Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 So many folks asked me for my shampoo recipe I am posting it to the list. Hope y’all enjoy it. I’ve had nothing but positive feedback on this one. Your oils: Coconut oil 12 oz (all measurements are by weight, even the water) Palm oil 10 oz. Olive oil 8 oz. (I use olive pomace oil which has a slightly different SAP value than olive oil) Castor oil 6 oz. Hempseed oil 6 oz. Begin by making a strong decoction of green tea and stinging nettles. Weigh out 12oz. of this and put in the freezer. You’ll want it nearly frozen before you add your lye. I figured my lye discount at 3% because I knew I’d be doing some significant superfatting. With olive pomace oil, this worked out to 6.25 oz. of lye. Weigh out your oils and put them in the pot over low heat. You’ll want them around 100° when you blend in your lye. Measure out your essential oils and superfatting oils: Castor oil 16 grams Rosemary EO 6 g Tea tree oil 6 g Evening primrose oil 5 g Clary sage EO 5 g Virginia cedarwood EO 4 g Ylang ylang EO 3 g Also have on hand 2 Tbs each of powdered rosemary and powdered nettles. I grew the rosemary and wildcrafted the nettles, but you can buy them online or at a health food store. When your tea is nearly frozen, take it from the freezer and add the lye. Take precautions when handling the lye: use a pyrex bowl and don’t breathe the fumes. The mixture will go from freezing to about 180° within about 5 seconds. Stir until the lye is dissolved and set aside to cool. I put it in a bath of cool water to cool it more rapidly. When your oils and lye are both about 100°, slowly pour the lye mixture into the oils. Stir until trace, pour into molds. When it’s ready to come out of the mold, slice it into bars and set them on a rack to cure for 3-4 weeks. Your hair will love this. Dave -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release 2/13/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 , " David Lambert " <dlmbrt wrote: > > So many folks asked me for my shampoo recipe I am posting it to the list. > Hope y'all enjoy it. I've had nothing but positive feedback on this one. > > > OH THANK YOU DAVE. This sounds so nice along with all the other recipes I am collecting from the group. Someday when I am brave enough I will actually make soap...the only thing missing is the Castor Oil. Barbara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Someday when I am brave enough I will actually make soap... Barbara, you should try it! It is not hard. Handling lye is not nearly the big deal that some folks make of it. You just have to be careful with it is all. You’ll make some mediocre soap when you’re first starting out, but that’s the learning process. Once you get good at it you will wonder why you ever bought those commercial detergent and chemical bars they call soap! Dave -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release 2/13/2006 -- Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.7/259 - Release 2/13/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Thanks Dave. Zo .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 David: Thank you so much for your generosity and your recipie! Peggy www.LMsoap.com So many folks asked me for my shampoo recipe I am posting it to the list. Hope y'all enjoy it. I've had nothing but positive feedback on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yes thanks so much for the shampoo recipe.. I have tried serveral and have not been very sucessful.. so will try yours... Peggy Lowell <plowell wrote: David: Thank you so much for your generosity and your recipie! Peggy www.LMsoap.com So many folks asked me for my shampoo recipe I am posting it to the list. Hope y'all enjoy it. I've had nothing but positive feedback on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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