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Alaffia Everyday Coconut Shampoo
Alaffia's Vegan & CG compliant purely coconut shampoo is kind to your hair and your bank balance.
Handcrafted with virgin coconut oil, fair trade and unrefined shea butter and ginger extract for deep cleansing and hydration. Budget friendly shampoo for your everyday wash, for use on normal to dry hair.
No sulfates, parabens, phthalates, silicones, mineral oil, artificial color or synthetic fragrance. Cruelty-free.
Ingredients
Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Aqueous Extract, Lauryl Glucoside, Saponified Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Water*, Panthenol, Aromatic Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Extract
Is it CG?
No. This product contains an ingredient called Saponified Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Oil* soaps are not considered CG compliant
*Saponification refers to the process by which a vegetable or plant oil is turned into soap.
It's a reaction that occurs when an oil (in this case cocnut oil), is mixed with an alkali and results in two products: soap and glycerin. When you saponify coconut oil, the result is a very bubbly and glycerin-rich soap.
Glycerin is an important product for its usefulness in helping retain moisture and prevent dry, itchy skin. The alkali used is naturally occurring potassium hydroxide which creates a soft soap. The chemical reaction continues long enough to verify that all of the alkali is used (zero left in the batch) and then the glycerin is added back into the base and...voila!
This process is popular due to creating the purest, most natural soap available.
Is it Vegan?
Yes!
This product contains Panthenol which has been confirmed as being not sourced from animals and is either plant based or synthesized.
Instructions
Lather the product in your hands and apply to your hair whilst wet. Massage thoroughly.
Allow to penetrate for 1 - 3 minutes
Rinse thoroughly and condition with Alaffia Everyday Coconut Conditioner for best results.
About Alaffia
THE STORY OF ALAFFIA GREW OUT OF WEST AFRICAN SOIL
When, in 1996, a young man from Togo, West Africa, met a young woman from rural Washington State. Inspired by a shared calling to do right by the world, Alaffia, a social enterprise, was born. Founded in 2003, Alaffia continues to redefine the natural products industry through its values of Beauty, Equality and Empowerment, fair trade, and safe, efficacious hair, face and body care.
Alaffia has a proud history of social wellness & support programs, below is a quick timeline highlighting some of them:
1996
Olowo-n’djo Tchala met and fell in-love with Peace Corps Volunteer Prairie Rose Hyde while serving in Kaboli, Togo
1998
Olowo-n’djo moved to the United States
2003
First Shea Butter Cooperative is established
2004
Officially established in Olympia, WA
Maternal Care Project is established Education Project established
2006
Alaffia’s Environmental Sustainability, Bicycles for Education and Eyeglasses Project are established
2009
First date of Fair for Life certification
2011
First school built and opened in Kouloumi, Togo
2012
Coconut Cooperative is established, bringing 130 more women into the cooperative family
2015
Alaffia launches the Queen Alaffia line to empower women that had previously fallen victim to the sex trade
2017
Djapak Cooperative established Schools in Nadagou and Tamangue are built
2018
Alaffia increases access to Alaffia’s products by 2,500+ retail stores nationwide
Founder Olowo-n’djo Tchala: is appointed to the U.S. Trade Advisory Committee on Africa
Olowo-n’djo receives the Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Pacific Northwest by Ernst and Young
Alaffia receives the Award for Corporate Excellence from the U.S. State Dept for Women’s Economic Empowerment
a•laf•fi•a \ ah-la-fee-uh \ noun. A common greeting or valediction originating from central Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. Alaffia means a state of peace, health, and well-being.
THE EBAN SYMBOL shown below the Alaffia name on all products is a traditional West African symbol representing protection, security, and love.
