Easy DIY Moisturizing Shampoo with Natural African Black Soap & Apple Cider Vinegar. pH Balanced to leave your hair dandruff free & ultra shiny!
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The only way to be 100% sure what’s in your shampoo… is to make it yourself! Make your own Homemade Natural Hair Shampoo The Right Way using natural cleansing agents like AFRICAN BLACK SOAP, along with moisturizing ALOE VERA, GLYCERINE & JOJOBA Oil to protect each curl on your head, without relying on synthetic or harsh chemicals and sulfates!
In this Natural Shampoo DIY I’ll take you through how to make a simple, natural shampoo recipe, including what each ingredient does, how to make a pH balanced formula, and how to preserve your shampoo so that it can completely substitute any store bought curly hair shampoos!
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Makes 200ml of African Black Soap Shampoo:
• 100ml Black Soap Dilute
• 35ml Aloe Vera Juice
• 30ml Apple Cider Vinegar
• 15ml Jojoba Oil
• 10ml Castor Oil
• 10ml Glycerine
• 20 drops Essential Oil: Peppermint, Lavender & Bergamot
Preservatives & Antioxidant (Work out how much by finding the percentage of the total shampoo amount above i.e. 200 x 5% = Preservative amount)
• 2% Vitamin E Oil
• 2 – 5% Preservative (depending on the type)
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Natural Cleanser
The purpose of a shampoo is to cleanse your scalp from excess oils, product build up and dead skin cells. So you do need to have a cleansing agent!
African Black Soap is an all natural soap made from locally harvested plants native to Africa such as plantain, cocoa pods & palm tree leaves. They’re sun-dried and roasted which gives the soap its rich colour. Water & oils like shea butter and coconut oil are added and the soap is left to cure. And that’s all that’s in it!
Pure Black Soap is made mostly in West Africa. It’s has a deep brown colour, with a marbling effect – and is soft and crumbly, not like regular commercial soap.
It’s known for having healing benefits and has been used to relieve many skin conditions including eczema, psoriasis & acne. Traditional black soap doesn’t contain any chemicals and is usually made from only a couple ingredients.
Try to buy authentic black soap from sites that source from local communities and are fair trade! It’s a natural produce of West African countries and it’s important to support the communities where possible!
pH Balance
The pH level of your shampoo is very important when it comes to the health of your hair.
pH is a scale of how acidic something is. When it comes to skin care, products that are too acidic or too alkaline can be extremely irritating to the skin and can even cause a burning sensation. Whilst your skin is a living organ so it can balance itself back to a healthier pH over time – your hair cannot. Hair can’t repair itself or heal from damage resulting from products that are too acidic or too alkaline. So it is extremely important to make sure the pH is correct in the products you use.
Your scalp’s pH is around 5.5 (acidic), so using products with a pH between 5 – 7 is best for most people.
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