RE: Soapnutters! Shampoo making?
These are some things I have used in the past with varying degrees of success.
i) 1 egg white
150ml warm water or herbal infusion
Whisk the egg yolk and then whisk the water into it
Massage the mixture throughout your hair, leave for a couple of minutes and then rinse.
Rinse thoroughly with warm water (not hot, or the eggs will 'cook' onto your hair!)
ii) 2 tbsp green clay
2 tbsp herbal infusion
Add the herbal infusion to the clay and mix into a smooth paste
Apply to the scalp and massage in well. Leave for a few minutes to work and rinse out.
Finish with 1 tbsp cider vinegar or fresh, filtered lemon juice of 1/2 lemon in 1 litre warm water as a rinse.
iii) 50gm chickpea flour
400ml spring water or herbal infusion
place the flour in a saucepan and slowly add the liquid, stirring all the time to mix into a smooth paste.
Gently heat the mixture for about 20 minutes, stirring constantly to ensure it does not stick to the saucepan.
Massage into the hair while it is still warm and rinse thoroughly.
iv) 2tbsp finely chopped soapwort root or handful of leaves and stems
1 large handful of herb
21/2 cups of boiling water
Pour boiling water over soapwort and herb & infuse for 30 minutes
Strain and use when cool. About 1/2 cup should be enough for average-length hair.
v) 1/2 cup bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 cup warm water
Dissolve the baking soda in the warm water, pour over your hair and massage in. You can rinse it straight out, or wrap your hair in a towel and leave the mix to work for half an hour
Rinse well.
After this, I follow with a cider vinegar rinse - mix 1 tbsp cider vinegar with 1 litre of warm water and use to pour over your hair. No need to rinse with water, and the smell dissipates as it dries.
vi) the simplest shampoo of the lot!
Wet your hair and squeeze dry, then carefully pour 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed pineapple juice onto the head and massage into the hair. Rinse well. Repeat this about 4 times and your hair will be free from oil, soft and shiny.
I have found since using natural home-made shampoos that I no longer need conditioner - they are not harshly stripping my hair of their natural oils. A cider vinegar rinse suits me and restores the acid mantle.
My daughter who has naturally dry hair, benefits from literally a drop of jojoba oil rubbed through the ends of her hair.
i hope this is of use / interest to some of you 😀
Amethyst x
RE: Soapnutters! Shampoo making?
Wow thanks Amethyst!:D
There are some fab ideas there for me to get stuck into. I love the sound of pineapple juice on my hair and can't wait to try it!
Thank you
love and light
caroline x
RE: Soapnutters! Shampoo making?
No problem,
have fun and do let me know how you get on.
What sort of hair do you have?
I actually went for 3 years without washing my hair at all - just using water. it worked quite well and I really wanted to test it out, but I'm not convinced it ever really got to the 'self washing' stage I had hoped for. I bought a very expensive natural bristle hair brush, thinking that I would be able to groom all the oils through the length of my hair, but it was kind of 80% there. I'd like to have another go at some stage, but the 'detox' stage is awful and mine lasted about 3 months. I'm guessing that since I didn't go back to regular shampoos, it won't be as bad next time. I'll have to see if I can find some old photos.
Looking at the state of my car after the rain, however, I think it is virtually impossible to self-clean with all the pollution we are surrounded by. 😀
Amethyst x
RE: Soapnutters! Shampoo making?
Hi Amethyst,
I have thick, dry hair which is quite wavy.
I'm not sure i would be brave enough to just use water to clean my hair, although its a great idea. I will let you know how i get on with the pineapple juice.:D
Yeah my car is looking pretty disgusting at the moment![:'(]
love and light
caroline x
RE: Soapnutters! Shampoo making?
Do you use any products on your hair that then need washing out? I wear my hair short, but it's very soft and fine and hangs very flat and limp without gel or styling spray.
I have considered the water only idea and haven't been brave enough to do it. I have noticed that the more frequentlu it's washed the more it needs washing! - I try to just do it every 2 or 3 days, but on occasions when I've done it after 1 day, it doesn't last the next 3 days without looking greasy and yuck.
I introduced a bottle of vinegar to the shower for rinsing hair and my teenage son has now declared that thats all he's using as the shampoos (normal and a sls free one) make his medium (trying to grow it) length hair fluffy.
I' ll be trying some of your recipes, depending which ingredients I have available and can source.