I’ve been looking for a solid shampoo that does the job but doesn’t cost me an arm and a leg. When I found the normal hair solid shampoo for normal hair made by Balade en Provence on sale, it was too good to miss out. I have recently finished it, so I thought I would share my thoughts with you. My partner also used it on his hair and beards and I asked for his opinion as well.
Who is this shampoo bar for: all hair types, normal hair
Size: 40 gr, cube shape
Organic: yes
Certification: vegan
Price: €7.00
Price on sale: €3
Ingredients: Cocos Nucifera Oil, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Aqua, Sodium hydroxide, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Ricinus communis seed oil, Limonene, Citrus sinensis peel oil expressed, Citrus limonum oil, Pinus sylvestris oil, CI77492, Illite, Citral
Made in France
Good for sensitive skin/pregnant women/breastfeeding(EO)
Packaging: without plastic, in a recyclable paper box
Balade en Provence (means walk in Provence) is a waste-free organic cosmetics company from the village of Opio in France. All their skincare products are 100% plastic-free.
How easy it is to use?
I really like simple “old-school” shape shampoo bars, I find them the easiest to use. The bar is really smooth, sort of small to hold in your hands, and has a present herbal scent.
This bar lathers quite differently from Lamazuna shampoo bars I’ve been used to so far. It lathers much faster and spreads easier, a bit more like regular liquid shampoo.
Does it work? Results
It cleans my hair just as well as any other shampoo I’ve used before in terms of removing dirt and grime from my scalp but without stripping out all the natural oils which can lead to dryness over time. I found it made my curly (prone to dryness) hair a bit frizzy on some days, but it was all pretty manageable.
After shampooing I didn’t really use a conditioner, I used a bit of oil on my ends and this was sufficient for me.
Smell/how long does the smell last?
The shampoo bar has an orange blossom scent, it’s very gentle, a tad herbal and sweet. The scent is really gentle and doesn’t really stay. I actually prefer less fragrance, so this is a big plus for me.
How does it perform as a beard wash?
My guy really quite liked this shampoo bar for his hair and his beard. It did the job, and it made his beard softer (his words). The scent was Ok and didn’t stay too long.
How to store the shampoo bar?
We keep all of our shampoo bars and solid soaps on a metal rack in the shower. It doesn’t really get sprayed on and the bar gets dry between washes. This ensures longer use. We don’t really put them in boxes, except for travel and it works great for us.
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Am I rebuying?
We both quite liked this shampoo bar, so I would say yes. It wasn’t so amazing, I don’t want to try any others, but it’s a very solid shampoo (pun intended). I would say it’s a great starter shampoo if you never tried a zero waste one.
If it’s worth the full price is very subjective since everyone’s hair is different. It lasted us both for several months, so it was a good puchase.
What I liked best about the Balade en Provence shampoo bar was the gentle fragrance and decent lather.
Hope you enjoyed my Balade en Provence’s solid shampoo for normal hair review it it might make the switch to plastic-free products easier. The shampoo bar is good for all hair types and has a neutral-ish scent. I like the fact that this shampoo does not contain any plastic packaging which helps reduce my plastic consumption further.
What is your favorite shampoo bar?
