Description
Kelpie Shampoo bar. How does it work?
This pH-balanced solid shampoo bar is made with gentle and biodegradable surfactants that will clean your hair without irritating your scalp. No sulfates or parabens.
How does it care for my hair?
The organic cold-pressed Argan and Jojoba oils gently condition your hair without weighing it down. Tiny flecks of dark green you see in the bar are pieces of seaweed. Seaweed adds very gentle exfoliation to the skin and scalp. This Kelpie shampoo bar is refreshingly fragranced with lavender and sweet orange essential oils
Why make these shampoo bars?
I want to use a shampoo bar that lathers well, leaves my hair feeling fabulous, and is made using sustainable ingredients that do not damage the planet. Using powerful microscopes at PEMC I have compared the effect of Kelpie shampoo and a competitor shampoo on hair. The results were incredible.
How long will it last?
Approximately 40 washes or as long as 2 standard liquid bottles of shampoo. Kelpie shampoo bar is 50 grams, compact, mighty, and plastic-free. Store the bar somewhere it can dry out between uses. If you’re keeping it in the tin, it may not stay totally solid. I keep a kelpie shampoo bar in my swim bag that is in a tin. Put a little water in the tin with the bar, swirl the water around to dissolve some product, then use this on my hair.
How to use solid Shampoo?
Rub the bar directly on your hair, or you can lather it in your hands and use the lather to wash your hair. Try washing your roots first, rinse, then do another wash all over to wash your hair thoroughly. To make the most out of the conditioning ingredients in the Kelpie shampoo bars, try applying some lather on your hair lengths and ends, and leaving it for 1-2 minutes, like you would with a traditional conditioner. Leave longer if you need extra conditioning, and then rinse
This shampoo bar doesn’t need an acid rinse, and it doesn’t have a transition phase!
If you have a question, get in touch!
Ingredients INCI
SCI, SLSa, Decyl Glucoside, Iota Carrageenan, French Green Clay – 12173-60-3, Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Oil, Ascophyllum Nodosum (seaweed), D-Panthenol, Parfum, Lavandula Angustifolia, Sweet Orange Essential Oil – Citrus Aurantium Dulcis, Limonene, Geraniol, Linalool.
Rosalie Fairbairn –
I was really cynical about a shampoo bar and having had a previous experience of one that made my scalp itchy I’m glad I didn’t write them all off before this one!
I gave this one a try a few months ago and I haven’t looked back! I love how it’s so compact and takes up so little space in the bathroom – it’s really easy to travel with too (in my tin!).
I find the shampoo gives me a good lather and my hair feels nice afterwards. I am a total solid shampoo convert now, thanks Sophia :)
Natasha Simmonds –
I am a big fan of bar shampoos, but many of them dry my curly hair out. I was excited to try Sophia’s new recipe – and I’m SO glad I did.
The smell is lovely (subtly sweet), the lather is perfect and my hair isn’t dry as a crisp afterwards.
Cannot recommend this product enough and am planning to buy another once my first is done.
Karen Herbert –
I love this shampoo bar! I had previously tried shampoo bars from other places and was about to give up as I just couldn’t find one that I was happy with until…… the Kelpie shampoo bar was introduced to me! I really love using it as it does give a nice lather and my hair feels gorgeous after.
I have enjoyed all the products from tappermade and would highly recommend 🤩👍🏼
Emily Jeffery –
I’ve been using shampoo bars for a good couple of years now and have never found one that lathers up just as much as this. It gives a nice level of foam to cover all of the hair making it feel like your having a really good wash. I have super sensitive skin and I am always cautious with trying new products but this one left my scalp feeling nourished – no irritation or dryness. I think I’ve eventually found a bar that is sensitive and foamy and leaves my hair feeling great! Thanks Sophia.
Pamela Ramirez –
I am trying this new shampoo and I am really loving it. The first thing I loved was the smell of it, then when I tried I like it even more. It makes good quantity of foam which allow me to wash my long hair easier. And for the same reason I think is durable as you just need some to make enough foam to wash all your hair. I just genuinely like it. :)
Thank you so much Tapper made!
Kate Palgrave (verified owner) –
I’ve been trying soap bars for years and always ended up going back to refill bottles until I found this one – it foams up in a flash, feels silky and foamy on your hair and leaves it shiny and not flyaway or lank like others do. My son and husband also love it and it’s been great for his psoriasis.
