
SHAZ & KIKS Scalp + Hair Prewash for Fine to Medium Hair
SHAZ & KIKS Scalp + Hair Prewash for Fine to Medium Hair
Scalp + Hair Prewash for Fine to Medium Hair
This Product Is: a multi-tasking hair mask that nourishes strands, hair follicles and scalp
Good For: type 1 and type 2 hair types; fine to medium hair texture, straight to wavy hair types including flat hair, as well as normal, healthy hair
Why We Love It: SHAZ & KIKS Back to Your Roots Scalp + Hair Prewash for Thin, Flat to Normal Hair works to nourish and strengthen your entire hair ecosystem including follicles, scalp and strands. This hair treatment mask is designed to be used as step one in your hair routine, before you start your wash routine to prep and nourish hair and scalp. Made with 20 nutrient-rich Indian herbs, oils and flowers, this creamy, plant-based prewash delivers a high dose of vitamins A, B12, C, E and K, iron, magnesium and zinc to hair, supporting healthy hair growth. Additionally, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal ingredients including neem and turmeric oils help to improve scalp dryness and sensitivities, while helping to increase blood circulation in the scalp. Lastly, coconut, sesame seed and olive oils moisturize scalp and hair by penetrating strands to nourish from the inside and amla, jojoba and moringa oils coat the outside of strands to help protect them from daily stressors and damage including water, heat, and environmental factors.
Scoop quarter-sized amounts onto fingertips and massage into scalp. Depending on hair density, you should be able to cover your whole scalp with 2-5 scoops.
Using the prewash, gently massage it into your scalp using the pads of your fingertips. Make sure to press down the center of your scalp, activating marma points (energy points). This helps increase blood circulation, activate brain lymphatic drainage, and allows the nutrients in the prewash, along with oxygen, to absorb optimally into the hair follicles and scalp skin.
Work the prewash through the strands, and take 1-2 more scoops to make sure strands are evenly coated (but not drenched) with the prewash mask.
Allow the prewash to soak in for at least 10 minutes (you can leave it on as long as you want), and then start your wash routine with shampoo and conditioner. *If you have fine hair, we recommend skipping out on traditional conditioner because the prewash does have conditioning ingredients, and adding traditional conditioner may weigh it down.
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Aqua, †Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil (Coconut), †Glycerin, †Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, †Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Curcuma Longa Root Oil (Turmeric Root Oil), Kaolin, Sapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract (Reetha Soapnut), Potassium Palmitoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Trigonella Foenum Graecum Seed Powder (Fenugreek), Acacia Concinna Fruit Powder, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil (Moringa), Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil (Mint), Glycine Soja Oil, Melia Azadirachta Seed Oil (Neem Oil), Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil*(Jojoba Oil), Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil (Tea Tree Oil), Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil (Sesame Seed)*, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract (Amla), Acacia Concinna Fruit Extract (Shikakai), Eclipta Prostrata Leaf Extract (Bhingaraj), Arnica Montana Flower Extract (Wolf's Bane), Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract (Tamarind), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Hibiscus Esculentus Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate | *Certified organic † Naturally derived
This fragrance is comprised of (Click on a fragrance category for more info):
Essential Oils
Essential OilsAuthentic essential oils are physically extracted by steam or expression (cold pressing) of the skin of the fruit. Essential oils have not been chemically altered (via reaction, solvent extraction) from their natural state. |
Certified Organic Fragrance
Certified Organic FragranceA blend of essential oils (see above) derived from plants that are grown in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program. |
Natural Fragrance
Natural FragranceNatural fragrances are mixtures of aromatic raw materials. As opposed to a whole essential oil found in a plant, these chemicals are physically isolated from natural compounds, then blended together to create a scent. If only natural isolates are used, companies can declare the scent “natural.” |
Naturally-Derived Fragrance
Naturally-Derived FragranceFragrance ingredients that have been extracted using solvents (alcohol, petrochemicals, vegetable oils), or extracted by fermentation, or ingredients which may have a natural component but have been significantly processed. |
Synthetic Fragrance
Unfragranced/UnscentedIngredients which are new molecules, made in a laboratory. The majority of synthetic constituent ingredients are from petroleum byproducts. Synthetic “nature-identical” ingredients fall into this category as well. Credo allows synthetic fragrances as long as there are no Dirty List components. |
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Essential Oils
Authentic essential oils are physically extracted by steam or expression (cold pressing) of the skin of the fruit. Essential oils have not been chemically altered (via reaction, solvent extraction) from their natural state.
Certified Organic Fragrance
A blend of essential oils (see above) derived from plants that are grown in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program.
Natural Fragrance
Natural fragrances are mixtures of aromatic raw materials. As opposed to a whole essential oil found in a plant, these chemicals are physically isolated from natural compounds, then blended together to create a scent. If only natural isolates are used, companies can declare the scent “natural.”
Naturally-Derived Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients that have been extracted using solvents (alcohol, petrochemicals, vegetable oils), or extracted by fermentation, or ingredients which may have a natural component but have been significantly processed.
Unfragranced/Unscented
Ingredients which are new molecules, made in a laboratory. The majority of synthetic constituent ingredients are from petroleum byproducts. Synthetic “nature-identical” ingredients fall into this category as well. Credo allows synthetic fragrances as long as there are no Dirty List components.
What's Behind "Fragrance"?
US law does not require that companies be transparent about the ingredients in fragrance/parfum. Credo believes in your right-to-know. We require all brands to categorize the fragrance in each product (see chart above), and encourage brands to fully disclose all scent ingredients.

All products are cruelty-free and formulated without ingredients on The Dirty List™️. At Credo, "clean" goes even deeper. Learn more.
SHAZ & KIKS is a hair wellness brand reimagining ancient Indian rituals for all hair. Founded by two sisters who take Ayurvedic plant ingredients and rituals learned from their grandma, passed down by generations of Indian women, and create innovative formulas for today’s world that take care of the entire hair ecosystem, root to tip, inside and out. Nutrient-rich, eco-friendly Indian herbs, oils, and flowers are the building blocks of SHAZ & KIKS products, many sourced directly from small, sustainable Indian farming communities. They are gentle to grow, reliable for farmers, and nutritious for you.
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