A handcrafted cold process shampoo bar made with rosemary essential oil, apple cider vinegar, wild forest honey and neem seed oil. It lathers richly and cleanses hair and scalp gently, with a fresh, herbal aroma.

Rosemary has long been a favourite herb in hair care, valued for its clean, invigorating aroma. Rosemary Shampoo Bar pairs it with apple cider vinegar, honey and neem in a simple, solid bar that replaces a bottle in your bathroom.

Each bar is made by the traditional cold process method, in small batches. Cold pressed castor oil, coconut oil and rice bran oil are saponified to create a rich, creamy lather, while mango seed butter and sweet almond oil add a conditioning, cushiony feel. Apple cider vinegar is part of the recipe, wild forest honey adds richness and a soft, silky lather, and neem seed oil brings the herbal character neem is known for in traditional Indian hair care.

The fragrance comes from rosemary essential oil, fresh, herbal and slightly woody, which also helps balance neem’s strong, earthy aroma. There is no synthetic perfume.

Cold process soap retains its natural glycerin, which helps hair and scalp feel soft rather than stripped after washing. Every bar is cured for weeks so it’s hard and long-lasting, and a single bar can replace several bottles of liquid shampoo.

It contains no synthetic fragrance, no synthetic colour, no parabens and no sulphate surfactants (SLS or SLES).

Who it’s for: anyone who wants a natural, handmade shampoo bar with traditional herbal ingredients, and who prefers a simple, waterless alternative to bottled shampoo.

Key Benefits

• Rich, creamy lather: A balanced blend of castor, coconut and rice bran oils, with honey.
• Gentle cleansing for hair and scalp: Plant-based soap cleanses without synthetic sulphates.
• Conditioning feel: Mango seed butter, almond oil and natural glycerin help hair feel soft.
• A traditional herbal blend: Rosemary and neem, long used in Indian and Mediterranean hair-care traditions.
• Natural fragrance: Rosemary essential oil, with no synthetic perfume.
• Long-lasting and travel-friendly: A solid bar with no bottle and no spills.
• Handmade, small batch: Cold process, cured for quality and mildness.

Ingredients

Apple Cider Vinegar, Rosemary Essential Oil, Organic Wild Forest Honey, Mango Seed Butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Neem Seed Oil, Saponified Cold Pressed Castor Oil, Coconut Oil, Rice Bran Oil.

How to Use

1. Wet your hair thoroughly.
2. Rub the bar directly onto your scalp and hair a few times, or lather it between your hands first and apply the foam.
3. Massage your scalp with your fingertips and work the lather through your hair.
4. Rinse thoroughly with water.
5. Optional rinse: For softer, shinier hair, follow with a diluted acidic rinse (for example, 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a mug of water), then rinse again.
6. Place the bar on a draining soap dish and let it dry between uses.

Tips:

• Soap-based shampoo bars are naturally alkaline, so hair can feel different for the first few washes while it adjusts. This is normal for most people.
  
• Keep the bar dry between uses for the longest life.

Storage & Safety

• Keep the bar dry between uses in a draining soap dish and out of direct water spray.
• For external use on hair and scalp only. Avoid contact with eyes; if contact occurs, rinse with water.
• Contains honey, almond (tree nut) and coconut, plus rosemary essential oil. Not suitable for anyone with a honey, bee product, nut or coconut allergy, or sensitivity to fragrance.
• Do a patch test on your skin before first use. Stop using it if irritation occurs.
• If you are pregnant or nursing, have epilepsy, high blood pressure or another medical condition, check with your doctor before using products containing rosemary, neem or other essential oils. Not recommended for young children.
• Best used within 6 months.

Product Details

• Net weight: 115 gm
• Type: Cold process shampoo bar
• Scent: Fresh, herbal rosemary
• Packaging: Recycled Paper
• Made in: Pune, India (small batch)
• Vegan: No (contains honey)
• Suitable for: Dandruff & Hair-Fall Concerns

FAQs 

What is a rosemary shampoo bar?
It’s a handmade, solid shampoo made by the cold process method with rosemary essential oil, apple cider vinegar, wild forest honey, mango seed butter, neem seed oil and saponified plant oils.

Is it vegan?
No. It contains honey. If you’d like a vegan option, try our Fenugreek & Hibiscus Shampoo Bar.

Is this a soap or a shampoo?
It’s a cold process, soap-based shampoo bar made from saponified plant oils, with added ingredients. This is a traditional and plastic-bottle-free way to wash hair.

Does the apple cider vinegar make the bar acidic?
No. In cold process soap, the vinegar takes part in the soap-making reaction, and the finished bar is still alkaline like other soap. 

Will my hair feel different at first?
Possibly. Soap-based shampoo bars are alkaline, so hair can take a few washes to adjust. An optional rinse helps, especially in hard water.

Does it smell like neem?
Neem has an earthy, pungent aroma. In this bar it’s balanced by rosemary, so you’ll notice a fresh herbal scent with a mild neem undertone.

Does it contain sulphates or synthetic fragrance?
No. The foam comes from saponified plant oils, and the scent from rosemary essential oil.

Is it suitable for coloured or treated hair?
We recommend a patch test on a small section of hair first.

Does it contain nuts?
Yes. It contains sweet almond oil (a tree nut), so avoid it if you have a nut allergy.

How do I make the bar last longer?
Keep it on a draining soap dish and let it dry between uses.