Jack (verified owner) –
Mary Ann (verified owner) –
An excellent shampoo that cleans well and gives volume and lift to my fine hair. Highly recommended.
Kathrine Hill (verified owner) –
This is my first time using a shampoo bar and I am converted. It smells amazing and my hair feels amazing.
Janet (verified owner) –
give hair great body and bounce!
Natasha S. (verified owner) –
This shampoo is my favourite, the smell is amazing and cleans my curly hair really with out drying the roots and scalp out. Would recommend to everyone! It lasts for ages and travels well in a little pot.
Katie S. (verified owner) –
The smell is lovely and lasts in your hair 🥰
Sonia (verified owner) –
Works a treat! Have tried others without success but love this one.
Rhiannon Starks (verified owner) –
Lathers well and makes your head feel squeaky clean, plus smells lovely
Joanna C. (verified owner) –
I love this shampoo – the best shampoo bar I’ve found. It lathers beautifully, smells divine, leaves hair soft and shiny and last ages!
Sonia (verified owner) –
Great shampoo. Took this on a sailing trip. Brilliant for travelling & lasted for another month once home. Highly recommended.
Sarah W. (verified owner) –
Anonymous (verified owner) –
This was highly recommended
Allison R. (verified owner) –
The best solid shampoo I’ve tried so far!
Sara Berry (verified owner) –
I love this shampoo! It’s absolutely perfect for my hair – I wouldn’t use anything else! Sophia is always helpful and orders dispatched super quickly. Fits perfectly in the tin! Thank you
Helen Le-Mar (verified owner) –
Natasha S. (verified owner) –
Great shampoo bars, I’m fully converted to the normal ones TapperMade makes. The smell amazing, are easy to travel with and leave my hair clean and not dry or oily. Love it!
Sara O. (verified owner) –
Small but mighty! Delighted with this product. First time using a shampoo bar and I was amazed at the lather I built up. When I’d used it up, I bought a leading eco-brand alternative shampoo bar from the supermarket thinking that it would be the same high quality. I was wrong, put it aside and immediately re-ordered two more Kelpie bars. There’s no going back now. Just need to convert my husband and teenage children next!
Anon –
This is the best shampoo, bar or otherwise that I have ever used. There is extensive scientific research and a little bit of magic behind this powerful nugget. A tiny amount produces the most luxuriously creamy lather leaving you hair feeling clean, light but not stripped. I chopped my elbow length hair short last summer out of frustration at its poor condition but I think I might be able to grow it long again now. Thank you so much Sophie!
Sophia (store manager) –
Wonderful news, Nangi. I’m so pleased that your hair is feeling healthy.
Hannah (verified owner) –
Best shampoo bar I’ve tried, my hair feels so soft and has a wonderful shine to it
Allison (verified owner) –
Very good, best solid shampoo yet!
Rosalie F. (verified owner) –
I love this shampoo and now won’t use anything else. It cleans effectively without drying. I also find I don’t always need to use conditioner because it’s so good for my hair.
Charles (verified owner) –
amazing soap, bith my wife and I love this one, great lather as well.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Justine Wise (verified owner) –
Annie (verified owner) –
Catherine (verified owner) –
Works well and smells gorgeous
Jake E. (verified owner) –
Best shampoo I’ve ever used!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I really like the shampoo bar. It feels gentle, and a little goes a long way.
Derry Dudley (verified owner) –
Andrea H. (verified owner) –
I love the scent of the shampoo bars. I’ve used a couple of times now and have found I haven’t needed to wash my hair as frequently. My hair feels soft and in good condition. Would definitely recommend.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Lovely to use. Cleans hair well. The best shampoo bar I’ve found!
Derry Dudley (verified owner) –
Catherine (verified owner) –
Elaine –
I’ve tried loads of different shampoo bars but the kelpie ones are by far the best. Seems to work really well and doesn’t leave a residue and my hair is lovely and shiny after use. Would recommend.
Verified Buyer (verified owner) –
The best shampoo bar I’ve tried yet (and I’ve tried many) leaves my hair soft, no need for conditioned.
