What it is: A color-safe, non-stripping clarifying shampoo with the K18PEPTIDE™ that removes 99% product buildup, 95% sebum, and 76% copper for detoxified, refreshed hair.
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Concerns:
- Damage/Split Ends/Breakage
- Scalp Buildup
- Color Safe
Key Benefits:
- Deeply cleanses hair and scalp without over-stripping or drying
- Targets buildup from product, excess sebum, and metals in water
- Color-safe, non-stripping, pH-optimized
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Activated Charcoal: Absorbs toxins, excess oils, and dirt in the hair and scalp.
- Salicylic Acid: Clears sebum buildup without stripping essential moisture and lipids.
- K18PEPTIDE™: Works as a protective shield to reduce protein loss that can weaken hair to keep it feeling soft, strong, healthy, and clean.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This detoxifying shampoo effectively clarifies hair of product buildup, excess oil, and metals common in tap and hard water with a pH-optimized formula that is color-safe and won`t leave hair over-stripped or easily tangled. The K18PEPTIDE™ helps to maintain hair health with no fillers or deposits left behind.
Fragrance Description: Clean citrus scent
Clinical Results: In a clinical study on a bleached hair tress after 1 wash with detox shampoo:
- 99% of product buildup was removed
- 95% of sebum was removed
- 76% of copper was removed
Clean at Sephora
Clean at Sephora is a curation of brands committed to evolving the beauty industry. When you see our Clean seal, you can be sure this brand`s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and the environment and also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more. For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.
-Activated Charcoal: Absorbs toxins, excess oils, and dirt in the hair and scalp.
-Salicylic Acid: Clears sebum buildup without stripping essential moisture and lipids.
-K18PEPTIDE™: Works as a protective shield to reduce protein loss that can weaken hair to keep it feeling soft, strong, healthy, and clean.
Water (Aqua) (Eau), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Salicylic Acid, Charcoal Powder, sh-Oligopeptide-78, Panthenol,
Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance (Parfum), Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene.
Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category—this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) under 0.1%, Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Paraffin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos), Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1,4-Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1,4-Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%).
Suggested Usage:
-Swap out your regular shampoo for this power wash once weekly or as needed.
-Massage into hair and scalp to remove excess buildup.
-Thoroughly rinse.
-Repeat as needed.
-The concentrated formula means start with a little and add as needed.
-Clean hair helps optimize results from products and treatments, like the K18 Molecular Repair Hair Mask (sold separately).