Shampoo and Condition bars, scent preference

[JillGat]

(Not sure where to put this post.) I make shampoo and conditioner bars and get requests for scents I don't have. I'd like to get an idea from camino walkers of which of the scents I make would be most popular. Vote for your favorite and add a post if there's a close second or a first choice that isn't listed. Thanks!

 

[JillGat]

(Not sure where to put this post.) I make shampoo and conditioner bars and get requests for scents I don't have. I'd like to get an idea from camino walkers of which of the scents I make would be most popular. Vote for your favorite and add a post if there's a close second or a first choice that isn't listed. Thanks!

The poll is above.

 

[sun is shining]

Not sure if this is the answer you are looking for but here it goes. I’ve just walked into Oviedo after the San Salvador and was a bit “shocked” at all the artificial scents that are in the air (perfume, hairspray etc). It seemed off after smelling nature (and lots of sweat ) for a week. So maybe an unscented version might be nice.

 

[Anniesantiago]

Unscented!

 

[JillGat]

I do make unscented, too, sorry I forgot to add that. The scents are just a small amount of essential oil you smell while youre washing your hair, doesn't linger. i thought of eucalyptus when I was in Galicia.
I agree, I HATE Perfumes! I got stuck sitting next to somebody on the plane - 9 hrs - who was drenched in it. Ugh!!

 

[CWBuff]

I voted "other" since I also fall into the unscented class

 

[trecile]

I've been using Jill's shampoo and and conditioner bars for several Caminos. I especially like the conditioner bar - it's the best I've used.

 

[SureFtWayEli]

(Not sure where to put this post.) I make shampoo and conditioner bars and get requests for scents I don't have. I'd like to get an idea from camino walkers of which of the scents I make would be most popular. Vote for your favorite and add a post if there's a close second or a first choice that isn't listed. Thanks!

Citrus for sure!

 

[JillGat]

I use orange essential oil for this. My favorite, too!

 

[SureFtWayEli]

Citrus for sure!

There is something about citrus that makes me feel cleaner after a dusty day on the trail followed by a shower to get in & out quickly so more can get a shower & head out to eat & enjoy other pilgrims’ conversation about their experience. I feel citrusy clean & revived! I do like Rosemary & Mint a lot! That would be my second choice. Thanks for putting your survey on the forum.

 

[Homely]

(Not sure where to put this post.) I make shampoo and conditioner bars and get requests for scents I don't have. I'd like to get an idea from camino walkers of which of the scents I make would be most popular. Vote for your favorite and add a post if there's a close second or a first choice that isn't listed. Thanks!

Unscented, I am a severe asthmatic, scented items set off my asthma

 

[lovelyshell]

I would say lavender because it aids in sleep and generally I take a shower a few hours before bed in the Camino. Eucalyptus is nice but it can be quite strong and might bother other people. Plus I think eucalyptus is intended to invigorating, so using it a few hours before bed would be counterintuitive.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I do not use shampoo bars on the Camino, but all of the fragrances you list sound lovely to me!
I would consider purchasing for using in a bath. Another thing I like to use homemade, organic type soaps is in a corner of my lingerie drawer.

 

[David]

Interesting results - apart from the fresh zingy clean scent of it, isn't citrus repellent to mosquitos too?

I would love to know what the 'other' votes were for .. I see unscented in the posts ... but the rest? who knows.

for me - I don't use shampoo but if I did it would be unscented for certain but if had to choose would also choose citrus.

 

[J Willhaus]

Phil and are currently in Alaska on a 3 month adventure. I had ordered shampoo bars from @JillGat last winter and am using them now. I started with the Rosemary Mint and it is really nice. I also have a citrus one which I will use before we finish our journey, I'm sure. Really good quality and hand made by a Camino pilgrim. Makes my hair and skin feel nice. Other commercial shampoo bars left my hair feeling like straw.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Interesting that we have different ideas when it comes to 'citrus'. That to me automatically is lemon! Fresh, clean, invigorating.
Silly really considering how many citrus types there are.

Lime is always nice.

Grapefruit would be a little bit odd.....

 

[trecile]

Grapefruit would be a little bit odd..

You've obviously not shopped for women's fragrances!

https://www.perfume.com/blog/10-best-grapefruit-perfumes-for-women/

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

You've obviously not shopped for women's fragrances!

https://www.perfume.com/blog/10-best-grapefruit-perfumes-for-women/

True, my wife very seldom used any fragrance - or makeup for that matter. Part of her attraction for me.

She had one bottle of subtle fragrance that she used very occasionally for the entire 20 plus years that we were married. (There's still half a bottle left.)

We both used a Weleda citrus (lemon!) deodorant when necessary, but pretty much nothing else.

The world would be a simpler, in my view better place without all of this artificiality, fashion, excessive consumption etc.

Please note that does not detract in any way from a good soap or shampoo based on natural ingredients - rather the opposite!