THE MANE MENU: A SENSORY SHAMPOO + CONDITIONER EXPERIENCE

Maximize your mane with a sensory selection of seven scalp-and-strand preparations gathered for ultimate hair-maxxing exploration. The Hair Care Discovery + Travel Set invites you to sample the suds and compare the conditioners of our complete crown collection: from the golden glow of Seabuckthorn Shampoo’s luminous lather and the azulene-dream of True Blue to the herbaceous caress of the Calendula Comfort duo and the strand-softening effect of our leave-in Honey Myrtle Hair Mask. 

Healthy hair begins at the roots. The scalp is living terrain, and every strand is protected by a delicate cuticle that responds best to gentle plant saponifiers, replenishing lipids, and bioactive botanicals. Rather than coating hair in synthetic silicones or stripping the scalp biome with harsh detergents like sodium lauryl sulfates, these time-tested formulas tend the scalp's dynamic ecosystem to cleanse, condition, soften, and shine.

Our three sudsy shampoos also double as soothing body washes and baby-safe bubble baths, inviting you to find your ideal cleanser, while three conditioning companions seal in softness and bring out bounce. Completed by our rich Honey Myrtle Deep Conditioning Mask, each 30 mL bottle offers ample opportunity to lather, condition, and reveal your hair’s most luminous, voluminous glory, all organized inside a Dopp Puffer Bag for beauty on the go.

INSIDE THE HAIR CARE DISCOVERY TRAVELLER SET

This hair-maxxing collection includes seven 30 mL bottles: three shampoos and four conditioners, all gathered in a dopp-style protective puffer bag.

These pure, concentrated botanical formulas contain zero synthetic fillers, so each shampoo is designed to be pre-diluted with water to unlock a rich, root-cleansing lather using our signature "Two-Pass Washing Technique." Beyond the crown, these versatile washes also double as skin-nourishing body washes and gentle, family-friendly bubble baths. For full pre-dilution instructions, washing protocols, and conditioning tips, see our detailed FAQ section below.

SEABUCKTHORN - SHAMPOO
The Luminous Lather: A Shampoo for Shiny Manes
Our original and bestselling botanical shampoo ordains your mane with a clean sheen. Undress your tresses from chemical duress with our tried-and-true herbal infusion shampoo that brings out the best in all hair types without synthetic suds. It cleanses the scalp naturally and is gentle enough for a body wash or a baby’s bubble bath. Imbued with the golden-orange hue of wild Seabuckthorn berries, its bioactive lipids form a juicy emulsion of concentrated extracts brimming with beneficial fatty acids and antioxidants. These are infused into Jojoba’s emollient embrace with a bouquet of herbal hair heroes: Horsetail, Comfrey, Oatstraw, Coltsfoot, and Red Clover. Silky suds are further synergized with scalp-reviving essences of Peppermint, Lime, Grapefruit, Chamomile, and Rosemary, which awaken hair follicles and balance scalp oils. Created with plant saponifiers, this cushiony lather delivers satisfying suds while maintaining skin’s natural synergy, even for sensitive scalps. This non-stripping wash lifts residue and excess sebum without drying out the scalp biome or hair strands, creating the clear conditions to maximize your mane.

SHINE ON - CONDITIONER
The Ceramide Sheen Silken Hair Creme
Hair drinks in this high-sheen dream made of nourishing nectars and lipid infusions. Shine On Conditioner is the soothing finish that follows cleansing with Living Libations Seabuckthorn Shampoo. This botanical conditioning cream is steeped with the mucilage manna of Aloe Vera, Marshmallow, and Slippery Elm, restorative rosewater dew, astringent apple cider vinegar, clarifying Lime, and a ceramide-dense matrix of golden Jojoba saturated in hair-loving herbs to fortify the hair shaft, quench cuticles, and silkify each strand. Applied to wet or dry hair, this high-sheen, silicone-free creme easily rinses without a trace of occlusive synthetic residue, delivering a sublime conditioning that shines your hair’s halo. Shine On!

