St Clements Shampoobar

I switched away from chemical shampoo when I passed the big 40 as I was starting to see a lot of breakage (bye bye sulphates, Pthalates and Parabens! All of which cause damage) and then switched from liquid shampoo to bars for ecological reasons... And I'll never go back! Yes, it seems expensive on first appraisal... But realistically my shampoo bar lasts more than six months, making it actually a lot easier on your pocket than you might think! And yes, there isn't HUGE differences between the bars... But that's because the idea that we all need something slightly different is a marketing ploy we fell for decades ago that has kept big Cosma-Pharma in business 🤦‍♀️ I have super fine hair, so finding a product that doesn't weigh it down or leave it greasy is HARD! but this St Clements bar (which is really for great hair) is great! A few tips for bar-virgins... Double wash with your shampoo, EVERY time! Because there are no harsh chemicals to strip the grease and dirt from your tresses, you should wash once to remove dirt and wash again to clean your hair. Bars work best in soft water (you get more lather) but that 70s shampoo add sudsy hair thing we all strive for?... Totally another meeting ploy. You do NOT need lots of later to clean your hair! Honest! I "paint" it onto my hair (swiping the bar directly onto my head) and with the shampoo your main focus should be massaging it into your scalp, then rinse it thoroughly! On the second round your hair will feel literally squeaky clean. I also alternate my bars (currently I use the St. Clements clarifying bar and the Sweet & Spicy volumising bar). I learnt this during my first foray into shampoo bars with another brand... Especially for the more hydrating, heavier bars (some of which contain rice proteins or biotin) using them to much can cause protein build up and "the waxies" whereby your hair just won't feel clean even directly after shampooing, and will get greasy almost immediately! It's not so much of an issue of you use the lighter weight bars like this one, but it's not a fault of the product if it happens .. it's just you're not quite getting something right (either overusing it, not fully rinsing it out, or using a bar thats too "heavy" for your hair type.... All mistakes I made myself at first! There's no shame! 🫣😂) Make sure you store your bars on something with drainage (& preferably high up) to keep them firm. They need to dry or they can crumble and break. Choosing bars is an adjustment certainly, but it saves tonnes of CO2 every year in not pointlessly shipping water, and the natural ingredients are far better both for YOU and for our World's water systems. Personally, I'll never go back to overpriced "chemical nasty" shampoo and conditioner that only lasts a month or two before needing replaced.

I have converted to using shampoo bars recently. They are generally more expensive, especially if you find the shampoo bars and not soap bars advertised as shampoo...there is a difference in them and how they work. It took a lot of research and I have tried a couple of different brands. The one thing I've noticed, and ethique is no different, is that within brands there seems to be only small differences between the different shampoos. This one is for oily hair and it is a little more drying than their balanced shampoo bar. I have always had greasy hair and so I bought this shampoo for that reason. It does need to followed with a conditioner, as I have found with most shampoo bars whether they be for balanced, oily, dry hair. It does the job and my hair is clean after use. It's not a cheap bar in comparison with some other brands but then others have not always left my hair feeling clean or have left residue, which this doesn't. Would I buy it again? I'm not sure at the moment and I have plenty of it left before I need to buy more. As far as how long the bar lasts...it doesn't seem to last as long as some others I've tried and I will factor this in when deciding if to buy again. I may try a couple more in the range first. I'm undecided right now.

Nice shampoo bar, I do with it for about 3 months. At first it made my hair considerably less greasy, but now that I use it longer my hair seems to get used to it and it gets a bit more greasy on that 2. The bar has a pleasant scent and the accompanying conditioner is a good addition for more care.