#shampoo bar
01.06.19
starting off the new year with finals review and a new shampoo bar :)
Rowse Beauty Founder, Nuria Val on Hair
Q - Let’s talk about hair. How often do you wash it?
Nuria - Since I’m using ROWSE’s solid shampoo I feel my hair is more healthy and I don’t need to wash it every day anymore, I usually do it every 2-3 days. Having very thin hair, I thought that I needed to wash it every single day, but now I’ve understood that I was feeding my hair with chemical products that created this need that I wasn’t aware of.
Q - How do you take care of your skin and hair when you’re travelling?
Nuria - I help my skin with extra care, especially while I’m on the plane and my skin gets stressed and dehydrated. I always carry a plant-based oil to moisturize my face, hands and lips. Spraying some floral water to rehydrate the skin is really helpful too.
*You have to respect how she has masteres skin-care and natural beauty with Beauty. I am all here for it!!!*
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Ladies I am almost packing again for my next destination and you know how hard it is to make choices when packing: Should I take this body cream or I will buy one there? Is there a good shampoo at the hotel? But I can’t do without mine, but it is too heavy, should I really take it? BREAK. Today I have THE ONE solution.
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It’s ALWAYS the same dilema for me when packing for vacay: the shampoo. You definitely like yours, and are afraid of not using the same for one day because then your hair will look cray. But your shampoo is always that one heavy product you really want to skip in your suitcase so you know how hard it is…
That is the reason why I fell in love with the solid shampoo from Lamazuna- you know the French brand I already wrote about in a previous post (heeeeere).Ecoterreintroduced me this small little fluted thing back in early April and if it took me all this time to write about it that’s only because it takes a month for your hair to get rid of your previous usual hair habit and really take all the benefits from the new treatment.
What is this exactly?
The small fluted is 100% natural and vegan - and this one below is especially made of chocolat for the greedy ones. All you have to do is using it as a normal soap, with a little bit of water, and scrub it on your hair. This one really smells like chocolate, and when using it on my hair the water turned brown like if I was washing it with hot chocolate.
This one is made for normal hair, but the brand has many other ones for other hair types. The results were quite good, my hair was cleaned, smells good - and all natural. I had that natural crazy hair I didn’t have for such a long time! What I like to do after is to put a little bit of argan oil on my hair to bring back a little bit of smoothness and look less like a lioness.
Why do I like it?
- Because it is good for my hair, it is natural, it doesn’t say any promises it won’t keep, it is just to have good natural healthy hair - and sometimes let’s be honest that’s all you need.
- For the smell OF COURSE who doesn’t like black chocolate smell?
- How easy it is to bring it with you while traveling: lightweight and small. Also I like to carry it (when traveling or just to keep it in one place in my shower) in that cute little pot.
- Without sulfate: we are always reading behind our shampoo bottle if it carries sulfate or not because we know sulfate is taking off the keratin of our hair. This time, there’s no need to read behind the cube - it will keep your keratin on!
- For those who spends loads on hair product: even if it is small it will last longer than two bottles of shampoo! I have mine for almost two months now!
Where to buy it?
To know which stores sells it go on lamazuna.com website, but my favorite reseller is still ecoterre.com. ALSO, Lamazuna is a great brand but you can find solid shampoo bar in other brands available.
Cucumber Melon Vegan Shampoo Bars
Great For: •Treating Dry Hair •Natural Shine •All Hair Types
Available Here! $5/EA
Vegan, Eco-Friendly, Positive Vibes Etsy Shop
Avocado Co-Wash Bar Review
So a little while back I purchased the Avocado Co-Wash Conditioner Bar from Lush. When I was finally rid of all of my bottled conditioner, I was super excited to try it, but it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. But don’t let that discourage you from trying this bar! Here are the details on it:
- Form:I read somewhere that since this is a co-wash it is 80% conditioner and 20% shampoo so this bar had a little bit of lather, but not much (after all, what conditioner lathers?). Bonus: this is a co-wash so you don’t technically need to use shampoo any longer which saves you money. It looks exactly like the above picture and is sliced like a piece of cake. The green is a little soft if you press on it, and gets softer when wet while the red, as far as I could tell, is wax which doesn’t melt away unless you spend ages rubbing it between your hands. This is probably to help it hold up better in the shower. This bar is made primarily of natural ingredients, although it does contain some ‘safe synthetics’ including sulfates and fragrance. The full list of ingredients can be found on the product page of Lush, and you can click on any ingredient you’re not familiar with to learn more about what it is and why they use it.
- Price vs Amount: I paid $11 for 0.16 pounds which is basically a palm sized piece on the smaller side. If your hair is half as thick as mine, I wouldn’t imagine you having any problems using it for a good while.
- Fragrance:This smells exactly like Pez. Personally, I absolutely loved it because I came to terms long ago that anything I used for my hair would smell like coconuts. The smell was very strong, my sister could smell it from downstairs while I was showering upstairs and I could still catch the smell on my hair two days later.
- Packaging: When I purchased this, it came wrapped in 100% recyclable/biodegradable paper with a paper price sticker.
- Use: At first, I tried using this to aid in brushing through my hair like I normally do with conditioner but I didn’t feel like it was working the best it could, so I switched to brushing my hair without it and letting it soak on my hair while I finished the rest of my shower. This worked better so I continued like this for about a week. At that point, however, I couldn’t deny that my hair wasn’t getting as much moisture as it needs so I used the whole remaining half of the bar all at once to see if maybe I just wasn’t using enough. It was better than when I was using reasonable portions but it still didn’t hydrate my hair like I was hoping
Overall, if you’re looking for a conditioner bar and don’t mind strong smells I would definitely recommend giving this one a try. My review may not sound all that favorable for how well it actually worked but keep in mind that my hair needs a LOT of moisture. It’s super thick with 3C/4A type curls. When I wear it down, it’s pretty much an afro. I’ve always gone for things formulated specifically for curly hair because anything else, even if it contains coconut (like the Herbal Essences Hello Hydration duo) it just doesn’t do it for my hair. I could tell the bar was trying, so if my hair wasn’t so thick, I think it would’ve worked amazingly. Other girls I’ve talked to that have tried this absolutely love it, and their hair is still thick and wavy. If you want to try this, head into Lush and ask for a sample! They’re usually pretty open about letting customers try products before purchasing them. If you do decide to go ahead and purchase this but don’t like it, Lush is also generally pretty forgiving and will let you return it to them, even used.
Some things I got from target!
I’ve tried David’s toothpaste before & I really like it. This will be my first time trying this shampoo bar!
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