


Iles Formula Hard Water Shampoo
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Iles Formula Hard Water Shampoo
200ml
Sable Boutique
109 Featherston Street
WGN
Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Iles Formula Hard Water Shampoo, a Sulphate Free Cleanse Built for Mineral Heavy Water
If your shampoo has stopped lathering the way it used to, the water is usually the culprit, not the shampoo. Iles Formula Hard Water Shampoo is crafted to counteract the effects of mineral-heavy, hard water on hair. Unlike traditional clarifying shampoos that can strip natural oils, it cleanses gently without harshness, preserving the hair's natural moisture and vibrancy, and it still delivers the indulgent lather Iles Formula is known for.
BENEFITS
- Formulated to lather effectively in hard water, where most sulphate free shampoos struggle
- Cleanses without stripping colour or drying the hair out
- Gentler than a clarifying or chelating shampoo, which strip aggressively
- Bounce and lustre are visible from the first use
- Immediately detangles while delivering manageability and a silky texture
- Extremely calming for even the most sensitive scalps
- Bespoke, allergen-free perfume of White Tea Flower
- No sulphates, no silicones, no parabens
PERFECT FOR
- Anyone living in a hard water area whose shampoo has stopped performing
- Coloured hair that cannot afford an aggressive clarifying wash
- Existing Iles Formula customers who have moved house or travel often
- Sensitive scalps that react to harsh detergents
- All hair types and all ages, the same as the signature Shampoo
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Iles Formula is clear about what this is. The Hard Water Shampoo contains the same ingredients as the original award-winning Shampoo, formulated with optimal ingredient percentages for use in hard water areas. As Wendy Iles puts it, it is formulated with a higher percentage of the ingredient she uses to replace sulphates, so it cleanses, revitalises, detangles and adds volume regardless of water conditions.
In place of sulphates, the formula uses a blend of gentle isethionate and taurate cleansers alongside Polymnia sonchifolia (yacon) root juice, the vegetal root extract that gives Iles Formula shampoos their lather. Pentaclethra macroloba (pracaxi) seed oil and hydrolysed silk sit in the formula to condition as it cleanses, with panthenol for moisture and elasticity.
The technique is the same as the signature Shampoo, and it matters. Add more water while massaging, not more product. Water is what activates the lather, and an abundance of lather is the sign you are using it correctly.
WHY CHOOSE HARD WATER SHAMPOO?
- It is not a clarifying shampoo, so it does not aggressively strip the hair to solve a water problem
- Same trusted formula as the signature Shampoo, rebalanced rather than reinvented
- Sulphate free, silicone free and paraben free
- Safe for coloured and chemically treated hair
- Works with the rest of the Iles Formula three step method
Follow with Iles Conditioner and Iles Finishing Serum to complete the three step method. Explore the full Iles Formula collection.
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- $8 shipping on orders $100 and under
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- $10.50 Rural
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