Color Protect Shampoo Bar

This little bar for body & shampoo delivers a good lather. It smells strongly of oranges to me. I like that fact that it is a 2 in 1 product and I can feel good about using it outdoors. I have used Stream2Sea products for several years in my outdoor shower and feel good knowing that it isn’t harming the environment. This bar is at least 2 bottles of shampoo and possibly even three! It has good ingredients which are hydrating to your hair and it provides shine, heat protection, and uv protection. It also helps prevent fading and breakage. I like that it leaves my hair feeling clean and smelling great! Highly recommend!

I like Stream 2 Sea products as they use clean ingredients for both my skin and the environment. The products are also effective in delivering results. This little travel size soap is also pretty bold claiming that it replaces 2-3 bottles of shampoo. While it totally depends on the size of the shampoo that the company refers to, my previous experience with Stream 2 sea says it may not be a marketing trick. The soap has a subtle orange smell that comes from the orange peel essential oil. It lathers and washes off well leaving the skin soft. I haven't tried it on my hair yet but I figure it can clean hair pretty well too and be gentle on the scalp. I don't know how long a bar would last but it is very travel friendly, just pop it in your pool/beach bag and go.

I've never tried a shampoo bar before...but I might be hooked. I had already tried Stream2Sea's mineral sunscreen and loved it, so I was excited to try a different product from them.I have medium length, thick, generally straight, color treated hair. I typically shampoo every 2-3 days and use dry shampoo in between washes. I always try to use low-tox products for my overall health, and shampoo is a big one for me in that category!The product arrives well-packaged and wrapped in tissue paper to keep the bar in top-notch shape. I was surprised by how small it was, but it was a learning experience for me, because I knew nothing about using this kind of product. It smelled faintly herbal and citrus-y, but the smell wasn't overpowering or artifical. If you have mild fragrance sensitivities, this fragrance actually might not be problematic for you, but if you're more sensitive, I'd review the ingredients list carefully and consider your unique needs. (Personally, I loved the smell!)I showered and rinsed my hair like I usually do on wash day, and then I applied the shampoo by rubbing the bar on the top of my head back and forth a few times. I wasn't sure if anything was happening, but when I set the bar down and started to work the shampoo through my hair, I was AMAZED at how thick and sudsy the lather was. Overall, the shampoo felt like it was thoroughly cleaning my hair and didn't create any problematic tangles in the process. I rinsed it out and did one more shampoo (I usually doublewash...I have THICK hair), and with only two or three bar swipes, my hair was sudsy and I could work it fully through my hair. It rinsed out both times easily and thoroughly. I followed up with my usual conditioner.The drying process involved towel drying, a bit of air drying, and then blowdrying with a brush. The end result was delightfully soft, manageable, shiny hair, which is tricky to accomplish with my hair type! There was very little leftover fragrance in my hair from using the shampoo, that I was able to tell.Overall, I was EXTREMELY impressed with this product. It's so much more portable for travel than any sort of bottled shampoo and bath product, and a little goes a LONG way. My hair felt clean and soft, and I loved the natural ingredients list. Give this product a try - you might wind up addicted!

This is my first venture using a shampoo bar. I wanted to give it a try because I'm pushing 50 and having some noticeable hair loss/breakage/thinning, and hoped the concept of reef-safe would mean natural ingredients. I also wanted to try it for the rice water to strengthen hair, peppermint oil to promote hair growth, and all of the natural oils to help soothe a scalp that feels regularly 'annoyed'. The scent is wonderful. It's not strong, but a lighter smell of would i would say is about 80% citrus and 20% flower (maybe rose?...something light), but nothing artificial. It neither smells manly, or girly. I guess you could say it smells non-binary ;) It reminds me of a homemade soap bar, which is a plus for me. I've used it a few times and was really surprised how little I needed to use to get it to foam enough, maybe 4 or 5 swipes on my head and we were off to the races. I took a star off because for $15 when I ordered it, it does seem a bit steep. It definitely left my hair soft and shiny, but I have to end up putting oils in it once it dries when I use this because it does seem to remove most of the oils that help my hair stay socially presentable. Full disclosure, though, my hair is fairly wild. It's not drying, by any means, it just might be something to think about if you have a similar head of untamed hair.

