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| Shaved Shampoo Soap |
I have used my handmade soap as a shampoo bar for 3 weeks and I have found that shampoo with handmade soap is really good even it is a bit tricky to use. If you do not shampoo right way, you will have heavy oily tangled hair left (and it is terrible!).
I have tried some different recipes (and had troubles too! some soaps did not go well with my hair.) and finally I have found my best shampoo bar recipe!
=HOW TO WASH HAIR WITH HANDMADE SOAP=
- Shave soap bar and add hot water to dissolve.
- Wet hair and massage scalp well to remove dirt.
- Make plenty of bubble with soap and shampoo all over you hair. If it doesn't lather well, rinse,then shampoo again.
- Rinse "REALLY" well with warm water. (Otherwise you'll have heavy wired hair..)
- Then rinse with vinegar or citric acid dissolved in water.
- Finally, rinse well with warm water again.
=RECIPE=
74% Olive Oil
10% Coconut Oil
10% Canola Oil
6% Castor Oil
LYE, WATER
Soap Qualities (thanks to SoapCalc)
Hardness - 21
Cleansing - 7
Conditioning - 77
Bubbly - 12
Creamy - 20
When I shampoo with this soap, my hair looks really different. I did not need any "adjustment time" that some people found in the beginning of shampoo with soap. From very first day, my hair shines and looks great. Other recipes such as 100% Olive Oil, 100% Coconut Oil soaps gave my hair dry and brittle and unmanageable. I have used expensive "organic shampoo" purchased at chemist, it did dry my hair too. Now, I use my soap and no dry hair anymore!
Personally, I do not want to leave my soap in the bathroom, I shave soaps and store in a container, and melt it before each use.
