Organic and Natural Haircare Products Available to UAE
Products: Hair Shampoo
Logistic & Shipping: They're plastic-free and are part of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative which ensures that they have green shipping processes. They also source their ingredients locally and partner with suppliers who follow green practices.
Ingredients & Content: Vegan butter, oils & waxes: Sunflower, Candelilla, Olive Oil, Castor Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, Coconut, Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, Illipe Butter Herbs: Calendula, Lemon balm, Stinging Nettle, Arnica, Comfrey, Eucalyptus, Lavender, Indigo, Spirulina, Red Beet, Bentonite, Zinc. They use essential oils where needed but they source only from organic sources.
Manufacturing Processes: They're a GMP-certified facility and maintain their records to ensure that they're following sustainable practices. They also follow standards established by the Environmental Working Group website for any products that they use and suppliers they partner with.
Packaging: Recyclable & Biodegradable: Paperboard Tubes, brown kraft paper and a plant-based adhesive, biodegradable powder for ink, stainless steel tins, Plastic-free.
Where to Purchase: Website, Etsy
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Shampoo, Conditioners, Hair oil, Leave-in Spray
Logistic & Shipping: Suppliers must sign a Code of Conduct based on the UN's guiding principles which indicates that they take active efforts to reduce their carbon footprint. They are also part of the Midsona Group and are also actively working to reduce their carbon footprint to be in line with the Paris Agreement.
Ingredients & Content: Some ingredients include Aloe vera, Coconut oil, Hyaluronic acid, Jojoba oil, Lavender, and Shea butter—all-natural and organic.
Manufacturing Processes: They produce as resource-efficiently as possible, recycle most waste, and inevitable waste is sent to the local biogas plant to become renewable energy. They also use 100% renewable energy for electricity, heating and cooling.
Packaging: Plant based plastic (sugar cane plastic), packaging can be recycled as plastic
What We Think: They make use of ethically sourced ingredients and their manufacturing process completely relies on renewable energy. Urketam also makes use of recycled plastic for its packaging making them a holistic eco-contributor. They're one of the highly-rated products we found in our research.
Where to Purchase: Amazon.com
Brand Origin: Denmark
Products: Hair Colour, Hair wash, Conditioner, Hair masks, Hair Exfoliators, Hair Wax, Hair Sprays, Hair Supplements, Anti-hair loss treatment
Logistic & Shipping: We couldn't find any information about their shipping processes.
Ingredients & Content: Free of: Ammonia, Parabens, Phenoxyethanol, Artificial Fragrances, SLS, and Silicones. Essential oils like Orange Bittersweet oil, Castor oil, Rosemary oil, etc.
Manufacturing Processes: Their natural and organic ingredients are derived from renewable resources only. Also, they manufacture them using environmentally friendly processes.
Packaging: Recyclable packaging: PET bottles, Biodegradable bowls and Brushes
What We Think: We love the fact that their products are ammonia-free and organic, especially their hair color products which are pretty rare to find these days. They are known for their responsible manufacturing processes and ensure all their ingredients are sourced organically. While there's no information about standard shipping practices, there are many UAE stores where it's available.
Where to Purchase: Website, Desertcart, Ultra Green Life
Brand Origin: Denmark
Products: Hair Rinse, Hair Creme, Hair Soaps
Logistic & Shipping: They are available through worldwide shipping but are available in local retail stores (and recommended by them). Since they ship ingredients from all over the world, it contributes to their carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Made out of ethically sourced and fair trade ingredients (organic plant oils like coconut oil, hemp oil, jojoba oil, and palm oil); for preserving they use sodium hydroxide, citric acid, and tocopherol in minimal amounts.
Manufacturing Processes: They only use fair trade ingredients meaning they're sourced through ethical practices. Sourced from local farms in Sri Lanka, Kenya, Samoa, and India. They are active champions of Agroecology and regenerative agriculture.
Packaging: 100% Post consumer recycled plastic packaging (PET plastic)
What We Think: One of the biggest drawing points is that all of their ingredients are sourced sustainably using organic ingredients (including palm oil). They also actively contribute to many green campaigns and are staunch believers in regenerative agriculture. They have many eco-friendly hair care products for cleansing and conditioning. As they are biodegradable and affordable, we highly recommend their hair care products.
