Shampoo Bar Recipe

Remove from heat and allow to cool to 100 degrees fahrenheit.

Shampoo bar recipe.

The superfat lye discount is calculated at 6 percent for these recipes. 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. These shampoo bars are a biodegradable packaging free alternative to traditional liquid shampoos and contain a mixture of several hair nourishing oils. Shampoo bar supplies glass or high quality plastic mixing bowl for mixing lye and water i use a qt.

Combine milk and water and refrigerate until very cold. Three pound batch shampoo bar recipe. Combine olive oil coconut oil castor oil cocoa butter sweet almond oil shea butter and beeswax in a stainless steel pot and melt over medium low heat. 5 oz sodium hydroxide.

This batch would fit perfectly into bramble berry s silicone loaf mold or 9 bar birchwood mold. Give 6 percent a try and then adjust up or down depending on your preference. 12 oz distilled water. Rinse thoroughly and follow with your normal conditioner or one of the following rinses.

Today s recipe is definitely long overdue but i wanted to make sure it was on point before i shared it it s a sulphate free shampoo bar. 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. Herbal apple cider vinegar conditioning rinse. 8 oz olive oil.

10 oz coconut oil. 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. The end result is a relaxing shampoo bar packed with organic oils that smell heavenly. Rub shampoo bar from scalp to ends covering each section of hair or rub between hands to create a nice foamy lather.

I started working on this back in january 2018 and have been testing and tweaking ever since. Work shampoo into your hair gently massaging the scalp and working through to ends. And below find our final recipe sudsy shampoo bars. Turner forte getty images.

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. 10 oz palm oil. 1 5 oz tea tree essential oil. 8 oz castor oil.