Do I Still Like My Shampoo??

Yassiree Bob I do!!

My hair last night before bed...........

I've been using it for over 5 weeks now and I still have enough from the first batch for at least another week.  I made another batch yesterday, so that I wouldn't be scrambling when I run out.



I've also noticed some interesting things about my hair.  It feels more "there".  That's the only way I know to describe it.  It used to feel very slippery and now it feels more textured.  It is also much less oily.  I can now go two full days without a shampoo and my hair doesn't look like you could fry an egg on my head!  Before using this homemade shampoo, I had to shampoo every morning or my hair looked gross!  On the days I don't shampoo, I just rinse my hair with plain water in the shower, and then use my vinegar rinse before I get out.   

Once again, it feels really good to use soap, shampoo, and face cream that I'm making myself!

Now if I could only make my own vinegar for my hair rinse...................

God Bless..................

Detailed Homemade Shampoo Instructions......

It's come to my attention that some of you dear readers might like to make your own homemade shampoo and I didn't exactly give you the whole scoop on how to do it!  I'm sorry about that, but will tell you now.....

The ratio of liquid to grated soap is 30 oz liquid, to 5 oz grated soap.  So, you grate and weigh your soap and put it in your soap pot.  I only use this pot for soap making or milling, nothing else.  Then you steep your herbs in your boiling water, or just use plain water, and add 30 oz of it to your 5 oz of grated soap along with 1/2 tsp powdered pectin.  Then you put your pot over low heat and gently stir once in awhile until all the soap is melted.  Remove it from heat and add in 5 drops of rosemary essential oil.

If you don't have homemade soap on hand, I've read you can also do this with castile soap from the store, but I've never done it.

Then pour it into a clean shampoo bottle or other container.  At this point it is going to be very thin, but it will thicken up dramatically after cooling down.  I like to shake it every once in awhile as it's cooling.

Anywho, once again I'm sorry I forgot to put in the detailed amounts in my post.  I'm going to edit the original post to include these amounts as well.  Good luck if you decide to do this and I'd love to hear how you like it.

God Bless.................

Homemade Shampoo Updates............

Day One............

Shampoo'd as usual, then let air dry.  I never blow dry my hair, so this was in the evening after shampooing in the morning.  It takes my hair a long time to dry, plus I had it up in a clip for the biggest part of the day.

Day Two..........

I didn't shampoo today, just got up and brushed my hair as usual

Day Three.............

Shampoo'd in the morning, let air dry.

Are you tired of lookin' at the back of my head yet? 

Day Four............

No shampoo, just brushed and went about my day.  Static is a big of a problem, but then static is always a problem for me this time of year!

Day Five.........

Shampoo'd the night before, went to bed with wet hair.  Brushed in the morning....

Day Six.......

Shampoo'd, let dry, combed, took picture.........don't worry we are almost done with this.....lol!

Day Seven...........

Didn't shampoo, just brushed and took the picture....

This concludes the week long review of my homemade shampoo.  My conclusion is that I like it very much!  I hope to make this my permanent shampoo choice and hope to experiment with different herbal rinses this summer when my herbs are growing.  I'm able to shampoo every other day and my hair still looks good, although it looks better on the day I shampoo.  It is also a lovely total body wash. 

I can't tell you how good it feels to get in the shower and use homemade soap, homemade shampoo, and then slather myself down with homemade face cream!

God Bless........................

Makin' Poo..........SHAMpoo that is!

After Steve and I made my skirt, I decided to make some homemade shampoo.  I've done this before and liked using it, but haven't made any for a couple years.  Homemade shampoo takes some getting used to as it leaves a different feel to your hair.  There is sort of a break in period as well, but it's worth it if you'd like to try homemade shampoo.

To make the type of shampoo I make, first you need a really lathery bar of homemade soap.  I went to the closet and got a hunk of the soap I made last year.  Click here and here to see what that was all about. 

Then you have to grate that chunk of soap up and weigh it out.  You need 5 oz

This is what I use to grate my soap.  I love this old grater.

Then you have to mix your grated soap with 30 oz of water or an herbal water mix and 1/2 tsp powdered pectin. 

The powdered pectin keeps the soap from clumping and separating back into little grated chunks of soap.

I also put in about 5 drops of rosemary essential oil.

Here is the grated soap with the water, pectin, and rosemary added in.  Instead of plain water I used chamomile tea.  Chamomile is a good rinse for light hair, and even though my hair is brunette I think it'll be ok.  If my hair turns green, you'll know why!

After it is all melted and smooth, I fill a small bottle with the shampoo.  Then I put the rest of the shampoo in a bigger bottle and just refill my smaller bottle.  In this picture it's still warm.  As it cools it will settle and thicken into a nice shampoo texture.  You can also use this as a nice handsoap, it's very smooth and silky! 

I make a hair rinse with vinegar and herbs to use after shampooing.  When you use homemade shampoo it's a good idea to use a vinegar hair rinse to balance your ph.  I don't have any fresh herbs being winter so I just used some more chamomile tea.  I'll mix it in a mason jar, then fill a smaller bottle to keep in the shower.  You have to keep it cool or it will ferment, so I'll keep the big bottle of it in the fridge and simply refill the small bottle as needed.

Stay tuned to hear how I like this batch of homemade shampoo!

God Bless.........................