Burdock is great for hair in shampoos as it enhances stimulation of blood flow.
Chamomile is a fabulous addition of improving the colour and general health of your hair, whilst making it soft and supple. Chamomile has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, whilst being soothing and calming. This is one of nature’s safest and most effective sedatives. Scientific studies have found that a flavonoid found in Chamomile flowers (apigenin), has anti-histaminic properties.
Calendula is an excellent anti-inflammatory and is very useful for irritated skin in general.
Horsetail Herb is considered to have the best possible healing effect for most skin conditions. It has healing and calming properties and strengthens the hair whilst giving a healthier glow. Horsetail Herb is a natural source of silica.
Lavender is well known for its calming and antiseptic properties. It is also helpful to normalise scalp conditions.
Nettle is known to be high in iron and has stimulating properties. Its helps return the natural colour of the hair and also assists in preventing dandruff and hair loss. Nettle is also said to increase the micro-circulation of the skin.
Peppermint is cooling on the scalp and therefore invigorates scalp circulation.
Red Clover revives and purifies the scalp.
Rosemary is an excellent hair tonic for all hair types as it helps to keep hair in good condition. It is the best conditioner for any hair colour and keeps the scalp in good condition, leaving hair soft and healthy.
Sage is a good cleanser for the hair and is said to help promote good shine. Sage also strengthens and thickens hair. Sage extract is also a powerful anti-oxidant.
We use Sweet Potato in our amazing Berry Blonde toning shampoo & conditioner and treatment. It provides the red colour and combines with Blue Gardenia berries to make purple which tones unwanted brassy tones in Blonde & Grey hair.
We use Blue Gadenia Berries in our amazing Berry Blonde toning shampoo & conditioner and treatment. It provides the blue colour and combines with Red Sweet Potato to make purple which tones unwanted brassy tones in Blonde & Grey hair.
Derived from the Argan tree in Morocco this rich elixir is high in essential fatty acids and is amazing at restoring moisture to hair and skin.The Moroccan people have been using it for centries.
Provides essential energy and is the hair follicles rejuvenating factor, slowing down the degeneration of cells. Ginseng has also been used for thousands of years by Asian people to promote healthy beautiful hair and not many would deny that they do have extremely beautiful hair.
Green Tea extract is a powerful free radical scavenger. Green tea is known to contain polyphenols that have been clinically proven to protect the scalp against free radical damage which can lead to cell death. Free radicals are potentially destructive forms of oxygen that can disrupt (oxidise) cell membranes. Exposure to pollution, excess sunlight and smoking may increase the numbers of free radicals.
Hydrolysed Soy Protein is a natural ingredient made from soybeans. It acts as a conditioner, giving body and texture to the hair. The protein becomes attracted to the hair cuticles and forms a protective layer; this then softens and repairs the hair in addition to providing fullness, shine and glass. It also reduces ‘fly-away’ hair. It is an excellent natural addition in hair care products.
When Vitamin B5 is used in hair care products it is readily absorbed into the hair, being deposited onto the cuticle and penetrating the cortex of the hair. This is even more so for bleached or permed hair. Vitamin B5 provides benefits such as long lasting moisturisation, it imparts lustre, and it has a conditioning effect resulting in easily manageable hair. It considerably reduces the formation of split ends. It serves to repair damaged hair and can thicken undamaged hair by up to 10%.
Vitamin E is an effective anti-oxidant with healing and rejuvenating benefits that help prevent cell damage by neutralising free radicals.
Sea Salt is used at less than 1% as a thickening agent.
Cetearyl Alcohol is added to a detangling ingredient which helps thicken the conditioners. It is a totally plant derived wax.
A natural surfactant that creates foam and bubbles which helps cleanse the hair and scalp. Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate (Iselux) is the latest technological breakthrough in surfactant chemistry. Iselux is an extremely mild surfactant that produces a dense, luxurious foam and elegant after-feel on the hair. It provides gentle yet thorough cleansing with outstanding rinseability.
EverEscents chose this ingredient as it is an extremely mild and easily biodegradable cleanser derived from coconut oil. It has natural and safe foaming qualities that gently clean without stripping away the natural oils. It can promote manageability for hair.
Geogard is an EcoCert approved natural preservative which is made up of 4 individual ingredients; Salicylic Acid, Vegetable Glycerin, Sorbic Acid & Benzyl Alcohol. It is a highly effective preservative against bacteria, yeast and moulds. It is used in some of the EverEscents products, mainly the styling products.
The preservative in our shampoo’s is approved for use in Organic products by Ecocert, BDIH and The Soil Association, all highly reputable experts in organic cosmetics. It is manufactured in Europe which has rigorous quality control testing and has to pass strict quality specifications in terms of contamination, in order to be approved for use in cosmetics. It is a nature-identical preservative which means that it’s a chemical equivalent to the molecule found in nature. The natural preservative has 2 ingredients that are found extensively in nature, particularly in many edible fruits that humans consume every day, Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate.
The natural preservative used in our Conditioners has 2 ingredients; Sodium Levulinate & Sodium Anisate which are derived from non-GMO corn and fennel.
Citric Acid is used at less than 1% as a natural preservative in many of the EverEscents products.
We proudly choose Behentrimonium Methosulphate, as it is the mildest detangling ingredient available. It is derived from rape seed (canola oil), combined with the extremely mild methosulphate group instead of the much cheaper and more irritating chlorine. This high-tech naturally derived ingredient is renowned for its superior detangling ability, without causing excessive build-up on the hair. In fact it is so mild that it is recommended for use in leave-on baby products.
Vegetable Glycerine is 100% derived from vegetable oils. EverEscents chose to use it in all of their organic hair nourishment conditioner products for its fabulous humectant qualities in attracting and holding moisture.
The above ingredients form an EcoCert Certified Organic emulsifier used in a variety of our formulations.
Glyceryl Stearate is 100% vegetable derived. It is well known, as one of the gentlest and safest emulsifying waxes available. It is used as a natural emollient and thickening agent. It adds thickness, shine and manageability, whilst soothing, softening and protecting the hair.