Yes, when made with the right ingredients. Unlike soap-based bars, our shampoo bars use mild, plant-derived cleansing agents at a hair-friendly pH of 6-6.5, which means they clean effectively without stripping natural oils or damaging the hair cuticle. They work well on all hair types including thick, thin, curly, straight and colour-treated hair.
Our shampoo bars typically last up to 60 washes — the equivalent of two to three bottles of liquid shampoo. To maximise bar life, keep it dry between uses on a soap rack or draining dish, away from direct water flow. Never leave it sitting in a puddle of water.
Yes. Our shampoo bars are plastic-free, use fully biodegradable ingredients, and produce far less CO2 to ship due to their compact size. They contain no water, so no preservatives are needed and there is no plastic bottle to throw away. One bar replaces up to three plastic bottles of liquid shampoo.
Yes, absolutely.We often get asked this question by customers new to our products and the short (and sweet) answer is YES! They are perfectly safe and will not affect coloured hair. Our shampoo bars are sulphate-free and pH balanced at 6-6.5, making them completely safe for colour-treated hair. They clean gently without stripping colour the way harsh sulphate shampoos can. Many of our customers with coloured hair find their colour lasts longer after switching to our bars.
So simple to use. Wet hair. Wet bar and rub evenly over hair to create lather. Rinse. Follow with our conditioner bar.
To prolong bar life, keep dry between uses.
A conditioner bar is a solid, waterless version of liquid conditioner. Simply glide it directly over freshly washed, rinsed hair two to three times, work through with your fingers, then rinse out. The less you glide, the lighter the conditioning effect — making it easy to adjust for fine or thick hair. It can also be used as a leave-in conditioner on days between washing.
It also doubles up as a shaving bar for the men and the ladies! We have provided a short simple explanatory video on each hair care product page for you to watch to see just how easy it is to use as a hair care bar.
The only difference is the scents. Our scents are all completely natural, with no synthetic fragrances.
Choose from Botanical, Herbal, Orange and Woodland. The Botanical bars have a relaxing Geranium, Lavender and Patchouli scent, the Herbal bars have a refreshing Citrus and Minty scent, the Orange bars have a scent of freshly sliced oranges and are popular with families, whilst the Woodland bars have a scent with the warm, musky notes of natural Cedarwood, Vetiver and Patchouli.
Whatever your hair type, (seriously) they work great for thick, thin, curly straight, frizzy hair. Choose from 'normal/dry' or 'oily hair'.
Although a soap is classed as a surfactant, it is fine for your body (see our soap bars page for those details) but with a pH 8-10, it is far too alkaline for hair. This means the hair cuticle doesn’t lay down and it can lead to hair abrasion and damage. Therefore, we use mild, creamy, plant derived biodegradable cleansing agents with a pH 6-6.5, which is a perfect acidity level for hair.
Our biggest shampoo ingredient, ‘Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate’ (SCI) is one of the gentlest surfactants available, being exceptionally mild with great lather and suitable for all skin and hair types. With that, we use sulphatefree and palm oil-free sodium lauroyl sarcosinate (Easyfoam), extremely foaming in hard water and a very mild, hydrophilic (so excellent rinse ability) with large molecules that don’t penetrate the skin and irritate.
To these we add other gentle, liquid surfactants for mildness and viscosity, as well as pro-vitamin B5 and hydrolyzed protein.
Probiotic Deodorants
Yes. Our probiotic deodorants work by targeting the bacteria on your skin that cause odour, rather than blocking sweat like antiperspirants do. Most customers find they work very effectively after a short adjustment period of one to two weeks as their skin recalibrates. They are aluminium-free, alcohol-free and kind to sensitive skin.
Repellent Care Bars
Generally, yes. Everyone’s skin and physiology is different and will react differently to certain ingredients. Even all natural ingredients can cause irritations. We always recommend doing a patch test prior to using any product. Place a small amount on the inside of the wrist or inner thigh and watch for a reaction. If you see any redness, discontinue using the product.
Make sure your skin is completely dry then simply glide the bar over your skin, making sure to thoroughly cover all exposed skin areas. Please note that in some environments, depending on the ambient temperature, the repellent bar can become either too hard (in colder climates) in which case the simple remedy is to just pop the bar into the microwave (without the packaging!) for 5-10 seconds maximum, or if it is too soft for your liking (in hotter climates) just pop the bar into the fridge or freezer for a short period. For further in-depth advice we have a blog article full of advice entitled "How To Properly Apply Bug Repellent" to read here.
Rub the bar directly onto exposed skin — arms, legs, neck, ankles. Reapply every 2–4 hours when outdoors for continued protection. Store in the tin provided between uses.
Even natural products can cause skin irritations, especially so when someone is allergic. Infants and babies have very sensitive skin and parents are sometimes unaware of an allergy their child hasn’t yet experienced. All our Awesome Bug Bars are recommended from three years upwards. Check with the child’s paediatrician before use if you have any doubts over reaction to any of the natural ingredients.
Firstly, we have researched the ingredients that act as the best natural repellents and have combined twelve active bug repelling ingredients, including infused catnip and yarrow, to create the strongest, yet safest, product for you. Secondly, most other natural product repellents contain over 85% water; ours have no water so do not evaporate and remain on your skin longer. Thirdly, we tried and tested them thoroughly and at length in some of the most intense mosquito and noseeum ridden environments to ensure their effectiveness.
