Sulfate Free Shampoo Bar Recipe
Making my own shampoo bars at home is the best way to reduce plastic bottles and waste.
Sulfate free shampoo bar recipe. Shampoo and conditioners can contain endocrine disrupting chemicals that add to the toxic load in your body. Do the same thing but separately with the cetearyl alcohol cocoa butter and citric acid. I love using sci because it is sulfate free base that can not damaged. 9 11 2020 best non toxic shampoo bars.
Mix the first four ingredients in a container and melt in a water bath or double boiler. Add the paste from step 1 to the mixture from step 2 and stir. Tip to make sure your shampoo doesn t fall apart. Do not add water to the.
For the full written instructions information on substitutions information on scaling shelf life and links to all the ingredients and all the equipment i. In a well ventilated area slowly add the lye to the water. 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. I started working on this back in january 2018 and have been testing and tweaking ever since.
According to the epa about 1 3 of landfill waste comes from personal care products. Meanwhile measure the coconut oil tallow or palm oil olive oil. Just rub it on your wet hair and wash your hair like you would do with normal shampoo. I always cut a little piece off to put put in the shower.
Zero waste means eliminating one s output which ends up in the trash or in our landfills. After investigating conventional shampoos and finding so many with toxic and endocrine disrupting ingredients we decided to share some homemade shampoo recipes you can make at home at your leisure containing ingredients that are natural and easy to find online. The shampoo bar can be stored for up to 6 months. I recently made the switch to non toxic and sulfate free shampoo bars in an effort to get myself closer to zero waste.
Prepare a water bath by bringing about 3cm 1 of water to a bare simmer over low to medium low heat in a wide flat bottomed sauté pan. Let it cool down to. Your shampoo bar is ready. They must be mixed in this order.
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.