Specially formulated in line with curl care principles, Professor Curl is a pH-balanced, solid shampoo bar that gently cleanses without drying out your curls.
Made with a hydrating blend of ingredients like shea butter, betaine (from sugar beets), and cocoa butter, Professor Curl will help promote soft hair and defined curls.
You won't find any sulfates, silicones, waxes, or drying alcohols. Instead, you've got a solid shampoo that is equivalent to three bottles of salon-quality goodness that lathers like a normal shampoo for fresh, bouncy curls.
88% of our trialists said that our curly care duo gave them soft, more manageable curls and 90% of them would recommend it to a friend. To top it off, these bars are infused with an uplifting aroma of creamy coconut and invigorating lemongrass and smell just divine.
- 100% soap-free and pH balanced
- Formulated for wavy, curly, coily hair
- In line with curl care principles
- No sulfates, waxes, silicones, or drying alcohols
- No transition period
- Equivalent to 3 bottles
What impact do you and this product have?
Giving up the bottle is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
- Thoroughly wet hair. Slide the bar 6-8 times through your locks, focusing on the roots and nape.
- Put the bar down & massage the scalp with fingers to build up a lather.
- Work the lather along the lengths of hair, then rinse. Repeat if desired.
Ingredients: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Stearic Acid, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Betaine, Brassica Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Lactic Acid, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Sodium Isethionate, Parfum^, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Glycerine, Mica, Sodium Chloride, Dehydroacetic Acid, Aqua (Water), Citral*, Geraniol*, Linalool*, Limonene*, Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77891, Ci 77288. *Component Of Essential Oil.
About the Company
The journey of Ethique
It all started back in 2012 when Brianne started mixing formulas up in her kitchen at her Christchurch (New Zealand) home. Back then, plastic-free wasn't the huge concern that it is for many today. Solid beauty bars weren't a 'thing' and they definitely weren't available from your local supermarket - or even Amazon.
We're here to put a bar in every shower and revolutionise the cosmetics industry
"I started Ethique out of frustration for the abhorrent amount of waste created by the cosmetics industry, and in particular, the amount of plastic and waste created by our bathroom essentials. I figured out that up to 95% of your bottle of conditioner is made up of water - which is just ridiculous considering you have water in your bathroom! I have always been deeply passionate about the environment and science and so I set about learning cosmetic chemistry (I was completing my Bachelor of Science at university at the time), and looked to formulate a solid shampoo. I figured that switching to a solid product would be the answer not only to the water waste issue, but also plastic waste".
"I used to create small, 1kg batches of shampoo with the help of my Mum, Janette, (who still works alongside me today as part of our wider R&D Team), selling them online on a website I built myself (which is embarrassing to look at now), and surprisingly, there was huge demand! From there on, we've been steadily growing and putting more and more bars in showers around the globe".
In 2012, the first Ethique solid shampoo bar, Mintasy, was made as an alternative to the 80 billion plastic shampoo and conditioner bottles thrown out globally every year. Since then, so much has changed, but sustainability is still at the heart of everything we do. Our ingredients remain: cruelty free and vegan, palm oil free, ethically and fairly sourced, we still pay staff a living wage, donate 2% of sales and are 100% plastic-free.
We don't just make shampoo bars now either. We've ventured into skincare and products for your home and pets, with plenty more exciting products in the pipeline. All with the goal of preventing plastic bottles from being made and disposed of in landfills around the world.
