Eco Shampoo
Mix and match any sizes and scents in one order. Mélangez formats et parfums dans une seule commande.
Product details
01 Description
What It IsCe que c'est
Gentle Plant-Based ShampooShampooing doux à base de plantes
A daily shampoo built around a gentle, sulfate-free-leaning surfactant — sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate — instead of the harsh detergents most drugstore shampoos rely on. It removes real buildup (product residue, sebum, hard-water minerals) without stripping the protein out of the hair shaft.Un shampooing quotidien construit autour d'un tensioactif doux, sans sulfate — le sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate — plutôt que les détergents agressifs des shampooings de pharmacie. Il retire le vrai résidu (produits coiffants, sébum, minéraux d'eau dure) sans décaper la protéine du cheveu.
The conditioning and protein layer is real, not label-fill: guar conditioning, glycerin, aloe vera, hydrolyzed wheat protein, and cactus oil. The job of a shampoo is the scalp, not the ends — this one is formulated to clean the scalp while leaving the length intact. Particularly noted by buyers with colour-treated or wavy-to-curly hair who have had problems with sulfate detergency.La couche conditionnante et protéinée est réelle, pas un remplissage d'étiquette : conditionnement au guar, glycérine, aloe vera, protéine de blé hydrolysée et huile de cactus. Le travail d'un shampooing, c'est le cuir chevelu, pas les pointes — celui-ci nettoie le cuir chevelu en préservant la longueur. Particulièrement apprécié des cheveux colorés ou bouclés sensibles aux sulfates.
Ships unscented. Choose from 20+ natural essential-oil fragrances sold separately — no synthetic fragrance carriers, no phthalates, no parabens. No silicones, no SLS.Vendu sans parfum. Choisissez parmi plus de 20 huiles essentielles naturelles vendues séparément — sans transporteurs de parfum synthétiques, sans phtalates, sans parabènes. Sans silicones, sans SLS.
02 Ingredients
Plant-Based · OECD 301D · SLS-FreeÀ base de plantes · OECD 301D · Sans SLS
Full INCIINCI complet
Aqua (Water), Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride (conditioning), Glycerin, Aloe Vera, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate (gentle surfactant), Cocamidopropyl Betaine (coconut-derived co-surfactant), PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate & PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide (thickener blend), Glycol Distearate & Steareth-4 (pearliser), Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (strengthening), Cactus Oil, Citric Acid (pH adjuster), Phenoxyethanol + Ethylhexylglycerin (preservative).Aqua, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride (conditionnant), Glycérine, Aloe Vera, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate (tensioactif doux), Cocamidopropyl bétaïne (co-tensioactif dérivé de la noix de coco), PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate et PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide (mélange épaississant), Glycol Distearate et Steareth-4 (nacrant), Protéine de blé hydrolysée (fortifiante), Huile de cactus, Acide citrique (ajusteur de pH), Phénoxyéthanol + Éthylhexylglycérine (agent de conservation).
No SLS · No silicones · No parabens · No synthetic fragranceSans SLS · Sans silicones · Sans parabènes · Sans parfum synthétique
03 Benefits
Cleans the Scalp, Spares the ShaftNettoie le cuir chevelu, préserve le cheveu
- Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate base — a gentle, sulfate-free-leaning surfactant that lifts sebum and product residue without the harsh detergency of SLS.Base de sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate — un tensioactif doux, sans sulfate, qui décolle le sébum et les résidus de produits sans la détergence agressive du SLS.
- No SLS. Sodium lauryl sulfate is the petroleum-derived surfactant dermatologists use as the irritant baseline in clinical patch testing. It is not in this bottle.Sans SLS. Le sodium lauryl sulfate est le tensioactif d'origine pétrolière que les dermatologues utilisent comme référence d'irritation dans les tests épicutanés. Il n'est pas dans cette bouteille.
- Hydrolyzed wheat protein and cactus oil support the hair shaft instead of coating it — the strengthening layer many sulfate shampoos strip and then mask with silicone.Protéine de blé hydrolysée et huile de cactus qui soutiennent le cheveu au lieu de le recouvrir — la couche fortifiante que bien des shampooings sulfatés décapent puis camouflent au silicone.
- No silicones. Silicones give a smooth feel by depositing a film that builds up over time. This formula conditions with guar and glycerin instead, so there is no residue to clarify away.Sans silicones. Les silicones donnent un toucher lisse en déposant un film qui s'accumule. Cette formule conditionne plutôt au guar et à la glycérine, donc aucun résidu à clarifier.
- Biodegradable per OECD 301D. Phosphate-free, formulated without the synthetic fragrance carriers that hide phthalates under the word "fragrance."Biodégradable selon OECD 301D. Sans phosphates, formulé sans les transporteurs de parfum synthétiques qui camouflent les phtalates sous le mot « parfum ».
