Ecoslay Chai Latte Curl Cleanser

Black Tea extract, Slippery Elm extract, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate (Cleanser derived from Coconut fatty acids), Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Searamidopropyl Dimethylamine (Natural, food-grade cleanser), Sodium PCA (Natural Amino Acid), Propanediol (Corn-based Preservative-booster), Panthenol, Peppermint oil, Melissa leaf extract, Nettle leaf extract, Horsetail leaf extract, Peppermint leaf extract, Sage extract, Yucca leaf extract, Burdock root extract, Citric acid, Caprylhydroxamic acid GG, Lexfeel WOW (100% plant-based silicone alternative), Vanilla Fruit Oil, Ginger Root Oil, Cinnamon Leaf Oil, Clove Flower Oil.

For Low Porosity or oily hair:
As a cleanser:
1. Apply sparingly directly to scalp
2. Massage scalp to produce suds
3. Start at the scalp and work your way through hair strands
4. Rinse thoroughly.

Remember to use a separate clarifier monthly to remove the typical buildup that low-porosity hair can experience.

For High Porosity hair:
As a monthly clarifier:
1. Apply sparingly directly to scalp
2. Massage scalp to produce suds
3. Start at the scalp and work your way through hair strands
4. Rinse thoroughly.

Since Chai Latte may be a bit drying if used regularly, it's suggested that you use Peppermint Schnapps as your regular cleanser

About The Ingredients - Chai Latte

INCI: Camellia Sinensis Leaf extract, Ulmus Fulva Bark Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Black Tea extract, Slippery Elm extract,  sodium PCA, panthenol, peppermint (Mentha piperita) oil,  melissa (Melissa officinalis) Leaf Extract, Nettle (Urtica dioica) Leaf Extract, Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Leaf Extract, Peppermint (Mentha piperita) Leaf Extract, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Sage (Salvia officinalis) Extract, Yucca (Yucca vera) Leaf Extract, Burdock (Arctium lappa) Root Extract, Citric Acid, Caprylhydroxamic acid,  Triheptanoin (and) c13-15 Alkane, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Oil, Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Cinnamomum zeylanicum Leaf Oil, Eugenia caryophyllus (Clove) Flower Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycerin

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

• Derived from Coconut fatty acids

Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate

• Natural, food-grade cleanser
• Derived from the sodium salt of fatty acids and sarcosine amino acids

Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine

• Vegetable-oil based emollient

Black Tea extract

• Strengthens hair follicles
• Enhances shine

Slippery Elm extract

• Aids in detangling
• Contains Amino Acids and Calcium to help strengthen hair

Sodium PCA

• Vegetable-based moisturizer

Panthenol

• Derived from Vitamin B5, Panthenol is an emollient and moisturizer

Nettle leaf extract

• Helps in combating hair loss and also helps in hair re-growth. 
• Nettle leaves are rich in silica and sulphur. This helps in making hair shinier and healthier.

Melissa leaf extract

• Calms the scalp
• Melissa leaf extract is an antimicrobial, helping to fight scalp infection. (naturallycurly.com)

Peppermint leaf extract

• Peppermint is antimicrobial, helping to fight scalp infection.
• Peppermint is vasodilating (and vasoconstricting), which means that it improves blood circulation. Many cases of hair loss and baldness occurs due to starved blood flow to hair follicles. Increasing circulation improves blood flow and therefore hair growth and slows hair loss.
• Peppermint is also anti-inflammatory and calming to the scalp.

Horsetail leaf extract

• Horsetail extract is rich in minerals for hair, tying horsetail and hair growth together.
• Horsetail vitamins for hair growth's principal ingredient is the mineral silica, or silicon, which strengthens hair strands, as well as nails and bones. (viviscal.com)

Yucca Vera leaf extract

• Yucca naturally works to thicken hair.
• Native American tribes in Northern Mexico and South America use yucca root extract to help treat dandruff and dry scalp.
• It has anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal properties.
• It removes product buildup and dirt from the scalp due to its anti-fungal properties. 

Sage extract

• Improves scalp circulation
• Treats dry scalp
• Helps control hair loss

Burdock root extract

• Native to Europe and Asia, Burdock root is used to treat psoriasis and eczema
• Strengthens hair
• Treats dry scalp

Citric acid

• Naturally-derived pH balancer

Capryhydroxamic Acid GG

• Preservative

Triheptanoin (and) c13-15 Alkane (Lexfeel Wow-A)

• 100% Plant-based silicone alternative

Vanilla Fruit Oil

• Strengthens the hair follicle

Ginger essential oil

• Ginger Essential Oil soothes redness, eliminates bacteria, inhibits the signs of skin damage and aging, and restores color and radiance to a dull complexion.
• Ginger Essential Oil contributes to the health and cleanliness of the scalp, soothes dryness and itchiness, and enhances healthier hair growth by stimulating and improving circulation to the scalp.

Cinnamon leaf essential oil

• Cinnamon extract can be used to slow the production of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which cause wrinkles and amplify sun damage
• Cinnamon oil is a natural antimicrobial
• A warming oil, cinnamon essential oil is known to stimulate the scalp for improved hair growth.

Clove Flower Oil

• Anti-fungal and anti-microbial, fights and treats scalp infection
• Treats dandruff
• Soothes itchy scalps

Caprylyl Glycol

• Used at .1% of the formula as part of the preservation system

Glycerin

• Used at .1% of the formula as part of the preservation system

YES

Ecoslay states all of their products other than Peppermint Schnapps & Sangria are unquestionably vegan.
Peppermint Schnapps contains honey, which some consider to not be vegan-approved since honey is obtained from the work of bees. Sangria contains Hydrolyzed Silk which is a deriviant of silkworms.

Chai Latte does contain Amino Acids, Panthenol, & Fatty Acids however EcoSlay confirms these are plant derived. 
 

Its complicated - 

Ecoslay Chai Latte contains sodium lauroyl sarcosinate. Whilst these are considered CG-safe by many in the curly community some consider them not CG-Safe.