TRUE BLUE - SPIRULINA SHAMPOO
The Azulene Lather: A Shampoo of Scalp Serenity
Enrich the terrain of your mane with our azulene-saturated shampoo and enjoy a renewed halo of hair with Living Libations True Blue Spirulina Shampoo. Wave goodbye to waxy buildup and so long to split ends. Dismiss dry flakes, tame unruly tresses, and maximize a magnificent mane with a force field of fortifying suds. These botanical bubbles are infused with hair-loving herbs, emollient lipids, and nutrient-dense Spirulina: a high-protein superfood from the sea replete with amino acids to reinforce the hair shaft, bringing bounce and balance back to your locks. Topped with a trifecta of true-blue essences: Blue Tansy, Yarrow, and German Chamomile. Each contains the active phytochemistry of chamazulene, an indigo-colored phytochemical with calming and cooling properties that serves as nature's antidote to red, irritated scalps. Chamazulene acts as nature’s soothing response for flakes and scalp stress without synthetic dyes or stripping sulfides. Swirled into a liquid lather of botanical saponifiers and clarifying essences, these biome-balancing botanicals soothe scalp irritation while maintaining your skin's natural synergy. Whether you struggle with an oily scalp or lackluster strands, this non-stripping wash lifts away impurities while creating the ideal terrain to maximize your mane.

TRUE BLUE - SPIRULINA CONDITIONER
The Azulene Silken Hair Creme
A weightless, organic conditioner of clarifying cohesion imbued with a fluffy azulene-blue infusion that seals the hair shaft, calms the cuticle, and tames frizz. True Blue Spirulina Conditioner is the soothing finish that follows cleansing with Living Libations True Blue Spirulina Shampoo. This botanical conditioning cream is infused with hair-loving Aloe Vera, emollient coconut lipids, and nutrient-dense Spirulina: a high-protein superfood from the sea replete with amino acids to fortify the hair shaft. Topped with a trifecta of true-blue essences: Blue Tansy, Yarrow, and German Chamomile. Each contains the active phytochemistry of chamazulene, a naturally calming indigo-colored phytochemical that benefits both scalp and strand. Swirled into a soufflé of softening emollients, these biome-balancing botanicals solve static and dissolve tangles while maintaining your skin's natural synergy. Whether you have dry, straw-like strands or an unmanageable mane, this silicone-free creme rinses away effortlessly without leaving an occlusive residue, delivering a sublime conditioning that crowns your hair’s halo.

CALENDULA COMFORT - SHAMPOO + BODYWASH
The Herbaceous Lather: A Shampoo of Earthly Delights
Suds yourself from head to toe with the comforting caress of this naturally cleansing lather. Living Libations Calendula Comfort Shampoo is a pure herbaceous wash with supple suds to cleanse skin while bringing bounce and shine to your mane. Scalp, hair, hands, and body are gently nurtured with this herbal-ambrosial, heavenly wash. Hair-loving herbs are swirled together with effective extracts and essences to create a versatile all-over cleanser that gently lifts away the day’s dirt without stripping your natural lipids, making it gentle enough for a baby’s bubble bath. These tried-and-true herbal infusions harmonize with hair strands and follicles without weighing down your mane with chemical residues. It is, quite simply, the most beautiful botanical shampoo experience of earthly delights.

CALENDULA COMFORT - CURL CREME + CONDITIONER
The Herbaceous Halo: A Conditioner of Earthly Delights
Caress the tresses of your hair’s halo with Living Libations Calendula Comfort Conditioner. This replenishing rinse-out or leave-in conditioning crème leaves a light, reflective sheen while soothing split ends and calming flyaways. Condition your mane with this emollient embrace that infuses locks with hydrating Jojoba-herbal infusions of Calendula, Black Walnut, Nettle, and Horsetail. Blended with succulent seaweeds and nourishing Macadamia oil, this formula delivers an herbal ambrosia of juicy, supercritical extracts, including Calendula, Rosehip, Rosemary, and Seabuckthorn. The entire blend is entwined with reviving essences of Rosemary, clarifying Clary Sage, hearty Hyssop, and stimulating Ginger, further enhanced with Cardamom, Clementine, and Eucalyptus. Together, these botanical bioactives melt into the hair matrix to create the clear conditions for defined, lustrous locks.

