A plant-based nourishing shower gel with orange leaf extract, usable on body and hair. EWG VERIFIED, vegan, biodegradable, free of sodium laureth sulfate and silicones. 473 ml from ATTITUDE.
Orange leaf, not orange peel
Worth knowing what you are actually smelling. Orange leaf gives petitgrain — green, slightly bitter, woody-floral — which is a completely different scent from the sweet citrus of orange peel. The same tree yields three distinct perfume materials: neroli from the blossom, petitgrain from the leaves and twigs, and orange oil from the peel. This is the leaf. It is the most grown-up of the three.
Body and hair
ATTITUDE describe this as a shower gel and shower shampoo. That is honest — mild surfactant systems work perfectly well on hair — but it is worth managing expectations. A 2-in-1 is a genuine convenience for travel, for the gym bag, for short hair and for children. For long, dry, curly or colour-treated hair, a dedicated shampoo and conditioner will do better, because a body wash is not formulated to be followed by a conditioning step.
"Biodegradable" — what it does and does not tell you
It means the ingredients break down under defined test conditions rather than persisting. That is a real and desirable property, and it distinguishes plant-derived surfactants from some persistent synthetic ones.
It is also a term with limits worth knowing. Biodegradable does not mean harmless to aquatic life before it degrades, and it does not describe the bottle. Most shower gel goes into a municipal wastewater system that treats it anyway. The strongest environmental argument for a product like this is not the word on the label — it is the transparency behind the EWG VERIFIED mark, which requires every ingredient to be disclosed, fragrance included.
What is in it and what is not
No parabens, no sodium laureth sulfate, no silicones, no PEGs, no formaldehyde releasers, no synthetic fragrance. Vegan, cruelty-free, dermatologist-tested, made in Canada, around 97% naturally sourced.
The missing SLES is the one you will notice: the lather is softer and lower than a conventional gel. Foam is a sensory expectation the detergent industry created, not a measure of cleaning.