Where to Purchase: Website, Amazon, Noon.com, Carrefour.com
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Shampoos, Conditioners, Creams & Lotions, Sprays & Tonics, Hair Spray, Oils, Dyes, Styling oils, Sun Care Hair Masks, Rejuvenating Hair Baths
Logistic & Shipping: We couldn't find any information on their shipping practices.
Ingredients & Content: They use fruit & vegetable extracts, and essential oils which are organic or biodynamic, and biodegradable in nature. For their surfactants and emulsifiers, they use biodegradable or synthetics ingredients in minimal amounts. Their certifications indicate that most of their ingredients are organic in nature and are safe to use with a complete and transparent list available on their website.
Manufacturing Processes: They are a carbon-neutral company that produces using 100% green energy. They have ISO 14064 certification and are required to monitor their greenhouse emissions and maintain circularity in their supply chain.
Packaging: No plastic, FSC-certified paper, Tree Free paper made using waste from food and agricultural production and not from felling trees, Eco-sustainable paper, wood, metal, cotton, Aluminum tubes.
What We Think: Uses the biodynamic method of cultivation used in traditional agriculture, free of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and synthetic fertilizers. In all Oway products, both biodynamic and organic active ingredients come from their Ortofficina farm or are sourced from production laboratories that use renewable energy and sustainable processes which contribute to them being a carbon-neutral certified company.
Where to Purchase: Website, Noon.com, Desertcart, Amazon
Brand Origin: Italy
Products: Scalp Brush, Shampoo, Scalp Tonic, Hair Oil, Hair Mist, Styling Balm, Hair Brush, Conditioner, Hair Clips
Logistic & Shipping: They don't use plastic in their packaging and are certified Carbon-Free by Carbon Fund making them one of the very few to do it in this space.
Ingredients & Content: Free of Sulphates, Silicones, Parabens, Phthalates, Artificial Fragrance, Artificial Coloring, Glycols, Petrochemicals, Glutens, Animal Derivatives, T.E.A and D.E.A. They only use organic ingredients which are certified by the ECOCERT organization—ensuring sustainability. Fruit and vegetable extracts, Oil sourced from organic ingredients such as Acai, Babassu, Castor Bean, Coconut and more. Any surfactant or emulsifier products they use are also biodegradable and acceptable as per ECOCERT standards.
Manufacturing Processes: They ensure that they use regenerative, biodynamic, and organic farming processes. They also make sure their products are concentrated, leading to lesser purchases over time compared to generic products.
Packaging: 100% Bio-based sugarcane resin tubes, 70% and 100% PCR Plastic Bottles, Glass bottles, 100% traceable post-consumer recycled plastic.
What We Think: We'd recommend choosing their products as they have family-run farms where they produce organic, fair trade, and certified ingredients. At every cycle of the production process, they're careful about being sustainable and mindful of the environment.
Where to Purchase: Amazon, Noon.com, Desertcart
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Oils, Shampoos, Conditioners
Ingredients & Content: Natural ingredients: Fruit, vegetable, herb, and seed extracts, Diamond powder, Fullers Earth, Goat Milk, Honey, Heena, Kokum butter, Silver dust, Essential oils, Silk, Nuts.
Manufacturing Processes: They're a GMP-certified facility which means that they source their ingredients ethically and also care for the environment during their production process.
Packaging: Minimal packaging but they haven't specified how that works or what the materials are.
What We Think: Some of their ingredients are truly unique such as goat's milk, diamond extract, silver dust, kokum butter, and more. Their products are produced in a GMP certified facility meaning they partake in responsible production practices. As their products are well known for hair improvement, they're accredited by many international organizations like EUROCERT and UKCERT. This makes them an excellent choice of brand for organic and natural hair care products.
Where to Purchase: Main website, Amazon
Brand Origin: India
Products: Shampoos, Conditioners, Hair Mousse, Hair Styler, Polishing Balm, Styling Lotion, Hair Spray
Logistic & Shipping: They've shifted their entire operations to one region and are coming up with new innovative technologies to create sustainable products. The specifics about the technologies are yet to be released though. They are also reducing the number of warehouses to cut down on shipping costs and carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, panthenol, silicones, propylene glycol, ethoxylates, PEG, EDTA, MEA, synthetic fragrance, and gluten. All-natural and organic fruit, and vegetable extracts along with essential oils (organically and ethically sourced).
