Remember when I asked you if you would try a shampoo based solely on the ingredients? If not check here! Well here is the shampoo I was talking about...
The things I try in the name of achieving and maintaining healthy hair as well as provide funny, insightful reviews of The Anti Hair Slave is crazy. Most recently, I used puppy poo to shampoo my hair! Not puppy poop, puppy poo as in shampoo! Introducing, Isle of Dogs Naturaluxury Gloss Shampoo and Naturaluxury Nutrient Masque. Both products are formulated for dogs, but the product descriptions as well as ingredient list (No parabens, no synthetic fragrances, no flavorings, no sulfates, no phthalates, no petroleum-derived chemicals) had me dying to try both products for myself. Company Background:
Isle of Dogs set a new standard in natural products for dogs with the launch of NaturaLuxury in 2008. Little did we know that we had stumbled upon the hottest secret in human haircare too. Word-of-mouth buzz from customers has boosted sales of NaturaLuxury Intensely Nourishing Gloss Shampoo and Nutrient Masque by 500% in 2009, as women have discovered the extraordinary benefits of these all-natural haircare products on their Stylists, celebrities, and beauty junkies have started to discover this secret. “I was traveling to a shoot and my luggage got lost,” recounts an A-list celebrity. “The only stuff I had was my NaturaLuxury travel set for my dog. It totally blew me away. The stylist on the set could not believe my hair. She’s now turning all her clients onto it.”
Product Descriptions
Naturaluxury Gloss Shampoo: For this unique botanical gloss shampoo, we use only perfectly-colored hibiscus sabdariffa petals gathered during the winter. This harvesting method ensures that our formula offers the highest quality shine enhancement and organic content available. A therapeutic level of calming essential oils, including luxurious Italian Bergamot and Madagascar Rose Geranium, further enhance the bathing experience. The result is incomparable softness and shine.
Naturaluxury Nutrient Masque: Highly concentrated, this exceptional deep conditioning treatment restores body and strength to all types of hair, reduciong breakage and shedding as well as effectively eliminating tangles. Wheat proteins and vitamin-rich botanicals combine to impart natural beauty, promote all-around coat health. Essential nourishment which should be applied as a finishing treatment at each bathing.
AHS Thoughts: The shampoo took a bit longer than normal to develop into a full lather and even once it did, the lather was still weak. It cleanses well and it's SLS free, but I prefer a bit more suds if you know what I mean. The scent of the shampoo is absolutely delightful. The conditioner is thinner than I expected, but then I had to take a step back and think about it. It's thinner because some dogs have a crazy thick coat and tons of underhair so the conditioner needs to be thinner to get all the way down to conditon. Even though the formula is thinner the amount of softness and detangling properties are awesome, plus the scent lingered in my hair and left me catching whiffs of Italian Bergamot and Madagascar Rose Geranium all day long. I love that "the pure essential oils are extracted from fruit, flowers, leaves and bark through the process of steam distillation or by cold pressing citrus fruit zest. Both processes are done naturally, without any chemical additives." The scent that is garnered by using this process is light, crisp and totally refreshing.
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Ingredients:
Naturaluxury Gloss Shampoo: water, decyl glucoside, sodium lauroamphocetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) extract, wheat amino acids, hydrolyzed wheat protein and linoleic acid and linolenic acid and hyluronic acid and sorbitol and triticum vulgare (wheat germ) oil and simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) oil and panthenol and tocopherol, yeast extract, di (lauryl dimethyl ammonium hydroxy propyl), decyl glucoside, citric acid, behenamido-propyl hydroxyethyl dimonium chloride, peg-150 pentaery-thrityl tetrastearate, gluconolactone and sodium benzoate, propietary blend of pure essential oils.
Naturaluxury Nutrient Masque: Aqua, behentrimonium methosulfate (Colza Oil) and ceteryl alcohol (non-GMO plant sources), hydrolyzed wheat protein and wheat oligosaccharides, panthenol (Vitamin B5) and hydrolyzed wheat protein and linoleic acid and linolenic acide and hyaluronic acid (plant source) and sorbitol (organic humectant) and triticum vulgare (wheat germ) oil, Simmondsia chinenis (jojoba) oil and tocopherol (vitamin E), dehydro-acetic acid and benzyl alcohol, proprietary blend of pure essential oils.