HONEY MYRTLE - DEEP CONDITIONER HAIR MASK
The High-Gloss Halo: Luxurious Leave-In Hair Repair
Dress your tresses in our thickest, richest, most luxurious cream conditioner. The Honey Myrtle Deep Conditioning Mask is a heaven-scented "honey dream cream" formulated with herbaceous botanicals and vitamin-rich emollients. This is the manna of leave-in masks for hair seeking a strengthened state of homeostasis. This emollient embrace restores super shine, and luscious lock resilience. Whether used as a rinse-out treatment or a deep-soak leave-in, your hair returns to its natural state: silken, nourished, and protected from the fray of synthetic softeners. This conditioning cream is a strand-soothing symphony designed to nurture the scalp and smooth the hair cuticle. Gliding a weightless, breathable shield around each strand, this quenching conditioner delivers a plush saturation of hydration, smooths frizz, and reclaims your mane’s soft, bouncy halo.

DOPP - PUFFER BAG
Pack up your precious products in this pillow-soft puffer dopp kit bag. Light as a feather, it opens wide with a zippered top for easy access to your complete Hair Care Discovery Set. The roomy interior includes two padded slots and a side zip pocket to keep products organized and protected. Its water-resistant exterior makes it the perfect companion for bathroom storage, weekends away, and beauty on the go.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is included in the set?
This collection includes seven 30 mL bottles nestled inside a dopp-style protective puffer bag:

🧡 Seabuckthorn - Shampoo
🧡 Shine On - Conditioner
💙 True Blue - Spirulina Shampoo
💙 True Blue - Spirulina Conditioner
💚 Calendula Comfort - Shampoo + Bodywash
💚 Calendula Comfort - Curl Creme + Conditioner
💛 Honey Myrtle - Deep Conditioner Hair Mask
🤎 Dopp - Puffer Bag

Can I use these products on different hair types?
Yes! This set is designed for discovery across a wide variety of scalp and strand needs. Individual preferences vary according to hair texture, density, oil production, curl pattern, coloring, processing, climate, and styling habits. Once you transition to these pure, non-stripping botanical formulas, your scalp microbiome naturally comes into harmony and balance, meaning any of these shampoos will suit and nourish your mane.

Do I have to pair each shampoo with its matching conditioner?
While each shampoo and conditioner duo is designed with matching companions, they do not need to be used together. You can freely mix and match formulas based on your hair's daily needs: for instance, pairing Seabuckthorn Shampoo with True Blue Conditioner, or following a gentle Calendula Comfort wash with Honey Myrtle Deep Conditioning Mask on drier ends.

Where can I learn more about deep scalp care and maximizing hair growth?
For a complete deep dive into all hair questions, maximizing hair growth, and cultivating a luminous, voluminous mane, read our complete article: The Renegade Beauty Guide to Hair-Maxxing: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Growth.

The Renegade Beauty Guide to Hair-Maxxing: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Growth
This is the blueprint for hair-maxxing: bringing together steadfast botanical substances, the best insights from hair care history, the brightest breakthroughs in biohacking, and the science of follicle fortification to map the path to a maximized mane. Through simple at-home hair care and strategic preparations, it is possible to replenish hair health at any stage of life. This article charts a tour of the home of the scalp-hair biome and the top triggers of thinning and shedding, detailing how to rejuvenate hair health with transformative botanical protocols. This foundation leads to our North Star: the SOS Shedding Recap for key takeaways that will shift your strands into a dynamic new phase. Applying these solutions facilitates hair growth and follicle health.

How do I best apply these shampoos and conditioners?
Here is an excerpt directly from The Renegade Beauty Guide to Hair-Maxxing:

CLEANSING: THE SCIENCE OF SUDS + STRIPPING
The goal in this step is to cleanse the scalp without stripping the hair strands. This requires a shift from SLS-type detergents to gentle, effective saponifiers and natural scrubs to clear chemical residue. A simple technique for this involves pre-diluting shampoo and using a simple tool like a soap foamer or a hair root applicator for lather-lifting cleansing.

