I love a shampoo bar. I have gone through countless Lush bars, love them enough that I have a dedicated bar holder in my shower.
My hair: brown, very long, fine, frizzy, 2A crankshaft curl pattern. Not coloured. No scalp concerns.
PROS: Nice hard bar, didn't get mushy in the shampoo bar holder in my shower. I used it with my shampoo massage brush to work up a nice big lather. It has a very fresh scent that stays in my hair for ages. It made my hair very voluminous, but not floofy looking.
CONS: I think I have a sensitivity to Aloe, I tried the Hebal Essences Potent Aloe shampoo once and got lots of painful blind pimple type bumps on my scalp, which I put down to a change in medication at the time. Unfortunately I had the same reaction over the couple of weeks I've used this product. I've used the matching conditioner with no trouble for three months, but I keep conditioner off my roots usually. I also felt like the bar was leaving a coating on my hair, like I have styling wax in my hair after I rinse the shampoo out of my hair. I have used solid conditioners before too and they didn't have that odd feeling. I didn't feel it once my hair was dry. On days I didn't follow with conditioner my hair was tangly and hard to get a comb through.
I think it's decent, easy to buy at the supermarket, I might try again to see if it was just the aloe one.
The bar was super easy to use and foamed really quickly. I always shampoo twice and only needed to brush the bar across my hair a couple of times on the second wash to get a really good lather. K have only used four times so far so not sure how long the bar will last but as it is a good solid bar it will be a while yet I am sure. So easy to use and easy to hold
Tips: Store in a way after use so that it is not sitting in water