My HiBar lives on a makeshift soap stand that I made out of rubber bands and a mason jar lid, so that it isn’t stored in standing water. If you are looking for something more aesthetically pleasing, I suggest buying a bamboo soap stand, but my contraption works for me. I make sure to leave my bar in the driest place in my shower, away from direct spray, to ensure its longevity.

I didn’t see negative side effects from using these bars like weighing hair down, breakage or increased fall out. Water quality: the water where I live is ‘soft to moderately hard.’ I also have a Berkey filter on my shower head Diet: omnivore, and while I like to think my diet covers my nutritional needs, I do lean on supplements for overall health (not biotin) This is a soap-free formula and evidently, Curly Girl Method approved (if you don’t know what that is, Google it and let the TikToks roll in) HiBar was founded in 2017 by four friends who were fed up with plastic in our oceans. (At least 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean each year, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.) So, they set out to design a salon-quality, plastic-free shampoo and conditioner. After three years, they came up with the formula and ergonomic design that HiBar has today. The bar comes in five varieties to ensure that there is a bar shampoo for every hair type or woe: dry, oily, color-treated, sensitive, or dull.I color my hair and didn’t see fading faster than it normally does so I’d say it follows through here Vegan, Leaping Bunny certified, with no sulfates, parabens, dyes, lanolin, talcum, phthalates or silicones Styling products: I use a leave-in heat treatment that is OK, but I kept it consistent the whole test so variables didn’t shift

The shampoo starts with coconut oil and has rice protein (supposed to have so many benefits, but also super ‘buzzy’ so not sure about this one)Hair health: I color treat it and use heat styling tools (but always apply a heat protectant) so it’s dry

With the shampoo, there was enough lather that I could use a scalp scrubber to give myself a massage which is always nice The bar weighs about the same as a tennis ball, but its ergonomic design means it fits comfortably in my hand. The company suggests that you “cup the bottom of the bar in the palm of your hand, rest the long edge against the lengths of your fingers, then use your fingertips to guide the bevelled top through your hair.” On that note, both of these products rinsed out easily. I didn’t feel like there was residue hanging on… I liked the shape of both bars and also preferred the conditioner to the shampoo. But ultimately, I’m not currently finding myself reaching for them often. They’re a step up to other bars I’ve tried so far though. As I test more, this will shift…The conditioner starts with cetearyl alcohol which by the way, is an emollient (long-chain fatty acids, crazy right?) that adds “slip and glide” for easier detangling and comb-through As someone who worries about the current climate crisis, I’m always on the hunt to make my routines more sustainable. I’ve tried plenty of environmentally friendly trends that felt manageable and opted out of ones I can’t bring myself to test (reusable toilet paper is a definite no from me). But when I saw a shampoo bar for the first time, it piqued my interest. I took a look in my shower to see how big of a difference this would actually make and saw seven plastic bottles lining my tub. It appeared my environmental impact was building up like damage to the ozone layer. I knew then that I wanted to make the switch to a plastic-free solution. CLAIM- lasts up to “over 80 washes” depending on how you use it, or “at least as long as a 16 oz bottle” I also feel like the conditioner didn’t weight my hair down, but did make it feel silky when rinsing out After a deep dive into the world of plastic-free shampoos, I landed on HiBar, a bar shampoo that’s also free of controversial ingredients such as sulfates, phthalates, parabens, and silicones. It had everything I was looking for in a shampoo—namely

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