- Soap Nut Shampoo by risingsun
19 y
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Blog: Make Your Own Shampoo
Herbal Shampoos
Herbs as cleansing agents have been used since ancient times for hair washes. These herbs have very little lathering quality.
Make your own home made Herbal Shampoo with this recipe. This shampoo cleans gently. It eliminates all the dirt and oil from your hair and scalp, without depriving the scalp of its natural oil. It also restores the pH balance of the scalp.
Ingredients:
Soap nut 15.00 g
Soap pod-Acacia 15.00 g
Hibiscus 10.00 g
Water 100.00 ml
Preparation:
1. Crack the soap nuts and discard its seeds.
2. Crack the soap pods and crush the seeds.
3. Make a coarse powder of the two herbs and put it in a mug. Boil the water and add the powdered mixture to it. Cover the mug with a lid and keep it for about 30 minutes. Squeeze the solids to recover all the detergent within the hot water.
4. Subsequently strain the liquid through a double-layered muslin or cheese cloth.
Usage:
Use the filtrate like a shampoo. For best results, shampoo your hair twice.
Precaution:
Take adequate measures to prevent the shampoo from running into your eyes. It may cause eye irritation! Discard the remaining portion of this shampoo. Do not store it.
http://www.dabur.com/en/ayurveda/homeRemedies/details.asp?hrName=Herbal+Shampoos
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- Re: Soap Nut Shampoo by joyfulsojoyful
16 y
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I have used the cleaning power of soap nuts for years. first I used them as laundry detergent. Then I made liquid soap out or them for the floors and windows. And then I started using the liquid on my hair and body. It is wonderful knowing I am washing with an herbal tea. Today I get the laundry liquid at http://www.maggiespureland.com
. It works better than my home-made and it comes with organic essential oil of lavender. And I use Maggie's Laundry Liquid on my hair. My mother would flip. I think it is great. My hair does not need to be washed as often. I think that is because the soap nuts are so gentle they don't strip the hair like normal shampoos. It doesn't make suds so that can take some real getting used to. But suds aren't necessary for cleaning, my HE washer taught me that. Oh and the coolest thing is no more dandruff, the dreaded psoriasis of the scalp. Seems the soap nuts are an old Ayurvedic remedy
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