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Tips For Using Your Shampoo & Conditioner Bars

DOs and DONTs

DO: Create a nice foamy lather by rubbing it wet between your hands, on an exfoliating glove, a soap pouch or a natural sponge.

DON’T: Don’t use the whole shampoo bar to wash your hair, only the lather produced.

DO: For better results, section your locks in different major areas and massage each patch carefully with the shampoo foam. DO: Use circular motions to spread the shampoo, this will help circulation, which in turn will make your hair look even healthier.

DON’T: Don’t neglect parts of your head that are slightly more difficult to reach, such as the nape of your neck or your lower head. This is particularly important if you have long hair, don’t rush this as you may end up with mixed oily/dry patches of hair.

DO: Once you are sure you have applied the lather everywhere, rinse very carefully. And then...rinse again, and again!

DON’T: Rush the rinsing step: make sure to remove all the excess shampoo, which would otherwise weigh your hair down once dry.

1. Store Your Shampoo & Conditioner Bars In A Dry Location Between Uses

Let your shampoo bar dry completely before putting it away. After your shower, place the shampoo bar on a clean towel for 5 to 20 minutes so it can dry completely. You can also use the Vunella Saver Shampoo Bag to hang dry it.

If you store the bar when it is still wet or damp, it will disintegrate over time. Avoid leaving your shampoo bar in the shower.

You can also place your bar in a Vunella Bamboo Shower Holder.

2. How To Apply

Technique #1 - Use The Bar Directly On Your Hair

One of the most important steps is to begin with thoroughly wet hair--I mean a lot of water. Be sure that the water saturates your hair all the way down to the roots.

Gently rub wet the shampoo bar directly onto your hair from scalp to ends in a combing motion. Continue to add water as you create the lather.

Cover each section of your hair. Gently massage scalp and hair, adding more water as needed, until a good lather forms.

To prevent tangles, be sure to always work from the top down, don't pile your hair on your head and use your fingers like a comb, not a mixer.

If you rub the shampoo bar directly on your hair, remember you are washing your hair with superfatted soap.

The most common trouble spot, especially for people with long hair, is at the nape of the neck.
It is very important to work the shampoo into your hair with water and really build up a good lather on your head so there are no patches of soap left on your hair.
Lathering up also allows the dirt and extra oils to be washed away.

Rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse again. I cannot stress how important this step is to shampoo bar success. The rinsing should take longer than the washing and lathering time. If your hair is long or thick, lift up sections of your hair to ensure that all of the shampoo bar residue is rinsed clean.

Repeat if desired

Technique #2 - Create The Lather In Your Hands

I think this is the best technique if you are new to shampoo bars, having adjustment issues or have long or thick hair.

Use your hands, a puff or a sponge to create a foamy lather, and only use the lather to wash.

This technique helps prevent pockets of soap in your hair that can make hair feel tacky.

One of the most important steps is to begin with thoroughly wet hair--I mean a lot of water. Be sure that the water saturates your hair all the way down to the roots.
Rub the wet shampoo bar between your wet hands or puff to create a nice lather.
Using your fingers like a comb, smooth the lather down the length of your hair. If you the lather is not foamy enough, add more water.
Gently massage it into the scalp and hair, as you would with a bottled shampoo.
Work up a really good lather
Rinse, rinse, rinse, rinse and rinse again. I cannot stress how important this step is to shampoo bar success. The rinsing should take longer than washing and lathering time. If your hair is long or thick, lift up sections of your hair to ensure that all of the shampoo bar residue is rinsed clean.
Repeat if desired but I found that as my hair adjusted I only needed one round of shampoo.

Relax, you can wash your hair with natural shampoo every day if you desire! It cleans thoroughly without drying or coating your hair or scalp. Dry and style your hair as normal.

3. Work the shampoo through your hair after it is lathered up.

Once your scalp is covered in a base layer of soapy bubbles, focus on massaging the shampoo into your scalp. The shampoo will move on its own to the ends of your hair. Evenly distribute the product across all of your hair for a thorough clean.

For a massaging effect, move your fingertips (but not your nails) back and forth across your scalp as you do this.
If the shampoo bar you are using has essential oils in it, this helps the oils penetrate into your scalp.

4. Rinse Well

After massaging the generous lather in your hair, simply rinse like you would liquid shampoo.

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