Allison Roberts (verified owner) –
Excellent shampoo
marcin s. (verified owner) –
Excellent product, I love it and my family too. Great scent, bar looks like nature made, fab texture, colour:) Easy to use (you don’t need to open any bottle= less packaging too), bar foams well, that makes washing long hair much easier. Highly recommended. I’m addicted ;)
Frances (verified owner) –
This is my fave shampoo I used to live in Exeter but have moved and am having to buy it online cause i can’t find another local one nearly as good!
Margaret Gough (verified owner) –
Rebecca (verified owner) –
I love this shampoo! It smells great and my hair is shiny, bouncy and happy after using it
Nicola Culley (verified owner) –
Lathers brilliantly, hair feels very clean
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Kate Abrahams (verified owner) –
Love this. I have thick hair and it’s the only solid shampoo I’ve found that really gets to the routes.
Mia Seljubac (verified owner) –
Claire (verified owner) –
Love it as does my daughter
Nangi (verified owner) –
I had been using this shampoo bar exclusively for several months because quite it is quite simply the best. A friend gifted me a well known shampoo bar which contained rice water, promising thicker healthier hair but in fact after one use my hair felt weighed down, greasy and unmanageable and scalp clogged and irritated. I quickly switched back to my beloved Kelpie and my hair immediately felt clean, moisturised, manageable and happy and my scalp can breath again. Thank you Sophia for making THE BEST shampoo of all.
Catherine C. (verified owner) –
This is my second purchase, I love it. It lathers well and lasts me quite a while. Good value for money.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Best shampoo bar ever!
Jake (verified owner) –
Amazing shampoo, use it every day! As a guy with short hair I’d always used Head and Shoulders, since switching I’ve had less dandruff and my hair feels much softer and healthier.
Sara (verified owner) –
I never use anything but this shampoo. It leaves my hair fresh and bounced every time. The bar lasts for ages and doesn’t break down with water contact. Can’t recommend highly enough! Thank you Tappermade!
Jacqui Hurford (verified owner) –
It lasts so long as you don’t need to use very much. Leaves my hair feeling light and no product build up unlike some other shampoos. I like that I can store in a reusable tim and no plastic.! I use it with tappermades conditioner and I’m converted and don’t want to use anything else in future.
Sophia (store manager) –
thanks so much for the lovely reviews, Jacqui.
judith pyart (verified owner) –
Great!
Rosie Oakes (verified owner) –
Love it! I had tried other shampoo bars before but they made my hair feel a little dry and sticky. This one makes my hair feel soft and it’s really shiny! Would 100% recommend even to those shampoo bar skeptics!
Frances (verified owner) –
Lovely product. Leaves hair beautifully soft and manageable
Lizz (verified owner) –
I’ve used solid shampoos for years but nothing comes close to this. No residue, no greasy feeling while your hair gets used to the product. It lathers beautifully. And leaves my hair so beautifully soft. Would recommend to everyone! Great for post swim, light to carry on your travels.
Jacqui Hurford (verified owner) –
Lathers really well
and lasts for weeks. Great hair product leaves my hair feeling light without product residue.
Claire P. (verified owner) –
I really like this bar a lot, works perfectly smells delicious and love it’s rustic aesthetic. I have many bars from different companies and this is the first I would repurchase. Very happy.
Hannah (verified owner) –
Sara Berry (verified owner) –
Exceptional quality product, as always. Quick delivery and well packaged. Thank you
Linda (verified owner) –
Love this shampoo, scalp no longer itchy, hair is nice and shiny.
Desmond M. (verified owner) –
I am trying to be kinder to the environment and use ethical hair care products. This is a win win, as I love the product and the results it gives.
Isobel Knox (verified owner) –
Jeanne H. (verified owner) –
Love these little shampoo bars, they last for ages, I can pop in a tin for travel. No plastic, perfect.
Anna J. (verified owner) –
Received the order really quickly and I love this product, it smells amazing and leaves my hair feeling shiny and healthy.
Catherine Coward (verified owner) –
Emma (verified owner) –
I absolutely adore this shampoo. It smells divine and leaves my hair beautifully soft and shiny. This is the only shampoo bar that I’ve found to really work well for my hair, after trying so many over the years.
Claire H. (verified owner) –
Exceptional shampoo better than any bottled or other bar shampoos I have tried in every way. It smells spa like.
James Howie (verified owner) –
Sarah R. (verified owner) –
This is a really lovely shampoo bar, it lathers nicely and cleans my hair without it feeling stripped of goodness.