Manufacturing Processes: They only use green technologies to conduct their business operations. They've also shifted all their warehousing operations to one location which has cut their carbon footprint by a third. They're also introducing a new recycling program to contribute to the circular economy.
Packaging: Recyclable packaging using post consumer resins only, and if you have a preference for glass packaging, they'll soon have an option for that too.
What We Think: Evolvh is one of the few brands that consciously make use of green technologies already. To reduce waste, they have cut shipping to certain warehouses wherever possible—making a huge impact on their contribution to the elimination of unnecessary waste. They're highly rated for how they help you grow a healthy mane and given that they're sustainable, it's a no brainer to use them.
Where to Purchase: Amazon, Noon.com, Pricena
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Shampoo, Conditioners, Hair Sprays, Hair Cream, Masques, Hair Brush
Logistic & Shipping: They reuse the same shipping boxes and packing paper that we receive from our production facility to pack all outgoing wholesale orders—reducing their carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Natural ingredients like Cacao fruit powder, Green tea extract, Calendula extract, Hemp seed oil, Dandelion extract, Blue Tansy flower oil, Aloe vera, Shea butter, and more. 100% natural and biodegradable.
Manufacturing Processes: They actively use ingredients that are cruelty-free, biodegradable, fair trade, and consciously grown, harvested, and produced. They also prevent the usage of single-use items.
Packaging: Boxes & packing paper is made out of 100% recycled materials. The packing peanuts are 100% biodegradable. Bottles are made out of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic. No styrofoam or EVA packing peanuts Partnerships with companies that use ocean recycled plastic for packaging, tubes are made out of Sugarcane BioResin, containers are made out of glass and can be recycled.
What We Think: They use only natural and organic ingredients for their products. To ensure their production process is contributing positively to the environment, they use ocean recycled plastic. What is interesting is that even though they ship worldwide, they reuse packing boxes and paper—to reduce waste. Their hair products are known to be quite good and recommended by many too. But they don't have any certifications specific to sustainability—except for cruelty-free tags and Fair Trade organization which is why I've shaved off a star.
Where to Purchase: Website, Desertcart, Daily Care Organic
Brand Origin: United States of America
Products: Shampoos, Conditioners, Masks, Curling products, Hair coloring products
Logistic & Shipping: They do ship globally and are available by local retailers which we recommend shopping from but there's no additional information available regarding their shipping practices. But, they do source ingredients locally, which means it offsets a portion of their existing carbon footprint.
Ingredients & Content: Free of MIT, Parabens, Phthalates, Propylene glycol, Sulphates, and Triclosan. Make extensive use of fruits and vegetable extracts along with essential oils sourced from native ingredients in Australia. Not wholly organic and has chemicals such as Betaine, Acrylates/Ceteth-20 Itaconate, Copolymer, Simethicone, etc., for functions such as anti-thickening, surfactants, emulsifying and more.
Manufacturing Processes: They developed a Clean Colour Technology – permanent professional hair color with zero ammonia, PPD, or resorcinol. They only use sustainable practices like local sourcing of ingredients, avoiding toxic chemicals, etc. But they haven't indicated the specifics of their production process—hence, it's not traceable.
Packaging: Post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR) derived from PET, PP and PE plastic
What We Think: We love the most about this brand because they're upfront about the ingredients they use for their products. While 90% of their ingredients are organic, they use certain chemicals for thickening purposes. They're well known for their Clean Color Technology—a benchmark in the hair color industry—making them a trusted brand.
Where to Purchase: Webiste, Amazon, Noon.com
Brand Origin: Australia
What We Think: Under hair care, they have one specialized product—Hair shampoo. All their products are infused only with organic and natural ingredients which are commonly found in America and ensure that it's locally sourced. They're a GMP facility, meaning they follow the right manufacturing practices from a sustainability perspective too. They also don't encourage returns as that would cause more waste since the hygiene seals are broken. This is why we'd recommend exercising caution when you shop from them as you cannot return the product. What sets them apart is that they're specially certified for their packaging initiative and being plastic-free.