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2007-09-16 09:06:44 UTC
making shampoo in lab
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In 1990 I decided not to use the commercially made shampoos after
reading Aubrey Hampton's book, "Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care."
In this book Aubrey tells you how to read the label on any product
that you put on your skin or hair.
Manufacturers are constantly using toxic chemicals in their skin and
hair products and disregard their toxic effects on your body. This is
easily seen in the list of chemicals that they use. Here are a few of
these chemicals found in many product labels:
* propylene glycol or glycol- a petrochemical used because it is cheap
* cetearyl alcohol - emulsifier that can be synthetic or natural
* methylparaben or propylparaben - typical synthetic preservatives
* distearate - this is polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol
which are petrochemicals
* isopropyl alcohol - used as a cheap solvent to carry synthetic oils.
Here is a natural shampoo that you can make. This formulation is
something that I have been using for many years. First collect the
following items:
4 oz of castile soap with any scent is that available - plain,
peppermint, eucalyptus.
½ oz of rosemary - stimulates the hair follicles and helps to prevent
premature baldness
½ oz of sage - has antioxidants and keeps things from spoiling and is
antibacterial
½ oz of nettles - acts as a blood purifier, blood stimulator, contains
a large source of nutrients for hair growth
½ of lavender - controls the production of sebaceous gland oil and
reduces itchy and flaky scalp conditions
2000 mg of MSM - provides organic sulfur to your scalp, which improves
the health and strength of your hair. It also helps to drive herbal
nutrient into the skin and follicles where they can do the most good.
one empty 8 oz plastic bottle, or any other empty shampoo or soap
bottle.
Mix the herbs in a mason jar, which has a lid. Boil 2 cups of
distilled water. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of the mixed herbs into the
boiling water. Pull the boiling water and herbs off the stove. Let the
herb mixture sit for 30 - 40 minutes. Put the 2000mg of MSM into the
herb mixture after 30 minutes of cooling. After 40 minutes and the MSM
is melted, strain the herbal mixture into a bowl.
Pour 2 to 2 1/2 oz of strained herbal tea into the 8 oz plastic
bottle. Now, pour the 4 oz of castile soap into the 8 oz plastic
bottle. Cap the bottle and shake to mix the ingredients.
The shampoo is now finished and ready for use. Use this as a base for
all of the shampoos you make. You can add different herbs as you learn
what these herbs do and how they help your hair. You can vary the
ingredients according to your taste. But now you have a shampoo that
has no additives that can harm you.
Basic Herbal Shampoo and Hair Conditioner - Formulas
Achieving great-looking hair without synthetic chemicals is not
difficult, nor does it need to be expensive. With a few common kitchen
ingredients and some specialty oils, herbs, and flowers, you can
create a variety of treatments that your hair will respond to
quickly.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: The time you invest in creating these easy formulas
will be rewarded with healthier, more radiant hair.
HERBAL SHAMPOOS
Choose herbs for your shampoo that will enhance your hair color and
texture, and that address any special needs you may have. You can mix
and match herbs from the following lists to develop an individualized
combination that is best for your hair.
Dry: Comfrey root, avocado, elder flowers, orange blossoms
Normal: Dandelion, horsetail, clover
Oil: Watercress, strawberry leaf, white willow bark, lemon grass
Ethnic: Comfrey, nettle, cherry bark, olive oil
Shine: Egg, raspberry, nettle, vinegar, quassia
Manageability: Yogurt, cherry bark, beer
Softness: Cherry bark, burdock root, olive oil, marjoram
Dandruff: White willow bark, birch bark, comfrey, nettle, peppermint,
vinegar
Growth: St. John's-wort, nettle, sage, basil, rosemary, onion juice
BASIC SHAMPOO FORMULA
Ingredients
2 tablespoons liquid castile soap
1 cup spring water
¼ cup fresh herbs (2 tablespoons dried)
1 teaspoon almond or apricot kernel oil
2 drops essential oil
To make:
1. Place herbs in a clean 10-ounce glass jar with a lid.
2. Boil the spring water and pour over the herbs.
3. Cover and let steep for 10 to 20 minutes.
4. Strain the liquid from the herbs into a bowl.
5. Add the liquid castile soap and almond or apricot kernel oil and
mix thoroughly.
6. Scent with essential oil and mix again.
7. Bottle in a plastic container with a spout or a clean recycled
shampoo bottle.
Yield: Approximately 24 shampoos
HERBAL HAIR CONDITIONERS
Herbal hair conditions help make hair more manageable and often impart
a smoother and softer texture. They are especially good for those who
cannot live without hot rollers, curling irons, and blow dryers.
Jojoba Conditioner
Ingredients
1 cup rose floral water
1 tablespoon jojoba oil
10 drops vitamin E oil
To make:
1. In the top of a double boiler, gently warm the rose water.
2. Once rose water is warm, add jojoba oil.
3. Pour the mixture in a blender and add the vitamin E. Blend at high
speed for 2 minutes.
To use:
1. Wet hair with warm water.
2. Pour the conditioner onto your hair and scalp, massaging in
thoroughly.
3. For damaged hair or extra conditioning, leave on for several
minutes, perhaps while bathing.
4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.
