Homemade Shampoo
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introHomemade Shampoo
Your ultimate guide to homemade shampoo! Here are ten easy recipes you can use to find the perfect formula for your hair.
The benefits are that you can use all natural ingredients, avoid all of the fillers and irritants commercial makers use, scent it any way you want, and customize it to suit your hair's needs.
What more do I need to say?
I love my homemade shampoo. It smells great and leaves my hair feeling light and soft.
for those of you who are following my "made by me" thread, this is my first gift to give!
For normal hair, or as a base to add your own scents, use1/4 cup distilled water1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - I use unscented, but you can choose your favorite1/2 teaspoon …
To wake up your scalp and your senses, try tea tree and peppermint oil!This one's my personal favorite, and the one I use daily. It's so refreshing!Combine 1/4 cup distill…
For dry hair, try this:1/4 cup distilled water1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - your favorite scent1/4 cup aloe vera gel1 teaspoon glycerin1/4 teaspoon avocado oil or jojoba oi…
Chamomile makes this 'poo a calming treat. Chamomile also has natural lightening properties, so combine this with lemon juice if you want to lighten your hair!1 cup distil…
Dandruff can affect many different people in every age group. Dandruff can manifest as either very dry and flaky scalp or very oily scalp with flakes. Contrary to popular …
Fragrant and lively, try this recipe to add shine to your hair.1/4 cup distilled water1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - try Lemon!2 Tbsp dried rosemary2 Tbps sweet almond oil1/…
This is a great shampoo for any hair type.1/4 cup distilled water1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - I use unscented, but you can choose your favorite1/2 teaspoon jojoba, grapese…
I can't resist the alluring smell of this luxurious shampoo. 1/4 cup distilled water1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap - I use unscented, but you can choose your favorite2 tsp jo…
This is a great in-between treatment for hair, if you're helping someone who can't wash their hair on their own, or for removing dirt and oil from the hair when fresh wate…
Though there are already plenty of instructables that cover this topic, I thought my list wouldn't be complete without including the simplest way to get clean, healthy hair…
| WHATS THE BEST PLACE TO GET CASTLE SOAP?
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| Ok, so I got myself some rose-scented Savon de Marseille, some
jojoba oil and some de-ionised water. I mixed it together and tried it
for the first time and it seemed to leave my hair oily and heavy, not to
mention more difficult to dry. So I checked back and saw that perhaps I
should put more water in and get some apple cider vinegar to help. I
have diluted it and rinsed with the vinegar but it's still the same!
Where am I going wrong, or is this normal? I really want to make this work!
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| I'm sorry to hear this!
Perhaps the Savon de Marseille is heavier than the castille soap I'm using. It could be that no additional oil is needed.
I haven't had this same trouble, but I have very fine hair.
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| This is a perfect guide to get started and discover which recipes work
best with your hair, as not all recipes work for everyone.<br
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| I made this put in a foamer works great.
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| I can't wait to give this a try. If I can't get hold of
"liquid" castile or savon de marseille, is there a way of
doing it with soap flakes?
I'm in the UK, so what does a "cup" equal in mililitres? If
you know....
THANKS
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| the glycerin is usually vegetable and you can buy it at walmart or any
drugstore. I found it at walmart near the alcohol and perxoide. It is
sold as a skin softner.
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| Jun 19, 2009. 10:20 AMXzav
says:
Yes, dandruff is a fungus. According to Dr Tullio Simoncini cancer is a
fungus and can be killed with alluminum free baking soda. Dr Tullio has
a 90 % success rate and does not use chemo nor radiation which are know
to cause cancer. Doug Kauffman also says that fungus cause most
diseases on earth including diabetes, parkinson, lou Garret, arthritis
and most other diseases and can be killed thru natural means.
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| You sure?, that seems like quite a bold statement, any links?
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| Aug 5, 2009. 12:37 PMiamshe
says:
What a great idea for camping, too!
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| What kind of glycerin and where can i get it.
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| i have to say this is not 100% ECO, what u used, like the bubble will
pollute the water.
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| Try finding a castile soap with a lighter olive oil. The more virgin the
oil the lighter it will be.
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| I am looking for a natural alt
so what the fook is liquid Castile Soap ?????????????????
Is it natural?????????????
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| Castile Soap is completely natural. The basic recipe uses olive oil,
water, and lye. Lye is caustic when in it's original form but when mixed
for the soap it becomes non-toxic. Search for basic castile soap
recipe's. There are tons on the internet.
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| Regular hard castile soap is sodium hydroxide and an oil, usually olive
oil. The sodium hydroxide causes the oil to soldify. Liquid castile soap
is oil and potassium hydroxide, which, with a little bit of distilled
water, stays liquid. It's totally natural---you get lye from rendering
potash. It's probably chemically produced these days, but it's pretty
enviro-friendly, particularly when it bonds with something else, which
increases it's PH
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| Liquid Castile Soap (according to the label on my Dr. Bronner's bottle)
is "Saponified Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Palm Oil, and Organic
Olive Oil and Purified Water", which is to say organic vegetable
oils mixed with sodium hydroxide (lye) and distilled water. So yes,
it's natural.
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| Hey if you think this is cool check out my Aloe vera snail repelent its
all natural and safe please search for aloe vera and it will come up!
thank you!great stuff.
