Homemade Shampoo

Step 5 DE-FLAKE

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 belief, dandruff is not caused by a dry scalp or from improper hair care. It can be caused by increased oil production, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and illness.

To banish a flaky scalp, try this simple recipe:

• ¹/₄ cup distilled water
• ¹/₄ cup liquid Castile Soap
• ¹/₂ teaspoon jojoba, grapeseed, or other light vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons apple juice
• 6 finely ground cloves

In a small grinder or blender, mix all ingredients on low for 30 seconds.

Wet the hair with warm water and shampoo the mixture into the hair well. Rinse with warm water.

Cover and refrigerate leftovers. Discard after 3 days!

Comments

[mufary]

Dandruff is also often caused by a fungal infection of Malassezia furfur or the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. However, guess what's been shown to treat that fungus pretty well? Tea tree oil! A 5% solution of tea tree oil makes a great antifungal. Would your recipe tolerate tea tree oil at 5% -- would it still lather well? I'm going to try it!!

{source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12451368 and *blush* Wikipedia}

[SIRJAMES09]

AWESOME!!!

TY for posting

[scoochmaroo]

I used to use selenium disulfide shampoos to treat the same condition. I didn't realize it was Malassezia that I was treating, but it was the only thing that worked. Your comment helped me figure that out!

[scoochmaroo]

Go for it. I use the tea tree/peppermint combination because I have scalp troubles too. It's been great! Tea tree oil is great for a variety of skin irritations/problems.

[jlking3]

Just be careful, some people are quite sensitive to tea tree oil; there have been a number of reported cases of dermatitis related to tea tree oil. Your best bet for a liquid soap are those made from vegetable oils and potassium hydroxide using a superfatted recipe. This means either looking for the specific oils and potassium hydroxide, or looking for ingredients like potassium olivate and potassium cocoate. Sodium hydroxide creates a much harder soap that then has to be diluted with water. Dr. Bronner's soap doesn't state the caustic agent used, whether it is sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide (neither of these two ingredients can be certified organic as far as I know) or using organic potash water created from burning organically harvested palm leaves and soaking the ashes in soft rainwater until the potassium leaches from the ashes into the water. It is safe to assume that the chemicals were used unless otherwise promoted.

[rdhotchilepepper]

Dr. Bronner's is certified organic. I highly doubt he would have added chemicals if he could have used a natural alternative. If nothing else, mufary, you could use Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree Oil soap.

[jlking3]

Being a soapmaker myself, I know that it's cheaper for me to get industrial grade sodium hydroxide than to grow and collect palm oil trees, harvest the leaves, burn them in a manner accepted by the local fire and environmental authorities, leach the potassium into collected and filtered rainwater, and test the pH level until it's caustic enough to make soap. I was unable to find "certified organic lye" anywhere. Dr. Bronner's soap is probably organic in the sense that any ingredient that can be certified organic is (like the vegetable oils and the essential scent oils).

[Micasaloca]

This is very funny! I often have this attitude as well!

[Xzav]

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.

[geeklord]

You sure?, that seems like quite a bold statement, any links?

[Madrigorne]

Wow - ugh - here's one:

http://www.mymalignantmelanoma.com/2009/01/tullio-simoncini.html

[SIRJAMES09]

TY for posting this....

As a cancer survivor, I knew this already, but many did not I'm sure....

comparing any kind of cancer to Fungi, is like comparing an inflatable *baby doll* to the Titanic....2 totally different things that zilch to do with one another.

BTW, I'm 9 yrs cancer free!! *does a happy dance*

[valhallas_end]

Wow.  Insane.
But not unexpected in any way, shape, or form.
I really can't believe how many of these quacks are still in practice, though.

[SIRJAMES09]

I read somewhere that the ratio was 3 in 10....

[ebbstarr]

Will adding Vitamin E to the DeFlake recipe extend the life a little longer?