Top 3 Natural Shampoos and Conditioners
We spend our lives finding that perfect shampoo and conditioner combo, experimenting with brands from drug stores to salons. Now, enter pregnancy. And while some moms-to-be find fuller, luscious locks during pregnancy, others of us are staring at a hairbrush full of precious strands, or feeling like the baby is stealing our locks’ luster. Either way, we like to clean up our act when it comes to caring for our scalp; it’s extremely porous and the average shampoo and conditioner is filled with chemicals, parabens, and parfum. In fact, it can be nearly impossible to find even your cleaner varieties free of artificial fragrance. But, don’t go pulling your hair out just yet. We have tested out loads of hair treatment combos to find pleasantly scented and truly effective pregnancy-safe hair products!
Put your shampoo and conditioner in small containers, pack them in your overnight bag, and take them with you on your Babymoon! This is our “Just For You Mama” overnight bag that doubles as a hospital bag (also perfect for pre-or-post-baby getaways.)
Perhaps the most accessible and affordable of our pregnancy-safe shampoo and conditioner trials is Avalon Organics, sold at your neighborhood Whole Foods. While there are lines for a variety of hair concerns, our favorite combination of non-toxic shampoo & conditioner is the Avalon Organics Biotin B-Complex Thickening Shampoo and Argan Oil Damage Control Conditioner. We found that the shampoo gave us lift, texture and volume and the conditioner nourished from root to end. Don’t fret when the shampoo doesn’t make a mega lather and your hair feels not so smooth, this is normal; when you layer that conditioner on top, all will be cured.
Innersense Hair Bath and Hydrating Cream Conditioner
Why we love it:
Best for thicker hair, this pregnancy-safe shampoo and conditioner combo just sounds luxurious. Wouldn’t we all just love a hair bath? The shampoo goes on creamy and leaves your hair soft and tangle free, while the conditioner hammers home the moisture, repairing, and fortifying the ends. On finer hair, this duo can feel a bit greasy, so we mainly recommend this for those of you lucky gals who are sporting full, pregnancy perfect dos, but if you finer threaded ladies would like to give it a go, rinse well and keep the conditioner on the ends only.
La Tierra Sagrada Shampoo and Conditioner
Why we love it:
La Tierra Sagrada is a self-proclaimed “hair ritual”, which we completely stand by. This set of safe fair products to use during pregnancy feels truly luxurious, from the silky foamy lather to the slick, creamy conditioner. The shampoo is gentle, but leaves hair shiny and the conditioner is deeply rich and saturating without weighing your hair down or feeling greasy. All the while, the scent is pleasantly subtle and not at all earthy. Take a deep breath and make your hair experience a much anticipated ritual in your beauty routine with these pregnancy-safe hair products.
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Skip the stress of researching pregnancy-safe beauty & body products altogether and shop our curated selection of pregnancy-safe beauty at Nurtured 9! Our shop is filled with high-quality, clean, and all-natural pregnancy and postpartum must-haves. We have done the work for you to make sure all of our products are pregnancy-safe and nursing-safe, plus truly luxurious. (Because you deserve it, Mama!)
(Remember, every pregnancy is different, and we are not medical professionals, so if you’re concerned about any product we mention, please talk to your doctor to make sure you’re 100% comfortable with what you’re using on your body and in your home. We did our best to sort out what we feel are the best pregnancy-friendly options out there by conducting extensive research, including: talking with our own doctors, scouring the internet, sifting through product reviews, and chatting with other moms-to-be. We hope our research helps you find products that make you feel great!)