Funori, a triple-seaweed Japanese traditional formulation, is an all-natural alternative to chemical-based hair care products. It cleanses and conditions your hair, leaving it smoother, more manageable and healthier. You will see the difference after just one use.
If you enjoy lathering when you wash your hair, you can also mix Funori with your favorite shampoo for a luxurious cleansing experience.
Safe for all hair types and does not affect hair color, including color-treated hair.
One pack is enough for 30 applications for typical shoulder-length hair. You can also apply Funori as a deep treatment, providing about 12 applications per pack.
See below for how-to-use directions.
Pure • Natural • Cruelty-free
No additives, preservatives, colorings or fragrances. Not tested on animals.
About Funori
Seaweed is the general term for many species of marine algae. We make our Funori from three important Japanese seaweeds, and nothing else:
- Fukuro-Funori, also known as jelly moss (Gloiopeltis furcata)
- Ma-Kombu, the edible kombu (Saccharina japonica)
- Mekabu, the nutrient-rich roots of Wakame seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida)
The above are notable for their content of calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin K — and importantly iodine and Fucoidan.
Funori is an abundant source of iodine, the deficiency of which plays a significant role in thyroid gland irregularities, resulting in dry hair, thinness, poor hair growth, and hair loss.
Funori is also known to reduce hair loss and promote new growth in some individuals. The Fucoidan polysaccharide in Funori has demonstrated ability to alleviate dryness and promote healthy hair growth cycle.
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How to Use
❤ Cleanse and Conditioner the Japanese Traditional Way
Add 1 teaspoon of Funori to 1 cup of hot water in a small container and mix well. A squeeze bottle will work great. Use your own or buy one here.
- Rinse hair with lukewarm water.
- Apply Funori. Massage gently onto scalp with fingertips.
- Cleanse hair with straight strokes. Don’t use circular motions which can tangle your hair.
- Rinse well.
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❤ Deep Treatment
Prepare mixture as in above, using a little less than half as much water. This will make the mixture a little more gel-like, so that it will not drip down your neckline.
- Wash hair as normal (without using the mixture).
- Towel dry.
- Apply mixture.
- Cover hair with cap for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse well.
❤ Mix with Your Favorite Shampoo
If you like foam and lather, or if you have a favorite shampoo you like to use, you can add the benefits of Funori to your shampoo:
- Prepare mixture as in above.
- Add 2 to 3 teaspoon of shampoo and mix well.
- Wash and rinse hair as usual.
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It WORKS
If you haven't yet tried this traditional Japanese shampoo, you have no idea what you are missing. I have always used excellent high-end products for my hair: and you know how it is - I was never quite satisfied with the results. Tried this on a whim and on the basis of a YouTube review - and - I will ALWAYS use this shampoo-conditioner in the future. It WORKS, my hair feels soft and manageable, and my silver hair is 'bright'; I no longer have to fight the split ends, dryness or discoloration of my silver hair. Did I mention that I get this result without a separate 'conditioner' and, in my case, without the necessity of a 'purple shampoo'. Great product and from now on it is 'my' product. Another important consideration is the incredibly personal customer service offered and an easily accessible website with clear product directions, and helpful tips. Love this product - love WAWAZA.
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Great conditioning cleanser
My hair feels much healthier and shinier now. I use a drop of shampoo with it to get a little suds when washing my hair.
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Love this product
It makes my hair soft and shiny.
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Funori Japanese seaweed hair cleanser and conditioner
The product has natural and pleasant seaweed smell. My hair shines after using, no sticky feeling unlike other conditioners
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Thank you Funori!
It is an amazing experience. During the process of washing your hair, nothing is clear, as if you are massaging ordinary water into the roots of your hair. At that very moment, it’s hard to believe that the scalp will be adequately washed, it seems that the accumulated oiliness has not been removed, but after washing and drying, an amazing volume is visible, a pleasant feeling of cleanliness, there is no tightness, itching, or dryness. For me, this is the discovery of the century in my hair care!
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The best
Hands down the best shampoo I have ever used.
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Seaweed Shampoo& conditioner
The best shampoo & conditioner I have ever used - if I could give 10 stars , I would. M hair has never been better
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Really great product
I use it as a deep treatment on 4a hair and my hair feels and looks great afterwards. I I've purchased several more packs. Their no squeeze bottle is a great accompanying storage solution. Much better than the small bowl I was using.
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Incredible - a revelation!
I went from using the expensive 'designer' shampoos and conditioners with a list of incomprehensible ingredients I cannot understand and which seem deliberately misleading (eg 'fragrance'?!), as well as exy styling products to contain the frizz. Hair is naturally wavy but always squeaky clean after shampooing and then having to add conditioner. Now I realise how much we have been conned by the marketing gods. Three ingredients in this product, and not only was it interesting to mix up, I appreciate how far it goes. I bought the comb as well, and people comment on how much darker my hair appears (it's dark brown) but I think it's because it's so much shinier as the hair cuticle is smooth. I don't use any styling products or heat to dry my hair as I've found there's no need with this, and I've never been happier. A revelation to me is how I only lose about 10-20 strands of hair when I wash it daily/every other day. With other products I was losing clumps of hair. I read recently that shampoo as we know it was invented to strip the hair of all moisture so that we could be sold conditioner (2 products instead of 1). I'll never go back to mainstream hair and beauty. This product seems expensive but trust me it goes a long way and my scalp's itchiness is almost completely gone. To think at one point the bacteria on my scalp was so out of alignment, I had dermatitis and needed anti-fungal shampoos periodically to fix it. Thank you Wawaza - please never stop making this product. I'll be back for another larger boxwood comb - again, in the West we have been using inferior products till discovering your brand!
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Great Natural Hair Cleanser
This seaweed hair cleanser does indeed clean the hair and it also improves the quality of one's hair if used consistently for several months. If you have never used this, I would suggest buying several packets because there will most likely be a transition period at the beginning and you will have to continue using this for at least a few months, possibly every day, before your scalp adjusts. I like that this contains no chemicals, preservatives, or fragrances; it's literally just powdered seaweed. Definitely read and follow the instructions - it's best to add hot water to a bowl first and then slowly sprinkle in the seaweed powder while mixing to dissolve the powder. If instead you add the powder first and then pour in the water, the powder will clump and it's hard to break up the clumps.
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Cleanses scalp
Mixing Instructions not clear, more involved than commercial shampoo. but product does clean my scalp, so appreciate gentle ingredients.
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has a wonderful effect on the texture of my hair
I found WAWAZA during my research for treating an itchy scalp. Funori is resolving that issue and has a wonderful effect on the texture of my hair. I use it as a "scalp mask" leaving it on for 20 minutes and sometimes mix it with shampoo. I use shampoo less now. Along with other wonderful products, I order regularly.
