How to prepare a solid shampoo at home to cleanse hair

The numerous factors to which the hair is exposed, such as pollution, extreme temperatures or dryness, force us to take care of it more seriously. With a simple hair care routine and using natural products that we can make at home, we can keep it healthy, shiny and silky in a natural and simple way.

Proper cleaning is the first step to having healthy hair.

To have strong, shiny and disciplined hair it is important to: wash it without damaging it or alter the pH, nourish it, stimulate its growth, take care of the curls if the hair is curly, give volume and thickness to fine hair, balance oily roots and ends dry and fortify the hair. for all of it it’s a good idea to use a solid shampoo (which you can make at home). Using a solid soap is convenient for you because:

It’s a bar of soap durable, very easy to use and ecological, both for its ingredients and because it does not require packaging.It is comfortable to take with you on your travels and to be natural does not include unhealthy ingredients that can harm your health. Provides a creamy and dense foam, leaves hair shiny and silky, easy to comb.

What is needed to prepare a solid shampoo

The shampoo is a fluid and homogeneous combination of water (hydrosols or infusions) and a mild surfactant that foams and cleanses. If it is natural, it will be respectful of the skin and the environment.

What can you add to it? Foaming products should only contain water-soluble ingredients, such as hydrosols and floral waters. It is also essential to add a preservative to prevent the development of microorganisms. And you can add up to 0.7% of fragrances and/or fat-soluble essential oils, because the surfactant helps to solubilize them.Pwheat proteins. They are ideal for shampooing, as they help repair damaged hair.

It is necessary choose in each case the appropriate active ingredient, essential oil or vegetable oil. The most effective will depend on the use you want to give your products and the characteristics of your hair.

To nourish. You should nourish your hair whenever you feel it dry. Choose vegetable oils and butters for this. The 5 most recommended are avocado oil, mango butter, kukui oil or Indian nut (Aleurites Moluccana), borage and coconut oil.To moisturize dry hair. I especially recommend avocado oil, mango butter, wheat germ oil, coconut oil, and borage oil.To stimulate. To promote growth and stop hair loss, I recommend macadamia oil, mustard oil, coconut oil, castor oil and chaulmoogra oil.To strengthen. Add essential oils such as Atlas cedar, Saint Thomas Bay, rosemary, sage, grapefruit, or Provence cypress.How to use them. You can add vegetable oils to a scalp or split-end oil bath, conditioning creams, bars or butters, or a serum for dry, split ends.

Solid nettle and wheat protein shampoo recipe

This shampoo is made with SCI or Sodium cocoyl isethionate, a mild, anionic surfactant derived from coconut oil. Add it to solid shampoo and shower bar formulas softens, maintains a pH of 6 and gives them a rich and creamy lather, even in hard water.

Use this shampoo to strengthen and soften your hair. You will have product for 80 washes and it will be stored for about 6 months. If you need it, you can change the vegetable oil for one of those that I recommend for the type of hair you have; the same for the essential oil. The nettle can be replaced by sage, rosemary or horsetail.

Ingredients for 60 g:

50 g of Sodium cocoyl isethionate or SCI3 g of coconut vegetable oil6 g of nettle infusion or mineral water60 drops of wheat proteins20 drops of juniper essential oil

Preparation:

Place the SCI together with the infusion and the coconut oil in a container and put them in a water bath. While they are heating, mash and mix to obtain a paste texture. Remove from the water bath and add the wheat proteins and juniper essential oil. Mix well. Put the preparation in a silicone mold for soaps and take it to the freezer for about 15 minutes. Unmold and let it air for 1 day before using.