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INGREDIENTS

QUESTIONS ABOUT OILS IN OUR PRODUCTS

Are the oils in your bars saponified? None of the oils are saponified and are used in their organic form in our products. 😊 Do your products contain Jojoba Oil? All of our bars contain jojoba oil. 😊 Do your products contain Coconut Oil? No, our produ

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS GLUTEN FREE?

Yes, they are!

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS NON-GMO?

Yes, our products are considered non-gmo. We are working on a current certification for that.

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS ORGANIC?

We only work with suppliers who are ethical in their sourcing and produce organic ingredients. We are currently working on getting some organic certifications!

ARE YOUR SCENTS SYNTHETIC?

The scents in our scented shampoo and conditioner bars are considered "fragrance oils" which are a mixture of essential oils and natural equivalent fragrances. They are clean scents that are either natural or mimic natural compositions. Meaning, if y

CONDITIONER BAR INGREDIENTS

Behentrimonium Methosulfate,  Cocoa Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Longsheng Rice Water™, Shea Butter, Stearic Acid, Rice Bran Oil, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Vitamin B8, Vitamin B5, Bamboo Extract, Honeyquat, Aloe Vera, Vitamin E Acetate, *Fragrance Fragrance

DO YOUR PRODUCTS CONTAIN...?

Sulfates? Ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) are common sulfate-based ingredients that many hair experts consider irritating. We do NOT use these ingredients. Pure sulfate ingredients, like the ones ju

DO YOUR PRODUCTS CONTAIN DMDM?

Our products do not contain DMDM Hydantoin. Here is a link to our products. If you click on any of the products there is an ingredient list next to that. 😊 https://viori.com/collections/all

SOURCING QUESTIONS

How are your sourcing your ingredients? We spend a lot of time vetting and interrogating our suppliers for certificates and proof of how they are sourcing their ingredients. Our goal is to source cruelty-free, sustainable, and fair-trade level ingred

ARE YOUR INGREDIENTS SUSTAINABLY SOURCED?

We actually know the Red Yao villagers personally. We buy rice directly from the rice terrace gardens that they have been cultivating for nearly 2,000 years. It is all grown naturally and sustainably. All other ingredients are either natural or natur

QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR RICE

How is your rice fermented? The rice is carefully rinsed, strained, and stored at optimal temperature levels and time period to get the most out of it. The Red Yao do not consume the fermented rice water, but there are supplements out there on the ma

HOW MUCH PROTEIN IS IN YOUR BARS?

We use a low concentration of rice protein in our products. The level of protein is safe to use daily if needed.

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS ... ?

Natural? All of our ingredients are natural or derived from natural sources. On the Think Dirty platform, our bars would be rated a 0 meaning our ingredients are completely free of substances or chemicals that are harmful to you or the planet. Gluten

IS BEHENTRIMONIUM METHOSULFATE SAFE?

The Behentrimonium Methosulfate we use is derived from the colza plant. This is a natural ingrident in our conditioner to help restore moisture to hair. They are low concentrations so they are safe to use. We monitor the pH level very closely to keep

SHAMPOO BAR INGREDIENTS

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Longsheng Rice Water™, Cocoa Butter, Cetyl Alcohol, Shea Butter, Stearic Acid, Rice Bran Oil, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Vitamin B8, Vitamin B5, Bamboo Extract, Broccoli Seed Oil, Vegetable Glycer

DO YOUR BARS HAVE SILICONE IN THEM?

Our bars are silicone free.😊

WHAT IS THE CLEANSER IN YOUR PRODUCTS?

We use a surfactant (cleanser) called Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI). It is actually in lots of shampoos. It is often called baby foam because it is very mild and made from coconut. Mild in the sense of no harsh chemicals. SCI is considered a natura

WHAT IS THE BINDING AGENT IN YOUR BARS?

We use Cetyl alcohol and stearic acid as the binding agents in our bars.😊

WHERE IS YOUR VITAMIN E SOURCED FROM?

Our Vitamin E is sourced from soybean and rapeseed oil. 😊

WHY DO THE SCENTS MATTER IF THE FORMULA IS THE SAME?

This video may help explain this best [How to know what bar is best for me! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRra3ap_4yc) While all of our bars are made with the same formula the scents have a surprising affect on the hair type the bars are best for.

LINKS TO RESEARCH ARTICLES

http://www.spring8.or.jp/pdf/en/indu_appli/p10-11.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2494.2010.00605_3.x