You don't have to spend a fortune on branded cosmetics to keep your hair always healthy and consequently looking flawless. You can create your own shampoos at home with natural ingredients and without health or beauty risks.
The use of natural products and mainly home-made cosmetic recipes in general is a way to look beautiful without harming nature with chemical waste.
Check out the 11 shampoo recipes researched by Bosnian blogger Jelena Jovanovic that are simple to put into practice and can make your hair look beautiful in a sustainable way and in some cases cost less to your pocket.
Homemade Shampoo Recipes
1 ? Anti-Dandruff Baking Shampoo
- 1 tablespoon baking soda;
- 1 glass of filtered water.
Mix baking soda with water and apply to the head massaging the scalp well. After a few moments, rinse.
2 ? Nourishing Anti-Residue Cucumber Lemon Shampoo
- 1 lemon;
- 1 cucumber.
Peel the lemon and cucumber and place them in a food processor to form a smooth, thick paste. Apply this paste on the hair and then remove the mixture with plenty of water.
3? Cornstarch Shampoo For Fine Hair
- 1 tablespoon baking soda;
- 1 glass of filtered water;
- 3 tbsp cornstarch.
Mix all ingredients, apply to damp hair, wait a few minutes and rinse. For most satisfactory results, try to use this mixture at least once a week.
4? Coconut shampoo for damaged and brittle hair
- 1/4 cup coconut milk;
- 1/3 cup neutral child shampoo;
- 1 tablespoon almond oil.
Stir all ingredients in a container until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Then just pass over the damp hair and rinse them.
5? Brandy and honey shampoo for dry hair
- 1/2 cup of neutral children's shampoo;
- 1 tbsp honey;
- 1 small glass of brandy.
Mix ingredients, rinse wet hair in warm water, wait about eight minutes and rinse hair with cold water.
6? Olive and almond shampoo for swimmers
- 1/2 liter of water;
- 120 grams of shaved olive oil soap? known as Castile, can be found at health food stores;
- 1/4 cup almond oil.
Boil the water, pour it over the zest of the soap and stir until it dissolves. Add almond oil to the liquid formed. Allow it to cool slightly and pour the mixture over hair that has suffered from chlorine or sea action. After a few moments, rinse your hair.
7? Rosemary shampoo to brighten hair
- 1/4 cup of water;
- 2 tablespoons dried rosemary;
- 1/4 cup of liquid olive oil soap? known as Castile, can be found at health food stores;
- 2 tbsp almond oil.
Make a rosemary infusion in the water. When tea is formed, strain and add the rest of the ingredients. Then just use this mixture in the same way as your everyday shampoo.
8? Aloe Vera and Lemon Shampoo for Oily Hair
- 1 cup of liquid olive oil soap? known as Castile, can be found at health food stores;
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice;
- 1 tsp aloe vera gel.
Mix all ingredients and apply to the hair, especially in the region of the scalp. Expect to act and then rinse.
9? Almond and shikakai shampoo for hair growth
- 100 grams of grated almond soap;
- 2 teaspoons of shikakai powder;
- 1/2 cup of water.
Pour all ingredients into a blender and whisk until smooth. Apply on the washed hair, put a cap on the hair and let it act. Then remove the cap and rinse thoroughly massaging hair or scalp.
10? Herbal shampoo to make hair straight
- 500 grams of shikakai;
- 250 grams of fenugreek;
- 200 grams of curry leaves;
- 200 grams of basil leaves;
- 100 grams of grated almonds soap.
Place all ingredients in a processor until a powder forms. Store in a well-sealed bottle and each time use mix the powder with a little filtered water and apply to the hair, which should then be rinsed.
11? Cornstarch Dry Shampoo
- 2 tbsp cornstarch;
- 1 soft brush.
Apply cornstarch to the scalp and along the length of the hair, which should be dry. Brush until all white powder comes out of the head and wires.
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