Cooking a healthy shampoo with your own hands

None of the female representatives can imagine life without shampoos. Modern production has spoiled the ladies with their quantity and variety so much that such a thought does not arise. But very often reflections come about how they affect the hair.

Strengths and weaknesses of homemade shampoo

What is the strong point of homemade shampoo:

• This shampoo is completely safe for your hair and scalp. By mixing ingredients, you test each of them for quality.
• It is quite affordable and doesn't cost a lot of money. Often, what the shampoo consists of is always at your fingertips.
  
• Homemade shampoo is an environmentally friendly product. It is free from preservatives, parabens and impurities.
• It is versatile. Composing the components as it suits you, you can choose any type of shampoo for your hair: for volume, against hair loss, against dryness, and so on.

Having announced the entire list, we can conclude that not a single store-bought shampoo has all the qualities of a homemade one at once.

There are practically no weaknesses in homemade shampoo, these include:

• Short-term storage. Since homemade shampoo is made entirely from natural products, it cannot be stored for long. Therefore, you will have to do it just before applying. But there is also a positive side, it is easy to prepare, so it will not take you a lot of time.
  
• Do not forget about individual intolerance. Perhaps one of the ingredients does not suit you, so first make a test for the reaction.
• Wait for an amazing reaction hair after the first wash is not worth it. The hair will get used to the new type of cleansing within a month, then the amount of washing will be reduced.
• Not all natural shampoos can be used all the time.

What to make homemade shampoo by hair type

To keep your hair looking perfect, it's not enough just to mix the ingredients from the recipe. It is necessary to build on what your hair needs, what kind of structure, type.

Oily hair requires special attention and deep cleansing. It is very difficult to find a middle ground and not dry out your hair. For oily hair, broth shampoos are suitable: chamomile, string, calendula, henna. It is also recommended to include in the composition: lemon juice, vodka, yolks.

Dry hair always needs nourishment and hydration. Rarely a shampoo or mask from the store can give them back a beautiful view. Most often they are simply spliced ​​and cut. But homemade shampoo is another matter entirely. You can heal and strengthen hair if you take as a basis for shampoo: essential oils of lavender, jojoba, argan, nettle decoction, Ivan tea, burdock root.

There are no restrictions for normal hair. With this type, the shampoo is mixed based on what the owner wants to get the result.

How to make homemade shampoo

The easiest way to make shampoo is to buy a ready-made base from the pharmacy. It does not cause allergic reactions, it contains no dyes, preservatives or other additives. Such a base is made on the basis of a soap root.

The composition of the shampoo can include:

• decoctions and herbal infusions;
• honey;
• essential oils;
• extracts from plants and herbs;
• cinnamon;
• and other natural ingredients.

If you do not want to use a ready-made base, you can replace it with glycerin soap or soap root. This will make the shampoo more natural and safer. The effect of it, of course, will be greater. The shelf life of the shampoo from the listed components is a week, it should be in the refrigerator.

Using a self-made shampoo is exactly the same as using a store-bought shampoo. After washing your head, it is advised not to use balms or masks, but to rinse clean hair with warm water with lemon or vinegar. This will help keep your hair smooth and shiny.

Revitalizing shampoo

For cooking you will need:

• pulp of rye bread 100 g;
• high fat kefir 100 ml.

Preparation:

1. Soak the pulp of bread in kefir and leave in a warm place for several hours.
2. Grind the prepared mixture with a blender.

Wash your hair in the same way as with regular shampoo.

Mustard shampoo

For cooking you will need:

• mustard powder 2 tablespoons;
• tbsp soap root;
• boiled water.

Preparation:

1. Pour a small amount of boiling water over the mustard to make a gruel. Give her a little time to brew.
2. Add a spoonful of soap root and mix with a blender. The shampoo is ready.

How to make dry shampoo

Dry shampoo has been appreciated by many girls. After all, everyone knows that daily shampooing is harmful to hair. And dry shampoo in this regard is a real salvation, only the price for a quality option is not the lowest. However, you can do it yourself.

The base for the dry shampoo is the violet root. You can buy a ready-made powder, or you can grind it yourself. Then it is simply rubbed into the strands of hair and combed.

Another simple dry shampoo recipe, you will need:

• potato starch 30 g;
• cinnamon, the lighter the hair, the less;
• lavender essential oil 4 drops.

Preparation:

1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Take a suitable brush and apply the mixture to your hair roots.
3. Comb well.

It should be borne in mind that when applying this mixture to the hair, for some time they will give off an ashy tint, so it is best to use shampoo a few hours before going out.