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Curl Shampoo Bar

Curl Shampoo Bar

Rated 4.5 out of 5
Based on 32 reviews

Goodbye plastic, hello HiBAR.

Meet HiBAR’s plastic-free, soap-free solid shampoo bar. These concentrated formulas are a blend of gentle ingredients that deliver beautifully soft, silky and manageable hair.

The unique shape of our solid shampoo bar is designed to fit comfortably in your hand for easy use. But don’t be fooled by the compact size—each shampoo bar lasts as long as two big, bulky bottles of liquid shampoo.

Best of all, HiBAR is the first solid shampoo bar with formulas tailored for specific hair types. For textured hair, types 3 and 4, our Curl Shampoo Bar formula improves curl and wave health—with babassu butter and pracaxi butter to add definition and seal in moisture.

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Save the planet and look good doing it.

So you want to look and feel your best, AND you want a nice, plastic-free world to live in? Sounds reasonable to us.

Turns out, there’s no reason luxuriant, salon-quality hair care has to come in plastic bottles. Simply remove the water—keep the high-end ingredients—and ta-da, you’ve got HiBAR. The perfect solid shampoo bar.

So far, we’ve eliminated over 4.5 million plastic bottles—and saved over 800,000 gallons of water. And we’re just getting started. That’s Beauty on a Mission!

  • Solid shampoo bars with the finest salon-quality ingredients.
  • Surfactant-based to gently cleanse. No soap. No harsh saponified oils. 
  • None of the nasty stuff like dyes, keratin sulfates, parabens or silicone.
  • Color-safe, Curly Girl friendly, and pH balanced for healthy hair.
  • Concentrated, waterless formulas last and last.
  • Our solid shampoo bars are smaller and lighter to ship than liquid shampoo.
  • Leaping Bunny certified. Absolutely, positively no cruelty.
  • 100% plastic-free, recyclable cardboard packaging.
  • Travel-ready and TSA-approved.
  • Made with care at our own facility in St. Paul, MN.
  • Satisfaction guaranteed. Love it or your money back.
  • One bar equals 2 plastic bottles of liquid hair care
  • Recyclable packaging
  • Soap Free
  • Paraben Free and Sulfate Free
  • No animal testing

What's in it?

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (Coconut*), Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine (Vegetable Based*), Stearic Acid (Vegetable Based*), Cetyl Alcohol (Vegetable Based*), Babassu Oil, Brassica Alcohol (Rapeseed Oil*), DL Panthenol (Vitamin B5), Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hydrolyzed Corn Starch, Polyquaternium 44, Natural Fragrance (Lime Peel Oil, Orange Peel Oil, Lemon Peel Oil, Grapefruit Peel Oil, Ginger Root Oil), Pracaxi Oil, Agua, Lactobacillus, Tomato Fruit Ferment Extract, Oryza Sativa Extract (Rice*), Keratin Amino Acids, Acyl Coenzyme A Desaturase, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside crosspolymer D6 (BioBased*), Propanediol 1,3 (Vegetable Based*), Lactic Acid, Diglycerin, Polyglyceryl-2 Laurate, Silica, Iron Oxide (77491). (*Derived Source)

  • Babassu oil in a glass dish. It is clear liquid.

    Babassu Oil

    This tropical, non-drying oil moisturizes curls while maintaining a healthy bounce.

  • pracaxi oil in a glass dish. It is a brownish colored liquid.

    Pracaxi Oil

    This ultra-light oil penetrates and hydrates curls without weighing them down, and strengthens damaged hair.

  • stearamidopropyl dimethylamine in a glass dish. It is a white colored clumpy solid.

    Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine

    A lipid-based, feather-light conditioning agent that softens hair, reduces flyaways, smoothes-out flaws, adds shine and retains curls without weighing them down.

  • Hydrolyzed Rice Protein in a glass dish. It is an brown colored liquid.

    Hydrolyzed Corn Starch

    An all-around tonic for curly hair, with excellent anti-frizz properties that help retain styling and reduce static flyaway.

  • How to hold HiBar

    How to hold.

    Cup the bar in your palm, rest the long edge against your fingers. Use your fingertips to guide the beveled top through your hair.

  • How to lather with HiBAR

    How to lather.

    Apply the bar directly to your very wet hair, massaging into your scalp and roots until you feel a lather. Rinse thoroughly.

