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Shampoo bars are becoming increasingly popular, which is great! Women everywhere are ditching traditional shampoos and opting for zero-waste alternatives. They’re eco-friendly, they’re cute, they smell like flowers and gumdrops and unicorns—and some even have glitter and tiny chunks of flower petals. They’re the perfect zero-waste hair care product for women!
BUT WHAT ABOUT MEN?
Men don’t want to smell like vanilla cupcakes or unicorn farts! They can’t have sparkles and flower petals lingering on their sideburns. Their bro friends will never let them hear the end of it. But, they do want in on the zero-waste hair care movement.
Men deserve to have environmentally-friendly eco-manes just like women.
That’s why we’ve done some research, visited a bunch of manufacturer websites, and narrowed it down to five (5) of the most ethical hair care brands that cater specifically to men.
We’re talking natural, organic and vegan ingredients, zero animal testing, and plastic free packaging. Plus, some of these companies do pretty rad philanthropic work, which is pretty darn awesome, in our book.
Why Should You Switch To Shampoo Bars?
Traditional shampoos are packaged in plastic, and if you take into account one bottle per person, that’s millions of shampoo bottles laying around in your local landfill…indefinitely. Why? Because as you all know, plastic doesn’t biodegrade.
Shampoo bars, however, are not packaged in plastic. In fact, most aren’t even shipped to your house in plastic. What they do get shipped in, is recyclable and biodegradable packaging that you can feel warm and gooey about; because you’re helping the planet.
Shampoo bars are also suitable for beards and body. That’s right! Whereas traditional shampoo is limited to just the hair on your scalp, shampoo bars can be used for much, much more! In fact, men LOVE the frizz free outcome of their facial hair.
How Do Shampoo Bars Work?
Shampoo bars work just like regular soap bars. You create a lather, and smear it into your wet hair (and beard). Then you just wash as you would with conventional shampoo.
Are you excited yet?
Then let’s go check them out! Try it, and if you like it, make the switch for good! Most bars will last as long as 2-3 bottles of shampoo!
The Breakaway Bar
This men’s shampoo bar is really unique. For one, it’s Anti fungal and you can break it apart into different sized pieces. And two, you can microwave the leftovers and form a new soap. Check it out for more details.
Grown Ass Man
These Grown Ass Man shampoo bars consist of organic and vegan ingredients. The founders of this shampoo bar decided women shouldn’t have all the fun when it comes to eco-friendly hair care, so they came up with an epic product that has an epic name! These bars contain essential oils, as well as conditioning oils that are great for both hair and beards. Each bar lasts as long as 2-3 bottles of shampoo.
BOSS MAN
Bossman is a rugged looking, organic 4 in 1 bar. But, despite its manly appearance, it’s actually packed full of soothing nutrients that pamper your hair, face, beard and body! It’s used as shampoo, conditioner, body wash and beard lather. It’s made from organic virgin coconut oil, shea butter, palm oil, safflower oil, plantain leaf powder, and cocoa powder. And, does not contain harmful chemicals and alcohols that dry out your pores.
WOODY’S HAIR & BODY SHAMPOO BAR
Woody’s body and shampoo bar for men can be purchased in a 2-pack. “It is uniquely crafted with ingredients to nourish and soothe the skin yet bold enough to be used as a shampoo. Cover yourself from head to toe in Woody’s rich creamy lather for the ultimate once over. This dual-action product cleanses and conditions hair and body. The Shea Butter helps to hydrate and moisturize without build-up while the Tea Tree helps relieve dry skin and scalp and improve moisture balance”.
Mane Man
Mane Man shampoo bar is a three in one cleanser that can be used for hair, beard and body. The company sources local ingredients that are all natural and organic. The bar itself comes in compostable and biodegradable packaging to prevent plastic waste.
Duke Cannon’s Shampoo Puck
Duke Cannon’s shampoo puck is an awesome shampoo bar made of vegan ingredients. The puck comes in eco-friendly tin packaging that you can use for travel. The company also does philanthropic work; they donate 5% of all net profits to US veterans on a yearly basis. We also like this brand because they have a sense of humor: “we never test on animals, only on bad interns”.
Oooh, these sound like a treat! I love a good smelling man so I may need to add a few of these to my cart lol
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Loved these. Thankfully someone has thought about men. Will try some for my husband
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Thank you for sharing these bars! I need to convince my husband to try one!
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We all have been talking about woman products and things. Gald to see an article for men. This shampoo bar looks nice, I’ll suggest my brother to give it a try.
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Men deserve good products too. And if thise products besides being of good quality are also zero-waste, that’s even better. I love the Mane Man one, hehe.
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I love zero waste products. Although I didn’t know there are shampoo bars. Lols, I feel like I am not from this age already.
I think I’ll prefer the bars too. Sound awesome.
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These are awesome and I bet they would not only make awesome gifts for that hard to buy for guy but also they’d be easy to travel with!
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My husband shaves his head completely, so I think I will buy him one of these bars as a prank. He has a lovely, thick beard which I absolutely love, so jokes aside, I think I might try the coconut one if it smells great!
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Lol! These are actually awesome for use on beards! Men use these to take the frizz! 😀
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