Our bug bars are natural oil based so will not be diluted by wetting your skin. However, when re-applying, it is best to ensure that your skin has been dried thoroughly.
The simple answer is no. Repelling bugs and killing bugs are not the same. We offer an all-natural alternative to DEET insect repellents such 'Off' or 'Cutter', which don’t kill the bugs either. But don't take our word for it that they work, read about their effectiveness from some of our customers reviews here!
DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) is a highly toxic chemical found in most chemical-based bug repellents. When ingested, it may affect the central nervous system. It can cause skin irritation in sensitive persons. High concentrations applied to the skin can cause blistering, followed by severe scarring. DEET has also been implicated in seizures among children. Our natural ingredients are safe, gentle and effective and are not harmful to humans, pets or the environment. Our formula works by deterring insects without harming or killing them.
We recommend, where possible, to avoid being outside at dawn or dusk (the periods of the day when midges, mosquitoes and noseeums are most active), wear long, loose, light coloured clothing, avoiding strong perfumes and aftershaves (unless they are scents that repel mosquitoes such as our soap and hair care bars). We also strongly recommend that you remove any standing water from areas near your home. Bird baths, drain pipes, gutters, even small items such as bottle tops or leaves on plants and shrubs around the home hold water that mosquitoes use to breed - get some more useful information on this here.
Soap Care Bars
Yes, they are 100% vegan. They are also non-dairy, SLS free, paraben free, palm oil free and synthetic fragrance free - as are all our products!
Yes, you'd better believe they do! Each of our Castile soap bars is typically cured for 4-6 weeks to produce a moisturising bar that lathers easily in your hands.
They are scented using only natural essential oils, except for our Chamomile and Oatmeal bar which is unscented.
Body Care Bars
Most of the body care bars have instructions on them or on the website product page.
In most cases you simply glide the bar, over or rub the balm into, your dry skin, preferably after bathing, and the moisturising ingredients will sink into your skin whilst enveloping your skin in rich, natural scents.
Recommended for sleep; the Sleep Easy Balm with infused Hops, Lavender and Chamomile. Suitable for everyone.
Some More ECO Facts!
Most of our products are suitable for children. Our shampoo and conditioner bars are popular with families and are gentle enough for children's hair and skin. Our bug repellent bars are recommended for ages three and above. Always check the individual product page for specific age guidance, and do a patch test before first use on young or sensitive skin.
As little as possible - we call our packaging style minimalistic! Of course we are also 100% no plastic and are continually striving to remain zero-waste. Any packaging that we do use is either biodegradable, recycled or recyclable.
Appearances can be deceptive - our tamper-free closure stickers, and on some bars the inner bar protective cover, which at first glance you may think is plastic is in fact a fully biodegradable and compostable material which we specifically source locally in the UK and is definitely not a plastic product from China that so many other manufacturers use.
They are more expensive for us to purchase than plastic bags but, as you will be aware, our whole ethos is 'planet friendly' so worth the extra cost to us! So what you might think is typical plastic is either biodegradable cellophane made from corn and produced in the UK or glassine paper which is made from pulp and is made from 100% sustainability-managed forests, 100% recyclable and biodegradable.
The bags have been accredited biodegradable and compostable to 'BS EN 13432' and 'OK Compost'. They are also approved for Anaerobic digestion (ISO 15985) and Marine biodegradation ASTM D6691-09. The film has also tested to ensure that once composted there are no adverse effects on the plant growth.
We would like to think that you will! The product packages are both biodegradable and recyclable and the tins are recyclable . We ask that you always recycle wherever possible as we purposely use recyclable and biodegradable materials as part of our ‘Green Earth’ ethic.
Once again, wherever possible we source the finest available ingredients from small sustainable growers, producers and wholesalers within the UK. If, for some reason this is not possible, we obtain from as close to home as possible to keep our carbon footprint to the absolute minimum.
We do not conduct product or ingredient tests of any kind on animals and we ensure that none of suppliers do either!
No. Absolutely not. Your credit card details are not stored on our servers. The information goes directly from your computer to our payment service provider. We do not have sight of that detail at ANY time.
Absolutely! We work with Shopify Payments, which is powered by Stripe Payments a highly reputable and long-time established internet payment company, based in San Francisco which supports 100,000+ businesses in 100+ countries and across nearly every industry, which guarantees your safety and security.
Yes, they all are. Along with all the other great bonuses our products bring, such as being eco-friendly, super effective, luxurious quality, economical in both value and use, we have ensured in their creation that they comply with the British Airport Authority and Transport Security Administration's liquid's rules and remain carry-on approved!
All of our solid bars are fully carry-on approved. Because they contain no liquids, they are not subject to the 100ml liquid restriction enforced at UK and international airports. This makes them a perfect travel companion — no leaks, no confiscation at security, and no wasted product. Simply pop them in your bag and go.
Of course you can; we give free surprise gift samples of other line items, to all our customers, along with their product purchases! You can read what others have to say about our products in their reviews on our website pages. We do, very occasionally, give out free samples from time to time without a purchase.
All our products have been stability-tested for a shelf-life of up to two years.
On skin, in very rare cases, if irritation has occurred; rinse skin with water for 15-20 minutes. If you're worried about an urgent medical concern, call 111 and speak to a fully trained adviser.
For less urgent health needs, contact your GP or local pharmacist.
