K18 PEPTIDE PREP Clarifying Detox Shampoo Build-Up Removal

K18 PEPTIDE PREP Clarifying Detox Shampoo

by K18 Biomimetic Hairscience

Available in Canada

For

All hair types needing a deep cleanse, especially hair with product buildup, excess oil, hard water minerals, dullness, dry shampoo residue, styling product residue, or scalp congestion.

Description

K18 PEPTIDE PREP Clarifying Detox Shampoo is a colour-safe clarifying shampoo designed to deeply cleanse the hair and scalp without stripping essential moisture. Powered by skincare-inspired ingredients, this detox shampoo helps remove buildup, oil, dirt, impurities, and common metals found in tap and hard water that can leave hair looking dull or heavy. K18 describes the formula as featuring 17 ingredients plus the patented K18PEPTIDE™ for a clean, healthy hair canvas.

Infused with activated charcoal, salicylic acid, and K18PEPTIDE™, this formula helps purify the scalp, refresh the hair, and prepare strands for optimal results from K18 molecular repair treatments.

Who It’s For

Perfect for anyone who uses styling products, dry shampoo, texture spray, hairspray, oils, masks, leave-ins, or lives in a hard-water area and wants a fresh, lightweight reset.

What It Does

• Deeply cleanses hair and scalp
• Removes buildup, excess oil, dirt, and impurities
• Helps clear sebum buildup from follicles
• Targets common metals found in tap and hard water
• Helps maintain colour without stripping
• Creates a clean foundation before K18 repair treatments
• Leaves hair feeling fresh, light, soft, and healthy-looking

Formula

A purposeful clarifying formula with activated charcoal to absorb toxins, oil, and dirt; salicylic acid to help clear sebum buildup; and K18PEPTIDE™ to help reduce protein loss and keep hair feeling healthy and strong. The formula is colour-safe and optimized at a pH of 3.8–4.2 to help maintain colour while cleansing effectively.

How To Use

Use once weekly or as needed in place of your regular shampoo. Massage into hair and scalp, focusing on areas with buildup. Rinse thoroughly. Follow with your preferred conditioner or the  K18 Biomimetic Hairscience DAMAGE SHIELD Protective Conditioner for best results.

When To Use

Use when hair feels heavy, dull, oily, coated, congested, or weighed down by product buildup, dry shampoo, minerals, hard water, or styling residue.

Key Ingredients

Activated Charcoal – Helps absorb toxins, excess oils, dirt, and impurities from the hair and scalp.

Salicylic Acid – Helps clear sebum buildup from follicles without stripping essential moisture and lipids.

K18PEPTIDE™ / sh-Oligopeptide-78 – Helps reduce protein loss so hair feels healthier, stronger, and more resilient.

Panthenol – Helps support softness, shine, and manageability.

Glycerin – Helps maintain moisture and a comfortable hair feel.

Full Ingredient List

Water / Aqua / Eau, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Salicylic Acid, Charcoal Powder, sh-Oligopeptide-78, Panthenol, Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Caprylyl Glycol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Fragrance / Parfum, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene.

Fragrance

A clean citrus scent that leaves the hair and scalp feeling fresh and beautifully reset.

Why You’ll Love It

Because it gives hair a clean, weightless reset without the stripped feeling. K18 PEPTIDE PREP Clarifying Detox Shampoo removes buildup, oil, minerals, and impurities while leaving hair fresh, soft, light, and ready for repair-focused care.