Ida's Soap Box

You started using a natural shampoo bar and love the all-natural ingredients nourishing your hair and scalp, and being green by not buying bottles of shampoo & conditioner. Only one problem -- your hair feels weird. Is this normal? What's going on? While it doesn't happen to everyone, this is our most common question from customers who are adjusting to our natural conditioning shampoo bars.

Do you really expect me to use a bar of soap on my hair? Yes, we do! A shampoo bar is a natural conditioning shampoo in a solid bar form. It does not strip away natural hair oils like a detergent-based shampoo. Although they may seem new to many, solid soap-based shampoos were commonly used before liquid detergent shampoos became popular.

As you wash, rinse, or spray your hair with beer, its natural ingredients coat each strand and lend hair-nourishing benefits. The proteins found in the malt and hops help repair damage and enhance body and bounce. The natural sugars help tighten and strengthen the hair cuticles for greater shine.

Cleveland's FOX 8 News takes a trip to the Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve Workshop in January 2015. Watch us in action--making some of our amazing organic skin care products and showcasing our awesome organic ingredients!