Get the hair of mermaid dreams and add a little surfy vibe to your day, even if you prefer to remain on dry land. Create beautiful texture while gently cleansing with Pacifica’s Salty Waves Texturizing Shampoo.
Best For: Great for all hair types!
Ingredients We Love: Sea Algae, Banana, Vitamin B
100% Vegan & Cruelty-free
Pacifica Promise: Formulated without sulfates, parabens, and petroleum (and a huge list of other things your hair doesn’t love)
Directions: Apply to hair at the scalp and massage. Rinse through ends. For best results, follow with Pacifica’s Salty Waves Texturizing Conditioner.
Better Packaging: This pretty bottle and cap are made with PCR (Post Consumer Recycled) plastic. Give it another life & recycle it again! 100% recycled plastic bottle. 25% recycled plastic cap.
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Your clear choice for clean. Formulated products are formulated without select chemicals of concern in the following chemical groups: phthalates, propyl- & butyl-parabens, formaldehyde donors, musks, nonylphenol ethoxylates ethanolamines, glycol ethers, siloxanes, and perfluorinated substances (PFAS). Additional details, by category:
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Unfortunately does not texturize my hair at all. It makes it soft and staticky. Not quite the look I was going for.
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Great scent!
4 out of 5 stars
Would recommend
Texasmama - 2 months ago
Great smell and smooths the frizz.
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pacifica
5 out of 5 stars
Would recommend
prisgar - 5 months ago, Verified purchaser
love the smell and the way it leaves my hair very smooth
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Apprecite the ingredients, not the end result
3 out of 5 stars
Would not recommend
EKP - 6 months ago, Verified purchaser
I chose this product because it showed up on my Yuka app having no toxic ingredients and purchased the conditioner for the same reason. I really appreciate that a lot of Pacifica’s products are made with clean, nontoxic ingredients, and for that reason alone I’ve given this shampoo three stars. This shampoo and conditioner combo dried out my scalp horribly and gave me dandruff. I’ve never had this issue with any other hair product, and my hair is usually more on the oily than dry side. I am disappointed this didn’t work for me, and I am trying to nourish my scalp back to life. I have naturally wavy hair, and I can’t confirm that this shampoo/conditioner helped with my waves at all.
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Best shampoo for curly hair
5 out of 5 stars
Jomama - 7 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
Been using this for years and love the way it smells and my hair performs very well.
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Just shampoo nothing great.
3 out of 5 stars
Would not recommend
Hannah - 7 months ago, Verified purchaser
I love anything that is beachy, smells like a beach vacation, coconut smelling...you get the point. I read a couple of reviews standing in the aisle at Target after seeing this shampoo for the first time and decided to buy it. I purchased both the shampoo and conditioner and I don't really notice any difference between this and any regular shampoo - not noticing any texture or anything special. Basically, it really just smells good that's all. Not sure if I would buy it again? My hair gets oily and has to be washed like every day, but that could just be a hormonal issue on my end.
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Soft Waves
5 out of 5 stars
Would recommend
LALA - 7 months ago, Verified purchaser
Makes my hair less frizzy and gives me soft waves with no effort. Very mild and gentle on hair.
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Great scent but mixed results
5 out of 5 stars
Would recommend
CL - 7 months ago
[For reference I have straight hair with medium thickness/no color treatment etc] I really enjoyed the tropical banana scent, however it fades away after washing. The main thing that I noticed when using the shampoo, was that my hair texture got dry which worried me for damage. Yet, the day after, my hair was between normal to oily with a soft texture. No effect on dry scalp. The only visible result was extra volume but not wavy hair. I’m guessing that probably by buying the rest of the collection I will get the wavy hair results, because for me, the shampoo itself wasn’t enough. Overall, I’d say it depends on the person’s hair type.
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Favorite shampoo/conditioner for years
5 out of 5 stars
Would recommend
Hannah - 8 months ago, Verified purchaser
I have fine but plentiful wavy hair, and the salty waves shampoo and conditioner is the best I've found for getting a good air dry beachy wave. I just wish the conditioner was also 12oz instead of 8 because I go through it so fast.
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great for oily scalp
5 out of 5 stars
lauurenn - 8 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
i have an extremely oily scalp and this helped with that so much while also adding texture
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Fabulous product
5 out of 5 stars
M Egan - 8 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
I LOVE this shampoo! The smell is awesome and it really does texturize yet leaves my hair soft and shiny - it's not stiff or weird. It's great. Actually, one of my fav things about this shampoo is that usually I need to wash my hair every day in the summer time and this extends my washing time - by 1-2 days. I'd recommend it.
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Nice and nice smelling!
5 out of 5 stars
Banana - 8 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
I like how light this shampoo is and how much volume it brings to my hair.
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Great body and texture
5 out of 5 stars
Ayda - 9 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
I have fine hair, but a lot of hair. It’s wavy, unless it gets long and heavy, in which case it becomes more straight. I’m always hoping to find natural products that will fill my hair with lightness and wispiness. My layered hair is now holding beautiful waves because of this shampoo! I use a wavy hair conditioner as well, but this actually cleans my scalp well and also takes the weight and stiffness out of my hair. It’s my new holy grail shampoo!
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drying and tangling
1 out of 5 stars
Would not recommend
bdog - 9 months ago, Verified purchaser
left my hair feeling very dry, and tangled within 10 mins out of shower. struggled to brush out the tangles, while my hair looking greasy the next morning when showering in evening. the only pro to this product is a good price point for the quantity and ingredients
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Shampoo
4 out of 5 stars
Mara - 9 months ago
originally posted on pacificabeauty.com
It is a nice shampoo. Suttle scent and leaves hair soft and easy to manage.
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Dislike
1 out of 5 stars
Would not recommend
Chelsea chase - 10 months ago
Made my hair very dry. Smelled great, but not worth damaging my hair over