These days most of the commercial shampoos are fabricated with SLS/SLES, parabens, and other chemical substances which will ruin the hair health and leads to hair thinning or hair loss.
Instead, for healthy hair growth, it’s preferable to use a shampoo that is free of harsh chemicals and preservatives. Therefore, then relying on commercial products make a DIY shampoo with a perfect blend of natural and organic ingredients which can promote hair growth.
Let’s dig into the amazing recipes to make a DIY shampoo.
1. Green Tea Shampoo
How to prepare?
- Steep 4-5 green tea bags in a bowl of hot water for a couple of minutes and let it cool down
- Now, in a bowl take Castile soap and a tablespoon of Olive oil
- To that mixture, add the green tea solution
- Add your favorite essential oils such as lavender or rosemary for a nice fragrance
- Blend all the ingredients and transfer them into a bottle
- You need to refrigerate the mixture as soon as you use it because it doesn’t stay long as it has no added preservatives.
Recipe Idea: Littlediy.com
2. DIY Dry shampoo with Arrowroot powder
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Organic Arrowroot powder
- 1/4 cup Baking soda
- 1 Tbsp Rosemary powder or essential oil
- 1/2 cup organic Cacao powder
- 1 Tbsp organic Oatstraw powder
- 10 drops of Bergamot essential oil
How to prepare?
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl together until combined well
- Transfer the mixture into a dry container or a spray bottle
- Store it away from moisture
Recipe Idea: blog.mountainroseherbs.com
3. DIY Coconut milk shampoo
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Coconut milk
- Unscented Castile soap
- 1 Tsp Jojoba oil
- 2 Tsp Vegetable Glycerin
- 15-20 drops of essential oil of your choice
How to prepare?
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl together until combined well
- Transfer the mixture into a dry container or a spray bottle
- Store it away from moisture
Recipe Idea: Sixdollarfamily.com
4. DIY Shampoo bars for healthy hair
Ingredients:
- 3 Tsp Cocoa butter
- 1 Tbsp Coconut oil
- 2 Tsp Cetyl alcohol
- 1 Vitamin e capsule
- 1/2 pound Goat milk
- 1 Tsp Apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tsp organic Argan oil
- 1 Tsp Sea salt
- 1 Tsp Baking soda
- 10 drops of Tea tree essential oil
- 10 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 10 drops of Peppermint essential oil
- 10 drops of Rosemary essential oil
- 1/4 cup crushed Lavender petals
- Soap colorant
- Double boiler
How to prepare?
- Firstly, add cetyl alcohol, coconut oil, and cocoa butter to a double boiler and heat it until the ingredients are completely melted over medium heat.
- Cut the melt and add soap base into cubes
- Later, stir continuously by adding ACV, sea salt, baking soda, argan oil, and vitamin e into the mixture.
- Finally, add all the other ingredients into the mixture and stir to combine.
- Sprinkle some crushed lavender into each cavity of the soap mold
- Now, pour the shampoo bars mixture into a silicone mold
- Spray the top of mold with a spritz of rubbing alcohol
- Allow the shampoo bars to harden at room temperature at least for 2 hours
- Store them in an airtight containers until ready to use
Recipe Idea: Happy-mothering.com
5. Homemade Shampoo without Castile soap
Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp Organic Honey
- 3 drops Lavender essential oil
- 2 Tsp Coconut oil
How to prepare?
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl together until combined well
- Transfer the mixture into a dry container or a spray bottle
- Store it away from moisture
Recipe Idea: Beautymunsta.com