✨ We [finally] have more 16oz bottles on the way! It's been a whole saga with 16oz aluminum bottles over here, but we finally have more on the way! We don't have them in-hand yet, but we wanted to make sure you could take advantage of the Blue Friday Sale with them if you choose. We will likely be receiving the bottles in the second week of December. Any orders placed with a 16oz shampoo, conditioner, and/or body wash will be shipped once the bottles arrive.

Packed with hair- and scalp-loving vitamins and oils, our all-natural, refillable liquid shampoo will leave your hair happy and healthy after each wash - and might even help you transition to washing every 2-3 days! The chemical-free formula gently cleans your hair without stripping its natural oils, and boosts your hair’s natural moisture and volume without weighing it down.

It might not lather as much as traditional shampoos, and that’s okay! (Did you know most shampoos contain artificial lathering agents that don’t actually do anything for your hair and scalp?) If you want a better lather, just add more water - not more product. And when you’re running low and ready for more, we’ll take back your empty aluminum bottle to wash and refill, all at no extra cost to you. Just transfer your pump to the new bottle so nothing goes to waste.

Refillable Liquid Shampoo Quick Details:

Truly zero waste with closed-loop refills and no single-use plastics
Natural and biodegradable ingredients
Won't strip your hair's natural oils
No sulfates, parabens, phthalates, or synthetic fragrances
Color safe
Kid safe
Safe for sensitive skin
Great for all hair types
Vegan, cruelty-free, and palm oil free

🚿 Round out your eco-hair care routine and lock in moisture with our refillable liquid conditioner, too!

Size

Available in a 2.5oz trial/travel size aluminum bottle or a full-size 8oz or 16oz aluminum bottle.

Ingredients

Aloe Leaf Juice, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Organic Lavender and Chamomile Flower Waters, Organic Jojoba Seed Oil, Rosehip Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Provitamin B5, Vitamin E, Sunflower Seed Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Essential Oils

Read our deep dive into the ingredients of both our liquid shampoo and conditioner!

To Use

Make sure your hair is thoroughly wet. Apply a small amount of shampoo into your hands, and rub your hands together until the shampoo has begun to lather. Gently massage the lather into hair, focusing especially on your scalp and roots. Rinse clean.

A note from Krystina: I’ve been using this liquid shampoo for years now, and it does take some getting used to at first but once I got the hang of it, it’s done absolute wonders for my hair and scalp. I have fine, thin, straight hair that gets oily almost immediately. I’ve found that double shampooing is the secret no one is talking about! (Apparently there’s actually something to the whole “lather, rinse, repeat” thing…) The first shampoo barely lathers, as it’s just breaking up the dirt and oils, and the second has the most luxurious lather and really does the cleansing. With this method, for the first time in my life I’m able to go 2-3 days between washes and my hair has never been happier. Give it a chance - this stuff works.

Packaging + End of Life

Our all-natural refillable liquid shampoo is packaged in an aluminum bottle with a white plastic pump. (Travel size bottles are packaged with an aluminum cap and no pump.)

When you’re running low, order another bottle here, but select “Refill.” We’ll ship your new bottle without a pump - just with an aluminum cap - and we’ll include a return label for your empty one so you can send it back at no cost. Simply transfer your pump to the new bottle, pack the empty bottle in the box, and send it back to us. We’ll sanitize and reuse the bottle.

(If you're within our local delivery radius, just leave your empty bottle on your porch on delivery day!)

Upgrading from an 8oz to a 16oz bottle? Select the “New Bottle” option so we include a new pump as well!
Don’t want the pump? Just choose the “Refill” option instead!

Origin

Handmade locally in La Conner, Washington.

Ethical Guarantees

Made in the USA
Palm Oil Free
Vegan
Washington local
Woman-Owned

🌎 You care about the planet. So do we.

Look. I get it. It’s HARD to be an EcoWarrior. Someone who cares about the planet and wants the most sustainable products available - from the ingredients to the packaging to the way that product gets to your hands.

It seems like everywhere we turn, someone, somewhere, is greenwashing us.

But our superpower at A Drop in the Ocean is sorting through the BS, calling it out, and making sure our products are the absolute most sustainable and truly zero waste products we can find.

So on top of all the things we mentioned above about what makes our all-natural refillable liquid shampoo so sustainable, here’s a few other things you should know:

We’re actually practicing what we preach behind the scenes. In 2022, we saved all of our trash for four months, and wrote a whole blog post on it. The tl;dr version is this: in four months, we only produced two pounds of trash. Everything from the packaging our products come in down to the Sharpie we use to write “Fragile” on your box is zero waste to its core.
We’re an online-only zero waste store - which is highly intentional. It may seem counter-intuitive, but online shopping is actually more sustainable than in-person. I’m a data nerd at heart and I love diving into the research, and there are countless studies that have shown that online shopping is the most sustainable way to get your everyday essentials. Don’t believe me? Check out our whole blog post on the sustainability of online shopping.
We ship ugly boxes. Your order from A Drop in the Ocean is not going to arrive in a pretty, branded box. It’s gonna show up in a reused tea box, or a donated Amazon box, or maybe even an inside-out Girl Scout Cookies box. All of our shipping materials are always 100% plastic-free and reused as much as possible, with curbside-recyclable paper tape and a post-consumer recycled paper shipping label. It won’t be pretty, but it will be zero waste.

Got more questions about our zero waste products or our practices behind the scenes? Just send us an email! I’m always happy to chat all things eco.