Reduce plastic waste from packaging with the best shampoo bars to suit all hair types Plastic waste has been a growing environmental concern for some years, with single-use plastic bottles among common culprits adding to piles of waste in landfill. Refilling and reusing your plastic bottle is one solution, but an alternative that’s getting more popular is to use a solid shampoo bar. A shampoo bar is very similar to a bar of soap. To use one, simply wet the...

Show of hands: who has become infinitely, intimately more familiar with soap recently? If 2020 was the year we learnt to wash meticulously in between our fingers and all the way up our arms, it was also the year we discovered just how long 20 seconds in front of a bathroom mirror can be. But have you ever stopped to wonder how the humble bar of hand soap actually works? How does that slippery ‘cake’ invented thousands of years ago remain...

Our hair is our glory... if only it didn’t need plastic bottles full of detergent to keep it glossy and clean. The days of liquid, detergent based soaps to care for our hair and scalps should be on the way out – if not because detergents and plastic bottles are sustainability bad guys, then because soapy shampoos can strip our hair, leaving our locks brittle and dry. It’s time to try something different – if you’re not already – like...

Zero-waste shampoo Today’s consumers have the ability to replace single-use plastic in many areas of their lives, from reusable water bottles and straws to beeswax food wraps and bamboo toothbrushes. Now, many consumers are looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint in their hygiene routines, and shampoo bars are becoming a popular item to reconsider. Shampoo bars tend to offer gentler cleansing power than liquid shampoo while delivering concentrated, effective ingredients that are made with less water and zero...

The concept of bar cleansers certainly isn't new, but as brands become more mindful of packaging waste and water consumption, formulas that use less water are increasing in popularity. Many beauty enthusiasts probably have given dry shampoos a whirl at some point, but a shampoo bar is a completely different format that cleans hair more like traditional shampoo. And much like a bar body cleanser, a shampoo bar is activated by water but contains ingredients that are suited for removing oil and product build-up while meeting...