Best shampoo and conditioner bars

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Anyone recommend any?

I’m so tempted by the rowdy kind ones but they are quite expensive and I don’t know anyone who actually uses them

I love The Solid Bar company. They are quite expensive but last ages and work really well if you live in a hard water area.The cheaper bars don't work, or you have to rinse with apple vinegar blah blah which is just annoying. I had just about given up on shampoo bars when I saw Solid Bar recommended on here. I wouldn't use anything else now. I promise I don't work for them

Bath Bubble and Beyond Shampoo and Conditioner Bar Set (I Should Cocoa) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08586DK8J/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_82SX3D4JTBYS0ENAVFQR?psc=1P&_encoding=UTF8&tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Amazing value, both work brilliantly.

I have long, wavy, very very thick hair. User bar shampoo for years, one of those lasts me about months washing twice a week. I despaired of finding a decent solid conditioner and used a lot of liquid stuff but this is the nuts. Make sure you brush your hair well first and it leaves it silky, smooth, tangle-free and shiny. I’m never going back!

Ethique works well for me

Grüum shampoo and conditioner bars are amazing.

Ethique are good but they are the only ones I've tried

Thanks all. Will go and investigate

I really didn’t get on with gruum. But it depends on what your hair like.

I also like Grüum. Really don't like the Lush ones.

Another vote for Ethique shampoo bars (esp for hard water, doesn't leave a film or scum), but the conditioner didn't work for me

Gruum are good as are the Ethique ones I've tried (the face cleansing bars are excellent too!)

However they all leave a film on my hair if I use them every day so I tend to alternate with another shampoo. I still use less plastic that way.

I've never found a conditioner bar that I've got with, so I still use a conventional conditioner.

At the moment I'm using a Soho Soap shampoo bar, which I really like.

Gruum were OK, but I haven't repurchased, as the ones I tried weren't great for my dry scalp, although they did leave my hair looking and feeling nice.

Ethique was good, but I've only used the one for sensitive/dry scalps, and that one did smell pretty revolting.

I know someone who uses a bar shampoo and then puts olive oil on the ends of her hair instead of conditioner! Haven't tried it myself, but maybe worth a go?

I currently use the big bottles of bed head as it’s the only shampoo that makes my hair feel soft

Gruum for coloured hair bar actually stripped my dye from my hair

I have really fine and limp hair and cannot find solid conditioner that works on my hair so I've compromised and I refill a large bottle at the local zero waste shop.

For shampoo I tend to use the lush bars, because they are easy for me to get hold of - the seasalt one works well for my hair type.

I think I might splurge and try the rowdy kind...they are on the pricier end and are aimed at children but they do seem to have the best reviews

I just bought a new Garnier one to try out. Under £4 in Superdrug at the moment.

Another vote for ethique shampoo bars, but I like the lush ones too.
I couldn't get on with the lush jungle conditioner bar, their American dream one is a bit better as it sort of lathers. Not tried the ethique one yet.

I think there are some really "natural" shampoo bars that are free of SLS, parabens etc that have a transition period where your hair is super greasy and waxy. Whereas lush and ethique are really similar to normal shampoos, but solid.

I love love love Gruum shampoo and conditioner bars! I never want to use anything else on my hair.

I've tried lots and the Eco Living shampoo bars are my absolute favourite. My hair is short and straight, and I don't even need a conditioner with them at all.