Strength & Volume Shampoo Bar - Bergamot & Ginger

Most volumizers add weight that drags the root back down. We left the silicones out, so nothing does.

Strength first. Volume follows.

Lasting body comes from strong hair, not from product sitting on top of it. Hydrolyzed rice protein, amaranth, and baobab condition and support the hair without coating it. No silicones, so nothing builds up to weigh the root down. That's where the body comes from.

The scent

Bright bergamot with fresh ginger. Citrus first, a little spice underneath, never sweet. It is part of the Humble scent family, so if you want your morning routine to smell the same start to finish, it can. Scented entirely with bergamot & ginger essential oils. Never synthetic fragrance.

Best for

Normal to dry hair. Fine or limp hair that falls flat by midday, and anyone who wants lift at the root without the heavy, coated feel of a typical volumizer.

Hero ingredients

• Hydrolyzed rice protein. Conditions and supports the strand.
• Amaranth. Backs up the strand's structure. Helps hair feel fuller.
• Baobab. Conditions and softens without coating or weighing hair down.

What we left out

We took a lot out, on purpose. The hair aisle is a contest to add: a peptide complex with a trademark, a number after the word system, a scent with a name and no ingredients behind it. We built these the other way. We took things out, and the bar got better every time. Synthetic fragrance is gone, replaced by bergamot and ginger essential oils. Trademarked complexes are gone, replaced by named plants that do the same work: rice protein, amaranth, and baobab. No sulfates. No parabens. What is left is a short list of ingredients that work.

How to use

Wet your hair and the bar. Swipe the bar onto wet hair two to three times, or lather it between your hands. Massage into the scalp and through the lengths, then rinse. Follow with Strength & Volume Conditioner. Let the bar dry between uses. Avoid contact with eyes. If irritation occurs, discontinue use.

What you get

One 3.2 oz (90 g) shampoo bar in a recyclable paperboard box. No bottle, no pump.

At a glance

• Format: Shampoo bar
• Net weight: 3.2 oz (90 g)
• Best for: Normal to dry hair
• Scent: Bergamot & Ginger essential oils
• pH: Balanced 4.5 to 5.5
• Color-safe: Yes
• Free of: Silicones, sulfates, parabens, synthetic fragrance
• Pairs with: Strength & Volume Conditioner Bar

Full ingredients (INCI)

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Vegetable Glycerin, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot BF) Peel Oil, Litsea Cubeba Oil, Water, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Adansonia Digitata Seed Extract, Amaranthus Caudatus Seed Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Polyquaternium-10, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Chromium Oxide (CI 77288), Iron Oxide (CI 77492), Kaolin Clay, Triethyl Citrate.

No bottle, by design

We left the water out. Your shower has plenty of it. What is left fits in your hand: a concentrated bar in a recyclable paper box, with no plastic bottle and no pump. One bar replaces about one bottle, at about a fifth of the shipping weight. We'd rather say that than make something up. What we can promise you is that you and your hair won't miss the bottle, and neither will the landfill. How long the bar lasts depends on the length of your hair and how often you wash it. You do you. You're good. Humble on.

Figures are estimates based on Humble's concentrated bar format compared with standard bottled shampoo.

Good to know

• pH-balanced 4.5 to 5.5.
• Color-safe.
• Vegan.
• Certified cruelty-free by Leaping Bunny.
• No silicones, sulfates, parabens, or synthetic fragrance. No plastic bottle.
• Made with essential oils, never synthetic fragrance.

Distributed by Humble Brands, Inc., 1336 Gusdorf Rd, Taos, New Mexico 87571 USA. humblebrands.com.