Make your own hair soap is very simple. Here you can learn how to make shampoo bars yourself! Includes two great tutorials for oily hair and dandruff.
If you think that soap only cleans your hands, you're sorely mistaken. Because soap can do so much more. For example, soaps can also be used for facial cleansing.
Or Make hair soap yourself - so use them as a shampoo soap.
But washing hair with soap - is it possible at all? Yes. Quite prima even.
Hair Wash Soap has the advantage that it is not liquid, but fixed.
What is it good for? Hair washing soap is very convenient when traveling. Especially if you travel only with hand luggage.
You always have to be careful with liquids. On the one hand, they are only allowed on the plane in small quantities and on the other hand, they can leak at any time.
This does not happen with a shampoo soap. Well-packaged, hairwashing soap can withstand cold, heat and suitcase crashes without batting an eyelash.
You can wash your entire body with hair soap. This has the advantage when traveling again that you save extra luggage.
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Why should I make hair soap myself?
Yes, of course, now you can go to the supermarket and buy a shampoo soap.
There your hair again get lots of parabens, kerosenes, artificial fragrances and more off. They are often beautifully colorful. But the color they get of course only through synthetic additives.
When you go to the Make hair soap yourself this has several advantages at once. The homemade shampoo soap is completely free of harmful ingredients. It is not tested on animals. And artificial ingredients stay away from your body and hair.
Although it may sound like it, but a homemade hair soap is done in a jiffy.
You don't need a lot of ingredients or time. And once you've got the hang of it, you're ready to go with your DIY hair washing soap much faster, of course.
Your best friend is going on a trip? Then sweeten her farewell with a homemade soap for the hair. She will certainly be happy if you use her favorite scent.
But that's not the end of the benefits of making shampoo soap. The nourishing oils give your hair a beautiful shine. The clay soothes and nourishes the scalp.
But of course there are soaps that are free of any kind of artificial ingredients and are packaged without plastic.
The ultimate guide to making soap yourself
What ingredients do I need for homemade hair soap?
Before we post our ultimate hair wash soap tutorial, a few words about the ingredients. You'll find ingredients for two different bars. Once for oily roots and once against dandruff.
To help you make quick shampoo bars, we didn't use a soap base this time. We work with Cornstarch* and SLSA Surfactant*. This has the advantage that preparation is much easier and quicker.
With the instructions you will see that for this you actually just mix all the ingredients together and then knead. Done.
Do you already know the secret to make your hair grow even faster?
SLSA surfactant - The most important ingredient for your hair soap
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSA*) is a very mild and skin-friendly surfactant. It does not dry out the skin and leaves it feeling soft.
In very brief terms, it is a fine white powder that is Coconut oil* and/or palm oil and organic salts of acetic acid.
Caution: Surfactant is a very fine powder - do not inhale it!
Be sure to wear a mouth guard when making. SLSA Surfactant* may irritate the mucous membranes.
Tea tree oil in shampoo soap
Tea tree oil* has a disinfectant effect and is therefore often used in face masks to treat spots and blemished skin. It degreases the skin and leaves a very pleasant fragrance.
Lavender in hair soap
Already in ancient Egypt lavender was used to care for skin and hair. Lavender soothes the scalp and has an antibacterial effect. It is therefore one of the biggest enemies of dandruff and oily hairline.
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Lemon oil in the shampoo bars
A real miracle weapon against dandruff is Lemon oil. It leaves an incredibly good fragrant smell. It disinfects the scalp and has an antiseptic effect.
The oil is extracted from the peel of the lemon and strengthens the hair. In addition, lemon essential oil makes us cheerful and fresh thanks to its main ingredient - limonene.
These home remedies for dandruff are guaranteed to help!
Rosemary oil when making hair soap yourself
Romarin has long been considered a great home remedy for hair loss. But it is also used for dandruff.
Rosemary oil namely promotes blood circulation. Thus, the scalp is better supplied with nutrients. And strengthens our hair. Dandruff no longer has a chance.
Shea butter for hair care
With Shea butter* Hair becomes soft and supple. It can be chewed refined or unrefined. For natural cosmetics, we recommend using unrefined butter. It still contains valuable beta-carotene.
If you want to make your own hair soap, you should not rely on Shea butter* do without. It moisturizes brittle hair, makes it shiny and makes it easy to comb.
How to make hair soap with soap base!
Tip: In the book, The Glow - Naturkosmetik selber machen, you will find many great instructions for DIY cosmetic projects. From creams, shampoos, scrubs, oils, you will find many step by step instructions with photos.
When I started to deal with the topic, I stumbled across the book. It offers a lot of great instructions for beginners and also advanced. And for every skin and hair type. I can highly recommend it to you and regularly prepare natural cosmetics with the book.
