Friendly Soap Natural Shampoo Bar - Lavender & Tea Tree - 95g

It's palm oil free and plastic free, long lasting and cheap. Great - BUT the only drawback is that it's really horrible shampoo.... I read elsewhere that you should rinse your hair with cider vinegar after using it to get rid of the greasy film it leaves on your hair. No thanks! I think I'd just rather try another shampoo bar instead. There are much better ones that ethical superstore sell. rnrnThe first time I used it my hair felt clean and nice, then the second use onwards my hair was greasier than before I used it. Unfortunately this was so disgusting I didn't repeat the experience much before replacing it......

--FULL LOWDOWN--rnOverall conclusion: Too many downsides for me to carry on using this. Trying a Lush shampoo bar next.rnrnPros: rn- Lathers well, ignore the people who say it doesn'trn- No plastic, yay!rn- Lasts at least 3-4 monthsrn- Gives fine hair much better volumernrnCons:rn- Due to the castor oil in it, it leaves a residue on the hair after washing which makes it feel greasy.rn- The above means that as with any castor oil treatment, rinsing afterwards with apple cider vinegar (ACV) is totally essential to avoid too much greasy feeling.rn- The above means that using this shampoo is not cheap since ACV is quite expensive, counterbalancing the cheap cost of the shampoo bar itself. I've already been through two bottles of ACV and the bar still isn't finished, so I'm throwing the rest away because I'm not paying for another bottle of ACV just to use it.rnrnI also have a problem scalp and was using Superdrug's Trichology range before, the only thing I've found that works. This shampoo bar didn't soothe my scalp like Trichology did, and I wonder whether the ACV rinsing might have been irritating my skin.

I was excited to use this shampoo bar but I have used it a couple of times and my hair does not feel fully clean, the bars leave residual substances in your hair which feels weird. I have stayed longer under hot water with the hope that when I get out of the shower I feel the soap has really gone but it really has not worked out for me. I will keep trying other brands with similar plastic free packaging.