shampoo?

[me&thegals]

I have a recipe for cold-process soap shampoo that I love. Are you interested in making 'poo soap, or were you thinking of the liquid variety?

 

[lorihadams]

I guess liquid but at this point I just want my hair to be balanced. I have all but stopped blow drying my hair (sunday for church only) and flat ironing it. It has some natural wave to it and I think if I could get the dryness away from the ends and tame the frizziness then it would look almost as good as Merle's

I just want something easy, natural, that won't leave me looking like a greaseball or smelling like a salad. :/

 

[Gallina Vecchia]

I have a recipe for cold-process soap shampoo that I love. Are you interested in making 'poo soap, or were you thinking of the liquid variety?

Would you post this? I would love to give it a try. Thanks!

 

[Shiloh Acres]

Just read this to see what folks were using. I have a nice stash of Sea Kelp shampoo and Jojoba conditioner. Not sure what I will do when I run out.

I do NOT like Dr Bonners castille for shampoo. It smells great and it's a good soap, but I don't like it on my hair. The peppermint -- is a bit invigorating for a body wash, but it BURNED my sensitive parts. I'd be careful if you've not used it before.

 

[bgelber]

I use a dr. bronners for my shampoo, it does leave the waxy feeling when wet.

But here is my recipe:

7 oz distilled water
1 oz dr bronner's
herbs (depending on hair type and scalp condition )

 

[savingdogs]

I have thin, wispy, curly hair and tried the baking soda and ACV. It looked terrible. I tried different bar soaps and egg conditioners and it also came out oily and flat.
I think I need something moisturizing but cannot afford to buy expensive ingredients....so I just buy shampoo at the dollar store and use it very seldom, like once every week or two weeks now, and use a conditioner daily when I wet it, the best one I can afford. That really cut down on the dryness.
If you have curly hair the trick for encouraging the curl is to comb it the opposite way (up) and let it fall the way it likes while you scrunch it. I use gel (which I'd like to make my own) and scrunch it into shape and touch it as little as possible as it is drying.

My hair comes out great! If I combed it any other way while drying it would just be a little kinky and unruly and funky, not fall in nice ringlets, and if i EVER brush it it turns into witch hair. Never brush curly hair if you want it to be styled curly.
I just wish I could inexpensively make products that duplicate a gentle shampoo, a moisturizing conditioner and a styling gel to encourage curl. I found ways to economize but not make my own.

 

[Bettacreek]

Beer soaps are supposed to make a good shampoo bar.
As for combing curly hair, mine is "wavy", and I make sure I brush it in the shower, while I'm rinsing out my conditioner. I don't brush it or dry it afterwards. I just let it dry while I finish my shower, then take a towel gently over it.

 

[urban dreamer]

I've been using regular ol bar soap for my hair since I decided to let it grow out. I have very oily hair and it seems to work great for me. I have noticed my hair is getting dry though, so I'm looking for a good conditioner recipe. Good luck! I wanna try Vickilynn's recipe. I wonder if I can substitute water and grated bar soap for castil soap? Experiment time!

 

[ksalvagno]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Shampoo/

http://www.craftbits.com/project/home-made-herbal-shampoo

Here are 2 links to shampoo recipes. I just made the "stimulate" shampoo from the first link. I even washed my hair. It really feels nice. I have very fine oily hair.

I had really been struggling to find shampoo that didn't weigh my hair down and feel like a film was left in my hair. I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and found out from them that they basically quit making shampoo for oily hair since most people are so hard on their hair and need the moisturizers. The shampoo was really weighing my hair down. With this shampoo, my hair actually looks fluffier and bouncy.

I am going to use it for a week and see how I feel after a week. I have used shampoos that seemed great the first time I used it but with continued use was disappointing. So we will see.

 

[Wannabefree]

I have plans to make some castile soap and use for shampoo, but now maybe not. Still making the castile soap though It's good for lots of other things.