Some of the DIY shampoo recipes are incredibly easy to prepare with an appropriate soap base. Once you find your ideal liquid soap base for your hair type, you can make your own DIY shampoo recipe in a cinch.
DIY Shampoo Recipes
For a liquid homemade shampoo recipe, you will need (1) a liquid soap base and (2) the right combination of active ingredients for your hair type. And you can add (3) an emulsifier to keep the ingredients blended together.
1. Liquid Soap Base
The liquid soap base is the main ingredient used to make the DIY shampoo. Therefore, this selection is important.
- For dry hair types, a moisturizing soap base is needed to achieve the best end results. A pure olive oil soap is an ideal choice for dry hair types. With all the moisturizing oils, the liquid soap base may or may not create a huge amount of lather, but DIY shampoo for dry scalp and hair will clean and moisturize your hair and scalp well. Some professional hair stylists do not use soap-based hair and scalp cleansers at all because they can dry the hair and strip it of its natural moisture. So, do not feel like you are using subpar ingredients.
- For oily hair types, a deep cleansing shampoo is needed. A pure coconut oil soap base is ideal for oily hair types. All by itself, this deep cleaning liquid soap base should initially generate a lot of lather. However, once you add the citrus based active ingredients that work really well for oily hair types, the citrus will reduce some of your lather. Nevertheless, the DIY shampoo for oily hair will still remove the excess oil from your hair and scalp.
- For normal hair types, a basic liquid soap base combination may be ideal. The pure aloe vera soap may be a good choice. With a balanced combination of oil in the soap, it should leave your hair feeling clean and not too dry or oily. If you do not have oily or dry hair, this may the ideal liquid soap base for the DIY shampoo for hair growth.
2. Active Ingredients
The primary active ingredients used to make the DIY shampoo recipes are essential oils. Each essential oil provides its own unique benefits for the different hair types. Therefore, often a combination of essential oils can be used in the DIY shampoo to create a homemade shampoo that can best fit your needs.
3. Emulsifier
The polysorbate 20 emulsifier can be used to help keep the ingredients blended. This is the same ingredient used in some food and drinks. The polysorbate 20 is also used to make professional quality DIY room spray recipes and other things.
In Summary
That is all for now. You may also enjoy some of the DIY conditioner recipes. In the meantime, I hope you find a DIY shampoo recipe that works for you.
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