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[conuly]

My shampoo is no longer being produced and I need more shampoo.

It needs to be perfume light, and ideally I should be able to get shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that don't clash with each other. I generally find that products marketed as natural are more likely to have scents that aren't overwhelming and don't make my eyes itch, give me a sore throat, or trigger a headache - but there's no guarantee there.

And, of course, it needs to get my hair clean, ideally without drying it out.

Help?

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[siliconshaman]

Search for bulldog brand. My daughter swears by their range of products (rather than at them) and she has a range of sensitivity issues.

[mtbc]

I tend to do okay with stuff aimed at babies but I can't say that I've noticed conditioner in that set.

[sonia]

I use Dessert Essence fragrance free and it works fine for my hair (thick, long, usually braided).

[ethelmay]

I use Shikai bulk shampoo and conditioner, which to me has a very slight and inoffensive smell that fades quickly. I also occasionally handwash some clothes with a bit of shampoo.

[peristaltor]

As a comparison, any chance you could share which brands you find too olfactory-enhanced?

[conuly]

That is a great question but unfortunately the answer is no! I don’t keep track, and it’s been ages since I bought a different one.

[shadowkat]

I was using OGA but switched to Native. There's also the shampoo soaps, but they tend to leave a residue. (I have to make sure they are gluten free and don't have a lot of additives and are perfume light as well - I can do citrus, lavender, and eucalyptus without too much issue.)

[archersangel]

i use sauve tropical coconut shampoo (i think the scent is light, others may disagree), which is described as nourishing.
they also have a tropical coconut conditioner to go along with it.

[gatheringrivers]

I found a local soap maker at a farm market.

I told her "I've got issues with $this, $that, and $thisotherthing" and she was able to make soap when leaving those out, and I specifically requested bars that would be good for washing my hair.

She could make unscented, but I requested vanilla, because I happen to like vanilla over anything "perfumed" or otherwise floral.

Caveat: My bio-hair gets really damn greasy. If yours does not, this *may not* be a good approach for you, I don't know.

[conuly]

God, I wish I knew what it is, specifically, I react to.

Persistent scent is a sensory thing, but the eyes and throat is not, and I don’t know what components cause that.

[gatheringrivers]

If you still have an old bottle, that at least gives you a starting point of what DOES work. :)

[cellio]

When my previous shampoo & conditioner got ridiculously expensive, I switched to Alberto VO5 (specifically Extra Body). I don't like heavy scent either; this isn't unscented, but whatever it is, it doesn't bother me. It's cheap, so if you try it and don't like it, you're not out much.

I use bar soap (Dove Sensitive) not body wash, so I can't help you there.

[glaurung]

My sensitivities are bad enough that I don't tolerate any scents in personal care products at all. In the past 10-ish years all the brands that I used to use have started adding essential oils/extracts to products that didn't used to have any scent at all.

I used to use Nature Clean products, but then they filled them with smelly extracts. Then after a long search, I switched to Magick Botanicals, but discovered that the company is run by scoundrels who short their customers by under filling their containers (a 450 ml bottle of lotion should weigh 450 grams plus a bit for the bottle, the last time I bought one, it only weighed 387 grams). Nowadays I use Unicure shampoo and conditioner (They claim the conditioner is also for skin).

Good luck finding something you can tolerate.

Currently I use Unicure hair products. Before that, Magick Botanicals, but then I realized that Magick was underfilling the containers by 100ml on each 450ml bottle.

[brokenallbroken]

I use Pantene 10, both because the shampoo and conditioner are unscented and because Costco frequently has them on sale.