I think that it was a Christophe Robin aloe cleansing bar that left my hair in a tragic ball of mangled strands – I’ve never touched a bar shampoo since I don’t think.

I started using shampoo bars when Cosmetics To Go (previous incarnation of Lush) invented them (I think or at least were the only ones I know who sold them around that time) and continued through their Lush years and have never had an issue with them. I waste far less than with shampoo and just need a quick rub with wet hands for enough to do my hair so they last for a good 80+ washes. There are lots of different ones for different hair types, although I don’t tend to like the conditioner bars as much and they don’t match up scent-wise. Often I don’t need conditioner after one of the richer shampoo bars. It might be worth popping into a branch and having a chat with one of the assistants to find the bar that’s right for you, if you fancied branching out. Not affiliated with Lush at all but happy to sing the praises of any product I find that works!

On the other hand, I’ve tested a couple of other brand eco-friendly shampoo bars and they made my hair a greasy matted mess. Some of those brands and eco websites say you need to give your hair time to adapt but who wants to spend weeks with disgusting hair in case your hair decides to be OK with the shampoo? Unfortunately, I can’t remember the brands that did that to be able to warn you off those.

Whale or tadpole – somewhere in the middle! Yep, I haven’t been persuaded yet that they will be as good as liquids.

There’s a real learning curve on them and I feel like I am not mastering it. I wish they’d just sell more shampoo concentrate for me to reconstitute at home.

I love that soap molecules are whale shaped!

haha – I still can’t get my head (boom boom) around bar shampoos or conditioners.