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I love our homemade shampoo bars. It leaves our hair so soft! I found this recipe online about 5 years ago, wrote it down on an empty envelope to try later and put it in my soap file folder. I don't remember who this recipe is from to give her credit - but we LOVE this shampoo bar.
In addition to how it helps heal split ends (and prevent them) and how it leaves hair very soft without the need for conditioner, this shampoo bar also helps skin issues as well. I am a scoutmaster for the BSA and have given many bars of soap and shampoo bars away to boys and girls who have acne. Within 2 weeks of using the homemade soap and/or shampoo bars the scouts in my troop were thrilled with how much their acne cleared up. This also works for eczema too anywhere on the head or neck where the shampoo bar lather will reach. I won't say it 'cures' skin issues, but it significantly helps.
This is a cold process soap. If you are new to soapmaking, please find resources to read or videos to watch that will teach you how to make cold process soap. I have been doing this for many years and do not wear the PPE that many people feel is necessary. But I strongly suggest if you are new or uncertain about making soap, that you wear PPE and have vinegar nearby to neutralize any lye that may spill or splatter.
(Warning: if you have gray or white hair, shampoo bars of any kind will slightly to moderately yellow your hair - it is because of the oils used, they cling to your hair which is what heals your hair and makes it soft, but it also has a yellow-ish color it imparts as well - I have gray-to-white hair and I tend to use our shampoo bars several time and then use a clarifying shampoo to help remove some of the oil build up to keep the yellow color at bay. I have created a shampoo bar similar to this one that uses only clear oils and I will post a video on that soon. As you can see in this video, the oils used are anywhere from brown to yellow to clear - this is why there is a yellowish tint left behind and this builds up with each use. If you do not have white or light gray hair, you're fine using this shampoo bar, my adult children use it daily with no change to their natural hair color. I have one daughter who uses henna and indigo on her hair and she is also able to use this with no issues).
I would also like to apologize for the odd camera angles while pouring the soap into the molds - my daughter and I tend to do a strange video-dance trying to work around each other as she films and I work. On this video it was difficult for her to get a good camera angle and I had to move fast with the pouring before the soap thickened. We'll try and figure out how to do this better in the future. So my apologies!
ACV or Vinegar Shampoo Bar Recipe:
Lye solution:
12.8 oz apple cider vinegar
5 oz sodium hydroxide
Oils:
14 oz vegetable oil
7 oz coconut oil
7 oz olive oil
3.5 oz castor oil
1.6 oz cocoa butter
1.6oz sunflower oil
0.7 oz fragrance or essential oil
Enjoy!
Rebekah ~ Everything Homestead
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