SPA Hand & Body Wash

All hair and skin types.

Almost always the first ingredient listed in water-based products.

Oily scalps, heavy product users and people who like a strong cleanse.

May feel too cleansing for some dry, curly, colour-treated or sensitive hair types. This depends on the full formula and your hair needs.

Most hair types, including those wanting a gentler wash.

Often paired with other surfactants to make a formula feel milder.

Sensitive scalps and people seeking a gentle, sulphate-free cleanse.

Common in gentle and sulphate-free shampoos.

Those interested in how a product’s texture and lather are achieved.

It is a simple mineral salt that helps create a familiar shampoo feel and can influence how a cleanser spreads through the hair.

Those who want a thorough, foaming cleanse or need to remove heavier residue.

It is a well‑known sulphate that creates a rich lather and is effective at deep cleansing when used at suitable levels in a balanced formula.

Those looking for added softness, slip or reduced frizz in conditioners and shampoos.

It is an ester of glycerin and oleic acid and is commonly used to boost conditioning performance in cleansing products. It can also help reduce the stripping feel of some surfactants.

People who enjoy a scented product.

Fragrance preference is personal. Some people prefer fragrance-free formulas by choice.

Most hair types as part of a balanced formula.

Usually present in small amounts to balance the formula.

All products that need protecting from spoilage.

A very common, well-studied preservative used at low levels.

All products that need a preservative system.

Often paired with other preservatives for broad protection.