Did you know that you can make your own shampoo at home? It’s pretty cool! Instead of standing in the shampoo aisle at the grocery store reading ingredient lists, hoping to find a bottle with the right stuff in it, you can just go ahead and make your own at home!
By making your own shampoo, you can pick and choose ingredients for your goals, like the ones in the recipe we’re going to share with you today that boost hair growth!
Now, you’re going to have to buy a few things first, but it shouldn’t be any more expensive than a bottle of high-quality shampoo. Plus, these are ingredients you can put towards other things as well, and you can make multiple bottles out of them!
Let’s take a look at the base of your shampoo:
🧼 A natural soap base – Something like Castile Soap, which is versatile, contains no synthetic ingredients, and is made of vegetable oils.
🥥 Coconut milk – Coconut milk not only adds a creamy texture to make lathering easier, but it’s full of vitamins that nourish hair and prevent loss.
🧴 Vitamin E oil – This powerful nutrient is great for the health of your scalp and your hair. It can increase shine, reduce breakage, and lock in moisture.
🫒 Olive oil – Olive oil isn’t just great for cooking; it can also help treat dry and damaged hair by soothing hair fibers. It can also eliminate bacteria on the scalp, treat itchiness, eliminate the buildup of dead skin, and clear dandruff.
Now, here comes the fun part – adding in essential oils for various benefits!
Once you have your base made (see recipe below for quantities), you can add various essential oils that offer unique benefits for the hair and scalp.
For this recipe, we’re going to add the following oils:
🌿 Rosemary essential oil – Rosemary oil boosts hair follicles by increasing blood circulation, allowing them to receive more oxygen and nutrients. This nourishes them for healthier hair growth.
🌿 Lavender essential oil – Lavender oil helps promote hair growth and prevent thinning by nourishing the hair follicles and protecting the scalp from inflammation and bacteria. On top of that, it has a calming fragrance that can relax you.
🌿 Tea Tree essential oil – Tea tree oil cleanses hair of built-up chemicals and dead skin cells, keeping it healthy, moisturized, soft, and shiny.
The recipe:
Now that you’re familiar with all of the ingredients, let’s put it all together!
In a mason jar or sealable bottle, add the following:
- ⅔ cups Castille Liquid Soap (or equivalent)
- ⅔ cups coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon vitamin E oil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 10 drops rosemary essential oil
- 10 drops lavender essential oil
- 10 drops tea tree essential oil
Combine all the ingredients in the jar/bottle, then stir well (or close the lid and shake).
When you shower, use it like you would any shampoo, leaving in your hair for at least five minutes.
Enjoy!
Remember, you can play around with the ingredients. Feel free to look at other types of essential oils to add in based on their benefits. When it comes to making your own shampoo, the world is your oyster!
Hair care from the inside out
While this shampoo recipe can help nourish your hair on the outside…
You still want to make sure that you’re providing your hair and follicles with the nutrients needed to grow strong and healthy hair.
Our sister company, EverBella, has a hair-boosting formula that can do just that!
