How do I make a moisturizing shampoo??

Cali Chik

The only shampoo recipes I can find use castile soap but that's too drying and a bit strong. Do you guys have any recipes that have worked for you?

taltal

Add some olive oil to castile soap

hookilau

I use ritha (soap nuts) to make a mild and moisturizing shampoo. I use it daily sometimes depending on my gym schedule, at other times every other day.

I can tell it doesn't strip my hair because now I can't use anything else :confused3: By comparison even the mildest stuff makes me go eww.

I haven't quite decided if that's a good thing or bad, but I'm going with it :dontknow:

I added a wee bit of dried coconut milk to the mix and this morning, tried it with a wee bit of guar gum and it has incredible slip, and moves like pancake batter.

I've been using Ritha to wash my hair for a little over a month now and I can't think of any drawbacks except for that of preservation.

No matter for me though cause I just make a huge batch, then freeze in small increments. I plan to eventually do something about that though but I haven't yet gotten that far :read2:

Curly_Jammy

You can add a light oil to it like grapeseed safflower or olive oil,

KurleeEdna

taltal wrote: »

Add some olive oil to castile soap

Yes, this works (thank you so much, Taltal!)...

But, because I can't leave anything alone, I added more ingredients...
I took an empty 4-oz bottle and filled it about halfway with Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree Oil Castille Soap and added some glycerin, some jojoba oil (even though it already has some, it's not enough), and because I have seborrhea, I also added some aloe vera gel and a couple drops each of neem, chamomile and vitamin E.

Though I don't measure anything (I cook like Julia Child!), it helped my itchy head and it didn't dry out my hair.

organiccurls

taltal wrote: »

Add some olive oil to castile soap

Even before I knew the concept of CG existed, I was using 50/50 oils and castile soap.:thumright:

coilynapp

african black soap works really well for me. doesn't dry out my hair or scalp

Cali Chik

coilynapp wrote: »

african black soap works really well for me. doesn't dry out my hair or scalp

How do you make it a shampoo?

oh btw Camden Grey has a sulfate free shampoo base!

coilynapp

Cali Chik wrote: »

coilynapp wrote: »

african black soap works really well for me. doesn't dry out my hair or scalp

How do you make it a shampoo?

oh btw Camden Grey has a sulfate free shampoo base!

dilute with distilled water. I usually use a 2-3 oz size of the raw soap

Purpleolive

hookilau wrote: »

I use ritha (soap nuts) to make a mild and moisturizing shampoo. I use it daily sometimes depending on my gym schedule, at other times every other day.

I can tell it doesn't strip my hair because now I can't use anything else :confused3: By comparison even the mildest stuff makes me go eww.

I haven't quite decided if that's a good thing or bad, but I'm going with it :dontknow:

I added a wee bit of dried coconut milk to the mix and this morning, tried it with a wee bit of guar gum and it has incredible slip, and moves like pancake batter.

I've been using Ritha to wash my hair for a little over a month now and I can't think of any drawbacks except for that of preservation.

No matter for me though cause I just make a huge batch, then freeze in small increments. I plan to eventually do something about that though but I haven't yet gotten that far :read2:

What is Ritha? I have been trying to look for it online but i am having no luck where do u buy yours? Your hair looks amazing by the way.

runnerchicki

You can buy good soapnuts here: http://maggiespureland.com/

They make a good laundry detergent too.

Cerendipity

I take chunks of african black soap and chop it down slightly, then I put it in a container with aloe vera gel and pure aloe vera, Once its all dissolved I add in other things that I like, even a little fragrance.

Cali Chik

I gotta try soapnuts and the african black soap.

3c4d7zwhatevs

Cali Chik wrote: »

I gotta try soapnuts and the african black soap.

You absolutely have to. I have been using the Dr. Woods castile soap infused with shea butter and African Black Soap - love it! It really helps my curl definition (I read about this on another thread here and tried it to success)

Deekeshay32

Thanks for the inspiration ladies. I can't wait to get my oils and other products in the mail soon...I'm ready to start experimenting, seeing as most commercial products have one or more chemicals in it that I just don't care for.

The health food store in my small, country town does not have African soap and I forgot to ask about Castille soap. Where can I find them for a reasonable price? How much?

3c4d7zwhatevs

Deekeshay32 wrote: »

Thanks for the inspiration ladies. I can't wait to get my oils and other products in the mail soon...I'm ready to start experimenting, seeing as most commercial products have one or more chemicals in it that I just don't care for.

The health food store in my small, country town does not have African soap and I forgot to ask about Castille soap. Where can I find them for a reasonable price? How much?

vitacost.com has both Dr. Bronner's liquid/bar soaps AND Dr. Wood's liquid soaps (they don't keep a lot in stock, so be prepared to wait). vitacost.com is where I found out about the castile soap from Dr. Wood infused w/shea butter and black soap. I have since discovered that iHerb.com has many of the same soaps, and ships free over a certain amount. If you don't like to order online, check a local health food store or CVS (Dr. Bronner only) or the Vitamin Shoppe (Dr. Bronner only).

I am partial to Dr. Wood's soaps because they are about $8 per 32 oz. as compared to Dr. Bronner's which are about $14 per 32 oz. where I live.

sunshower

i tried the African black soap this morning and it wasn't moisturizing enough. i want to try it again with some oils and extra glycerin added, see if that helps. i'm not giving up yet!

@Deekeshay32, here are a few places where you can get African black soap:
http://www.agbangakarite.com/
http://www.nasabb.com/
http://sheabutterhut.com/blacksoap.html

i also saw some for cheap on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EM6FVK/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=A216LHO9N19DU1

i only have the kind from Nasabb, but i haven't used it yet. i'm still working on a bar that i got a long time ago from someone else.

Deekeshay32

Thanks sagehen & sunshower...I will definately check those out!