Whatever your struggles, the key to a good haircare routine is the right shampoo. Before hitting up your go-to, consider ditching the chemicals and parabens for organic ingredients. Need a little nudge in the right direction? These are the best organic shampoo bars, liquids and soaps to try now.
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What Makes Shampoo Organic?
According to the Soil Association, organic shampoos do not contain genetically modified ingredients, controversial chemicals, parabens and phthalates, synthetic colours, dyes or fragrances.
You can read more about the ins and outs of organic beauty with our guide here.
The Best Organic Shampoos
Innersense
Certified Organic Brand
Best For: Locking in moisture and delivering lustre to dry hair
Colour Awakening Hairbath, ÂŁ26
innersenseorganicbeauty.co.uk
If you have hair that’s chemically treated or coloured, or even if you don’t, this shampoo is unbeatable. It’s chokka with organic ingredients that smell so good, you’ll want to eat them. Think raw coconut and shea butter (to give the texture oomph), honey (to retain moisture and deliver lustre), pumpkin seed oil (preserving colour and vibrancy). Plus a dash of cranberry seed oil and Rooibos tea. It’s not just a colour-safe and gently cleansing shampoo, it’ll also deliver shine and volume to your tresses. Plus it’s – woohoo! – B Corp and carbon neutral certified.
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Odylique
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â Sensitive Scalp
Hydrating Lavender Shampoo, ÂŁ13
odylique.co.uk
This award-winning haircare brand is the creator of the first ever Soil Association-approved shampoo (all the way back in 2004), and today it continues to create lush products suitable for sensitive skin. We’re a fan of Odylique’s lavender shampoo, which smells great and promises to cleanse hair without disrupting the scalp’s natural sebum or acid balance.
Neal’s Yard Remedies
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â Gentle Cleansing
Invigorating Seaweed Shampoo 200ml, ÂŁ11.50
nealsyardremedies.com
If you prefer to wash your hair almost daily, then you’ll need a shampoo that falls on the gentler side. Great for all hair types, NYR’s organic seaweed-infused shampoo has a mild plant base to ensure a gentle refresh, as well as a natural low lathering foam to avoid stripping away the hair’s natural oils.
Bamford
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â Vegan Haircare
Geranium Shampoo, ÂŁ20
bamford.com
Packed with high-performance plant-based cleansers, castor seed oil and vitamin B5, Bamford’s vegan shampoo aims to restore and repair hair while giving strands a boost of moisture. Essential oils sweeten the deal, with eucalyptus, lavender, peppermint and geranium making this one of the best-smelling shampoos on the market.
Green People
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â Dry Hair
Intensive Repair Shampoo, ÂŁ17.50
greenpeople.co.uk
Struggling with dry, lifeless-looking strands? This shampoo works best with dry, treated and coloured hair, as it helps to nourish strands with nutrients and proteins. Ingredients, of which 81 percent are certified organic, work to revive hair and bring it back to its healthiest state.
John Masters Organics
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â A Moisture Kick
Deep Moisturizing Shampoo with Evening Primrose, ÂŁ25
johnmastersorganics.co.uk
For bigger and better volume, try John Masters Organics. Its Deep Moisturizing Shampoo is super hydrating, with evening primrose oil used to increase moisture retention without laying heavily on your hair. Ideal if you want to inject a little more bounce into your haircare routine.
Urtekram
Certified Organic Brand
Best For:Â Coloured Hair
Soft Wild Rose Colour Preserve Shampoo 250ml, ÂŁ5.80
planetorganic.com
If you have coloured hair, you’ll want to get your hands on this shampoo from Urtekram. Dubbed Denmark’s most sustainable brand by the Sustainable Brand Index, Urtekram’s products are certified by Ecovert Cosmos Organic, vegan and almost completely natural in origin. Boasting a fresh, floral scent, its shampoo has a mild formula made up of aloe vera (for hydration), blue sea kale (for colour protection) and beet root (to nourish strands).
Evolve
Best For:Â Smoothing Frizz
Superfood Shine Natural Shampoo, ÂŁ15
evolvebeauty.co.uk
Evolve’s Superfood Shine Natural shampoo is infused with sugar and coconut to gently cleanse scalp and hair without stripping it of its natural oils. It also works to protect your hair, with baobab proteins that help strengthen and reduce frizz, while organic pomegranate extract rehydrates strands.
