Chemistry & Nature
Innovation
Made with Pride
Quality & Trust
Shikakai: “Fruit for the Hair”
Shikakai, or Acacia Concinna, is a small shrub-like tree, which grows in the warm, dry plains of central India. For centuries the people who have had access to this tree have used its pod-like fruit to clean their hair. At ShiKai, we import this shikakai powder from India and use it as the primary cleansing and sudsing agent in our products. Instead of using it in its raw powdered state however, we make an extract, which preserves the beneficial properties and converts shikakai powder into a water-soluble form. This “ShiKai” extract, as we’ve named it, is used in place of soaps and harsh detergents. Natural!
 Borage Therapy Dry Skin Lotion |  Color Reflect Gold Shampoo |  Natural Moisturizing Hand & Body Lotion |  Coconut Moisturizing Shower Gel |  Shikai Products Hand Soap |  Natural Volumizing Shampoo | |
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| Benefits | Soothes and moisturizes problem dry & irritated skin. | Naturally enhances color depth, highlights & shine in both natural & color treated hair. | Rich & luxourious moisuizer softens skin. | Gentle cleanser gives natural shine and body. | Strong enough for extra tough jobs but won’t dry skin. | Each ShiKai shampoo is based on this special botanical extract which provides rich, dense, gentle lather and leaves hair shiny and manageable. |
| Key Ingredients | Borage Oil | Natural botanical extracts, a blend of sunscreens & UV filters | Aloe, Borage Oil and Shea Butter | Aloe & Oatmeal | Cocamidopropy Betaine, Vitamin E, Purified Aqua | Aloe, Shikakai Extract, Cucumber Extract |
Chemistry & Nature
In 1970, Dr. Dennis Sepp, an organic chemist, began exploring natural, ayurvedic ingredients for hair and skincare. Dr.Sepp knew that the natural world offered functional ingredients that were better and safer than conventional chemical ingredients. In his first study, he created a water-soluble extract from shikakai powder—ShiKai shampoo. Now, ShiKai manufactures more than 50 products, sold in premium markets all over the world.
Innovation
ShiKai products offer unique, plant-based solutions. Using ancient ingredients like shikakai and the modern technology of omega-6 oil, ShiKai has forged a new direction in both hair and skincare.
Made with Pride
We formulate our products based on scientific study and rigorous standards. We make our own botanical extracts and produce our products in our state of the art facility in Sonoma County, California. Using time tested formulas and modern technology, we control quality and standards from start to finish.
Quality & Trust
Made from premium ingredients which are selected for their effectiveness and safety and combined with high concentration of botanicals, each ShiKai product is carefully formulated and manufactured—beginning to end—at our facility in Santa Rosa, CA to ensure the highest quality and the best results.
Shikakai: “Fruit for the Hair”
Shikakai, or Acacia Concinna, is a small shrub-like tree, which grows in the warm, dry plains of central India. For centuries the people who have had access to this tree have used its pod-like fruit to clean their hair. At ShiKai, we import this shikakai powder from India and use it as the primary cleansing and sudsing agent in our products. Instead of using it in its raw powdered state however, we make an extract, which preserves the beneficial properties and converts shikakai powder into a water-soluble form. This “ShiKai” extract, as we’ve named it, is used in place of soaps and harsh detergents. Natural!
Borage Therapy Dry Skin Lotion | Color Reflect Gold Shampoo | Natural Moisturizing Hand & Body Lotion | Coconut Moisturizing Shower Gel | Shikai Products Hand Soap | Natural Volumizing Shampoo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer Reviews | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — | — no data | — |
| Benefits | Soothes and moisturizes problem dry & irritated skin. | Naturally enhances color depth, highlights & shine in both natural & color treated hair. | Rich & luxourious moisuizer softens skin. | Gentle cleanser gives natural shine and body. | Strong enough for extra tough jobs but won’t dry skin. | Each ShiKai shampoo is based on this special botanical extract which provides rich, dense, gentle lather and leaves hair shiny and manageable. |
| Key Ingredients | Borage Oil | Natural botanical extracts, a blend of sunscreens & UV filters | Aloe, Borage Oil and Shea Butter | Aloe & Oatmeal | Cocamidopropy Betaine, Vitamin E, Purified Aqua | Aloe, Shikakai Extract, Cucumber Extract |