5. Shampoo lightly and rinse again with cool water.
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In 1990 I decided not to use the commercially made shampoos after
reading Aubrey Hampton's book, "Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care."
In this book Aubrey tells you how to read the label on any product
that you put on your skin or hair.
Manufacturers are constantly using toxic chemicals in their skin and
hair products and disregard their toxic effects on your body. This is
easily seen in the list of chemicals that they use. Here are a few of
these chemicals found in many product labels:
* propylene glycol or glycol- a petrochemical used because it is cheap
* cetearyl alcohol - emulsifier that can be synthetic or natural
* methylparaben or propylparaben - typical synthetic preservatives
* distearate - this is polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol
which are petrochemicals
* isopropyl alcohol - used as a cheap solvent to carry synthetic oils.
Here is a natural shampoo that you can make. This formulation is
something that I have been using for many years. First collect the
following items:
4 oz of castile soap with any scent is that available - plain,
peppermint, eucalyptus.
½ oz of rosemary - stimulates the hair follicles and helps to prevent
premature baldness
½ oz of sage - has antioxidants and keeps things from spoiling and is
antibacterial
½ oz of nettles - acts as a blood purifier, blood stimulator, contains
a large source of nutrients for hair growth
½ of lavender - controls the production of sebaceous gland oil and
reduces itchy and flaky scalp conditions
2000 mg of MSM - provides organic sulfur to your scalp, which improves
the health and strength of your hair. It also helps to drive herbal
nutrient into the skin and follicles where they can do the most good.
one empty 8 oz plastic bottle, or any other empty shampoo or soap
bottle.
Mix the herbs in a mason jar, which has a lid. Boil 2 cups of
distilled water. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of the mixed herbs into the
boiling water. Pull the boiling water and herbs off the stove. Let the
herb mixture sit for 30 - 40 minutes. Put the 2000mg of MSM into the
herb mixture after 30 minutes of cooling. After 40 minutes and the MSM
is melted, strain the herbal mixture into a bowl.
Pour 2 to 2 1/2 oz of strained herbal tea into the 8 oz plastic
bottle. Now, pour the 4 oz of castile soap into the 8 oz plastic
bottle. Cap the bottle and shake to mix the ingredients.
The shampoo is now finished and ready for use. Use this as a base for
all of the shampoos you make. You can add different herbs as you learn
what these herbs do and how they help your hair. You can vary the
ingredients according to your taste. But now you have a shampoo that
has no additives that can harm you.
Basic Herbal Shampoo and Hair Conditioner - Formulas
Achieving great-looking hair without synthetic chemicals is not
difficult, nor does it need to be expensive. With a few common kitchen
ingredients and some specialty oils, herbs, and flowers, you can
create a variety of treatments that your hair will respond to
quickly.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: The time you invest in creating these easy formulas
will be rewarded with healthier, more radiant hair.
HERBAL SHAMPOOS
Choose herbs for your shampoo that will enhance your hair color and
texture, and that address any special needs you may have. You can mix
and match herbs from the following lists to develop an individualized
combination that is best for your hair.
Dry: Comfrey root, avocado, elder flowers, orange blossoms
Normal: Dandelion, horsetail, clover
Oil: Watercress, strawberry leaf, white willow bark, lemon grass
Ethnic: Comfrey, nettle, cherry bark, olive oil
Shine: Egg, raspberry, nettle, vinegar, quassia
Manageability: Yogurt, cherry bark, beer
Softness: Cherry bark, burdock root, olive oil, marjoram
Dandruff: White willow bark, birch bark, comfrey, nettle, peppermint,
vinegar
Growth: St. John's-wort, nettle, sage, basil, rosemary, onion juice
BASIC SHAMPOO FORMULA
Ingredients
2 tablespoons liquid castile soap
1 cup spring water
¼ cup fresh herbs (2 tablespoons dried)
1 teaspoon almond or apricot kernel oil
2 drops essential oil
To make:
1. Place herbs in a clean 10-ounce glass jar with a lid.
2. Boil the spring water and pour over the herbs.
3. Cover and let steep for 10 to 20 minutes.
4. Strain the liquid from the herbs into a bowl.
5. Add the liquid castile soap and almond or apricot kernel oil and
mix thoroughly.
6. Scent with essential oil and mix again.
7. Bottle in a plastic container with a spout or a clean recycled
shampoo bottle.
Yield: Approximately 24 shampoos
HERBAL HAIR CONDITIONERS
Herbal hair conditions help make hair more manageable and often impart
a smoother and softer texture. They are especially good for those who
cannot live without hot rollers, curling irons, and blow dryers.
Jojoba Conditioner
Ingredients
1 cup rose floral water
1 tablespoon jojoba oil
10 drops vitamin E oil
To make:
1. In the top of a double boiler, gently warm the rose water.
2. Once rose water is warm, add jojoba oil.
3. Pour the mixture in a blender and add the vitamin E. Blend at high
speed for 2 minutes.
To use:
1. Wet hair with warm water.
2. Pour the conditioner onto your hair and scalp, massaging in
thoroughly.
3. For damaged hair or extra conditioning, leave on for several
minutes, perhaps while bathing.
4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.
5. Shampoo lightly and rinse again with cool water.