Homemade Shampoo - Easy Recipe
Saturday January 10, 2009
If you are interested in making your own shampoo, but don't want the hassle of starting absolutely from scratch, there is an easy recipe that you can try. The difference is, you use soap as an ingredient rather than making your own. This is safer, quicker, and easier.
Easy Homemade Shampoo Ingredients
- 1/4 cup grated soap (castile soap is a common choice)
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp olive oil
- 2 tablespoons glycerine
- ~5 drops essential oil (optional, for fragrance or therapeutic properties)
- Dissolve the soap in the hot water.
- Stir in the olive oil. You can substitute another vegetable oil if you like, but olive oil is generally accepted as healthy for skin and hair.
- Add the glycerine and any essential oils you might want. Typical essential oils would include lavender, peppermint, or citrus.
Comments
A low cost, green eco friendly, healthy natural way to deal with washing hair is to make a homemade liquid shampoo from soapberries which grow on the Chinaberry tree and have been used for thousands of years. They work very effectively.
Hi, I heard that you shouldn’t mix grated soap in an aluminum pan because the two can react.
How much shampoo are you supposed to use per wash, esp compared to shampoo you buy in the store?
What is the glycerin for? Can you do without it?