Shampoo bars, which one is the best?
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Burgundy
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I've gone back to using milder liquid-based shampoos. It's just that little bit more practical.
I'm currently trialling the cheapo Simple one (bought for £1.50/200ml) but probably won't repurchase. I like the fact that it's unscented but the foaming agent is noticeably harsher than the shampoo bars I've been using.
Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide DEA, Sodium Chloride, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Glycerin, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dipropylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Potassium Sorbate.
I've got a couple of months worth left of it before I move on. I could do with a gentler surfactant than Sodium Laureth Sulfate and a cost price below £2/100ml.
I've noticed that I have a few patches of not-exactly-eczema skin irritation on my torso; this predates the shampoo switch and could be laundry detergent.
I'm currently trialling the cheapo Simple one (bought for £1.50/200ml) but probably won't repurchase. I like the fact that it's unscented but the foaming agent is noticeably harsher than the shampoo bars I've been using.
Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamide DEA, Sodium Chloride, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Oil, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Glycerin, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Dipropylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate, Potassium Sorbate.
I've got a couple of months worth left of it before I move on. I could do with a gentler surfactant than Sodium Laureth Sulfate and a cost price below £2/100ml.
I've noticed that I have a few patches of not-exactly-eczema skin irritation on my torso; this predates the shampoo switch and could be laundry detergent.
Apologies chaps I bought this soap, not the other.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRENCH-S...GAN-OIL-WRAPPED-2-10-POSTAGE-MAX/182426624715
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FRENCH-S...GAN-OIL-WRAPPED-2-10-POSTAGE-MAX/182426624715
I just finished a bottle of Simple yesterday. I do find liquid shampoo a touch easier in the shower. I wasn't impressed with Simple though, made my scalp slightly irritated.
What did you think of them? I'm still using the Aloe bar, love them although they leave the bath slippy!
very slick Lee but strangely left my hair quite dry. The best product I have found for my hair is Vatika coconut oil. I put in on the night before and wash it off in the morning, probably wise to cover your pillow too.
Grarea
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Agree with that.
As I understand it, modern shampoos strip all of the natural goodness off your hair.
Then everyone uses conditioner to put it back in.
Using one that doesn't strip the oil, means that it needs at least two weeks to get to its balance.
Then it is much better than before.
Worked for us.
slapo
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Thanks Halvor. I think I'll give it a pass then. :-/
Burgundy
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Same, really, but I’m loathe to start looking for expensive/specialist shampoos - the shelves of Holland & Barrett are about as niche as I’m willing to go for shampoo!
slapo
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I think it's more damage than just oil stripping that modern shampoos do. Plain soap (fatty acid + alkali) is a surfactant as well, but for some reason, at least my skin tolerates it much better.
Otherwise, I'm with with you.
While there is a certain period of adjustment during which hair and skin can feel dryer than usual, if not overused, it's really 1-4 weeks and then I found plain soaps outperformed everything else. They seem to clean better, rinse off better and often last longer, particularly the unscented ones.
They can be used for shaving, too. Even if they don't lather, when rubbed on, they give the glide lasting at least for a pass. I do prefer a bit of water + oil for a quick shave, as the glide is a bit more stable and post shave feel is usually nicer, but then it's a matter of adjusting the quantity of the soap as well. It's nicer to use a mild razor for this, but an aggressive razor seems unnecessary here, because less fluff on the skin allows the blade to get where it needs to more easily. Shaves off a pass or two compared to a lathered soap. ;-)
pimple8
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Aleppo from Germany
Tried 60% Olive / 40& Laurel Oil but found 80/20 to be better.
Weird scent but I got used to it.
Not drying at all. Great for the skin and hair/beard.
https://www.original-alepposeife.de/produkt/alepposeife-80-olivenoel-20-lorbeeroel-2/
Same shop but cheaper prices on the eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/sheherazade-shop/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
Tried 60% Olive / 40& Laurel Oil but found 80/20 to be better.
Weird scent but I got used to it.
Not drying at all. Great for the skin and hair/beard.
https://www.original-alepposeife.de/produkt/alepposeife-80-olivenoel-20-lorbeeroel-2/
Same shop but cheaper prices on the eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/sheherazade-shop/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
slapo
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Maybe you could try a liquid Castille or Aleppo soap?
The stuff Simple makes, with a few exceptions, contains pretty much the same nasties as most other modern shampoos and soaps do. :-/
Precisely, this is why I use Vatika coconut oil on occasion, just to re condition the hair overnight.
Just an update, received and used both the Dr Harris Windsor and the Fredricsson's.
Both leave my hair feeling nicer than liquid shampoo. I think I prefer the Fredricsson's.
I hope they last as they are very small in size.
I'll report back with more use.
Both leave my hair feeling nicer than liquid shampoo. I think I prefer the Fredricsson's.
I hope they last as they are very small in size.
I'll report back with more use.
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