shampoo?

[lorihadams]

I've looked at some of the old threads on shampoo and I was wondering if anyone had recipes for shampoos that they use.

I was thinking of using Dr. Bronner's peppermint castile soap but I have heard that it can leave your hair feeling kinda funky.

Also, my hubby hates the smell of vinegar or I would do the baking soda/ACV rinse thing.

My hair is a little past shoulder length and can get dry on the ends and oily at the scalp.

Anyone have any good recipes for something to help make it purty?

 

[Blackbird]

Hi Lori!

I don't have any homemade shampoo recipes as of yet, but if you do the BS/ACV method and you rinse your hair with plain water after the ACV, there will be no vinegar smell.

Since BS is alkaline it will strip quite a few of the oils so you shouldn't have to worry about excess oily scalp for a while after.

As for dry ends, I oil my hair with jojoba oil right after I shower when it is still wet but after drying with a towel. Simply put a small amount in your palm, massage it into your hands, and run your hands through the hair that is below ear/chin length. Coconut oil can also be used, and sometimes I add a drop of EO and apply that as well.

Since doing this I've had very few split ends and my hair stays nicer, longer.

I used to use my home-made bars of goat soap for my hair but it was too alkaline and I had a hard time combing it, and it helping all those split ends along. I'm sure there are some bar soaps that would work, but mine aren't it. But that was back before I started using the jojoba, so it might actually work pretty well now.

 

[Wildsky]

Why don't you try the Doctor bronners and see how it feels for yourself? You can always wash it again if you don't like it.

I've not used it myself so I can't say, but I mix the peppermint and the tea tree together to wash the dog...

 

[lorihadams]

I know you have to REALLY DILUTE the Dr Bronners....I've used it for body wash but the one time I used it on my hair it felt really waxy afterwards. I only used a few drops but it was really hard to comb and felt really weird. I didn't use a rinse though.

Do you dilute the ACV at all or just pour it on....this is getting complicated. Can I use regular ACV or do I need to get the unfiltered organic stuff?

All this so I can be as pretty as Merle.....

 

[tortoise]

You can use lemon juice instead of vinegar. I use white vinegar (because it is less $), and my fiance hates the smell of it, but it doesn't bother him when it is dry.

NBD. I get up when he leaves for work and shower. By the time he is home for lunch, it is dry.

I was diluting both lemon juice and vinegar. But then I realized it gets diluted by the shower, so I stopped. I also have short hair that is easy to get my hair rinsed before the solution is too dilute to have an effect.

Now I have a quart squirt bottle made for diluting dog shampoo (I used to groom dogs...) I fill it up with vinegar every few weeks.

I do mix the BS in a cup of water and swish it around.

 

[VickiLynn]

I have a book called Better Basics for the Home, that has several shampoo recipes.

Basic Soap Shampoo

10 oz. water (preferably infused with herbs - she suggests rosemary)
1 to 2 oz. liquid castile soap (less is better)
1 teaspoon glycerin or teaspoon oil
20 drops essential oil (optional - she suggests lavender)

You can substitute 2 oz. aloe vera gel for 2 oz. of the water

There is also a recipe for a detergent shampoo, which uses a detergent shampoo base. She suggests using Weleda brand for the base.

And a Soap and Detergent Free Formula, using soap bark simmered in water, vodka, glycerin and optional essential oils.

And a Basic Dry Shampoo recipe using cornmeal, almond meal and orris root powder.

I haven't actually tried any of these, but if any look useful for you, let me know and I'll get the recipes up.

 

[lorihadams]

Thanks! I may try that recipe and see if that works!

 

[Blackbird]

I dilute the ACV, about 2-3 tablespoon in a cup of water, same with the BS.
The vinegar is just the acid to neutralize all the alkaline, so diluted works fine, plus if you dilute your vinegar lasts long.
I just use regular ACV. If I'm going to use vinegar, I almost always use the AC stuff anyway, so I don't even bother owning white. Alternatively you can use kombucha vinegar! I've used that with the same results as ACV.

BTW - good luck getting hair like mine. It's a gift from the Gods.

 

[Farmfresh]

I have been using a homemade shampoo for about a month and a half now. It is made from a homemade 100% olive oil Castile soap bar with some vanilla powder and orange oil added for scent.

It does feel kind of waxy right after you wash it, but that seems to go away when it is dry. I have not been using anything else and I like the way my hair is behaving. Hubby on the other hand is having a bit of trouble with it drying out his scalp. (I think he is using too much, but ?) Any suggestions on how to make it more moisturizing without leaving you greasy??

 

[tortoise]

The vinegar is just the acid to neutralize all the alkaline, so diluted works fine, plus if you dilute your vinegar lasts long.

I think it does more than that. I've washed my hair with ordinary shampoo and my hair feels nasty, crunchy, squeaky, snarly dry still in the shower. I rinsed with vinegar and my hair was happy again.

I don't know why and I don't care why.

I have gorgeous hair too.