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basic shampoo formula

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Stormy Stewart
Mio, MI

A great easy recipe for the beginner. I love peppermint shampoo. and lemon verbina. Warning Herbal anything may react badly to comercial hair dyes.

(2 ratings)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For basic shampoo formula

  • 2 Tbsp
    liquid castile soap
  • 1 c
    spring water
  • 1/4 c
    fresh herbs or 2 tablespoons dried herbs
  • 1 tsp
    almond oil or olive oil
  • 2
    drops essential oil to match herbs

How To Make basic shampoo formula

  • 1
    Place herbs in a clean 10-ounce glass jar with a lid.
  • 2
    Boil the spring water and pour over the herbs. Cover and let steep for 10 to 20 minutes.
  • 3
    Strain the liquid from the herbs into a bowl. Add the liquid castile soap and almond or olive oil and mix thoroughly.
  • 4
    Scent with essential oil and mix again.
  • 5
    Bottle in a plastic container with a spout or a clean recycled shampoo bottle. Does approxmimently 24 shampoos
  • 6
    Herbs for Dry Hair: Burdock root, comfrey, elderflowers, Lavender , marsh mallow, parsley, sage, stinging nettle. Herbs for Damaged Hair: sage, rose, calendula, chamomile, burdock, thyme, rosemary Herbs for Oily Hair: Calendula, horsetail, lemon juice, lemon balm, lemongrass, lavender, mints, rosemary, southernwood, witch hazel and yarrow. Herbs to Prevent and Treat Dandruff: burdock root, chamomile, garlic and onion bulbs (powerful but unpleasantly scented), goosegrass, parsley, rosemary, southernwood, stinging nettle and thyme. Herbs that Soothe the Scalp: Catmint (leaves and flowering tops), chamomile, comfrey, lavender, thyme, Yarrow

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