I have fine, thin curly hair that gets very dry ends that tend to snap off. I’ve tried a bunch of different methods - commercial shampoos & conditioners, no poo, natural shampoos - and finally I feel like I have settled with the shampoo bars and conditioner. I have big hopes for long term use with them, already after a week and a half my hair is much more moisturised. Usually whenever I try heat styling my hair just goes into a frizzy, fly away mess and my ends go crunchy, so I don’t bother. But after using the bars for only a bit more than a week (with a cassia treatment in between) I tried the heat styling and my hair for the first time felt like real hair - not fly away or crunchy. The shampoo bars feel so different than commercial or natural shampoos - they have a less squeaky clean feel in the shower but when my hair dries it is always clean and never oily as long as I’m sure to massage my scalp properly (having curly hair the oil tends to stay close to the roots and not travel down the hair shaft). It’s been a good excuse to get my boar bristle brush back out. I like this over no poo because it’s nice to have a subtle scent to wash your hair in - especially after cooking or being around smoke (no poo seems not to solve that problem) while also keeping some natural oils around. I was also sceptical of the conditioner bar because my hair needs to be brushed with conditioners with lots of slip in the shower and can get very knotty and I didn’t know if the bar would be able to handle the job. I was surprised to find it is better than many bottled natural conditioners I have tried. I have high hopes that these bars will change my hair game for good and maybe my ends will finally stop snapping off! I’m just sad I have to go through a few bottled shampoos and conditioners that I previously bought in bulk before I can make the permanent change. And of course I love being able to give up plastic bottles too! I hope in the future these can be stocked in SA!