04 How to Use
Less Foam, Same CleanMoins de mousse, même propreté
Wet Hair ThoroughlyMouillez bien les cheveux
Warm water opens the cuticle and helps the surfactant reach the scalp. Saturate roots to ends before applying.L'eau tiède ouvre la cuticule et aide le tensioactif à atteindre le cuir chevelu. Saturez des racines aux pointes avant d'appliquer.
Work a Coin-Sized Amount Into the ScalpTravaillez une noisette dans le cuir chevelu
The shampoo job is the scalp, not the ends. Massage at the roots; the lather running down rinses the length. Expect less foam than a conventional sulfate shampoo — that is the formula, not a performance deficit.Le travail du shampooing, c'est le cuir chevelu, pas les pointes. Massez aux racines ; la mousse qui descend rince la longueur. Attendez-vous à moins de mousse qu'un shampooing sulfaté conventionnel — c'est la formule, pas un manque de performance.
Rinse, Repeat If NeededRincez, répétez au besoin
Rinse fully. On heavy buildup or styling-product days, a short second wash clears it. Follow with conditioner on the length if your hair type needs it.Rincez complètement. Les jours de fort résidu ou de produits coiffants, un court second lavage suffit. Faites suivre d'un revitalisant sur la longueur si votre type de cheveux le demande.
"After 25+ years cleaning up polluted soil and water, we turned that same science on the products inside your home."
Diana Trasente, CEO, M.Eng.
Environmental Engineer & Co-Founder
Real Households.
What Customers Say After the Switch
From greenwash-burned shoppers to allergy households — here's what changed when they swapped in Sampson.
Wavy hair that never liked sulfate shampoo — it always left it dry and frizzy. This cleans my scalp without that stripped feeling, and my curls actually behave. Less foam took one wash to get used to.
Colour-treated hair. My old shampoo faded it fast. Switched to this and the colour holds noticeably longer between salon visits. Scalp feels clean, not tight.
Sensitive scalp, no reaction at all — that alone sold me. I do miss a scent, so I added their eucalyptus oil. Wish it lathered a bit more out of the bottle, but the hair result is there.
Read the ingredient list and recognized everything — no SLS, no silicone, no parabens. Fine hair stays light instead of getting that coated, heavy buildup feeling by day three.
What "clean hair" feels like when the detergent is too aggressive
The squeaky-clean feeling is your hair shaft being stripped, not cleaned.
Most drugstore shampoo is built on sodium lauryl sulfate — the same petroleum surfactant dermatologists use as the irritant baseline in clinical patch testing. It over-cleans: it lifts sebum and product residue, then keeps going and strips natural protein from the shaft. Silicone is added back to mask the result.
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate — the surfactant most drugstore shampoos are built on — is the dermatology gold-standard irritant control in skin patch testing, used on 43,000+ patients over 20+ years (European Society of Contact Dermatitis baseline series)
Phthalates hide in personal-care products under the single word "fragrance" — no regulation requires them to be disclosed by name (Health Canada)
Roughly 60% of the surfactants produced globally each year end up in aquatic environments — and they are toxic to aquatic life (Arora et al. 2022, J. Applied Microbiology 133(3):1229–1244, DOI 10.1111/jam.15631)
Built by Engineers. Not Marketers. Conçu par des ingénieurs. Pas des marketeurs.
We Spent 30+ Years Cleaning Up Contamination. Then We Checked Under the Sink. Nous avons passé 30+ ans à décontaminer des sites. Puis nous avons regardé sous l'évier.
Diana Trasente and Angelo Diadelfo are environmental engineers with Master's degrees and over 30 years remediating contaminated soil and water across Canada. They know industrial chemicals intimately — PCBs, heavy metals, synthetic surfactants, petroleum solvents. Diana Trasente et Angelo Diadelfo sont des ingénieurs en environnement avec des maîtrises et plus de 30 ans d'expérience en décontamination de sols et d'eau au Canada.
Then they started reading the labels on their own household cleaners. The same classes of synthetic chemicals they spent their careers cleaning up were sitting in their kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Puis ils ont commencé à lire les étiquettes des nettoyants ménagers chez eux. Les mêmes classes de produits chimiques qu'ils passaient leur carrière à nettoyer se trouvaient dans leur cuisine, salle de bain et buanderie.
In 2010, they founded Sampson Eco Shop — applying the same scientific rigor to household cleaners that they applied to environmental remediation. Every product starts with one question: What's actually in here, and is it safe to put down a drain? En 2010, ils ont fondé Sampson Eco Shop — appliquant la même rigueur scientifique aux nettoyants ménagers qu'à la décontamination. Chaque produit commence par une question: Qu'est-ce qu'il y a vraiment dedans, et est-ce sécuritaire de l'envoyer dans un drain?
“Every cleaner we make starts with the same question we'd ask on a contamination site: what's actually in here, and what happens when it goes down the drain?” “Chaque nettoyant qu'on fabrique commence par la même question qu'on poserait sur un site contaminé: qu'est-ce qu'il y a vraiment dedans, et qu'est-ce qui se passe quand ça va dans le drain?”— Diana Trasente, M.Eng. — Diana Trasente, M.Ing.
