Shampoo Description
Each ShiKai shampoo is based on this special botanical extract obtained from the fruit on an East Asian acacia tree. It is this extract which provides rich, dense, gentle lather and leaves hair shiny and manageable.
Gently cleans color-treated or bleached hair without stripping or fading the color. Two special UV filters provide added all day protection while natural soap and detergent-free Shikai Extract provides gentle cleansing.
Conditioner Description
This light, natural conditioner gives hair its daily dose of moisture with glycerin, panthenol and shea butter. Weightless Body and Shine with Natural Color Protection. Hair Becomes Shinier, Easier to Manage and Full-Bodied. Made in USA, Shika haircare products were developed since 1970. Plant based, with low detergent, Shikai products are rich in organic ingredients and botanical ingredients.
I had coloured my hair then, and was searching for colour care products on Iherb. Shikai Color Care Shampoo has good reviews so I added them to the cart, despite never hearing of the brand before. It was by a leap of faith and I am glad that my efforts paid off. I picked up Shikai Color Reflect Daily Moisture Conditioner randomly since it is also meant for coloured hair.
The shampoo is housed in a flick-top cap container which has a nice fruity scent, foams very well and does an awesome job on coloured hair. However, it is slightly drying and a conditioner is definitely recommended to be used.
The conditioner is contained in a tube but dispenses easily from the gap. It conditions moderately well as a daily conditioner but not for intensive conditioning. The scent is very subtle but on EWG's Skin Deep, Color Reflect Daily Moisture Conditioner scores a 5, mainly due to the inclusion of fragrance which EWG is not able to discern the difference between natural or chemical fragrance.
Both products work well together to retain colour, keeping the colour in my hair without weighing it down and making my coloured hair look shiny and vibrant. My new hair colour lasts well for up to 1.5 months and thereafter even though my natural roots colour (black) is slowly growing out, the contrast between my new and original colour is not that obvious.
Some ingredients to take note of, in the shampoo, even though they may be low in dosage :
Benzophenone-4 - may result in allergic contact dermatitis
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate - as an organic UV filter but may result in hormone-mimicking effects
Fragrance - System toxicity
Overall, the shampoo has a moderate hazard of 6 on EWG.
Ingredients in conditioner, to take note of even though they may be low in dosage :
Octyl Methoxycinnamate - may result in estrogenic toxicity, system toxicity and promoting free radicals
Fragrance - System toxicity
Shikai Color Care Shampoo scores 4.8 from 8 users on Makeupalley while the Color Reflect Daily Moisture Conditioner scores 3.9 from 19 users on Makeupalley.
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Shikai Color Care Shampoo
Shikai Color Care Shampoo ( 3 bottles )
Shikai Color Reflect Daily Moisture Conditioner
Shikai Color Reflect Daily Moisture Conditioner ( 3 bottles )
Shampoo Ingredients :
Purified water, aloe vera gel*, olefin sulfonate, cocoamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, cocamide MEA, ShiKai Extract (acacia concinna†), coconut oil, glycerin (vegetable), amodimethicone, panthenol, salt, glycol distearate, benzophenone-4, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, diazolidinyl urea, natural fragrance.
*Full strength, certified organic
†Wildcrafted botanical, organically grown and sustainably harvested
Conditioner Ingredients :
Water, avocado (persia gratissima) oil, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, amodimethicone, behentrimonium chloride, panthenol, shea butter (butyrospermum parkii fruit), sunflower (helianthus annuus) extract, guar powder, behentrimonium methosulfate, diazolidinyl urea, octyl methoxycinnamate, natural fragrance
Source : Iherb, Iherb2
