Lush Godiva Bar Product Review

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by alex | on October 31st, 2012 | 10 comments

Step Away from the Bottle

Batiste Dry Shampoo and Lush Shampoos are super popular with girls everywhere, including you. Today’s Travel Fashion Girl, Trish from Eternal Wandering shares her experience with the Godiva Shampoo Bar from Lush and shows you how to use it.

When you pack bottles of shampoo and conditioner there is a lot to consider. Am I going to go through airport security? It’s this larger than 3 ounces? Do I have a plastic bag to wrap the bottles with in case they leak? Bottles of shampoo and condition are heavy. When you pack for an around the world trip you look for ways to reduce the weight on your back via any method possible.

Enter stage left…Lush solid shampoo and conditioner bars. Each one lasts 50 washes and is the size of a bar of soap. (I’m sold!) You work them between your hands a produce a frothy lather that leaves your hair clean and smelling incredible. There are a variety of scents. Some are just shampoo but there is also the shampoo/conditioner combo.

The bars are super simple to throw in your purse or toiletry tote. You should get a shampoo tin tin to store them in which helps keep them in the best shape between showers.

There is a trick with the tins. You need to make sure the bar is totally dry before you put it in the tin or it will get slimy. I set the bar on the counter after my shower and give it an hour or two before popping it in the tin. Easy peasy.

The Godiva bar (named for the naked tax protestor Lady Godiva) is my favorite of all the products Lush offers. It’s my favorite for two reasons.

First, this one bar combines shampoo and conditioner. That means one less item to pack and carry on my back. This also allows for shorter showers, which is key in many places where you don’t have an abundance of warm water. You can also use this product as a body wash to clean and shave. The convenience factor for this one item makes it my quick shower solution.

I was skeptical of this product because I have extremely thick hair and usually use a ton of conditioner. I was delighted that my hair came out clean, soft and manageable.

The second reason Godiva is my favorite is the scent. It’s a mix of shea butter, nut oils and jasmine. The smell has some serious staying power which we all could use when we’re traveling.

Lush sells the Godiva Bar for $10.95. To learn more about this and other LUSH products,check out Lush Shampoos.

Thanks Trish! Great review! You’ve officially sold me on the bars – 50 washes? That’s perfect.

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Gretchelle Wednesday - 20 / 02 / 2013 Reply

Great post! I used this exact bar when I went on my first trip abroad to Copenhagen. I also found that it got my hair greasy after a couple washes. One think that helped me was to use baby powder as a dry shampoo in between washes. It can be a little tricky for darker hair but it revived my hair after washes where the bar left my hair on the greasy side. Also i found baby powder to be sooo useful on my trip during the summer!
- alex Friday - 12 / 04 / 2013 Reply
  
  I'm a big fan of baby powder and liek that I can get it anywhere so I never travel without it :-)
Suzanne Thursday - 10 / 01 / 2013 Reply

Me and my best friend went this route for our Europe trip and we ditched the bars after 1 week. Our hair was just not looking good. The Godiva smelt heavenly but I agree with Melissa made my hair greasy.
- alex Thursday - 10 / 01 / 2013 Reply
  
  that's too bad. greasy hair is no fun, especially in Europe where you want to look chic. did you find a more preferable replacement to recommend? :-) Thanks for reading!
Bennett Thursday - 15 / 11 / 2012 Reply

I love LUSH shampoo. I still use regular conditioner, but the bar lasts ages. I'd never count in washes, but my current bar has been around for at least the last 7 months, if not a couple more! http://thefurtheradventuresofbennett.com
- alex Thursday - 15 / 11 / 2012 Reply
  
  Everyone's talking about it. I'm gonna get a bar on my next trip to the UK :-)
Melissa - The Mellyboo Project Sunday - 04 / 11 / 2012 Reply

I brought the Lady Godiva bar on my first trip to Australia back in 2010. I started out loving it... but after a month my hair was just DYING for a deep condition. I had to beg a fellow traveler to borrow her conditioner. I also found that after a few weeks I found my hair started to feel and look very greasy very quickly. It never felt completely clean. I ended up ditching the shampoo bar and opting for regular shampoo and conditioner after about 2 months.
- alex Monday - 05 / 11 / 2012 Reply
  
  it's good to hear the other side of it. no matter what i do i always carry my leave in. cant live without it. everything else is secondary ;-)
Pola (@jettingaround) Sunday - 04 / 11 / 2012 Reply

It's been a while since I did any camping etc., but I am curious to try this product, juts to see what it does to my hair! :) It seems to be fun to use.
- alex Monday - 05 / 11 / 2012 Reply
  
  let me know how it goes if you try it :-)