Don’t Add Water: Switching to Shampoo Bars For Your Hair And Budget
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If you buy liquid shampoo, go grab that bottle and turn it over to read the ingredients.
The first ingredient was water, right?
I don’t know about you, but I have water at home, I don’t need to buy a product that is mostly water.
Ingredients aside, have you ever stopped to think about how many plastic bottles you use through your lifetime just on your shampoo and conditioner?
In order to cut down on both spending money on water and repeated plastic use, I switched to shampoo bars over a year ago and I. Am. HOOKED.
How To Use A Shampoo Bar
I had never used a shampoo bar before last year when I decided to switch to using them exclusively (I do strange things like that), and I was initially apprehensive because I had no idea how to use them.
I’ve found the easiest way to use a shampoo bar is to rub the bar directly on wet hair and work it into a lather with your fingers. Be sure to work it in with your fingers well so it gets to every strand.
When your bar gets so low that it starts breaking into small pieces, it might be easier to just lather it up in your hands and then work it through your hair.
Depending on how oily your hair might be, you might need to wash your hair twice (but we were always taught to lather, rinse, repeat anyway).
What Types of Hair Can Use a Shampoo Bar?
Like regular shampoo, there are different shampoo bars for different hair types, including colored hair. Additionally, most brands also offer conditioner bars.
Where To Buy Shampoo Bars?
As “eco-friendly” comes more into vogue, more stores are carrying shampoo bars both in the store and online.
I buy mine online from Grove.co. I have them set on auto-ship so I never have to remember to add them to a shopping list.
My Favorite Brands of Vegan Shampoo Bars
Love Beauty Planet
This brand is super affordable. It smells really good and lathers well. I personally noticed that I needed to use more product to get the same results, and my clean hair didn’t last as long as with other brands.
HiBar
The HiBar shampoo is incredible. It is shaped ergonomically to be easy to grip in the shower (I have not dropped this one once). My hair feels clean and stays clean for at least two days. I buy mine through Grove.co. One bar for me lasts about 3 months.
