Shampoo and Conditioner Bars

[totheminute]

Hi guys!
I'm looking to reduce my intake of plastics. A friend told me about solid shampoo and conditioner bars, which don't use up plastic bottles every time you purchase one. Has anyone used shampoo bars like these ones? If you have bought one before, what kind of packaging did it come in? Reviews of the product are helpful, too

Comments

[tezliana]

Lush solid shampoos come in no packaging at all. The store clerk will put it in a paper bag for you if you want. You can buy a re-usable tin for their round ones (or get a free tin with two round shampoo bars).

[totheminute]

Awesome. I saw the reusable tins online. :D They look pretty cool.
You don't know how they package the bars if I buy it online, do you? I live in a small town and there are so Lush stores nearby.

[rocza]

Either in their wax paper wrapping, or in a small plastic baggie.

[kioskgirl]

All the shampoo bars I've ever gotten from them by mail have come shipped in wrapped in their paper, in a cardboard box with the dissolveable cornstarch packing peanuts.

[rasputin_fish]

The Co-op near where I live sells shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc in bulk - you bring your own bottle and fill it up.

[shalora]

You could also just do the no-'poo thing, and use baking soda and vinegar. Baking soda comes in recyclable cardboard boxes, and vinegar comes in recyclable plastic jugs, or glass depending on where you get it, which is recyclable if it doesn't just get reused.

[sheer_catharsis]

This. I have never tried shampoo bars but I find that washing my hair with baking soda/vinegar works fine for me.

If you do this you should know that there is usually a period of time when your head is adjusting to the lack of SLS/silicones and may not look as clean as you'd like. This will subside after a while and your hair will look and feel normal.

[gemfinder]

hehe: http://pics.livejournal.com/gemfinder/pic/000rsg7y... )

[totheminute]

Dude I love you. <3
They look like dominoes already! I'll check out this company more than Lush. I usually lean towards the better ingredients even if they're more expensive. I think it's worth it. :D

Can you tell me more about deodorant crystals? I've never heard of them.

[gemfinder]

You use the deodorant crystals in the shower when your skin is still wet, you should cover a larger area of skin than with normal deodorant. it's a salt crystal, there are no other ingredients and it makes the skin a less favorable environment for the smelly bacteria to grow on. you can use a drop of lavender essential oil to ease the transition over for your skin, and to add fragrance. they last much longer and i have the stick style with a plastic bottom and cover, but you can get them as rocks. they can dissolve in water and break if they drop, so i got the ones that have the cover and level base. i think i read on here that if they do break, you can put the pieces into a spray bottle with water and use it as spray on deodorant

[gemfinder]

These are great for lathering, they're everywhere here in korea and japan: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/004700.php

it's nylon but it's good for getting dead skin cells off and getting the back clean.

[cast_aspersions]

i use the lush shampoo bars. while they recently introduced sls into their shampoo bars (which disappointed me), i still use soak and float and squeaky green.