The brand Organic Way (Oway) embraces a precise philosophy in its name, signifying a method of navigating daily life and engaging with cosmetics. Operating from an eco-design perspective rooted in 100% sustainable standards.

Oway prioritises the healthiest green alternatives, aiming to minimize its impact on the planet. The brand seamlessly integrates sustainability with quality, innovation, and everyday design in all aspects of its choices and actions, beginning with the company itself.

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Recognizing that only a healthy and vibrant soil can nurture plants rich in antioxidants and active ingredients, Oway employs exclusively biodynamic methods at their Ortofficina farm on the hills of Bologna. Through these practices, officinal plants, shrubs, and herbs flourish, eventually transforming into ultra-performing complexes found in the locally sourced essential oils, extracts, and hydrolates used in Oway's formulations.

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The biodynamic approach represents the purest and cleanest form of cultivation. Straying from the use of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and synthetic fertilizers common in conventional agriculture, this method allows for the extraction of the most concentrated and effective active ingredients while upholding ecosystem integrity. Originating in 1924, Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Steinerian Medicine, Waldorf Pedagogy, and Anthroposophy, introduced biodynamics in response to the declining soil fertility caused by excessive chemical use.

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Oway is committed to land restoration and sustainable agriculture, ensuring the fertility of the soil remains intact, crop after crop. The brand has eliminated the use of synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and herbicides. Following cosmic and moon cycles according to a precise astronomical calendar, Oway integrates the farm into a living organic unit. This unit comprises various organisms such as forests, meadows, fields, animals, plants, hedges, fruit trees, insects, compost, and earthworms, all working harmoniously to vivify the ecosystem through their diverse ecological functions. The farmer shoulders a significant responsibility, managing every aspect of the farm and observing the interactions among its diverse living beings, including climate, annual rainfall, sun exposure, soil, and plant species.

Why Oway?

Oway's organic salon products trace their origins to the family's biodynamic farms in Bologna, Italy, under the name OrtOfficina, where a synergy between Italian quality and nature is fostered. The brand grows, harvests, and distills pure organic extracts, essential oils, and hydrolates devoid of any chemicals, adhering strictly to biodynamic farming standards.

Without PEG/PPG/BG

Oway eliminates PEGs/PPGs/BGs from its entire care line and specific treatments, as these chemical substances typically function as emulsifying agents.

Biodynamic Active Ingredients

Oway prioritises essential oils, distillates, micronized plants, and extracts cultivated through biodynamic methods. This approach fosters harmony between man and nature, resulting in high-quality ingredients with potent and effective active components.

Without Artificial Colorants

Oway refrains from using colorants in its treatment products, relying on the natural hues derived from active ingredients, essential oils, and biodynamic components for optimal quality, purity, and assurance. Slight color variations may occur due to the extreme naturalness of the formulas.

Environmentally-Friendly Paper and Wood

Oway's communication and salon materials adhere to eco-friendly standards, utilizing recycled or eco-certified materials such as FSC-certified paper and cardboard, PEFC-certified wood, bioplastics, and recycled PET.

Biotechnological Extracts

By combining nature and technology, Oway selects and isolates the most active plant components to create new, highly concentrated, and skin-friendly active ingredients.

Without Petrolatum

The Organic Way line excludes petrolatum, replacing it with butters, waxes, and high-quality vegetable emollients to maintain hair health over time

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Glass and Aluminum Packaging

Oway's products are packaged in glass bottles and jars and aluminum tubes, ensuring optimal preservation and integrity of botanical extracts. Both glass and aluminum are 100% recyclable and do not release toxic substances.

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Aromatherapeutic Essential Oils

Oway formulates sensory blends based on essential oils known for their powerful and beneficial effects on the body and psyche. In technical products incompatible with essential oils, allergen-free fragrances are used.

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Phyto Proteins

Acknowledging proteins as a fundamental hair component, Oway enriches its products with entirely plant-derived proteins to strengthen and protect the hair shaft.

Steam Distillation

Utilizing steam distillation, a natural extraction system free from solvents or chemicals, Oway maximizes the preservation of active ingredients in their purest form, resulting in 100% natural essential oils and distillates.

Without EDTA

Oway avoids the use of EDTAs, chemical substances commonly used as adjuvants in preservative systems, in 99% of its products.

Without Synthetic Fragrances

Indicating a lack of synthetic fragrances, Oway products are scented solely with essential oils derived from medicinal herbs.

Organic Extracts

Oway incorporates organic extracts to protect delicate and sensitized skin, particularly in products designed for children aged 3 and above.

Non-Ethoxylated Surfactants

In the Soothing hair bath, Oway employs non-ethoxylated surfactants to respect and protect delicate and sensitized skin, including that of children aged 3 and above.

Paraben-Free

Oway eliminates parabens, controversial cosmetic preservatives, from its formulations, opting for natural compounds of vegetable origin.

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Eco-Spray

Oway's sprays are propellant-free, reducing environmental impact. The brand introduced hairspray in glass bottles with a refill system for a more sustainable approach.

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No Over-Packaging

Oway minimizes environmental impact by utilizing essential packaging only, rejecting over-packaging, secondary wrappings, and unnecessary materials.

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Green Chemistry

Oway showcases clean chemistry, proving that excellent products can be achieved without aggressive or toxic chemical substances, using safe, naturally derived ingredients.

Denatured Alcohol

Derived from sugar beet, denatured alcohol serves as a natural and well-tolerated preservative in Oway's products, preserving their quality and facilitating suitable drying times for pre-styling products.

PETA Certification

Recognizing Oway's commitment to ethical practices, PETA has officially awarded cruelty-free certification to the Organic Way line in the United States.

Without SLS/SLES

Oway opts not to use Sodium Laureth Sulfate and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate as surfactants, choosing a cleansing base derived from coconut and other gentler, safer alternatives.