Extreme Green: Save Travel Stress and the Planet with Solid Shampoo! | Wise Bread

Anyone tried this yet?
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Constantly maxing out your liquid toiletries allotment at the airport? Looking for a way to go super green with regards to reduced product packaging? Check this out!

I thought I had researched every space saving cosmetic packing trick a girl could use before we went on our around the world backpacking boondoggle. I thought wrong. The funny thing is, I found out about these things in a completely unrelated way, while researching eco-friendly soaps during a winter plumbing crisis.

Basically, solid shampoos contain everything a liquid counterpart would contain. Everything except the water that is. As I mentioned in one of my earliest posts, while I’m more than willing to make my shampoo do multiple duties, I’ve always drawn the line at using bar soaps to wash my hair. Way too harsh. But with solid shampoo bars, you get the best of both worlds from a traveler’s perspective. Gentle enough to use on your hair, a non liquid form for easier airport transition, smaller to save space when packing, and no excess packaging in the form of plastic containers. Wa. Hoo.



The one I’m currently test driving is J.R. Liggett’s, which retails for $4.79 in this part of the state. It’s sudsier than I expected, rinses very easily, and will last (according to the company documentation) as long as a regular 24 ounce sized bottle of liquid shampoo. I’ve continued to condition according to my normal routine, and haven’t noticed any variation in hair dryness.

I also ran across a company called Lush whose products I’m hoping to review soon as well. They are the only place I found that also makes a solid conditioner, and go the extra mile of selling many of their products without any packaging at all. I was chat-typing with one of their reps who told me that not only does the solid form allow them to sell their shampoos without any plastic containers, it apparently eliminates the need to add preservatives, making for an even more natural product.

So, the next time you are headed to the airport and want to save some of that bag room for other liquid items, consider a solid shampoo bar!

Interesting idea - I have never heard of this. Sounds like a great way to save another plastic bottle from going into the recycle bin. Update us on your experience with the soap.....I guess asking if there is a conditioner bar might be asking too much?

I currently use a shampoo/conditioner bar that I bought for $2 from our Health Food Store. There is no packaging, so I'm guessing it's just made locally for the store.

I have pretty good luck with it, but my hair is a bit staticky/dry right now. I've been using a conditioner with it for the last week or so.

I do think it will be fine by itself when the weather warms up. We've had freezing cold temps so our heat has been running a lot and I'm sure our house is dry.

I have pretty long hair, and while the tangles aren't too bad, they are still there. I found that it does help to brush my hair before getting in the shower.

I never thought about it with the new airport guidelines...great tip!

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Burt's Bees now has one out for babies! I just saw this Saturday and I wondered why on earth a solid shampoo bar. Ahhh, now it all makes sense!!

I've seen them for babies and was planning on getting one when we finally ran out. But for adults I haven't seen ... this would help with my reduce plastic goal --- man, my husband is going to divorce me, he doesn't even like bar soap!

I thought about trying to baby bar soap when we run out. I haven't seen any for adults locally. I would have to order it online which might defeat the goal of reducing packaging.

I think it could be a good concept. I haven't seen any solid shampoo for adults here either.

I was just about to post about the awesome shampoo bars I found! Here's a link! They're great bacause they have many to choose from and even carry sample sizes...plus they have flat rate shipping available via Priority Mail.
All Natural Handmade Shampoo Bars

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Thanks for the link!