Wild Easement
Wild Easement
Coconut Oil · Kukui Nut Oil
Wild Easement
Orchid Rinse
For Hair That Needs
More Than Conditioner.
Botanical Hair Conditioner · 75% Wild Hawaiian Plants · Scalp-First Formula.
Handmade in tiny batches on the Big Island.
What You'll Notice
Most conditioners coat the problem and call it solved. Silicones create slip by sealing everything out — including moisture. Wild Easement Orchid Rinse was built around a different idea: fix the scalp first, and the hair follows.
Six wild Hawaiian plants foraged from the county easement at the edge of FlashTown Farm. 75% plant material. 25% oil. Scalp first. Hair second. That's the whole philosophy.
Scalp First. Hair Second.
Most conditioners coat the hair shaft. Wild Easement starts at the scalp — because healthy hair begins at the follicle, not at the strand. The 75% plant fraction does the repair work. The 25% oil fraction — coconut and kukui — seals, lubricates, and protects.
Conventional Conditioner
- Silicones coat the shaft
- Creates slip by sealing everything out
- Scalp buildup over time
- Synthetic fragrance
- Moisture illusion, not repair
Wild Easement Orchid Rinse
- Plant mucilage creates natural slip
- Scalp repair before hair repair
- No buildup — botanical conditioning
- Real plant scent — orchid, fern, green
- Actual moisture architecture
Six Forest Ingredients
Every ingredient below grows on or near the Wild Easement — the county land strip at the edge of FlashTown Farm. Nobody planted them there. They were already there. The formula is what the easement has to offer hair.
Ground orchid — purple flowers, thick rhizomes, aggressively alive. The pink you see in the rinse water isn't added. It comes straight from the plant.
🧬 ERVRare polysaccharides and phenolic compounds improve moisture retention and enhance hair elasticity. The polysaccharides bind to the hair cuticle and create a conditioning layer that behaves like natural sebum — flexible, not stiff. That pink color in the extraction is real anthocyanin activity.
Hair role: moisture anchor and elasticity support — the botanical backbone of the formula.
Sacred in Hawaiian culture — the first tree to grow on new lava flows. Small, waxy, intensely pigmented leaves. Immediately green and clean when crushed.
🧬 ERVAntioxidant flavonoids and antimicrobial compounds support scalp clarity and reduce follicular irritation. The antimicrobial activity supports a balanced scalp microbiome without stripping.
Hair role: scalp clarity and antioxidant defense — the Hawaiian endemic that makes the scalp ready to receive the rest.
Sacred in Hawaiian culture. Broad, waxy leaves that hold moisture. The big leaves make natural plates, natural wrapping, natural everything. We use them for the slip they give the formula.
🧬 ERVNatural saponins and polysaccharides create gentle cleansing action and improve slip and manageability. Saponins produce a mild lather that removes buildup without stripping the scalp's natural oils.
Hair role: natural slip and gentle cleanse — makes the formula spreadable and the scalp comfortable.
Hawaiian tree fern with fiddleheads that unfurl like slow green spirals. Young shoots covered in silky brown fiber that is pure silica. That fiber already feels like hair conditioner — not a coincidence.
🧬 ERVSilica-rich plant material strengthens hair fibers and supports cuticle integrity. Silica is found naturally in strong, healthy hair. The mucilage from the fern shoots smooths the cuticle without silicones — makes hair feel stronger, not just softer.
Hair role: structural strength and cuticle smoothing — makes hair harder to break and easier to comb.
One of the few oils that actually penetrates the hair shaft — its medium-chain fatty acid structure is small enough to enter the cortex. Inside the shaft it reduces protein loss during washing and wet combing, which is the primary mechanical cause of breakage. The plant fraction does the moisture work. The coconut oil seals it in.
Hair role: shaft penetration and protein protection — reduces breakage from the inside.
The state tree of Hawaiʻi. Hawaiian people have used the nut oil for skin and hair for centuries. Light, non-greasy, immediately absorbed.
🧬 ERVExceptionally high in linoleic and oleic acids — the same fatty acids in healthy scalp sebum. Restores lipid balance to dry, stressed scalps without heaviness. Lightweight enough for daily use. Nourishing enough for damaged scalps.
Hair role: scalp lipid restoration — the traditional Hawaiian oil that makes everything else work better.
The Wild Easement
The easement is the ten feet between the property and the county road — technically public land, practically jungle. Nobody planted these ingredients there. The orchids showed up. The ʻōhiʻa reseeded itself. The hāpuʻu fern unfurled from spores. The ti leaf spread on its own.
What's Not In It
How to Use It
Start with clean, wet hair. Wild Easement works on a clean scalp.
Massage into scalp first, then work through to ends. Let it sit 2–3 minutes.
Rinse for lightweight finish. Leave in lightly for extra moisture and frizz control.
Frequently Asked Questions
What hair types is this for?
All hair types — especially curly, coily, frizzy, dry, or damaged hair that needs actual repair rather than coating. Fine hair should rinse thoroughly. Thicker or drier hair can leave a small amount in.
Why is the rinse water pink?
That's the orchid anthocyanins releasing into the water. The same pigments that give the wild orchid its purple-pink color are water-soluble — they tint the rinse water. It's entirely natural and fades completely. Proof the orchid is actually in there.
How is this different from IPo•Vo2 CoCoKuKui?
Wild Easement Orchid Rinse is 75% plant, 25% oil — plant-dominant, lightweight, for regular use. IPo•Vo2 inverts that to 75% oil, 25% plant — for deep penetration and intensive repair. Use Orchid Rinse regularly. Use CoCoKuKui when the hair needs a bigger intervention.
Six Wild Hawaiian Plants. One Cream Rinse. $29.99
Botanical hair treatment · Wild-foraged at FlashTown · Big Island, Hawaiʻi
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Read the Science
The same botanical science principles behind the skincare line apply to the hair line — fresh extraction, living plant chemistry, and scalp-first thinking. The blog explains the framework.