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HiBAR Shampoo bar

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HiBAR

HiBAR

Shampoo bar

Plastic-free paper packaging and a clean formula; the only limit is that disclosure is a touch less complete.

1 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$
Verified plastic-free

A solid shampoo bar in recyclable paper, no plastic bottle. Free of sulfates, silicones, and parabens.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Plastic-free
Recyclable paper, plastic-free
Microplastic shedding and leaching Doesn't shed
None
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern No concerns
No phthalates, bisphenols, or PFAS.
Transparency and disclosure Fully disclosed
Ingredients listed

Strengths

  • Plastic-free paper packaging
  • Leaping Bunny and Vegan Society certified
  • Free of sulfates, silicones, and parabens

Trade-offs

  • The Maintain line contains honeyquat, a honey-derived ingredient, so those specific bars are not vegan even though the rest of the range is
  • Bars take a short adjustment period

What's inside

A solid shampoo bar sold in recyclable paper, with no plastic bottle and no added water. The formula is free of sulfates, silicones, and parabens.

PartMaterial
FormatSolid shampoo bar
PackagingRecyclable paper carton

Free of Plastic bottle, sulfates (SLS/SLES), silicones, parabens

Packaging
Recyclable paper, plastic-free
Microplastics
None

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Plastic-Free PackagingVegan (most bars)Cruelty-Free

Certifications

Independent, third-party certifications only. Tap any badge to see what it verifies.

About HiBAR

HiBAR is a Minneapolis brand founded in 2018 by a trio who met as parents and bonded over cutting single-use plastic from the bathroom. It makes concentrated solid bars for shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and face wash, plus deodorants, with no plastic bottle.

The brand is Leaping Bunny certified cruelty-free, confirmed in that program's registry, and states its bars are free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, and silicones. Its pitch is plastic-free packaging in recyclable paper and tubes rather than the lowest price, and it sits in the mid range.

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Melissa Walker, founder of Thriving Sustainably

Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.