  • How to store HiBAR

    How to store.

    The same way you’d store a bar soap in your shower – dry, away from direct water. HiBAR is designed to sit upright, helping it shed any moisture.

How HiBAR is shipped using zero plastic.

Plastic-free shipping

Our shipping materials are also either compostable, recyclable or biodegradable, including any packing tape or product protection. To seal the box we use the shipping label. If it arrived in plastic, it did not come from us!

average rating 4.5 out of 5
Based on 32 reviews
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88% of reviewers would recommend this product to a friend
32 Reviews
Reviewed by Sara E.
Verified Buyer
Review posted
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
Age Range
35 - 44
Hair Type
  • Wavy
  • Curly or Textured
  • Sensitive Scalp
  • Thick
  • Oily

Liked so much I came back for 2 more

Works wonderfully and I love the bright scent. My wavy floofy hair is now happily more wavy curly. I just purchased two more bars!

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HiBAR

Aww, thank you for sharing, Sara! We're so happy to hear your waves feel more defined and bouncy after using our Curl formula. Thank you for trusting us with your curls!

Reviewed by V
Verified Buyer
Review posted
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
Age Range
35 - 44
Hair Type
  • Curly or Textured

Love it!

Soft, separated curls, lathers nicely and rinses easy. I use the conditioner and love my curls.

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HiBAR

Thanks for sharing, V!

Reviewed by Sean P.
Review posted
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
Age Range
65+
Hair Type
  • Wavy
  • Thick
  • Blonde or Silver

Curl Shampoo Bar

Curl Shampoo Bar and Curl Conditioner Bar work well for me. I used to shampoo with a popular national brand but they use plastic bottles, so I was looking for something else. A friend recommended Hibar to me and I decided to try it. I don't see a real difference in my hair between the two brands. But Hibar is not contributing to plastic pollution, so they win!! The shampoo lathers easily and the conditioner rinses out well. It's also easy to travel. I just wrap up the bars in wax paper. It saves space for other things in your quart sized plastic bag for liquids. I will say that for me, with short hair, the shampoo runs out before the conditioner, so I usually only end up ordering them together every other order.

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HiBAR

Thank you for sharing, Sean! We're so glad we can offer you that same salon-quality experience, just without the unnecessary plastic and water. We're glad we can make your travels easier and your hair happy!

Reviewed by Sean P.
Verified Buyer
Review posted
I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
Age Range
65+
Hair Type
  • Wavy
  • Blonde or Silver
  • Thick

It works!

I find that this shampoo works just as well as something like Pantene or similar brands. It's easy to travel with because it's not one more liquid. I just wrap it in wax paper. And it lasts a good while. Besides all that, you feel good because you are not contributing to the overwhelming plastic problem we already have.

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  • Q: Does it lather?

    A: Yes! Apply HiBAR shampoo directly to your very wet hair, massaging into your scalp and roots until you feel a good lather. (Remember, lathering is not really a measure of how a shampoo is working.) Rinse thoroughly.

  • Q: How long does one HiBAR last?

    A: It really depends on the length and thickness of your hair and how often you wash. We like to be conservative on this, rather than overpromise, so we say that a HiBAR shampoo bar lasts AT LEAST as long as a 16oz bottle, and our conditioners last as long as two 16 oz bottles.

  • Q: Is HIBAR natural?

    Yes, we're using almost entirely plant-based ingredients. We're all about getting rid of nasty chemicals. Plus, we hope to one day be accepted into the most demanding natural stores and co-ops, and so we're formulating our products with that happy far-off day in mind.

  • Q: What does HiBAR smell like?

    We use a blend of essential oils and other plant based ingredients to give HiBAR a gentle citrus aroma. It's just enough to give your shower a refreshing feel, but not so strong that it's going to cling to your hair. NOTE: Because the fragrance is from essential oils, the aroma is strongest when the bar is first removed from the packaging, and will soften as the bar is left out in the open.

  • Q: Will HiBAR turn to mush in my shower?

    No, not if you store it correctly, out of standing water, and away from direct spray from the shower.

  • Q: How do I hold HiBAR?

    Cup the bottom of the bar in the palm of your hand, rest the long edge against the lengths of your fingers, then use your fingertips to guide the bevelled top through your hair.