You most likely have been shampooing your hair for decades, so it is a good time to refresh the habit with some new tips and techniques. Applying concentrated shampoo often creates uneven suds distribution and doesn’t reach the roots, resulting in an incomplete cleanse. Ideally, lathering takes a few minutes, and hair needs to be super-saturated with water to start a good lather. The key is to pre-dilute shampoo with water to get an easy lather going that is evenly spread across the scalp. By mixing water with your shampoo, you fully activate the suds and break the shampoo’s surface tension. This allows for a gentle, comprehensive cleanse. Use your finger pads to “listen to the lather”, feeling the texture shift and refine as you fully work the suds into the scalp. This ensures the cleansing agents focus their activity solely on the scalp's sebum and root debris—where the dirt actually resides—rather than drying out the hair strands. This is a simple, yet key step for rebalancing the sebaceous glands, reducing microbe load, and resetting the scalp ecosystem.

Frequency of washing is conditional on the state of the scalp. For infants and children, a gentle approach with infrequent washing is ideal. For teens and adults, generally washing once or twice a week is sufficient. However, if there is active shedding, flaking, or microbial imbalance, the frequency of washing needs to increase to daily or every other day until the condition stabilizes. If you are shedding, it may feel like you don't want to disturb any strands, yet this committed cleansing will truly help. Committed and gentle cleansing is necessary during these periods of distress to remove the pathogenic microbial load and the inflammatory residue that stifles the follicle.

THE TWO-PASS WASHING TECHNIQUE
Squeeze your favorite Living Libations shampoo into a root hair applicator tube or a cup, and then shake in an ounce of water. Squeeze the diluted mixture directly onto the scalp and lather those suds. Precise application helps conserve suds and ensures the cleansing action targets debris and residue right at the root. It’s the scalp that truly needs the cleanse—not the hair strands.

The First Pass - The De-Grease: Use the diluted mixture primarily on the scalp to break down excess oil and product buildup. The key is using the finger pads to massage in the suds over every inch of the scalp. Add more water, yet do not rinse.
The Second Pass - The Cleanse: Use a slightly smaller amount for the second wash. Again, connect finger pads to the scalp to create an invigorating lather for a few minutes. This second pass will create a richer lather and fully cleanse the scalp, leaving the hair cuticle smooth and prepared for conditioning.
Rinse and Rinse Again: A thorough rinse with pure water is vital. Work the water through and massage the scalp with the water. It is awesome to run warm, cold, warm for extra circulation stimulation. Spend adequate time ensuring all suds are rinsed using sufficient water pressure.

REMOVE RESIDUE: QUICK CLEANSING PASTE
Simple cleansing pastes are an excellent, non-stripping alternative for transitioning away from heavy detergents and products that add residual buildup. These cleansing scrubs, coupled with massage, clear residue, allowing the scalp to breathe and preparing the follicle to receive nourishing oils.

The easiest paste is a pinch of baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and/or clay mixed with water. For stubborn residue, baking soda is especially a good trick. It is significantly alkaline, with a pH 8.3, which is generally unfavorable for the scalp's ideal acidic mantle pH at 5.5. However, a quick, minimal application is warranted for its deep cleansing power; the alkalinity temporarily swells the cuticle and dissolves waxy buildup and excess sebum more efficiently than acid alone. To mitigate the temporary alkalinity, mix just a small pinch of baking soda or clay into your new, gentle shampoo for better slip and distribution.

Apply the paste directly to a dry or damp scalp. Use your fingertips to create gentle, sustained pressure and a deep scrub over the entire scalp. This mechanical scrub invigorates blood flow, strengthens roots, and unclogs follicles. The key is immediate, thorough rinsing, that, combined with the scalp's natural buffering capacity and the addition of an acidic rinse post-wash, ensures the scalp's pH balance is restored almost instantly.

SMOOTH STRANDS: CONDITIONING
Conditioning creams and curl rinses are traditionally applied to hair strands post-shampooing, left on for a moment and rinsed away, leaving softer strands in its wake. Living Libations Honey Myrtle Deep Conditioning Mask, True Blue, Calendula Comfort, and Shine On Conditioners may also be applied before (and after) shampooing for super soft locks and on dry hair as a lightweight hair soother and smoother. Opulent oil formulations like Living Libations Best Skin Ever, Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Crowing Glory, and Scalp Tonic may also be used to condition and style hair tips; simply squirt a drop or two into palms of hand and apply to ends of strands. Use less for fine hair and more for coarse hair.