Shampoo Bar Recipe

9 ounces palm oil 9 ounces coconut oil 5 ounces castor oil 5 ounces cocoa butter 4 ounces olive oil 1 ounces shea butter 1 ounces neem oil 12 9 ounces filtered water 4 6 ounces lye 1 ounce essential oil of choice try clary sage and lemon.

Shampoo bar recipe.

These shampoo bars are a biodegradable packaging free alternative to traditional liquid shampoos and contain a mixture of several hair nourishing oils. Three pound batch shampoo bar recipe. And below find our final recipe sudsy shampoo bars. Mason jar non reactive pot or crockpot for warming oils candy thermometer i have two one for the lye mixture and one for the oils a soap mold i use a silicone bread mold digital scale for.

10 oz palm oil. Give 6 percent a try and then adjust up or down depending on your preference. Buy everything you need for this project at the click of a button. 12 oz distilled water.

8 oz olive oil. Herbal apple cider vinegar conditioning rinse. 5 oz sodium hydroxide. Some people prefer a low 3 percent or so superfat in their shampoo bars others prefer a high 10 to 15 percent superfat in their recipes.

Work shampoo into your hair gently massaging the scalp and working through to ends. Shampoo bar supplies glass or high quality plastic mixing bowl for mixing lye and water i use a qt. This batch would fit perfectly into bramble berry s silicone loaf mold or 9 bar birchwood mold. Keep in mind the nature of soap is to clean and these bars have a ph of around 7 slightly less than regular cold process soap.

The superfat lye discount is calculated at 6 percent for these recipes. This homemade shampoo bar recipe from ela vegan uses lavender and clay as the main components of the soap. I started working on this back in january 2018 and have been testing and tweaking ever since. Turner forte getty images.

Rub shampoo bar from scalp to ends covering each section of hair or rub between hands to create a nice foamy lather. 1 5 oz tea tree essential oil. 5 oz lye 8 oz castor oil 9 oz coconut oil 9 oz palm oil 10 oz distilled water 1 oz lavender essential oil 1 oz tea tree oil. 10 oz coconut oil.

Rinse thoroughly and follow with your normal conditioner or one of the following rinses. 8 oz castor oil. Remove from heat and allow to cool to 100 degrees fahrenheit. The end result is a relaxing shampoo bar packed with organic oils that smell heavenly.