Shampoo is an indispensable means for washing your head. On the shelves of stores is a huge amount of shampoos for all types of hair and choose a suitable product for yourself will not be difficult. However, modern preservatives, fragrances and fragrances contain modern preservatives, shampoos and shower preparations, which do not have the best effect on the condition of our hair and scalp. Especially it concerns a substance such as sodium lauryl sulfate, which is capable of disturbing the structure of proteins, of which the hair is composed.
If you want your hair to be always healthy and strong and at any age shine with a bright natural shine , then listen to our advice and use shampoos prepared at home. Fortunately, there are a lot of recipes, many of which were known to our grandmothers and great-grandmothers. All the advantages of this choice are obvious. Firstly, you will be absolutely sure of the quality of the prepared product: after all, it is done by yourself with a soul and exclusively from natural ingredients. Secondly, you will save your money, because home components are cheap, and shampoos of famous manufacturers are usually expensive. And finally, thirdly, you will always have a fresh product at your disposal, since home shampoos have a short shelf life and are manufactured mostly immediately before use. The procedure for preparing such shampoos is very simple and will not take you much time.
How to make shampoo at home? Here are the most common recipes, depending on the type of hair.
1. In a bowl, break 2 eggs, add 50 g of water and 5-6 drops of vegetable oil. Stir well and distribute to the hair and scalp. Massage your fingertips and after 40-50 minutes wash your head with warm water.
2. Egg home shampoo . 2 egg yolks, 50 ml of water, 100 ml of vodka and 5 ml of ammonia, mix thoroughly and mass the resulting mass into the hair with neat massaging movements. After 5 minutes, rinse with warm water. You can simplify the recipe somewhat by using the egg yolk of 1 egg, 50 ml of water and 50 ml of vodka and performing the actions in the same sequence.
3. 1 tablespoon. gelatin fill with water at room temperature. Allow to swell for 30-40 minutes, then add 1 tsp to it. apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of essential oils of sage or rosemary. Ingredients carefully mix and rub into hair and scalp. After 10 minutes rinse hair with warm water.
4. Yolk 1 egg thoroughly beaten with 2 tsp. castor oil. Rub in hair and scalp, massage well and after 5-7 minutes rinse with warm water.
5. Home shampoo with bread. In a bowl, pour a little boiling water and mash into it a piece of stale black bread. Allow the bread to swell a little, then add 1 egg yolk to it and mix well. Apply to hair, massage and rinse. If after applying this shampoo on the hair there is an unpleasant smell, then it can be eliminated by rinsing with water with the addition of a small amount of mustard.
1. Home shampoo with mustard. 50 g of dry mustard powder should be diluted with the same amount of mineral water until a creamy consistency is obtained. The mixture is rubbed into the hair and scalp, carefully massaged, left for 5 minutes, then rinse with warm water and rinse hair with a herbal decoction of nettle , coltsfoot or chamomile.
2. Cut a piece of black rye bread without crust in a small amount of warm water to the state of gruel. The resulting mixture is passed through a sieve and applied to the hair. Hold for 5-7 minutes and rinse with warm water.
3. 100 gr of dry peas to grind into flour using a coffee grinder. Add a little warm water and leave overnight in a warm place. The resulting shampoo mask evenly applied to the hair and massage. After 30 minutes rinse with warm water. Perfectly removes grease and dirt from the surface of the hair.
4. Stir 1 yolk, 2 tablespoons. water and 50 g cognac. Rub softly into the hair and scalp. After 5 minutes, rinse.
1. Pulp 1 of the average banana by weight through a fine sieve, add 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice and 1 egg yolk. Mix well and apply to hair. Massage for 5-10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. This shampoo can be used daily. The hair after it becomes soft, shiny and obedient.
2. 1 tablespoon. gelatin pour 3 tbsp. water and allow to swell for 40 minutes. Then put it on a water bath, let it dissolve and add 2 egg yolks to the resulting mass. Rub in hair, massage and after 10 minutes rinse with warm water. After applying this shampoo, the hair becomes more lush, because it contains a lot of proteins.
3. 2-3 thin slices of rye bread pour a small amount of yogurt and for 3 hours to put it in a warm place. For dry hair, kefir is used with a high percentage of fat and it needs to be taken a little less than bread. For oily hair - on the contrary, low-fat kefir and more than bread. Then the resulting mixture is thoroughly mixed and applied to the hair and scalp. After washing, rinse the hair with a composition based on 1 liter of water - 1 tbsp. lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.
4. Grind 3-5 berries of strawberries, or pulp of 1 kiwi, orange or lemon (to choose) to the state of homogeneous mashed potatoes. Add 1 egg yolk and 1 tsp. honey. Mix well and rub into hair. After 5-10 minutes rinse with warm water.
Excellent home-made shampoos are obtained on the basis of the root of a soap herb (soap), which can be purchased at pharmacies. Also, olive or glycerin soap is used as the basis for home shampoo. Soap-based shampoos are equally well suited for all types of hair. They are prepared as follows: 50 ml of the base is taken 1 glass of water, 1 tsp. Base oil (for fatty hair type it can be avoided), 2 tablespoons herbal decoction and 20-25 drops of essential oil. If desired, add honey, egg yolk, apple juice or aloe juice in an amount not exceeding 2 tablespoons. Everything is thoroughly mixed and shaken.
To prepare the base for the shampoo, pour 15 grams of crushed root of the soap with a glass of water, put on a water bath, bring to a boil and keep at least 10 minutes. Give the resulting liquid to cool, strain and pour into a bottle for shampoo.
Base oil, essential oils and herbs for decoction should be chosen based on the type of your hair:
1) For dry hair: oil - jojoba or grape seeds; essential oils - tea tree, lavender, ylang-ylang or rose; grass - mother-and-stepmother;
2) For oily hair: oil - grape seed or almond; essential oils of bergamot, rosemary, cedar, mint, lemon; grass - mint or thyme;
3) For normal hair: oil - grape seeds or almonds; essential oils - orange, geranium, neroli, pine; grass - sage.
Keep this shampoo for at least a week. If you add 1 tsp to it. vodka, the shelf life can be increased to 3-4 weeks.
And finally, with such a very common problem, like the hypersensitivity of the scalp, when the use of traditional shampoos is contraindicated, we recommend preparing a home shampoo of the following composition: 2 tbsp. strained broth chamomile flowers take 50 ml of liquid glycerin soap, 1 tsp. castor oil and 2 drops of essential oils of cedar, rosemary, tea tree and sage. Ingredients mixed and received mass gently rubbed into hair and scalp, massage, hold for 10-15 minutes and rinse with warm water. This shampoo can be stored in the refrigerator for 2 weeks, and to achieve therapeutic effect it should be used once in 2 days.