Melano Thuja Leaf Shampoo Soap
Fortifying Cleanse, Scalp-Balancing
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A daily object, redrawn.
Twelve months of formulating, four years of small-scale milling, one quiet workshop. This bar is the slowest thing we make — and the one we use the most.
We start with cold-pressed olive oil and build outward: a balanced lather that doesn't strip, a scent that fades cleanly through the day, a bar shape that earns its place on the shelf.
Nothing here is engineered for the photograph. It's engineered for the third year of use, when the texture of your hair starts to remember.
Twelve ingredients. Zero compromises.
Each component is sourced for a single, named reason — no bulking agents, no surfactants chosen by spreadsheet. These four do most of the work.
- Cooling • Clarifying
Eucalyptus essence
Steam-distilled from blue gum eucalyptus, sourced from Tasmanian highlands.
- Nourishing base
Cold-pressed olive oil
Single-grove Koroneiki oil, pressed within 24 hours of harvest.
- Lather • Softness
Coconut milk
Cold-extracted, freeze-protected, and folded in at low temperature.
- Scent profile
Cedar + citrus oils
Top notes of bergamot fade to dry cedar — never floral, never sweet.
Four steps. Two minutes.
The simplest formula on your shelf, made simpler. There is no priming, no mixing, no waiting.
- 01
Wet
Saturate hair with warm — not hot — water, working from the scalp down.
- 02
Lather
Glide the bar across the scalp two or three passes. The lather builds quickly.
- 03
Massage
Use fingertips, not nails. Work the lather through; let it sit for thirty seconds.
- 04
Rinse
Rinse cool. Pat (don't twist) the lengths. Air-dry whenever the day allows.
Built like a stone, behaves like a cream.
The bar is dense in the hand, weighted just enough to glide without slip. Within seconds it dissolves into a low-volume lather — a softer alternative to the foam-first liquids you may be used to.
- Lathers in 8–10 seconds
- Rinses cleanly without weight
- Scent fades by the third hour
From the community.
It tames the texture I usually fight. My scalp finally feels calm — and the bar still looks new.
MMara K.Daily user, three months inTook one wash to stop missing my old bottle. The lather is unreal for a solid bar.
TTheo R.Curly hairI needed something low-key. This is it. Subtle scent, no irritation, lasts forever.
IImogen S.Sensitive scalp
Specifications.
- Format
- Solid bar
- Net weight
- 100 g
- Scent profile
- Eucalyptus · Cedar · Citrus zest
- Hair type
- All — especially fine to medium
- Made in
- Small batches, Melbourne AU
- Lifespan
- 60–80 washes
- pH
- 5.5 — scalp-balanced
- Packaging
- Recycled card sleeve, plastic-free
Common questions.
How long does one bar last?
Is it safe for color-treated hair?
Vegan and cruelty-free?
How should I store it?
Will it work in hard water?
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One bar. Your daily ritual.
Add it once. Reach for it every morning. Reorder when the wrapper goes empty.