Jason and the Argan Oil solid shampoo bar

As I have previously mentioned in blog posts, I am in the process of trying to convert all my cosmetic products I use besides makeup to Lush ones. So far, the converting has been pretty easy, apart from a few certain products, Shampoo being one of them.

Lush invented solid shampoo bars as an ideal alternative to liquid shampoos for people who travel, as they weigh less, and provide up to 80 washes in a single bar. This also makes them great value for money, as a shampoo bar only costs £5.75.

There are many shampoo bars available in lush, ranging from ones which are designed specifically for dandruff and problem scalps, to those which claim to boost volume and soften hair. There is all sorts available for different hair types, so if you want to try one, I would recommend visiting a Lush store and having a look.

Jason and The Argan oil, is named after a movie titled Jason and the Argonaughts. Unfortunately, I have never watched this movie, however, I do think the name is certainly a good play on words and a creative idea from LUSH. This shampoo bar is laced with lots of argan oil and nourishing ingredients to cleanse drier hair, and is also recommended for those who have coloured their hair too.

My hair is on the dry-very dry spectrum, and is heavily dyed with semi-permanant blue hair dye. After using a couple of Lush's other shampoos, and being disappointed, I was hoping this one would live up to my expectations. 

Jason and the Argan oil is a beautiful design, sporting a bright-pink colour that definately screams LOOK AT ME! The design also somewhat reminds me of a macaron. The texture of this particular shampoo bar is a little crumbly, and this kind of makes me think it might not last as long as other bars in the range that seem more solid to touch.


This shampoo bar has a beautiful scent, sharing it's aroma with the Rose Jam family- of which there is a limited edition shower gel, as well as year-round favourites Rose jam bubbleroon and  Ro's argan body conditioner. The scent is floral, and whilst I don't normally pick up a floral scented product- as I favour the more candy-type scents -  I have to admit, the rose jam scent is the perfect aroma that crosses between floral and gourmand. The rose scent is prominent, but is dampened by an underlying lemon aroma, that makes the overall scent smell like popular candy, turkish delight. 

Unfortunately, the scent is not as strong and rich in the shampoo as it is in the bubble bar, and the smell doesn't really elevate in the shower at all, however you could smell it slightly, and I feel a really strongly-scented shampoo bar may induce headaches.

Using JATAO in my hair was very easy. You can either rub it in your hands to create a lather, or rub the bar straight on your head. The latter is what I decided to do, and it foamed up instantly, creating a medium-thickness lather that could be massaged into my roots and lengths.

As the lather didn't seem to be huge, I was a little concerned that my hair wouldn't seem clean, but I needn't have worried- it felt cleansed right after rinsing. Although my hair wasn't as tangly as when I used another Lush shampoo bar, it still felt dry and I needed my usual abundance of argan-oil conditioner to smooth through it afterwards. Unfortunately, this got rid of the slight rose-jam scent in my hair so I couldn't smell it afterwards.

The one disappointment to this shampoo is the claim of being good for coloured hair. When I used JATAO, unfortunately a little bit of my hair dye did come out. Unfortunately, I find this to be a constant issue with LUSH shampoos, even Lush's Blousey shampoo, which is specially marketed for coloured hair.  I tend to use cheaper drugstore shampoos, which don't let my colour leak, so I find it strange that higher-end products from Lush seem to strip my hair colour quicker.  

After I combed out and dried my hair, it did feel surprisingly soft, however I am unsure if this is due to the fact I topped up with conditioner  and hair oil as well. I am definately more fond of this shampoo bar than I am of the Honey, I washed my hair shampoo bar from Lush, but I feel it is more suited towards normal-slightly dry hair, rather than my dry-very dry hair.

I will keep this shampoo bar and continue using it sometimes, as I feel it will come in handy for travel usage and using now and again when my hair is not so dry. It also smells beautiful and, surprisingly, is nice to keep in my room as an air-freshener. However, it will not be one I will use every day as I do have my regular drugstore favourites that I feel work with my hair a lot better.

Have you tried a solid shampoo bar from Lush? What did you think? Let me know in the comments below.

7/10