The Long Shower

An Edit for the first proper shower in weeks. The first proper wash day comes weeks after the baby does, usually around the time the shedding starts. Wash Day is the Edit for that shower, with the products built for exactly this stretch of postpartum. Five pieces of Act+Acre, the cold-processed cleanse and conditioner, the cooling scalp serum, the gua sha, and the hair towel, plus the silk scrunchies that protect what's left of the wash, and the small candle that turns the bathroom into somewhere worth being for twenty minutes. What's inside Act+Acre Cold Processed Hair Cleanse, sulfate-free, cold-processed to preserve the actives. The cleanser formulated for the scalp she has now, not the one she had before. Act+Acre Cold Processed Hair Conditioner, same cold-processed method, paired to the cleanse. Lightweight, scalp-friendly. Act+Acre Microbiome Cooling Scalp Serum, the leave-in that supports the scalp through shedding. Cooling, the most-loved product in the line. Act+Acre Scalp Gua Sha, the in-shower massage tool. Two minutes of scalp stimulation, used with the serum. Act+Acre Hair Towel, microfiber, designed to dry without breaking. The towel that replaces the regular bath towel for the first six months. Slip Multi Pure Silk Scrunchies, Set of Three, silk scrunchies for the post-shower bun. No tension breakage at the hairline. Apotheke Hinoki Lavender Petite Candle, the bathroom candle. Hinoki and lavender, the spa-coded scent, lit for the length of the wash. Why we built it Wash Day is the Edit we built for the friend or sister who knows what postpartum hair loss actually feels like. Act+Acre is the brand built for this specific stretch of postpartum, cold-processed, microbiome-led, the products that hair specialists recommend by name. Five pieces from the line, plus the silk scrunchies and the small candle that make the wash feel like a wash and not a chore. Sizing and selection The Act+Acre products are full-size, not minis. The Slip scrunchies are the Multi set, three colors per set, no choice required. The Apotheke candle is the Petite size in Hinoki Lavender, ~25-hour burn time, sized for a bathroom counter rather than a coffee table. The fine print Curated to order in our studio, 7-10 business days. Plus your selected transit time at checkout, typically 3-5 business days on standard, 2-3 on rush. Complimentary shipping on orders over $175. Concierge gifting available, note us at checkout if you'd like a card written in your hand, or a shipping date held to a specific day.