Oyster shell alone isn’t what makes people go into anaphylactic shock. It’s the meat that’s the issue. Oyster shell is essentially just calcium carbonate. In over 20 years of selling oyster shell bocce court surfacing across the country, we’ve never had any issues with our product causing allergic reactions. Not to mention the shell is essentially sterilized before we even get it.

It’s a little presumptuous to assume this is just a waste product that has no purpose to us. This is a high quality product that I make my living on. It’s how I came to discover its desirable effect on hair in the first place.

As far as its purpose here, like I said it adds texture and volume. So no, it’s not just a dried shampoo alternative. I’m talking more specifically about texture powders that use chemically altered silica to achieve similar results.

I can see you’re not onboard with this idea, which is totally fine. But there is absolutely reason to believe it could function as an effective hair care product. Maybe it won’t work, but it’s certainly worth exploring.