A: Hi. Yes, we use essential oils... the same fragrance for all our current shampoo and conditioner bars. A simple, fresh citrusy scent derived from a blend of lime peel, orange peel, lemon peel, grapefruit peel, and ginger root. The fragrance is strongest when the bar first comes out of the pack, but dissipates quickly. The goal is to give something livening in the shower, but that doesn't cling around afterwards.

A: If you are sensitive to fragrance like I am, the smell lingers for over 7 hours after the wash. I am wearing a silk bonnet at home to avoid getting a headache from he scent.

A: The shampoo bar is typically lighter than the conditioner bar. There are also a few more hints. The shampoo bar is more opaque, mottled in texture and has a little "s" at the bottom. The conditioner bar is more translucent, smooth in texture and has a little concave hole in the bottom.

A: Hi. If you like to use conditioner, then... consider replacing our liquid conditioner with something like our bars. But... you're right, short hair is young hair, it has not been exposed to life as much as long hair, and so needs less conditioning. If that's the case with you, then by all means just try the shampoo and see if that works for you.

A: Hi. Yes, totally 100% safe for color. Really, that was the first thing we had to accomplish when we set out to make a true salon-quality product. (No sulfates, for example!)

A: Hi, yes, all our bars are US-made... in fact, we make them ourselves in our own facility in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

A: Hi. Hi. Thanks for asking. We recommend keeping them up out of standing water and away from any direct spray from your shower. (We use wire/chrome shower organizers. PS Target has great ones!) Stored that way, so that they can dry out a bit between uses, the bars will last and last.

A: Thanks for asking. We are very conservative in our estimate… One shampoo bar lasts at least as long as a large 16oz bottle, usually quite a bit longer. And the conditioner bars last even longer than that. Either way, once it's done, it's done. And no plastic bottle to hang around in the environment for hundreds of years.