The Method
Powered by Coconuts. Engineered by Engineers.
A gentle plant-based surfactant system, paired and balanced by Diana and Angelo Diadelfo, M.Eng. — environmental engineers since 2010.
Wet and open the cuticle
Warm water and the gentle surfactant wet the hair and scalp evenly so cleaning happens at the roots, where buildup actually sits — not by scouring the length.
Lift sebum and product residue
Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate lifts oil, sweat, and styling-product residue off the scalp — a gentler, sulfate-free-leaning surfactant that cleans without the harsh detergency of SLS.
Strengthen, do not strip
Hydrolyzed wheat protein, glycerin, aloe, and cactus oil stay on the shaft as the surfactant clears the scalp — so cleaning does not cost the hair its natural protein.
Rinse clean, no film
Guar conditioning rinses with the lather and leaves no silicone film to build up. Hair is clean and conditioned, not coated — and the surfactant breaks down in wastewater per OECD 301D.
One Line. Every Room.Une gamme. Chaque pièce.
14 Cleaners. Same Engineers. Same Standards.14 nettoyants. Mêmes ingénieurs. Mêmes standards.
Replace what's under your sink one product at a time. Every Sampson Eco cleaner is plant-based, biodegradable, and built by environmental engineers.Remplacez ce qui est sous votre évier un produit à la fois. Chaque nettoyant Sampson Eco est à base de plantes, biodégradable et conçu par des ingénieurs en environnement.
FloorsPlanchers (2)
Eco-Strips Floor CleanerBandelettes pour planchers
Dissolvable strips. No bottle. 60 strips/pack.Bandelettes dissolubles. Sans bouteille. 60/sachet.
Eco Floor Cleaner (Liquid)Nettoyant planchers (Liquide)
Concentrate refill. Same chemistry, liquid format.Recharge concentrée. Même chimie, format liquide.
Kitchen & SurfacesCuisine & surfaces (4)
Eco Dish SoapSavon à vaisselle
Cuts grease. Plant-derived. No phosphates.Coupe la graisse. Végétal. Sans phosphates.
Eco All-Purpose SprayVaporisateur tout usage
One bottle, every surface. Streak-free.Une bouteille, chaque surface. Sans traces.
Eco Stainless SteelAcier inoxydable
No oily residue. Cleans, doesn't coat.Sans résidu huileux. Nettoie sans enrober.
Eco Super DegreaserDégraisseur puissant
Cuts industrial grease without solvents.Coupe la graisse industrielle sans solvants.
Bathroom & GlassSalle de bain & verre (2)
Laundry & HandsLessive & mains (4)
Eco Laundry HELessive HE
HE-certified. Plant surfactants. Quats-free.Certifié HE. Tensioactifs végétaux. Sans quats.
Eco Fabric SoftenerAssouplissant
Soft fabrics, light scent. Plant-derived softening.Tissus doux, parfum léger. Adoucissement végétal.
Eco Hand SoapSavon à mains
Plant surfactants. No drying SLS or parabens.Tensioactifs végétaux. Sans SLS ni parabènes.
Eco Foaming Hand SoapSavon à mains moussant
Pre-foamed. Less product per wash. Same plant base.Pré-moussé. Moins de produit par lavage. Même base végétale.
Replace what's under your sink, one cleaner at a time.Remplacez ce qui est sous votre évier, un nettoyant à la fois.
Every cleaner in the line is engineered by Diana & Angelo. Same standards, every formula.Chaque nettoyant de la gamme est conçu par Diana et Angelo. Mêmes standards, chaque formule.
Format Matters
Read the shampoo aisle by the chemistry, not the claims
Three shampoos side by side on the choices that decide whether your hair gets clean or just stripped.
| Sampson Eco Shampoo | Conventional SLS-based shampoo | "Eco" / greenwashed shampoo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary surfactant | Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate (gentle, sulfate-free-leaning) | Sodium lauryl sulfate / sodium laureth sulfate | Mixed — often still an SLES base |
| SLS | None | Yes (primary cleaning agent) | Sometimes |
| Silicones | None — conditions with guar + glycerin | Common (masks the stripping) | Variable, rarely disclosed |
| Protein / conditioning | Hydrolyzed wheat protein, cactus oil, aloe (real inclusions) | Often trace label-fill, masked by silicone | "Botanical" claims, source rarely disclosed |
| Scent | Ships unscented; choose from 20+ natural essential-oil fragrances | Synthetic — phthalate carrier likely | Single "natural" scent, source rarely disclosed |
| Parabens | None | Sometimes | Usually paraben-free (the easy claim) |
| Biodegradable to OECD 301D | Yes (disclosed on label) | No | Sometimes claimed |
| Formulated by environmental engineers | Yes (Diana + Angelo Diadelfo, M.Eng., since 2010) | No | No |
The format is the difference. Same plant chemistry, same engineering rigor — without the bottle, the water weight, or the synthetic add-ons.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Foam, gentleness, colour-treated hair, and what is actually in the bottle.