This is a hair shampoo bar. It is a 2.1 ounce bar and around 50 washes. The packaging is 100% recycled materials. This shampoo bar is sulfate and paraben free. It is environmentally friendly to our earth’s waters. It helps prevent fading and breakage of color treated hair. It helps protect your hair from heat damage during styling and from UV rays. It is for traveling as there is no way for it to spill and is easily packed.I had never heard of a shampoo bar before so figured I’d give it a try. I wasn’t expecting much. First off, this shampoo bar smells really good. I was very impressed by how well it lathered up. It felt like I didn’t need to use much at all. It was easily rinsed from my hair and my hair felt clean and manageable. My hair felt soft and was shiny upon drying. I was very impressed with this shampoo bar and I am happy with my purchase. It is a good value for the money.

I was really excited to order this reef-safe shampoo bar as we have been traveling to places that request biodegradable and reef safe. And I've been interested in bar shampoos and saving space in my liquids bag for TSA. I had high hopes and they were met by this product.The shampoo bar looks a little homemade/handmade - you can see some of the separate ingredients in it. It has a light citrus smell - very appealing and generic enough to work for my husband and me.The shampoo lathered up well as soon as it hit water. I have short hair and it took very little to give my hair a good wash. It rinsed out clean and my hair had a light, fresh odor.One thing that I didn't have in my shower was an appropriate bag or tray to dry it on. Like bar soap, if you leave it in a puddle of water and don't let it dry, it will start to disintegrate.After only 2 uses, I can't speak to whether this helps protect my colored hair, but I can tell that after 2 uses, it hasn't hurt it.Definitely ordering this again. Good product and made in the USA.

What a shocker - the Color Protect Shampoo Bar actually lathers up HUGE! I had to let go of my misconceptions about shampoo bars. This one smells good, builds great suds, rinses easily, and, left my hair feeling soft and manageable. I never, ever thought I would be able to say any of that about a shampoo bar! Is there conditioner yet? When's that coming??!! I'm SO excited about the transportability of this bar shampoo.

It's my first time using a shampoo bar and first of all, it smells so good out of the box. It foams up really easily and cleans very well and also washes off well without much water and leaves my hair feeling very clean! I followed up with Stream2Sea Leave-in Conditioner and my bleached & dyed hair feels so good now. The OG Stream2Sea Shampoo & body wash was my bathroom staple but this is now my new favorite shampoo! (TIP: I realized it does not hold up well in a soap dish so I made a soap saver just to hold these bars. I highly recommend getting a soap saver bag if you want them to last as long as possible!)

Loved the product. Worked well with minimal application. Basically a little goes a long way.

The only thing I feel would make it 100% better for those of us with longer hair is a similar product but a conditioner.

I felt like if I worked it in too much it would get tangled. So a bar conditioner would be Amazing!!!

This bar left my hair clean and soft. My hair products worked well with it.
Highly recommend!!!

Havent used it yet but looks and smells wonderful.

I’ve been using the Stream2Sea Color Protect Shampoo Bar for about 3 weeks and I like it. What I like most is it's eco aspect. It’s a solid shampoo bar that’s equivalent to about 2 x 250ml bottles, so it lasts a long time and reduces plastic waste. It’s also great knowing it’s vegan and fragrance-free.Another aspect I like is that it includes key nourishing ingredients like wakame seaweed, green tea extract, rice protein, squalane, aloe, and panthenol, which help hydrate, strengthen the hair. Also feels nice on my skin and doesn't dry it out.When using it, it lathers well and rinses out easily without leaving residue. My hair feels clean but not stripped. I also like that it doesn’t leave any heavy build up. It's also good for travelling.

