Many hair care products contain chemicals, artificial ingredients and synthetic add-ons that can do damage to your hair over time. When shopping for the best hair care items, look for organic, eco-friendly products that use natural ingredients and healthy botanicals.
Your shampoo, conditioner, styling products and other hair necessities should also be cruelty-free, fair trade and made by companies that use environmentally-conscious packaging and processes whenever possible. Check out some of our favorite organic, eco-friendly hair care products.
Best shampoo
If you are looking for a new shampoo, try TERRESSENTIALS Pure Earth Hair Wash ($11). This product delivers clean, healthy hair without chemical detergents, foam boosters, protein thickeners, emulsifiers, preservatives or fragrance. Perfect for thin hair, sensitive scalps or anybody looking for a wonderful organic shampoo.
Best conditioner
This conditioner is full of amazing natural ingredients including organic coconut, hemp, jojoba and peppermint oils. Dr. Bonner’s Peppermint Hair Conditioner & Style Crème ($8) leave your hair silky soft and lustrous. This conditioner is not animal tested, plus it’s USDA certified organic and certified fair trade.
Best detangler
The Intelligent Nutrients line offers an assortment of terrific hair care products, including total body cleanser, daily cleanser, leave-in conditioner, hair spray, styling gel and more. The product we rave about is their spray-on detangler. Certified organic, all of Intelligent Nutrients styling products contain their super-antioxidant Intellimune® Seed Oil Complex. This anti-aging blend of black cumin, pumpkin, red grape, red raspberry and cranberry seed oils delivers beautiful hair with unmatched shine.
Their products are 100 percent free of petrochemicals, plastics, silicones and parabens. Intelligent Nutrients products are sold at salons and retailers nationwide and online, such as Amazon.com. They’ve also partnered with Whole Foods and Barneys New York in select cities.
Best styling products
Skip the harmful chemicals and get absolutely beautiful hair with the products available from Onesta Hair Care. Their natural, plant-based hair care products are free of parabens, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, DEA, TEA, colors, dyes, animal testing and animal ingredients. Their shampoos and conditioners are also rich in botanicals and healthy omega-3.
We love their Workable Finishing Spray, which is made with green tea extract, milk thistle and rhatany root. With this product, your hair isn’t just soft and shiny, it’s also protected from the environment and holds its style in high heat and humidity. This company is committed to sustainable living, and their energy consumption is offset by wind power. Their packaging, product displays and other items are produced on recycled materials. All their ingredients are organic and support sustainable farming, while their products are also biodegradable and environmentally safe.
Best hair color
If you are looking for a chemical free hair color, check out the line from Organic Color Systems. Featuring 54 colors, 10 concentrates and brighteners, eight cream and liquid activators and two non-bleach lightening systems that are intermixable, they can deliver amazing, unlimited colors. Their products are ammonia-free, formaldehyde-free, certified organic, completely vegan and cruelty-free. Using botanical nutrients, antioxidants, vitamins and amino acids, this hair color achieves unsurpassed results. Ask your salon to start using hair color from Organic Color Systems.
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