The Herbal Energizer Lives!

One of my latest hair and body washes is the product of some elaborate experimentation -– so much so that it has taken me a few weeks to find a fitting name for it. I wanted to try something a little outrageous and do an ingredient mix that would both feed the hair and scalp while helping to balance sebum production in the skin – a kind of all-in-one hair & body cleanser for men and women with (almost) any skin/hair type. (Nothing less than reaching for the stars will do).

The Base

The base liquid is a mix of 2 floral waters: Rosemary (INCI: Rosmarinus Officinalis) and Lavendar (INCI: Lavendula Angustfolia). These 2 combined creates a cocktail that both soothes and envigorates while cleansing. The liquid is added to 'one of my regular soap-based mixtures' (all sourced from coconut and/or palm oil and incredibly gentle, effective and non-irritating).

The Active Ingredients

For active ingredients, I've added panthenol (Pro-vitamin B5 which is beneficial to both skin and hair) and a mix of different plant-based skin and hair fortifiers sourced from corn and wheat proteins, brown algae and a few other plant-based goodies.

The Scent (and Additional Active Ingredients)

Finally, I did a mix of essential oils that are all good at promoting healthy hair, scalp and skin, not really trying to compose a scent so much as to boost the effect of the active ingredients.

The result? It's powerful, refreshing and has a scintillating scent that is neither feminine nor masculine. It reminds me a little of being in a forest. Almost everyone (male and female) I've asked to take a whiff of it has remarked "that's refreshing, what is it?"

How It Works

On me, it's a winner. After using it non-stop for 3 weeks in a label-less bottle, I finally found a fitting name for it: the Herbal Energizer.

It does need to be tested 'on other bodies and heads' before it gets a go-ahead, but from the way it's been behaving so far, it may just be the stuff that superheros are made of.