The solid shampoo is increasingly essential in the bathrooms. Ecological, economical and very practical, this small pebble is a good alternative to conventional shampoos and is part of a zero waste beauty process. Focus on this new essential for our hair.
THE solid shampoo has many advantages. Choosing this format is to be part of a Zero waste beauty process. Sensitive to consumer awareness, some brands offer Recycled and/or recyclable bottles But this is not yet the case for everyone. In France, it sells nearly 5 shampoos each second, 476,000 bottles per day depending on the planetoscope statistics. Solid shampoo allows Reduce this waste and preserve the environment. It also contains fewer polluting ingredients and water. Do not trust its small size, only one pebble allows you to make 50 to 100 washes, the equivalent of 3 bottles of liquid shampoo. Something to make great savings! Finally, its mini format is carried everywhere easily and easily slips into a suitcase or a sports bag.
Choose your solid shampoo Depending on your needs and your hair type.
- You have them dry hair And do you want to make them stronger, shiny and soft? Bet on nourishing ingredients Like plant butters, vegetable oils and seaweed. For even more hydration, opt for coconut oil.
- Your hair is dull ? Turn to the citrus to bring them shine.
- Dime, dry or irritated scalp, oily hair? THE essential oils such as lavender, rosemary, juniper berries help rebalance the scalp and thus find healthy hair.
Is the solid shampoo effective?
Regarding its effectiveness, Solid shampoo does not contain silicone (which is only a surface treatment) and preservatives, its ingredients therefore act in depth on the health of the hair. “”If your liquid shampoo did not contain silicone, you would not see the difference with solid shampoos! What to have in mind is that a solid shampoo must remain so, so you cannot put as many vegetable oils or honey for example as in a liquid shampoo“Explains Claire Maurice, Digital Trainer at Lush.
To use a shampoo bread, nothing could be simpler! “”Solid shampoos are used soap But on the hair. We start by moistening her hair, then the shampoo“, specifies Claire Maurice. Then you can massage the pebble directly on the hair To foam or rub it between your hands before applying on the hair. Massage the hair and the scalp with the pulp of your fingers, then rinse.
It is always necessary Keep your solid dry shampoo ! “”Always take care to store it in a non -flooded area of your bathroom. Like a soap, if it stays in a water background, it will soften“warns Claire Maurice.
What about transport? “”A small box (Remember to wipe the pebble well before putting it there) or as my grandmother was doing for her soaps, in a dry toilet glove!“She advises.
Homemade house shampoo
If you are a follower of homemade cosmetics, know that you can very well Create your own solid shampoo. You will need: gentle surfactants (such as SCI), water, oils or plant butters, plants of plants and essential oils or hydrosol to choose according to your hair problem. You can also add cosmetic assets (rice, wheat or silk protein …) but this remains optional. There are many recipes on the Internet that vary depending on the effects sought on the hair. An ideal solution to make a Tailor-made natural shampoo.