What makes these instructions special is that they are not soap in the traditional sense. These shampoo bars are perfect for those who travel.
Whether in your handbag or carry-on luggage - unlike conventional liquid shampoos, bars cannot run out. They are much easier to transport and don't even have to be packed in a bag at the airport.
Make hair soap yourself: The basic recipe
With which fragrances and colors you mix your soap later, is up to you. But the basic recipe always remains the same. Keep the proportions if you want to be sure that it will work.
Ingredients
- 90 g Shea butter*
- 200 g SLSA Surfactant*
- 200 g Cornstarch*
- Optional: 20 drops of essential oil, Food coloring*, dried flowers
Instruction
1. weigh all ingredients and put them separately in small bowls. Do not put on the mouthguard at SLSA Surfactant* forget!
2. put the molds ready and place them on newspaper to keep the kitchen already clean.
3. melt the Shea butter* in a water bath. Take two pots for this. Fill one half full with water and bring to the boil. Meanwhile, add the Shea butter* in a second pot. Place the second pan in the first so that the shea butter is heated by the steam and begins to melt.
4. mix SLSA Surfactant* and Cornstarch* in a bowl. Remove the pan with the shea butter from the heat and add the mixture to the melted butter. Now add the essential oils. Likewise Food coloring* and dried flowers.
Knead the ingredients with your hands. Press the dough into the prepared molds and let it cool for at least 10 hours. Done!
Do you have greasy hair or dandruff? Then you can add extra to the shampoo bars, which act exactly against this problem. Essential oils are real miracle weapons in the fight against many skin problems.
Important products you need for these two tutorials can be ordered at Amazon
- Shea butter
- SLSA* Surfactant
- Cornstarch*
- Tea tree oil*
- Lavender oil*
- Food coloring*
- Lavender flowers*
- essential oils
Homemade hair soap against quickly greasy hair
Ingredients
- 90 g Shea butter
- 200 g SLSA Surfactant
- 200 g Cornstarch
- 10-15 Drop Tea tree essential oil
- 15-20 Drop Lavender essential oil
- purple food coloring (optional)
- dried lavender flowers (optional)
Equipment
- Scale
- Spoon
- Pot
- Bowl
Anleitung
- Weigh all the ingredients and prepare the molds.
- Melt the shea butter in a water bath.
- Mix the surfactant with the cornstarch. Add the mix to the liquid shea butter.
- Now add the essential oils. Mix well. Now knead the ingredients with your hands.
- A dough is formed. Press your homemade shampoo bars into a mold with your fingers.
- Set aside overnight at room temperature.
- And already you have survived your first time making hair soap itself! :)
Or are you struggling with flaky hair right now? So at the same time itchy and dry scalp that sheds dandruff? Then you can Rosemary oil* and lemon oil help to eliminate the problem.
What you should not do now is to use a strongly degreasing hair shampoo. This will cause the scalp to become even drier and even more flaky.
Instructions for shampoo bars for dandruff
Ingredients
- 90 g Shea butter
- 200 g SLSA surfactant or SCS surfactant
- 200 g Cornstarch
- 10-15 Drop Rosemary essential oil
- 15-20 Drop Lemon essential oil
- yellow food coloring (optional)
Anleitung
- Prepare the ingredients and the molds.
- Melt the shea butter in a water bath.
- In a bowl, mix surfactant and cornstarch. Stir in the shea butter.
- Add the essential oils and knead the mass with your hands.
- Press your homemade hair soaps into the molds with your fingers.
- Set aside overnight at room temperature.
- And ready is your hair soap against dandruff!
How to use the hair wash soap correctly
You'll probably ask yourself that if you've never washed your hair with soap. As with normal hair washing, you make your hair completely wet.
Now you go with the hair soap from the base to the tips. Make circular movements. You can also lather the shampoo soap in your hands and massage it in even better. If it does not foam properly, simply add a little water to the hair or hands.
Leave the hair wash soap on for a short time and then rinse it with water. Rinse until you are sure that there are no more soap residues in your hair.
Washing hair with soaps is so simple.
Those who switch from hair shampoo to hair soap may be surprised at first. Because the hair must first get used to this new way of washing.
Especially if your normal shampoo contained silicones, it takes until they are gone from the hair. But do not worry, the hair gets used to it relatively quickly. The scalp calms down and then produces less oil and less dandruff.
The only thing that really helps against greasy hair!
Our conclusion
Make hair soap yourself is not complicated. Making hair soap yourself has the advantage that you know what is really in the product. You can do without artificial ingredients and quickly get rid of greasy hair in no time.
Tip: Shampoo soap is a great gift for friends, family and acquaintances who travel.
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