How To Make Shampoo At Home

Today, most hygiene products contain a wide variety of chemicals and are synthetic. So they are not very healthy for your body, hair, nails, etc. Many of these products can go into the pores and bloodstream. If you want a natural alternative to shampoo, read the following tips on how you can make it yourself at home.

Natural shampoo from vinegar and baking soda

Organic shampoos are made from plants and natural ingredients. Their scents come from essential oils, but they can be very expensive. However, we have another solution so you don’t have to worry about the price, namely, we bring back the means our ancestors used for hygiene and health.

For example, apple cider vinegar and baking soda can cleanse your hair and scalp in just a few minutes and achieve great results.  You can also add certain essential oils to mask the strong smell of vinegar. Each essential oil works differently: tea tree oil works well for dandruff, rosemary oil works for broken and loose hair, and lavender oil relaxes the scalp.

Mix a tablespoon of baking soda with a glass of warm water until it is well dissolved. Pour the mixture into an empty plastic bottle (for example, an empty, washed shampoo bottle). If your hair is easily greasy, put a little more baking soda. Mix 2 dl of apple cider vinegar and 2 dl of warm water in another bottle. This is a conditioner.

Moisten your hair and gently rub the first mixture into your hair. Rinse with warm water. You may find that your hair is a little dry. Don’t worry, the conditioner will help keep the pH in balance. Add the conditioner in the same way, leave on for a few minutes and rinse.

Keep in mind that during the first few days or even weeks of using this shampoo and conditioner, your hair will need to adapt to this new style of washing and provide new protection. Your hair may be more greasy than usual or may have dandruff in the first few weeks. Be patient as your hair will become even healthier.

Aloe Vera shampoo

Aloe Vera is an amazing plant with skin softening properties. For this reason, it is often used as a basis for natural shampoo recipes.

You will need four different ingredients for this shampoo: glycerin (5 ml), aloe Vera gel (tablespoon), olive oil soap (60 ml) and vegetable oil (1 ml). These ingredients are usually found in health food stores. Aloe vera can be taken with a spoon directly from the plant. Cut one leaf and separate the two parts lengthwise.

You can add a few drops of essential oil to this shampoo to get a nice scent or to relieve some specific problem like hair loss, dandruff or dry scalp.

Mix all the ingredients and put them in a container. You can mix with a spoon or blender. Afterwards, you can add essential oil if you wish. From this dose you get about 120 ml of shampoo. Pour into a plastic or glass bottle. You can use a funnel to make it easier to pour. The important thing is that you get the bottle closed properly.

Use this shampoo every time you wash your hair. You can use this if necessary even every day. Before using aloe Vera shampoo, shake the bottle to mix the ingredients evenly.

Chamomile shampoo

It is very likely that you have ever washed your hair with chamomile. For this great recipe you will need the following ingredients: 1 liter of sodium lauryl sulfate, 2.5 dl of water, 20 grams of chamomile (or 4 bags of chamomile tea), 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon of cetyl alcohol, a glass 2.5 liter container or bottle, funnel and a liter plastic bottle.

Heat the water in the pot until it starts to boil. Put in the chamomile and let simmer for five minutes (heat off). Strain out the chamomile. Add cetyl alcohol and oil. Turn over low heat and heat until ingredients are well mixed. Pour the sodium lauryl sulfate into a glass container and then add all the above ingredients. Stir and pour the mixture through the funnel into a plastic bottle.

This chamomile shampoo should be stored in a cool place. Doing the shampoo yourself will get your body less toxic products than if you bought the shampoo from the store.

Honey shampoo

For this homemade recipe, you need liquid olive oil soap, pure bee honey, and water. Mix 1 dl of soap, 1 dl of water and 2 dl of honey in a bottle with a screw cap. Shake gently to mix all ingredients well. Wash your hair as usual and leave the substance on for about 10 minutes. Then rinse off.

Another option is to mix 50 ml of honey, 2 tablespoons of water, 2 tablespoons of liquid olive oil soap, 1 large egg, 1 tablespoon of walnut water, 1 teaspoon of rose water and 1 tablespoon of wheat germ. Pour the mixture into a screw cap bottle. Apply to hair in the same way as normal shampoo.