Shampoo for sea water

Try some Cetaphill lotion instead of soap. The sweetwater water filters are good for small amounts of water, however they are time consuming. Cheers Zita

Hi Ali

Whitworths Marine sell sea water soap. I don't know if it contains coconut though.

I have Sailed Extensively through Kimberleys Ect and we have always used just Sunsilk Shampoo for soap and hair wash . My hair gets very oily but have found the sunsilk in salt water did fine job .

Shampoo probably has more surfactants ( the thing that make it soapy) than just about any other product, with the exception of dishwashing liquid. Shampoo will lather up in sea water no probs. Just not quite as good as fresh water.

Bilbo

how about doing the shampoo & soap thing away from the water, that way you won't be harming the marine life and it won't matter what you use.

Hi Ali l, When I owned my trawler and spent up to three weeks at a time at sea we used the deck hose to bath under and we used the cheapest shampoo available to wash our whole bodies in, but the trick is to use a little conditioner in your hair and leave it there still next wash, stops the hair from feeling like barred wire.
Cheers Bruce

Have a No 1 haircut. easy

Ali

I did a search in "Jeeves" asking for shampoo for salt water and got loads of addies, this one looked good and is not that expensive. Carolyn

Salt Water Shampoo