My First Time with Trader Joe’s Peppermint & Tea Tree Shampoo Bar

Photo credit: Trader Joe’s Website, link below

I am so excited to share with you my first experience using a shampoo bar!  I have dappled with different shampoo options for a few years now.  I’d love to say it’s completely to save water, use less plastic or overall just reduce my footprint, but it’s mostly because I’m lazy!  I don’t mind washing my hair…I just hate everything that follows!  Detangling, combing, drying, styling, you know the drill!  With my long hair it’s always a chore!

Currently, I wash 2-3 times a week.  It’s usually two and on wash day it desperately needs it!  My goal is to have healthy hair and to get to wash day without my hair looking constantly wet by the time I get there!  I have tried traditional shampoos, natural shampoos and no-poo.  Ultimately, I have gone back to using a mix of regular shampoo and a natural shampoo, but I’ve been curious about shampoo bars for a while now. They appeal to me because they seem simple, clutter up the shower less (big pet peeve of mine!), and because they use less plastic.  

I decided on Trader Joe’s Peppermint & Tea Tree Shampoo Bar.  I chose this bar because I already love and trust most everything Trader Joe’s and because it was simple to obtain.  I just picked it up on my last trip to Trader Joe’s.  

The directions say to wet the bar and gently rub it onto your hair, working from roots to ends.  I pretty much followed these directions.  I wet my hair then the bar and started to rub it on my head at a few different points, around the front by my face and then around the back of my head.  I put the bar down and worked the lather into my hair.  I didn’t work the bar down the length of my hair, as personal preference.  I just let the ends of my hair get clean when I rinse.  I repeated this process for a second time.  I always wash twice because I have thick, long, greasy hair, but I don’t think this would be necessary for most people unless you usually wash twice.

About a month ago I stopped using conditioner in the shower and I have only been using leave in conditioner, so I followed my wash with my typical leave in conditioner and combed like normal.  

My hair did seem to be a little harder to comb, but nothing major and the rest of my routine seemed to be the same!  The first day I used this bar I did receive two compliments on my hair!  Someone said my hair looked so nice and healthy! 

I’m excited to keep trying it!  Which shampoos are your favorite?  Have you tried a shampoo bar? 

Here is a link to the TJ’s shampoo bar for purchase or just additional details! 

https://www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/peppermint-tea-tree-shampoo-bar