To start, I've not had much success in the shampoo bar realm. I find that they don't get into my thick, curly hair as well with the lather as liquid shampoo.This bar is billed as fragrance free, but there is a mild scent that doesn't linger and isn't strong or offensive. The bar lathers fairly well, but I did reapply after the initial few swipes. The shampoo leaves my hair feeling in need of a strong conditioning after rinsing, but that isn't much different from liquid shampoos. I have a slatted soap tray in my shower that is necessary for something like this so that it doesn't sit in wet and get soggy. I also have color treated hair and didn't notice it affecting that with any negative impacts.Overall, the bar worked and would be good for travel. But I didn't find it to leave my hair feeling great, and in some ways, it seems more drying. I would use this alternating with more moisturizing shampoos. I do appreciate the limited, waste free packaging.

If you’re used to traditional liquid shampoo, this takes a little getting used to. It lathers surprisingly well and leaves hair feeling clean. This has the consistency of a bar of soap but lathers like regular shampoo.The fragrance free formula is gentle, yet it still has a pleasant, subtle scent from the natural ingredients. It really shines as a travel companion as it is compact, mess free, and should last your entire trip. However, this seemed a bit drying to me and I definitely needed a conditioner and hair oil after using this. My hair felt clean, but definitely different than with my regular shampoo.Pros:* Great for travel (compact and spill-proof)* Gentle on sensitive skin and scalp* Lathers better than expected* Multi-use (hair + body)Cons:* Learning curve if new to bar products* Smaller sizeOverall: A practical, eco-friendly option that performs better than expected and especially great for travel. It left the condition of my hair clean, but in need of conditioner. If your hair is on the oiler side, this might work better I think.

I’ve seen but never used shampoo bars, so ordered this one to give it a try.It smells wonderful- citrusy and fruity. It took a minute to get it to lather up in the shower, but once it started lathering, it didn’t take much to get enough to wash my hair. I’m really pleased with how easy it is to use and appreciate that it’s not using any plastic. It left my hair feeling squeaky clean but does feel like it stripped my dry hair of some oil, even after using a conditioner. My plan is to alternate using this shampoo bar with another liquid shampoo to avoid drying out my hair. The bar is very effective and easy to use. I’m honestly sold on the idea of a shampoo bar and will likely continue purchasing these after I use up this one.

The STREAM 2 SEA Reef Safe Body & Shampoo Bar is a solid alternative to liquid shampoos. It is wrapped well, however not really in a way that would sustain repeated wrapping and unwrapping so I wound up having to use a baggie to store it rather than putting it back in what it came in.I found it easier to just rub it between my hands to build a lather and then wash my hair with that than to rub it directly on my head. It lathers very thick so stop before you wind up using too much of it at a time. Its a bit early to say how much it helps with hair color and strength but on initial use my hair absolutely still looks dark. It feels like it washes out clean and is quite gentile. While not 100% scent free it does not leave a lingering scent to your hair.

I have several other products from this company and they are all great! As a diver I am always looking for products that help to keep my skin and hair from the harmful sun and salt effects. This is an amazing product to me, as someone who travels frequently on drive trip to have a condensed bar like this that I do not have to worry about spilling in my suitcase is a no brainer! It is definitely more portable and convenient in my luggage and hardly weighs nothing. That is so important these days with the cost of airline travel & bag fees rising so rapidly! This product makes my hair so soft after the salt water does its thing to my hair. I follow up with some of their conditioner and its amazing how clean and nice it makes my hair feel, especially colored hair! For anyone that is in the ocean for whatever reason, even if you are just on vacation near a beach you need this product! I cant recommend it highly enough!

