This is one of the most common questions we get, and it’s a good one! You may be wondering what the benefits of solid, natural hair care are, and we’re here to talk you through them.
Why make a change? Mainstream shampoo can often strip important nutrients and natural oils from your hair as well as irritate the scalp. Over time, harsh foaming agents and synthetics can leave you with dull, lifeless hair which has been stripped of its natural gloss and sheen. Natural hair care like our Solid Shampoo Bars and Solid Conditioner Bars can help revive, strengthen and replenish dry, frizzy, damaged or coloured hair.
But understanding which of our range of Solid Shampoo Bars or Solid Conditioner Bars is the perfect one for you can be a little daunting, so this guide should help. We’ve even outlined which bars are best paired together to help you achieve your own personal, perfect, and all natural hair care combination!
Normal Hair
If you have normal hair, the Hemp and Lavender solid shampoo bar is your best friend! Hemp gives nourishment to hair follicles so they stay healthy and strong enough to encourage and support healthy hair growth.
Match this with the Lavender & Neroli solid conditioner bar for a great pairing that has naturally soothing and cleansing properties, keeping your hair and scalp healthy.
Oily Hair
The Lemon Balm & Peppermint solid shampoo bar is perfect for those suffering with oily hair and scalp. Lemon Balm is a mild astringent which is just perfect for oilier hair, but is also great for cleansing and softening. Peppermint provides nourishment for damaged hair and soothing for irritated or sensitive scalp.
The perfect partner is the Rose Geranium & Peppermint solid conditioner bar. Rose Geranium boosts this conditioner’s anti-septic and anti-bacterial properties, making this a great ‘every-day’ conditioner bar!
Dull Hair
If dull hair is your problem, then our Aloe Vera and Honey shampoo is your answer. Aloe Vera forms a protective layer over each hair strand to keep it healthy, strong and shiny. While honey helps retain natural moisture so that hair is nourished, soft, and full of life.
To get best results, use this shampoo with our Bergamot and Palma Rosa solid conditioner. Bergamot is rich in antioxidants which strip off the dirt and chemicals that cause hair to dry out, leaving you with silky and bright locks that will turn heads!
Curly Hair
Our Coconut and Marshmallow Root solid shampoo is definitely the ticket for smoother and more manageable curls. Coconut milk is excellent for restoring dry or damaged hair, leaving it softened and conditioned. While marshmallow root gives slip to hair to help stop tangles and knots, keeping curls smooth and separate.
Pair this up with our Ylang Ylang & Frankincense solid conditioner for a winning combination. Frankincense contains Vitamin E which helps to nourish and strengthen the hair from within, while Ylang Ylang is a natural conditioning agent that stimulates the sebaceous glands and can even prevent split ends and damage to those precious curls.
Hair Loss
Looking for something that will promote hair growth? You need our Caffeine shampoo bar! Research shows that caffeine penetrates deeply into the hair roots and stimulates them which triggers stronger hair growth. Other ingredients in this shampoo include lavender which helps hair grow thicker and faster.
This is best paired with our Eucalyptus & Juniper solid conditioner. Eucalyptus can bring down inflammation in the scalp which helps create an ideal environment for hair growth, while juniper greatly increases the hair’s strength and elasticity.
Dry Hair
Oat and Plantain shampoo is the best choice for dry hair, and is also fantastic for sensitive scalps! Oats are calming, soothing and moisturising, and also alleviate and ease a dry, irritated and itchy scalp. Plantain is healing and soothing, encouraging proper blood circulation to gently help hair follicles stay healthy and hydrated.
Which conditioner works best with this shampoo? That would be our Juniper and Rosemary bar. Juniper places an ultra-fine layer of oils onto the surface of your hair which help trap the moisture within the hair’s internal fibres, while rosemary nourishes and conditions the hair follicles.
Damaged Hair
Honey and Rosemary shampoo is your best go-to for damaged hair. Made with honey which is packed full of vitamins and minerals to help retain the natural moisture needed to repair damaged follicles, and rosemary to promote hair growth.
This shampoo’s ideal match is our Rosemary and Orange conditioner. Its high nutritional value and antioxidants help in treating the damage caused by pollution, promoting the repairing process in damaged follicles.
And there we have it! Our range of solid shampoo bars and solid conditioner bars, all explained and matched up into perfect little pairs. We hope this helped you get a better understanding of our products and what they can achieve for your hair!
Are there any questions we didn’t answer? Want to know anything else? Comment below!
Hi what would you recommend for my grey hair that although is short it’s thick.
Hello there Ann! If you don’t have any specific issues with your hair at all, any one of our range would be great for you! If however you have anything specific you’d like to target with your hair, let us know and we’ll help recommend a specific product for your needs. Otherwise, the natural ingredients we use in all of these recipes would be beneficial 🙂 Hope that helps, please feel free to ask if you have any more questions!
hi!
over the past 1-2 years i have noticed a lot of hair shedding and my hair has become very thin in general compared to what it used to be. I had lovely thick curly/wavy hair as a kid and now its become thin, frizzy, oily and my scalp is pretty sensitive. I’m only 20 and have even noticed some white hairs showing through so i’m desperate to get my hair health on track!!
I was contemplating trying some rosemary oil which claims to be a saviour for hair loss but thought id look at some more eco-friendly hair care options like yourselves. I have never used soap bars for hair before but am certainly not opposed to swap from bottled shampoo, and i noticed you have specific bars which promote hair growth. Would these really help my hair?
I’m a bit worried if a transition from using bottled shampoo to soap bars would make my hair condition worse. If you think they would make a real benefit to my hair i would be thrilled to try them out!
thankyou 🙂
Hi there Hannah! It sounds like you’re on a hair health journey and we’d love to be able to help!
To stimulate hair growth our Caffeine Shampoo Bar would definitely be a good place to start – caffeine is known to help increase blood circulation to the scalp which promotes healthy hair follicles. When you massage it directly to the scalp you’re aiding blood circulation and stimulating the roots, which helps hair follicles to grow faster, healthier and stronger. It’s not an overnight cure of course unfortunately, and it usually takes a few weeks for hair to adjust, but with perseverance and consistency you should see a difference!
You’ve also mentioned you used to have curly/wavy hair when you were younger – if you wanted to focus on that aspect of your hair health, we do have our Coconut and Marshmallow Root Shampoo Bar which is ideal for curly hair! A good accompaniment would be our Ylang Ylang and Frankincense Solid Conditioner Bar, to really help tame frizz and smooth hair from root to tip!
As with all Solid Shampoo, it does take hair a few weeks to adjust, but stick with it and you should soon see results! We wish you all the best and thank you for your comment, if there’s anything else we can help with please do let us know! 🙂
My daughter has very long bleached hair and uses purple shampoo, which soap/conditioner bars would be best to use. Her hair is in good condition but does get greasy. Thank you
Hello Gail! We don’t currently have a shampoo bar that specifically caters to coloured / bleached hair, but to combat the greasiness you mentioned we’d recommend our Lemon Balm & Peppermint solid shampoo bar; It’ll help regulate the oiliness while cleansing and softening hair. A good accompaniment would be our Rose Geranium & Peppermint solid conditioner bar. Thank you for your comment, if you have any other questions please don’t hesitate to ask!