David (verified owner) –
Sensitive skin friendly – no reactions at all – thank you!
Elaine Brodbin (verified owner) –
I LOVE this shampoo bar. It is amazing for my hair. Leaves it super shiny. The shampoo is kiterally perfect! The best I have ever come across. I’ve had loads of comments on how shiny my hair is and what shampoo do I use. I do a lot of travelling for work and it is so easy to take your favourite shampoo around with you in a bar compared to carrying heavy shampoo in bottles. Highly recommend.
Allison Roberts (verified owner) –
See above
Martin H. (verified owner) –
Best bar shampoo I’ve used. Good longevity.
Sandy lister (verified owner) –
Wonderful product creamy and soft leaves my hair shiny and easy to manage. I have not used conditioner since I first started using this product.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
These shampoo bars are fantastic. Great lather, my hair is soft and shiny and they last for ages!
Katie (verified owner) –
Love this shampoo a little goes a long way and lathers really well. Hair felt clean and soft after use.
Claire Harvey (verified owner) –
Gave this as a gift, to someone who wasn’t wanting to believe the hype, now she got them on her wish list for Christmas!
Sonia (verified owner) –
Works perfectly. Keep dry in between use and it lasts for ages. Great for travelling too.
Sandy lister (verified owner) –
Wonderful shampoo, soft and creamy. Stays solid right to the last smidgeon. At which point I stick the sliver to a new bar. No watse.
Caroline Fisher (verified owner) –
Love this shampoo bar especially when I am on my travels
Libby Stephenson (verified owner) –
The best bar shampoo I’ve come across. Leaves my hair light and smooth and never any residue left in.
Super pleased with this. And a local small business:)
R Bailey (verified owner) –
Works so well and lasts AGES. Lathers easily, doesn’t go mushy, cleans well without stripping the hair too much. Switched a year ago and this is only my third (I think) bar, and I wash my long hair every few days. My hair is in the best condition it’s been for years. Totally recommend, although I personally prefer the scent of the bar for fine hair (so will probably switch to that one)
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Best shampoo bar I have ever used. It holds together well, last for ages and smells amazing!! I love that I can get such a great product from a local maker!
Jennie Hardy (verified owner) –
The shampoo bar is great, your hair feels so clean and lasts for ages in comparison to other shampoo bars
Sarah (verified owner) –
You’ve tried the rest now try the best!! This is the best shampoo bar around! My hair feels clean and soft afterwards & my scalp doesn’t feel dry or irritated like other shampoos leave it feeling. It lathers up beautifully and lasts well too. (Incase you’re worried-it doesn’t smell of seaweed either!) Remember to leave to dry between each use (only Tappermade tins are great for this!).
Claire (verified owner) –
Love this little bar. Lathers and cleans really well without the horrid stripping squeaky feeling the best shampoo bar I’ve tried and I’ve tried a fair few in my time.
Annie (verified owner) –
Thanks for a great product that eases my itchy dry scalp.
Jade Murphy (verified owner) –
The best!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
A lovely shampoo, and each bar lasts for ages. Great for travel too!
Pauline E. (verified owner) –
My hair smelled nice and was glossy and easy to manage. Very good value
Elaine (verified owner) –
Amazing shampoo. It leaves my hair soft and shiny. It’s the best shampoo I’ve ever used. The shampoo bar is great for travelling and camping as it is so much lighter and more compact.
Rachel B. (verified owner) –
I absolute love that this washes my hair so well, leaving my scalp healthy. No itchy skin from unnatural chemicals and plastic free. I haven’t used anything else for months now and wouldn’t change ☺️
Maria (verified owner) –
I love this shampoo. It is environmentally friendly with no nasties. It lathers really well and gets my hair incredibly clean. I use the tappermade conditioner too. The combination makes my hair easy to style and it stays fresh for longer than when I was using a regular brand. The subscription works perfectly for me too. Ohh and they smell good!!!
Natalie C. (verified owner) –
This is fantastic, less waste, lovely scent and makes my hair feel great!
Sandy lister (verified owner) –
Best hair shampoo ever.
Jeanne (verified owner) –
My favourite shampoo bar. It lasts for ages. I use tiny amounts of the conditioner which lasts even longer! Definitely recommend.