Easy homemade liquid shampoo recipe!

How to make homemade liquid shampoo?

Whether to save money or for the sake of the environment, it can be interesting to make your own body care products, including shampoo. There are several homemade shampoo recipes, using natural ingredients and easily available in stores.

10-trucs.com presents here some liquid shampoo recipes and a dry shampoo recipe that are easy to make at home.

1. Homemade Marseille soap shampoo

Here is a recipe for normal or oily hair, using Marseille soap:

• 300 ml infusion of nettle leaves
• 6 tablespoons grated Marseille soap
• 1 tablespoon vegetable glycerin
• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• 4 drops of lavender essential oil

In a saucepan, melt the Marseille soap in the nettle infusion over low heat. Remove from the heat and add the glycerin, coconut oil and lavender essential oil. Stir well, and let cool before pouring everything into a clean, dry jar or bottle.

If you prefer a solid shampoo recipe I recommend my other article right here: Recipe to make your solid shampoo.

2. Homemade clay shampoo

Green clay or white clay can be used in both dry shampoo and liquid shampoo. Clay is also recommended for those with oily hair.

For a dry shampoo, just sprinkle it on the hair and then brush the hair well.

For a liquid clay shampoo here is an easy recipe:

• 2 tablespoons of green clay penny of white clay
• 5 drops of lavender essential oil or your choice
• 250ml hot water

Dilute the clay well in water and apply the shampoo to damp hair, massaging well. Leave on for 2 minutes and rinse the hair thoroughly.

This shampoo recipe is also excellent for keeping your hair smelling good. Come and discover other tips in this article: Hair that smells bad, what to do?

3. A homemade castor oil shampoo

Castor oil has antifungal and moisturizing properties, can make your hair look great and even help with excessive hair loss! If you are losing your hair or it is very dry, try this castor oil treatment shampoo recipe:

• One part castor oil
• Part of olive oil
• An equivalent volume of honey

Apply the mixture to your damp hair, and massage gently for a few minutes. Rinse thoroughly and follow the treatment by washing with a mild shampoo to remove traces of oil.

4. Homemade rosemary shampoo recipe

Rosemary is known to prevent excessive hair loss, stimulate regrowth but also to restore shine to dull hair. To restore shine to your hair, here is a very simple recipe for shampoo with rosemary:

• 50g rosemary leaves
• 1 liter of boiling water
• 4 tablespoons cider vinegar

Infuse the rosemary leaves in boiling water for 15 minutes, then strain. Add the cider vinegar. Apply about 1 cup of the concoction to your damp hair, and massage well. It is not necessary to rinse.

5. Homemade shampoo with coconut milk

Coconut milk, not to be confused with coconut water, is loaded with vitamins and minerals. Vitamins and minerals are essential for beautiful, healthy hair. Plus, coconut milk makes a great detangler!

For a softening, detangling and invigorating homemade shampoo, here is a simple recipe using coconut milk:

• ¼ cup unsweetened coconut milk
• 1/3 cup liquid castile soap, unscented
• 1 teaspoon of vitamin E
• 10 drops of essential oil, of your choice (optional)

You can easily double or even triple this homemade shampoo recipe, because it can be kept for a whole month in the fridge.

Coconut oil for hair!

Coconut oil is a natural product that you absolutely should have at home. Indeed, once the coconut milk shampoo recipe is finished, know that coconut oil can also help you have beautiful hair.

Coconut oil can be used for:

• detangle hair naturally
• prevent frizz and damaged hair
• treat dandruff effectively
• help with hair growth, etc.

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6. Homemade Aloe Vera Shampoo Recipe

Aloe Vera is a succulent plant whose leaves contain a gel beneficial to health. Its healing properties are well known. But it can also be used as the main ingredient in natural shampoo recipes and even to make your own homemade styling gel.

An Aloe Vera shampoo will cleanse the hair roots and relieve irritation, repair split ends and strengthen the scalp. It also makes a very good detangler!

Here is a recipe requiring very few ingredients, based on Aloe gel:

• ¼ cup pure Aloe Vera gel
• 2 tablespoons of honey

Apply evenly to your hair, and leave on for a few minutes. Then, rinse well with lukewarm water.

7. A homemade shampoo made from eggs

Homemade shampoo is so easy when you use products you already have on hand. Most of our fridges contain eggs and they are an ingredient of choice in the conception of a fortifying homemade shampoo that will make your hair shine.

To make this shampoo you will need:

• 1 egg mixed with 30 g of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon cider vinegar

Mix the ingredients well, then wash your hair with this mixture. Rinse with lukewarm water to finish shampooing the hair.

This recipe is ideal for shiny hair! Here are some other tips and products about it: Tips for making hair shine.

8. Homemade Dry Shampoo Recipe

Ideal for those who do not want, or cannot, wash their hair every day, the use of a dry shampoo makes it possible to space out the use of liquid shampoo.

It is very easy to make your own dry shampoo at home, with a few ingredients:

• 30 g cornstarch (also known as Maïzena)
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 drops of essential oil, of your choice

Mix everything in an airtight container that can be used to store the shampoo. To use, apply the dry shampoo to your hair using a powder brush, then brush your hair deeply.

This shampoo is very suitable for brown hair. For pale hair, it may be necessary to decrease the amount of cocoa powder.