First off this product says fragrance free, that's a lie because I smelled this through the packaging IMMEDIATELY before opening lol it was super strong! But personally I did like the smell. It's a very strong soap-like smell, not really anything in particular but it is clean smelling.The packaging explains the benefits of using this brand of soap and how certain packaging choices could harm wild life at sea which was infomative. Opening it, it's really minimal like it's just the soap in there and nothing extra.I tested some out in my home shower instead of at sea though because I didn't really have anywhere else to go. I rubbed a bit in my hands. Appearantly you are supposed to rub it on your head but idk I don't like touching it so I did use a bit more than reccomended just to get the product on my hands. It's very very sudsy and gets bubbly quickly though lol so maybe that was a bad idea. Personally I have short thick hair so I didn't need much to cover anyway.I rinsed it out as usual. It didn't feel very stripping to me personally and it left my hair smelling nice and clean, kind of like the product somewhat. Also personally it didn't really do anything special for like my frizz and curls it's just straight up there to clean.I'll be saving the rest of the bar of soap for a future vacation hopefully! I did like it, I just don't think I'm the target audience as I don't go outside much to truly get the benefits of using a special soap like this. I think the bar form makes it very portable for those who do travel and swim, which makes it worth the value.

I would split my review into two sections:1. Shampoo bars as a concept, and2. This specific shampoo bar1. Shampoo bars as a conceptTo me, shampoo bars in general offer very limited use.They are definitely convenient for travel — especially if you are flying with only a carry-on. Maybe also useful for backpacking or camping. Even then, you still need to store them in something — at least a plastic ziplock bag or a soap box.Outside of those limited scenarios, I do not see myself using shampoo bars.Let’s compare a shampoo bar to regular liquid shampoo.With regular shampoo:You wet your hair, pick up the bottle, pour about a teaspoon into your palm, put the bottle back (usually on the shelf within inches from you), and then use both hands to distribute the shampoo across your scalp — front, back, temples, crown. You lather, clean the scalp and roots, and the rest of the hair gets cleaned as the shampoo runs down. Then you repeat — because one wash is usually not enough.That’s the standard process most people follow, and what hairdressers typically recommend.With a shampoo bar:You wet your hair and start rubbing the bar directly onto it. You cannot really see how much product you are applying — you are essentially doing it “blind.” Then you reach a point where you think it might be enough.Now what?You cannot easily put the bar down unless you step out of the water, turn the water off, or have a designated dry spot or soap holder. Otherwise, you’re holding it in one hand while trying to lather with the other — not exactly convenient.Keeping the bar from getting soaked and melting away during the shower becomes a task in itself. It either requires a specific setup or forces you into one-handed operation.Then you repeat the whole process — because one wash is usually not enough.After the shower, you need to store it somewhere it can properly dry. Otherwise, it softens, melts, and leaves a puddle.Unless the idea is to melt it ahead of time and turn it into liquid shampoo, the whole process feels like an unnecessary complication.Maybe if these were pre-measured “drops” — one unit per wash — that would make more sense. As it is, I am not convinced it meaningfully replaces full bottles of shampoo. If anything, it feels like a very small amount in comparison.2. This specific shampoo barI used this shampoo bar for four consecutive washes. It seems like I went through about half of it already.The last two times, I felt like I needed a third round of lathering because it cleaned the hair, but was not as effective on the scalp.For me, shampoo has one job — to clean. I don’t expect it to moisturize, repair, or “feed” my hair. I handle that separately with leave-in conditioner and oil.The product claims heat and UV protection, color protection, and more. I tested it:• First two washes: shampoo only• Third wash: shampoo + oil• Fourth wash: shampoo + leave-in conditionerAfter the first two times, I could not continue using it alone. It left my hair tangled and frizzy. I could not even brush it properly without adding oil or conditioner.The scent is nice — faint, pleasant, and not overpowering. Very natural.I have not used other shampoo bars before, and I hope I won’t need to. But if I had to travel, camp, or backpack, I would take one — along with a small bottle of oil, because as mentioned, it leaves my hair tangled and no luster.