Shampoo Bar Aloe Vera & Cucumber

What are the benefits of a shampoo bar?

1. Water-saving While you still need a considerable amount of water to lather up the shampoo, scrub and then rinse it out of your hair, the bar itself is not formulated with the same amount of water that gives its liquid counterpart its consistency. From production onward, shampoo bars are directly better for the planet.

2. Less water = more powerful ingredients. Because it's formulated with less water, this means there's a higher concentration of other ingredients in the shampoo bar. The shampoo bar and conditioners can work in their most powerful form without being diluted. In the long term, this means your hair gets a powerful dose of the key ingredients.

3. Less plastic. Without the liquid, no plastic bottles are needed that you might forget to recycle.

4. Longer lifespan. Just like with liquid shampoos, the number of times you can use a shampoo bar depends greatly on how often you wash your hair, how much you apply with each wash and how you store your bar between uses. Pro-tip: don't leave it in a place where water might collect (for example a soap dish without drainage). Instead, let it drain and dry for next use.

5. Space-saving. You might already have an abundance of natural hair care products in your shower and in your cabinets. A shampoo bar means one less bottle you need to worry about.

6. Travel-friendly. While packing for travel might not be the highest priority these days, it's handy to know that shampoo bars are no problem at customs. You also don't have to worry about them leaking.

Do shampoo bars make your hair greasy?

Especially if you have finer curls or if you've experienced this with traditional two-in-one shampoo and conditioner formulas. If you're worried about a shampoo bar weighing down your locks, look for a shampoo that's formulated with lightweight ingredients like argan and grape seed oil.

How do you use a shampoo bar?

Once you've found the right shampoo bar for your curl type and texture, you can easily incorporate it into your wash day routine. If you've ever used a bar of soap on your body, then you know the drill.

Soak the hair with water. Water will help create the much-needed lather. So make sure your hair is completely submerged in water.

Wet the bar. There's no need to soak the bar in water, a light pass under the shower is enough.

Lather up. You can create some suds by rubbing the shampoo bar together in the palm of your hands or rubbing it directly on your hair. If you choose the latter, it can be helpful to lather in sections. This way the shampoo thoroughly covers your hair from root to tip and from front to back.

Let it work. In the same way you would give your hair a good shampoo with a liquid version, you do the same with a bar. Massage the shampoo into your scalp to remove any product buildup at the roots and then work it through the strands by clamping sections of hair between your palms and rubbing from top to bottom.

Rinse thoroughly. Rinse all shampoo thoroughly from your hair.