| This 100g bar is available from www.ecostore.co.nz and most supermarkets, RRP is $17.99 though it's often on special. | |||||
| Alaina, Simone, Mel, Nicole and Alice gave this bar a try. These are their thoughts. No promises, just honest opinions. | |||||
| LOOKS - rating out of 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| LOOKS - comment | Big, solid block | Quite ordinary | Love it | A nice smooth, ordinary looking bar | Well packaged in a compostable box, sleek, clean, minimalistic styling |
| SMELL - rating out of 10 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| SMELL - comment | Unusual scent. Not unpleasant and it grew on me | It didn't have a smell, but again could be great for those that require fragrance free products | smells devine | A really pleasant, delicately fragrant bar. Just love the smell! | Lovely coconutty scent |
| TEXTURE - rating out of 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| TEXTURE - comment | Felt nice and smooth and solid | Good texture, very grippy and easy to handle | love it. Feels lovely to hold | The bar has a smooth, firm texture. It hasn’t disintegrated in the shower and feels lovely to use | Solid feel, good shape and size |
| LATHER - rating out of 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| LATHER - comment | Excellent lather | Working a lather between my hands was a bit of hard work but rubbing product directly into my hair and lathering that way did the trick | Excellent lather | Very easy to lather up on the hair, you don’t seem to need much at all | Lathers up well with a few swipes through wet hair |
| HAIR LOOK - rating out of 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| HAIR LOOK - comment | Beautiful shiny hair | The same | I think my hair looks really good. It has cleaned my hair really well, like a liquid shampoo | Smooth, clean and shiny | Clean! |
| HAIR SMELL - rating out of 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| HAIR SMELL - comment | Doesn't have a long lasting scent | The same | smells lovely | It smells clean and softly fragrant | Not overpowering, but pleasant |
| HAIR FEEL - rating out of 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| HAIR FEEL - comment | My hair felt lovely and soft | The same | Hair feels similar to using liquid shampoo. | Hair feels soft and smooth | Squeaky clean, probably dries out the hair, definitely one to follow with a good conditioner! |
| HAIR BODY - rating out of 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| HAIR BODY - comment | My hair doesn't feel quite as flat as it normally does | The same | Normal amount of body, I can't tell the difference between using a bar and liquid shampoo | It has a good amount of body without the frizz | A little dry, but certainly not limp or heavy |
| SCALP RESPONSE - rating out of 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| SCALP RESPONSE - comment | No reaction, scalp felt moisturised | The same | Really well. No trouble with sensitivity etc | I do have a problem scalp however I found this shampoo bar did not irritate my scalp as much as most other shampoo products have. Very pleased with it | Very clean, no residual greasy feeling like some shampoos and doesn't result in overdry scalp or dandruff! |
| GENERAL PERFORMANCE REFLECTIONS | I really liked this bar Was a good size, easy to use, lathered up nicely and I was able to finger comb my fine hair while washing it My hair felt lovely afterwards - with and without using a conditioning bar I would definitely purchase this again and would recommend to others |
It was a fine bar but nothing to write home about - again struggled with the application to my hair, it was more effective rubbing the bar direct onto my hair and emulsifying the product that way | I loved this bar, I would definitely buy it and use it again. I would also buy it for others. I'm in the process of converting the rest of my family to soap and shampoo bars, so I would recommend this one | Absolutely thrilled with this shampoo bar. I will continue to use it and will recommend it to others. My husband has been using it and is a convert already. I find it is easy on my hair colour too, easy to use, easy to store inside the shower on a block dock and the results are amazing! | Love the style and smell. Clever packaging. I like it in combo with the conditioner, but couldn't use it on its own (hair is too squeaky clean, feels dry). No trouble for my husband's hair and would probably buy this in the future as a good all-rounder family shampoo |
| ADVICE FOR USERS | You don't need to use a lot. A couple of swipes at the roots and work it down | I’ve been storing it in a block dock in the shower and have had no problems with it. It doesn’t swell up with water or dry out and crack, you only need to use a little to get a good lather going, so I know it will last a good while | Use this with the conditioner! | ||
| OVERALL RATING | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| REVIEWED BY | First name: Alaina Generation (Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z): Gen X City: Hamilton Hair type (e.g. fine, thick, curly, grey etc): Fine Skin type - body: Sensitive Skin type - face: Sensitive |
First name: Simone Generation (Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z): Gen Y City: Sydney Hair type (e.g. fine, thick, curly, grey etc): Fine, Oily roots, untreated/not coloured. Skin type - body: Dry Skin type - face: Combination |
First name: Mel Generation (Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z): Gen X City: Auckland Hair type (e.g. fine, thick, curly, grey etc): Fine, going grey, coloured Skin type - body: Normal Skin type - face: Normal |
First name: Nicole Generation (Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z): Gen X City: Palmerston North Hair type (e.g. fine, thick, curly, grey etc): Fine Skin type - body: Normal Skin type - face: Normal |
First name: Alice Generation (Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z): Millennial City: Rotorua Hair type (e.g. fine, thick, curly, grey etc): Thick Asian hair Skin type - body: Normal skin Skin type - face: Normal skin |
