How much My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo do I use?

A palmful worked into a lather at the roots is the usual amount; more product does not clean better once it is fully lathered. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.

Do I need conditioner after it?

Most hair benefits from a conditioner on the mid-lengths and ends afterward, since a shampoo is built to cleanse the scalp rather than condition the ends. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.

How often should I wash my hair with it?

That depends on your hair and scalp type; every other day to daily is common, adjusted to how quickly the scalp feels oily again. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.

Should I focus it on the scalp or the ends?

The scalp and roots, where oil and buildup collect; the ends get enough cleansing from the rinse-down as the lather washes out. That holds true whichever size or variant of this product you buy, so the same placement in a routine and the same answer apply across the line.

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My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo 330ml

Name: innisfree My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo 330ml
Brand: innisfree
SKU: 8901125555
Price: 17.5 USD
Availability: InStock

innisfree's My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo is a 330ml shampoo, built for daily buildup, oil and sweat at the scalp.

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$17.50

330 ml

$5.30 per 100 ml

Korean-market formula
Ships from California or direct from Korea
Korean barcode and batch code intact

Suited to: normaloilydry

Helps with: daily buildup, oil and sweat at the scalpa lather-based first step of a hair washa clean base before conditioner

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How it works

My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo is a shampoo, used on wet hair and scalp to lift away oil, sweat and product buildup. It lathers with water the way any shampoo does, working the cleansing agents through the scalp before rinsing. It is the first step of a hair wash, followed by conditioner on the lengths and ends if one is used. A palmful worked into a lather at the roots covers the scalp more evenly than pouring it directly onto dry hair. Rinsed thoroughly, it leaves the hair and scalp clean and ready for conditioner or the next step of a routine.

Key benefits

What it is: a 330ml shampoo from innisfree, for the scalp cleansing step.
On the ingredient list: Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, confirmed on this product's own manufacturer list rather than assumed from the category.
Fits into the routine: cleanses the scalp with a formula built around scalp condition rather than fragrance alone.
Original Korean Formula: the version sold on Korean shelves, not a US reformulation.

Inside the formula

Ingredients declared

Fragrance on the list

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Water/Aqua/Eau solvent: Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant: A strong anionic surfactant that foams heavily. It is a sulfate alternative in name but not in strength, and it is more common in shampoos than in facial cleansers.
Glycerin humectant: Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.
Sorbitol humectant: Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a humectant. It hydrates like glycerin with a smoother, less sticky finish, and it adds a little body to watery textures.
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine surfactant: Lauryl Hydroxysultaine is a mild secondary surfactant that keeps foaming even in hard water and at low pH.
Coco-Glucoside surfactant: Coco-Glucoside is a mild sugar-derived surfactant used in gentle cleansers, usually with a second surfactant to build foam.
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate surfactant: Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is a mild coconut-derived surfactant known for a rich, creamy lather that rinses without tightness.
Fragrance/Parfum fragrance: Fragrance, or Parfum, is a single declaration standing for a whole scent blend, which can be dozens of materials. Regulators allow it as a trade secret, so a list showing only this word does not say what the scent is made of. It is the most common trigger named by people with reactive skin.
Menthol active: Menthol is the cooling compound in mint. It acts on the nerve receptor that also answers to cold, which is why skin feels cool without any change in temperature.
Sodium Chloride thickener: Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.
Polyquaternium-10 film former: A cellulose polymer carrying a positive charge. It deposits from a rinse-off formula onto hair or skin and leaves a smooth, anti-static film.
Citric Acid pH adjuster: Citric Acid is used in tiny amounts to bring a formula to the pH its actives need, not as an exfoliant at that level. It is an AHA, so at much higher concentrations it can also exfoliate.

