Homemade Shampoo

Step 3 QUENCH

For dry hair, try this:

• ¹/₄ cup distilled water
• ¹/₄ cup liquid Castile Soap - your favorite scent
• ¹/₄ cup aloe vera gel
• 1 teaspoon glycerin
• ¹/₄ teaspoon avocado oil or jojoba oil

Mix together all the ingredients. Store in a bottle and always shake well before using.

Apply to hair and allow to sit for a few mintues. Rinse well with cool water.

Comments

[SaraNasir]

my hair really dry... please tell me a shampoo that cleanses n makes my hair silk n shiny too ...:/

[SIRJAMES09]

ask & you shall receive....LOL

I was just asking a while back about Aloe Vera....guess I should read everything first....* embarrassed*

[rcampanoli]

I just made a batch of this substituting coconut milk for the glycerin as I didn't have any and the coconut milk with help the soap to lather. Thanks for this recipe!

[rcampanoli]

I had the same residue problem as a few other folks with this recipe. I've been using natural soap to wash my hair for six months and this is the first time this has happened...lame!

[arichardson-3]

Hi, my hair has major damage from using commercial shampoo and conditioner all my life. I'm looking to go more natural, and have gotten my hair accustomed to only being washed every 8 or 9 days before it gets oily. About a 5 weeks ago I was nearly out of shampoo and though I'd dilute what was left with coconut water (we'd just bought a fresh one and no one wanted to drink it, so I used it rather than pour it down the drain) and have been washing my hair with that every 7 or 8 days now, and I've noticed that my hair is showing more split ends than ever before. I also use a natural bristle brush because I read online those are better for hair that breaks easily. My hair grows in thick and ever so slightly wavy but has no body and is prone to gathering into 'strings' that almost resemble dreadlocks. I'm even considering putting dreads in my hair. Before I do I want to try one last attempt at rescuing my hair. Would this quench recipe work well for my hair, and if not, what might? Please help because my husband is resisting my getting dreads with the stubbornness of a mule. Thanks!

[ccaverley]

I had the same problem as you! When I used some of my homemade shampoo it totally clumped my hair into strings also! (I also considered dreadlocks >.>) But what I did to fix that was give my hair an all natural oil treatment of olive oil, boiled herbs (rosemary, sage, ginger), added lavender oil and then some glycerin soap and cooked it all together in the stove then put it in my hair and left it on for about fifteen minutes. Then I used an herbal shampoo to wash out all of the oil and voila! The strings were gone and I had shiny soft hair! :) I usually don't have a shiny soft hair type and I haven't cut my hair in over a year so it really had effect :3

[scoochmaroo]

If your hair is showing split ends, it's time for a haircut! There's no way to mend split ends. Commercial products can use silicone to smooth them down and reduce their appearance, but once the ends are split, they'll only continue to get worse. I would visit a professional and talk to them about your situation. It could have something to do with your water source, your diet, or daily activities. My guess is that the natural oil in your hair is what's collecting in your hair to create the 'strings' you describe. A very gentle cleansing every other day or so might remove some of that build-up. Whatever you try, you still need to get those split ends trimmed right off! Best of luck :D

[ctalaska]

I had little success with using this as a shampoo, but....
It makes the bestest bodywash ever! And I have *problem* skin. Also, I've been using TJ's aloe juice instead of aloe gel and water. Works great.

[nawaz00]

how can i make shampoo easily

[articice]

Take a fresh egg yolk, mix it with some plant extract, for example camomile boiled on a steam bath. Mix/Beat it and use all of it immediately (do not store).
That's the easiest shampoo possible.
ps: I love camomile because it leaves highlights on the hair; it's extract has been used to wash/light/heal hair for centuries in Ukraine.

[rodriguezalba]

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.

[way2goofy]

What kind of glycerin and where can i get it.