Search for Organic, Natural Shampoos in Japan
Japanese organic, natural shampoos and their contents. Non-silicon and sulfate-free hair care.
Suffering from dry, oily, unruly, dull, and different hair problems are very common. Feeling envious of seeing Japanese high school girls with a healthy beautiful hair is a natural thing since hair is a big part of our appearance as well as our daily life. I often imagine myself having a very easy to manage hair that I will just have to dry it and it will look smooth and radiant without any effort, it will then take out a lot of my daily stress and make myself feel more confident. Having less stress and more confidence of course will affect my mood and my mood will affect those around me. So yes, having our healthy dream hair is not just for appearances but it is deeply connected to our life.
My hair is in the middle of curly and straight. It's wavy and the waves are not really curving attractively. Having a dry and dull hair makes it even more awful. The solution I found was chemical straightening in the salon which last for half a year, then my hair will be back to its usual self.
Moving to Japan, I started to rehabilitate my hair and avoided damaging practices. If I am not getting chemical treatment, not using hair iron or even hot blow dryer, but my natural hairs stayed dull, then that was when I thought maybe it’s on the shampoo and conditioner that I use. I once found a treatment and after using it, I got immediate results and my hair got so nice and smooth. However, after using that treatment for a couple of months, my hair went back to how it was before. I researched about why my hair stopped getting the effects of the product I am using and I found out that the cause was silicon building up on hair and blocking nourishment.
From then on I started looking for silicon free products and I figured to try the natural and organic hair products here in Japan. They can be hard to find specially the descriptions on the back are all in Japanese, I thought this will be helpful so read below to on check my search for organic and natural hair products in Japan.
Argelan
Argelan offers organic ingredients claiming 95% to 98% to be natural. The fragrances are a mix of two essential oil such as Bergamot and Clary Sage.
Argelan's hair care currently have 4 series line ups, each with different ingredients, scents and benefits. Moist Glow series (green) is for a lustrous hair, Moist Smooth series (brown) is for a smooth hair, Balancing Moist series (blue) is for a healthy and balanced hair, and Damage Repair series (white) is for damaged hair care.
Refill price is around ¥1100 for 400 ml.
Argelan is free of the following:
- silicon
- paraben
- sulfate
- mineral oil
- carbomer
- animal-derived ingredients
- paraffin
- PEG (polyethylene glycol)
- propylene glycol
- artificial coloring
- nanoparticle raw material
The Public Organic
The Public Organic concept is about the power of essential oil. The fragrance is 100% from essential oil, and it has the strongest essential oil scent out of all I have tried. The scent is not for everyone, but this is a gem for those who enjoys pure essential oil aroma.
The public organic have 2 line ups: Super Bouncy which is for moisture, and Super Positive which have a scent of happiness.
Refill price is around ¥1298 for 400 ml.
The Public Organic is free of the following:
- silicon
- sulfate
- paraben
- carbomer
- mineral oil
- propylene glycol
- PEG (polyethylene glycol)
- artificial coloring
- animal-derived ingredients
- nanoparticle raw material
Botanist
Botanist’s concept is the use of botanical ingredients and also promotes eco friendly practices.
They have 3 different series each containing different ways of development. Standard line is for simple and sustainable hair. Vegan line is certified by The Vegan society and PeTA. The Premium line claims to lead to the ideal hair.
Standard refill is around ¥1000 for 400ml, Vegan is about ¥1800 for 280ml, and Premium is at ¥3000 for 300ml.
Botanist is free of the following:
- silicon
- artificial coloring
- sulfate (shampoo only for standard and premium, for vegan both are free)
- paraben
- animal-derived ingredients (vegan)
- animal cruelty (vegan)
- nanoparticle raw material (vegan and premium)
- mineral oil (vegan and premium)
- DEA Diethanolamine (vegan and premium)
- UV absorber (premium)