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Sodium Citrate pH adjuster: Sodium Citrate is the salt of citric acid, used as a buffer: it holds a formula at a steady pH rather than pushing it in one direction. It is also a mild chelator.
Linalool fragrance component: Linalool is a floral aromatic found in lavender, bergamot and coriander. It is one of the 26 fragrance components EU labelling requires to be declared by name.
Sodium Salicylate exfoliant: Sodium Salicylate is the sodium salt of salicylic acid, so it dissolves in water where the acid itself does not. It is used as a mild BHA exfoliant and a preservative booster.
PPG-3 Caprylyl Ether solvent: PPG-3 Caprylyl Ether is a light solvent and emollient. It thins a formula, dissolves oil-loving ingredients, and leaves a dry, silky feel.
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil fragrance component: Tea Tree Leaf Oil is an essential oil from an Australian shrub, carrying terpinen-4-ol. Korean formulas use it in products aimed at blemish-prone skin; it is potent, aromatic, and one of the essential oils most likely to bother reactive skin.
Tetrasodium EDTA chelator: EDTA is a chelator: it locks up trace metal ions from water and packaging that would otherwise turn a formula cloudy, off-colour or rancid. It does nothing to skin and appears at a fraction of a percent.
Dehydroacetic Acid preservative: A preservative that works best in acidic formulas and is almost always paired with benzyl alcohol. It is one of the standard systems in products built without parabens.
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Water plant extract: Hinoki cypress water, the distillate of the Japanese cypress. It is used as a base water and carries a soft woody scent.
Limonene fragrance component: Limonene is the citrus-peel aromatic. It appears here because EU labelling requires 26 fragrance components to be named individually rather than hidden inside "fragrance", and it is one of them.
Butylene Glycol humectant: Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.
Alcohol solvent: Alcohol here means ethanol. It dissolves ingredients water cannot, evaporates fast so a formula sets quickly and does not feel heavy, and thins texture. In quantity it can leave dry or reactive skin feeling tight, which is why many Korean formulas avoid it and some deliberately use it for a fast, weightless finish.
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract plant extract: Camellia Sinensis is the tea plant. Green tea leaf extract carries catechins, among the most studied plant antioxidants, and is used for the look of redness and oily shine.
Panax Ginseng Root Extract plant extract: Ginseng Root Extract is the signature ingredient of Korean traditional skincare, carrying ginsenosides. It is used for the look of tired, dull skin, and brands often ferment it to break the ginsenosides into smaller forms.
1,2-Hexanediol humectant: 1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.
Propanediol humectant: Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.
Bacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract ferment: This is soybean fermented by Bacillus, the process behind Korean cheonggukjang. Fermentation cuts the soy proteins into smaller pieces and produces polyglutamic acid, a strong humectant.
Acorus Calamus Root Extract plant extract: Sweet flag root extract, an aromatic wetland rhizome long used in Korean herbal practice. It is a conditioning plant extract.
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract plant extract: Chamaecyparis Obtusa is hinoki cypress. Its leaf extract carries aromatic plant compounds and is used in Korean formulas aimed at oily, congested skin.
Ethylhexylglycerin preservative booster: Ethylhexylglycerin softens skin and boosts a preservative system, which is why it is nearly always sitting beside phenoxyethanol or 1,2-hexanediol. It also cuts down the odour bacteria produce, so it turns up in deodorising products.
Alcohol Denat solvent: Alcohol Denat. is ethanol with a bitter additive that makes it undrinkable, which is a tax rule rather than a formulation choice. It behaves like alcohol: a fast-evaporating solvent that gives a weightless finish and can feel drying at higher levels.
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin solvent: Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin is a ring-shaped sugar that traps an active molecule inside itself, keeping it stable and releasing it slowly. It is a delivery shell rather than an active.

How to use

Wet the hair fully, work a palmful into a lather focused at the scalp and roots, and massage for about a minute before rinsing thoroughly. Follow with conditioner on the mid-lengths and ends if your routine includes one.

Worth knowing

Focus the lather at the scalp rather than the ends, which can dry out more easily than the roots.
Rinse thoroughly rather than leaving any product behind, since leftover shampoo can leave hair feeling weighed down.

Complete the routine

This iteminnisfree My Hair Recipe Strength Shampoo 330ml$17.50
The treatment step of this routineinnisfree My Hair Recipe Strength Tonic Essence 100ml$15.00
The last step of the morning, over everything elseinnisfree Vita C Tone Up Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ 50ml$30.00

Total for 3 items$62.50

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