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| Jul 18, 2009. 7:51 PMspydyr
says:
I found some Dr Bonners Castile soap that has Jojoba, TeaTree, and a
couple other oils. Does that mean I should skip adding those if I use it
in the recipes?
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| Definitely skip the tea tree oil. But I think more jojoba wouldn't be too bad - just up to your personal preference. You can probably get away without it.
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| If it's very thin, would it work in a foamer?
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| Some people have trouble with the castile soap clogging foamers, however
I am using an old Bath and Body Works bottle and it's foaming fine (I
just have castile and water in it...I don't know about jojoba oil..)
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| What is a "foamer" and where can I get one?
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| Yes, that is the perfect solution!
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| I've tried another chamomile shampoo recipe and it left my hair feeling
heavy and oily. Could you suggest a particular castille soap? I have
thin straight hair by the way. Thanks!
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| I had this problem too, I think there was too much oil for my hair type.
To solve it I washed my hair with dishwashing liquid to remove the oil
(I know how it sounds, but it's made to remove oil/grease....it was a
quick easy fix) and then I diluted my shampoo with more distilled water.
This seems to work so far.
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| I have thin, straight hair too. This shampoo does make my hair feel heavy sometimes. I use Dr. Bronner's castille soap, but I recommend rinsing with apple cider vinegar to make your hair feel less heavy. And avoid conditioners in combo. Maybe try one day on, one day off. I find I don't need to wash my hair every day with this stuff - every other day does fine!
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| Jul 8, 2009. 10:19 PMwgoble
says:
Dr. Bronner's castile soap spotted at Meijer. Bottom shelf(where the
best stuff usually hides). It was in the skin care aisle with three
varieties available.
Great 'ible.
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| hi!
just one question. can i combine steps 3 &4 a.k.a "quench and
soothe"....and if i do how should i follow the measurements.....add
a bit more a bit less??? thanks..... this sounds awesome.
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| Nice body. It's pity that I cannot invite you to a date :)
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| I have another question regarding the recipe(s). I've been slowly
accumulating the ingredients to make the home-brew shampoo, but recently
realized that I have a bottle of jojoba and
vitamin e oil. The ratio is 90% jojoba and 10% vitamin e. Do you
think this would be acceptable as my 'oil' ingredient, or should I just
purchase a straight-up jojoba oil?
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| I wouldn't worry about buying something else - that sounds great!
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| Im defiantly going to try this recipe! My hair is combination, greasy at
the top (bangs and crown area) and dry and frizzy at the ends. My
stylist tried this one shampoo on me that worked wonders, but its not
cheap. So now Im searching for a cheaper shampoo that does the same thing:P
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| Ooh, try this mask just on the ends of your hair:
4oz mayo + 1/2 avocado - put together in a medium bowl and squish together with your hands until it's a minty green color. Smooth into ends of hair. Put on a shower cap or wrap your head with saran wrap.
Leave on for 20 minutes. For deeper conditioning put a hot, damp towel around your head -over the saran wrap.
Use fresh.
It helps to get those frizzy ends trimmed off regularly to make your hair look healthier.
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| add tortilla chips for a delicious snack...
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| Cool I will try that too :)
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| Looks nice! I always make my dogs shampoo, time to spoil myself. One
question though: what is castile soap and where can I purchase that?
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| Castile soap is available at Target under the Dr. Bronner's brandname
(and anywhere else Dr. Bronner's is sold, I'd imagine!) in the health
and beauty section. My local Target carries it in unscented, lavender,
and peppermint.
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| target?? awesome. i havent used that since college, and the bottle i had
lasted a while.
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| I can't find it at the targets around here, so maybe I'll order it online.
I hate those shipping costs though.
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| lucky! my target doesn't carry it as far as I know.... I asked and they
looked at me like I was crazy.....what isle did you find it on? what's
it with?
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| If I'm remembering correctly (I only buy it once in a great while,
'cause a little goes a long way), it's in the last cosmetics aisle
before getting to hair care products at the Gainesville, FL, Target.
YMMV, of course. In Deerfield Beach, it was with the body washes (my
wife picked up a bottle while we were visiting with my father in Boca Raton).
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| amazing thank you... I am going to have to go look cuz that's not at all
where I was looking! lol Hopefully it's the same here in Kansas City,
Kansas as it is in FL!! I have a friend in ATL wanting to get some too
so I will have her check also and report back to all my good friends
here on Instructables!
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| It's a soap made with olive oil and strong alkaline compound (sodium hydroxide). You can buy castle soap at good health food/care stores and online. You can even make your own at home (link goes to an about.com webpage). I'm more of the type to buy mine though, as it is easier, however for the truly home made crowd making it at home is the best. |
| Would sweet almond oil work as the light vegetable oil?
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| Jun 27, 2009. 8:07 AMBroom
says:
Sorry, I just don't understand the "rubbing it into your hair"
step in the first photograph. Maybe if you took another shot, that
showed a bit more of the way the shampoo ran down... perhaps as low as
your navel?
Just a thought.
Great, funny 'ible.
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| ::immaturity:: wrawr....scooch in the schower! ::/immaturity::
neat!....one of my cousins used to only make her own shampoo...once she
used too much honey and didn't have time to rinse completely...she was a
walking example of the whole "you attract more flies with honey
than you do with vinegar"
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