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Let’s take a look today at making shampoo bars suitable for oily hair (because that’s what I have!). The first recipe is a conditioning shampoo bar, the second a variation for clarifying shampoo bars, and the third a recipe for a 2-in-1 type product. Powdered surfactants: We know from yesterday’s post we want to include...
Yep, shampoo bars are a great way to make a 2-in-1 kind of product. We can incorporate the really serious conditioning compounds into a shampoo bar and they won’t end up as a gooey mess in our bottle! These are great for all hair types as they are easily tweakable, and you can add all...
I do love shampoo bars, so I thought I’d make up a visual tutorial to share the love. If you want to follow along, you can use this recipe. This is the recipe I’m using for this batch… MELTY INGREDIENTS 30% SCI flakes 30% SLSa 15% DLS mild 10% Bioterge 804 3% cetyl alcohol 3%...
After seeing a post on the Dish, I realized I had failed to include preservatives in the shampoo and conditioner bar posts (click here for shampoo, click here for conditioner, and click here for the solid shaving bar). When you are including things like hydrolyzed proteins, you need to preserve because the bars are going...
I do love the shampoo bar for my very long, very tangly hair. I’m not sure exactly what it is that appeals to me so much, but I really love the idea of not messing with bottles and caps in the shower when I’m travelling. So what exactly is a shampoo bar? It’s a bar...