Just Tried a Shampoo Bar for the First Time

**tchudson** · 03-08-2012, 08:33 AM

My wife and I have been using shampoo bars by Chagrin Valley for the past month and we love them! I definitely want to try bars by some of the other vendors, though.

**shaverjoe** · 03-08-2012, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dlskier

I'm going to give a Mystic Water bar a try. If it works for me, the hard water thing is a myth. According to Wikipedia, Very Hard water is anything over 181 mg/L or ppm. My city has on average 310 mg/L.

I'll post back with my success/failure.

Edit: Ok maybe not, should've tacked it onto my soap order. It'd cost more for shipping than it would for the bar.

If you decide to change your mind, Mystic Waters and QCS both make wonderful shampoo bars. My favorite from QCS is the Tea Tree Lavender. MW only makes one, but it is a really great one.

**Blix** · 03-08-2012, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by xXClockwork

How are these bars for someone who has had to use Head and Shoulders? I'm guessing there is nothing to treat dandruff in them.

I have used H&S for like 15+ years, but took a chance and got this in December: http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com/i...products_id=73

Usually when I try a new shampoo I have to go back to H&S within a week because of itching and flakes, but to my surprise this shampoo bar worked and worked for weeks and weeks.
When it got really cold and dry here for a few weeks I had to go back for a few days, but so far the shampoo bar have worked out really good for me.

**rgeudy** · 03-08-2012, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by Blix

I have used H&S for like 15+ years, but took a chance and got this in December: http://www.queencharlottesoaps.com/i...products_id=73

Usually when I try a new shampoo I have to go back to H&S within a week because of itching and flakes, but to my surprise this shampoo bar worked and worked for weeks and weeks.
When it got really cold and dry here for a few weeks I had to go back for a few days, but so far the shampoo bar have worked out really good for me.

+1, I too get flakes if i dont use a medicated shampoo. Last week I got a QCS lemon bergamont shampoo bar sample in a order from QCS. I have been using it over a week now and still no flakes. I am quite happy with it.

**retrolike** · 03-09-2012, 06:54 PM

What have I been missing...I'm new to B&B and have never heard of shampoo bars...I just crawled out from under a rock.

**plpenn** · 03-09-2012, 07:07 PM

I have been using a CV sample for the last few months and it has worked out very well.

**shaverjoe** · 03-09-2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by retrolike

What have I been missing...I'm new to B&B and have never heard of shampoo bars...I just crawled out from under a rock.

Take a look at those on QCS and Mystic Water soaps.

www.queencharlottesoaps.com

www.mystic4men.com

Both artisans are AWESOME to work with and make top notch products.

**gtoface** · 03-09-2012, 08:16 PM

people talking about hard water and stuff not working. i tryed distilled water to lather once. it never latherd up. it just was bubbles. i find that the hard water lets me lather better for some odd reason.

**DymondCutter** · 03-09-2012, 08:40 PM

I ordered a shampoo bar on my last QCS order. I am gonna have to break it out tomorrow. I have very short hair so this my be perfect.

**Deacon Frank** · 03-09-2012, 08:51 PM

I'm using Liggett's "Herbal" shampoo bar, and I really like how it performs. Before that, I tried (and liked) a bar of Neutrogena Naturals. The Neutrogena is much harder to rinse, but other than that their performance is about the same. Leaves hair clean and soft, definitely not dry -- a vast improvement over any liquid shampoo I've tried.

**bbarton713** · 03-09-2012, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by rickboone1

I've yet to try one of these, though I keep saying that I am going to. Just haven't. Yet. Honestly, I go to purchase a $5 shampoo bar and spend near that or more in shipping, thus being unable to justify my purchase.

Originally Posted by Dlskier

Haha, exactly what just happened to me. $7 shipping for a $6.60 bar.

I would check with Michelle. I think she has reduced pricing for shipping a single puck.

**JayHawkMechanic** · 03-10-2012, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by gtoface

people talking about hard water and stuff not working. i tryed distilled water to lather once. it never latherd up. it just was bubbles. i find that the hard water lets me lather better for some odd reason.

I think some people think that because the bars don't lather as much or as well as they do in soft water that they don't work. Well, we have hard water here and I get plenty enough lather. Its not a super foaming lather but none the less it lathers.

Chris

**Arcadies** · 03-10-2012, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by JeffM

Chagrin Valley has a selection of about 20 different scents and I have tried several with good success. They get a lot of love on this forum.

+1

I shampoo every other day with their Citrus/Chamomile or Ayurvedic Herb and love them. I also do the vinegar rinse but only once per week.

**bbarton713** · 03-10-2012, 07:21 PM

Got a sample in my last order from Mystic Water and it was great. It lathered easily and smelled good too.

**Mirrorsaw** · 03-11-2012, 12:54 AM

I bought two from QCS. And I like it a lot. It works good smells amazing, and my hair is just as soft as when I used liquid shampoo... (I used head and shoulders, and only then cuz it made my hair soft...) I really like the simplicity of it... However, I'm kinda lazy and just rub it on my hair to make lather...

**kingfisher** · 03-12-2012, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by slugg77

I used to use head and shoulders, my flakes went away after three weeks of shampoo bar use, YMMV.

+1. Your dandruff may be caused by detergents in shampoo. I had such bad dandruff that I had to use prescription shampoo from the dermatologist.

I've been using shampoo bars since July of 2010 now, and my scalp has never been healthier. I've been using Mystic Waters shampoo bar for well over a year.

**andyr** · 03-12-2012, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by JayHawkMechanic

I think some people think that because the bars don't lather as much or as well as they do in soft water that they don't work. Well, we have hard water here and I get plenty enough lather. Its not a super foaming lather but none the less it lathers.

Chris

Very well stated.
As to the vinegar rinse, do it when your hair feels "gunky". Make sure to rinse all the vinegar off your hair, or it will sting.

**eyebright** · 03-12-2012, 10:30 PM

The vinegar should be very dilute, like 1 tablespoon per cup of water.

**Hil's Lee** · 03-13-2012, 10:29 AM

I've never used a shampoo bar. I've been using Selsun Blue Naturals shampoo. My scalp tends to get dry and itchy. Do any of you have first-hand experience with the Mystic Waters shampoo bar, who also have had dry scalp? What were your impressions, improvement? No change?

I'm planning on ordering some of her shaving soap this weekend, and I'm also considering her shampoo bar... just have never used one.

**RichGem** · 03-13-2012, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Hil's Lee

I've never used a shampoo bar. I've been using Selsun Blue Naturals shampoo. My scalp tends to get dry and itchy. Do any of you have first-hand experience with the Mystic Waters shampoo bar, who also have had dry scalp? What were your impressions, improvement? No change?

I'm planning on ordering some of her shaving soap this weekend, and I'm also considering her shampoo bar... just have never used one.

Just a general comment as I've not used either of the products you mention. But, in general, dry hair and/or dry scalp will be helped quite a bit by switching to a good shampoo bar (ie: one without SLS or SLES) as it is often the chemical detergents (SLS/ SLES) that are responsible for this condition. Lots of info on shampoo bars in the wiki, btw. http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Shampoo_bar