This website provides a comprehensive guide to shampoo and conditioner bars – what they are, how they work, what to look for and recipes if you want to try to make them yourself. I have blonde, curly hair. It’s hard to manage, and I’ve tried so many different commercial shampoos, conditioners and products. I hated the amount of waste my hair care regime was creating. So many plastic bottles! Then I discovered shampoo bars – they changed my life! I hope that I can inspire other people to choose this zero-waste hair care option too.

What is a Shampoo Bar?
Shampoo and conditioner bars are all the rage these days, and for good reason.  They are a zero waste, plastic free shampoo, with natural ingredients.  They are the best shampoo for the  environment and your hair.

A shampoo bar is just shampoo, in solid form.  A shampoo bar is NOT a soap.

• With regular shampoo, you pour some into your hand, massage it into your hair and rinse.
• With a shampoo bar, lather it in your hands, massage it into your hair and rinse.

Why should you use a Shampoo Bar?
It is simply a more environmentally friendly, natural way to care for your hair.  It’s zero waste shampoo!

• Most of the time, they are zero waste! 
• One small shampoo bar is equivalent to 3-5 regular bottles of shampoo.

You don’t need to wash your hair as often

• How often do you need to use your shampoo bar?  Once or twice a week is fine!
• They last for a long time.  One bar is equivalent to 3-5 regular bottles of shampoo.

As far as I know, shampoo bars have no animal testing.

• Shampoo bars are less likely to be tested on animals.
• Regular liquid shampoo is often tested on animals in horrific conditions.  We should not be supporting an industry that does this!

Shampoo bars have natural Ingredients

• Generally, the ingredients in a solid shampoo bar are much more natural (click here to see common shampoo bar ingredients).
• Shampoo bars are free of sulfates and silicones, and are made from moisturizing oils and gentle cleansers.

Shampoo and condition bars are easy to transport

• No leaking bottles
• Because they are not liquid, you can take them on planes – they are the best shampoo for travelling (click here to read more).