Certified organic to USDA National Organic Program standards, Dr. Bronner's Fair Trade & Organic Pump Soaps are smooth and luxurious with no synthetic detergents or preservatives. Organic shikakai comes from the seed pods of the small South Asian tree Acadia Concinna and has been used for over 1000 years in India as a gentle conditioning cleanser for both skin and hair. It has been extracted in organic sugar and organic grape juice which have excellent humectant (moisturizing) qualities, and combine it with Dr. Bronner's castile soap base for a rich, emollient lather.