Bar shampoo is a more environmentally friendly option

Earlier this year, I wrote about going shampoo-free to reduce my use of chemicals and to eliminate plastic shampoo bottles in my garbage. My experiment lasted about a month, but I just could not figure out how to stop my hair from looking oily. My plan was to figure out the best way to go water-only, then teach my daughter and husband the same techniques.


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But over time, as I struggled to figure out what tips and tricks might get that icky greasy look out of my hair, I’ve added regular old shampoo back into my morning routine. It started off small, just adding a few drops of my daughter’s shampoo onto my head and working it into a lather about once a week. Then it became every other day, and now I’m back to every day.

So much for water-only. I might try it again someday, but in the meantime, I have another plan: Organic shampoo bars.

I first learned they existed just this past weekend while I was scrolling through my Facebook feed. Two of my friends had shared this video:



While my main motivation for putting bar shampoo on my shopping list is the reduction in trash, I hope to get one more benefit from making the switch: My daughter cannot waste a bar of shampoo as easily as she can waste a bottle of it. That girl goes through a lot of shampoo no matter how many times I tell her to cut it out.

I've just now started looking into where all I can buy it. I haven't seen it listed on the website of any local retailers, but I hope to. If not, I think I might support a fellow Etsy seller and buy them there.

Have you tried bar shampoo? What did you think?

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