realized the front-half of my head was cooled and relieved, while the back-half remained burning. I massaged the second pour into the back-half of my scalp... unreal. The relief was immediate. At the time, I didn't even know this stuff was for seborrheic dermatitis. I knew the true test was when I rinsed it out, though, because I'd be able to tell immediately if it was too drying.
Unbelievably, it rinsed out easily. My hair did feel a smidge dry though, so I tested out the conditioner, knowing it would be a miracle for it to actually work, but worth a shot.
Since the conditioner is also coco-free, I was able to put it all the way up to my scalp (something I def don't do with others since they contain it.) I let it sit for a few mins then rinsed, not expecting much and already prepared with a new deep conditioner I'd bought specifically to try and combat the shampoo I was sure would be breaking off my hair.
As I rinsed, my hair felt SILKY. Not just detangled, but actually GOOD. I hopped out and scrunched my hair. My curls began to form on their own, something they hadn't done in years. My husband even commented on my voluminous, curly, shiny hair. The shampoo doesn't smell great, but the lemongrass conditioner more than makes up for that, and lingers beautifully. I never even needed to use the deep conditioner I had bought. It's been a week and I still haven't used it.
My hair stays oil-free longer, but not dried out. It is soft and manageable and SHINY for the first time in a long time. It actually feels healthy and silky, and my scalp is nearly flake-free now. I'm dumbfounded at this shampoo and conditioner. I will gladly continue to pay the $40 total cost, as I can go longer without washing my hair (1-2 times a week for me) and estimate this stuff will last me 1.5 month. Totally worth it when I think about all the wasted money and products that didn't work for me in the past.
My scalp eventually became extremely itchy, inflamed and had a buildup like I’ve never seen. Even my eyebrows were flaking in the same way, which has never happened. My deep conditioner and oils no longer worked, which left my hair dry despite my scalp being almost moist all the time. I felt disgusting. I ordered the only other coconut-free shampoo that others in my coconut allergy group recommended (CKN). I didn’t expect much but literally it only took 1 wash for my hair and scalp to go back to normal. My hair was soft and moisturized from my deep conditioner, silky and frizz-free again - no longer moist and floaty-dry-frizzy (bleh!) Even my eyebrows are fine and not falling out anymore. My guess is this stuff caused a major buildup over time and it took some clarifying of another shampoo to help. Either way, I’ve switched to CKN orange shampoo. What a bummer but glad I figured out what was going on.
Where to begin... I have dysautonomia and in the past years, I have developed severe allergies to random things. The number one thing- coconut and any related coconut derivatives. I also have raging seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp and eyebrows. If you are familiar with coconut allergies, you know that coconut is in literally in most foods, and pretty much all cosmetics and soaps, natural or not, use different forms of it. For the past few years, my scalp has been on fire with huge flakes. The areas where shampoo washes down when I shower break out in acne. My once-thick and healthy hair has thinned tremendously and is fragile to the point of breakage, even though it is undyed, unhighlighted, and I don't use much heat on it or over wash it.
If you have a coconut allergy, you also know that there are only a handful of shampoos out there that are truly coconut-free, and it gets expensive to try different ones, only to have them destroy your already-fragile hair because they're so drying. My curly hair is extremely low porosity, so even though I condition like crazy, it never really takes, leading to more breakage. Coco-free shampoos and shampoo bars always make my hair feel like a mushy, stringy, sticky mess and it falls off in my hands from being so dried out.
I completely gave up searching for a coco-free shampoo. I was managing my angry scalp with cortisone creams in between washes, because at least my hair wasn't breaking off from frizz and dryness anymore. I'd take an angry scalp and healthy hair over broken off hair and calmed scalp any day. (When I say breakage, I mean, many of my damaged hairs are now 2-3" when the length of my hair is down my back.)
My husband realized I was still using product with something I was allergic to, and set out to find relief for me. He found this shampoo, and although I've tried literally every other one on the internet, even from small makers and homemade ones, I decided to give this one a shot because it had ingredients I'd never tried. It's fairly expensive, but if it helped, I didn't care.
I hopped in the shower as soon as this stuff arrived. I took a leap of faith and had ordered the conditioner too, knowing full-well that no store-bought conditioner, low or high end, has been able to truly help my dry hair. I poured some in my hand and massaged into my wet hair. It didn't lather, so it was only enough to do the front half of my hair. As I went to get another pour, I realized the front-half of my head was cooled and relieved, while the back-half remained burning. I massaged the second pour into the back-half of my scalp... unreal. The relief was immediate. At the time, I didn't even know this stuff was for seborrheic dermatitis. I knew the true test was when I rinsed it out, though, because I'd be able to tell immediately if it was too drying.
Unbelievably, it rinsed out easily. My hair did feel a smidge dry though, so I tested out the conditioner, knowing it would be a miracle for it to actually work, but worth a shot.
Since the conditioner is also coco-free, I was able to put it all the way up to my scalp (something I def don't do with others since they contain it.) I let it sit for a few mins then rinsed, not expecting much and already prepared with a new deep conditioner I'd bought specifically to try and combat the shampoo I was sure would be breaking off my hair.
As I rinsed, my hair felt SILKY. Not just detangled, but actually GOOD. I hopped out and scrunched my hair. My curls began to form on their own, something they hadn't done in years. My husband even commented on my voluminous, curly, shiny hair. The shampoo doesn't smell great, but the lemongrass conditioner more than makes up for that, and lingers beautifully. I never even needed to use the deep conditioner I had bought. It's been a week and I still haven't used it.
My hair stays oil-free longer, but not dried out. It is soft and manageable and SHINY for the first time in a long time. It actually feels healthy and silky, and my scalp is nearly flake-free now. I'm dumbfounded at this shampoo and conditioner. I will gladly continue to pay the $40 total cost, as I can go longer without washing my hair (1-2 times a week for me) and estimate this stuff will last me 1.5 month. Totally worth it when I think about all the wasted money and products that didn't work for me in the past.
