Shea butter is comprised of a mix of vitamins, minerals, catechins, and fatty acids such as stearic, oleic, and linoleic acids.

Shea butter is full of fatty acids & vitamins which help to hydrate your hair. Shea butter also has emolliating qualities, helping to lock in moisture without leaving hair heavy or greasy. The vitamins A and E and essential fatty acids, also reduce dryness and prevent split ends while increasing shine & reducing frizz.

Facts about Shea Butter for Hair:

• Type of ingredient: Hydrator
• Main benefits: Moisturizes, softens, & protects hair
• Who should use it: Those with thick, coarse, dry, and/or damaged hair.
• Reduces inflammation and irritation: Shea butter can reduce inflammation & irritation on the scalp without clogging pores.
• Protects: We know we need to shield our skin from environmental damage, but the same goes for our hair & scalp. Shea butter can protect hair follicles from environmental toxins & sun damage. Please note, this does not take the place of traditional SPF. Shea has shown to be an added benefit of protection.
• How often can you use it: Weekly
• Works well with: Other hair oils

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) Soothes scalp inflammation, strengthens hair, may help stimulate hair growth, and has antimicrobial properties.

• Nettle leaves are rich in silica and sulphur: This helps in making hair shinier and healthier.
• Packed with powerful vitamins: Nettle offers a generous amount of essential vitamins and minerals that can benefit hair health, including Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E, along with minerals such as folate, riboflavin, magnesium, potassium, calcium, iron, and manganese. This cocktail of essential nutrients contributes directly to healthy, glowing skin and hair.
• Stimulates hair and nail growth: Nettle also contains silica, making hair and nails stronger and promoting hair growth by boosting blood flow.
• May prevent hair loss: Nettle may help to combat two causes of hair loss: DHT and inflammation. Nettle works to prevent hair loss by blocking DHT, a precursor to testosterone which is the culprit in androgenic hair loss.
• May contribute to hair growth: Although there is limited research on the use of stinging nettle for hair growth, one study suggests that it promotes dermal papilla cell growth.

Burdock Root has been shown to promote healthy hair growth, soothe inflammation and scalp conditions, and typically leaves the hair soft, smooth, and shiny.

Natural burdock oil nourishes, strengthens the keratin structure, hair follicles, the anchoring of a hair in the scalp. Stimulates hair growth and has anti-inflammatory effect and fights dandruff.

Facts about Burdock Root for Hair

• Type of ingredient: Hydrator, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial.
• Main benefits: Burdock Roots benefits include potential hair growth, soothing scalp irritation, building keratin in hair, and helping to smooth and strengthen hair.
• Who should use it: Burdock extract can be beneficial for all hair types, but it's potentially best for people with oxidative-stress-induced conditions, due to its antioxidants.
• How often can you use it: The time of day doesn't matter, but limit use to once daily, and ideally no less than three times a week.

Lactobacillus ferment is a non-living probiotic found to provide numerous health benefits.

Lactobacillus ferment is a non-living probiotic ingredient made by fermentation of the microorganism Lactobacillus.

• Applied topically it's been shown to have a potent soothing effect that in turn strengthens the skin & scalps ability to defend itself from aggressors.
• Research has also revealed that this ferment may play a role in helping skin's microbiome to maintain a healthy mix of flora, a benefit that may reduce the risk or visible severity of several common, often uncomfortable skin conditions.
• Similar to how dietary probiotics impact your stomach's biome, probiotic skin/scalp care products try to promote a healthy skin biome by influencing the types of bacteria that live on your skin.

Benefits of topical probiotics:

• Improve Inflammatory Skin & Scalp Conditions
• Strengthen the Skin & Scalp Barrier
• Anti-Aging
• Promote Healthy Scalp