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Making Shampoo bars
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Love the colors! You can use plastic wrap/cling film to line the mold to get around the stickiness.
It's a plunger style multi mold. I can line the bottom plate but not the plunger part that goes thru the frame. I might dust slsa or baking powder to see if that helps
What an excellent idea!! I have had trouble with the plunge too. I guess that’s why you get paid the big bucks
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I use hemisqualane (INCI: C13-15 Alkane) which is comparable to the silicones often found in hair products to improve manageability. The hemisqualane reduces frizz and static cling and supposedly improves combability. I still like to also use a light oil-free conditioner after shampooing -- I think a conditioner after shampooing does more to improve combability, IMO.
Another way to reduce the "too clean" feeling is to increase the % of fat in the shampoo bar formulation if your hair type is okay with that. I have fine hair and have found raising the amount of fat doesn't play well with my hair type.
When I glanced at the photo, I thought they were oreo cookies! My first time, I was stressed out because I was low on the learning curve so look forward to when the fun starts. And Mrs. Zing and I intended to make more for holiday gifts but ran out of time (I think December 1 to 23 skipped past me). But I am highly motivated to make more because of how my scalp feels. Plus I'm trying to cut back on plastic. Looks like you are coming along, I like your colors.
Thank you forthe tips!.
I ordered some things from lotion crafterlast week but theywere out of hemi squalane. Do you know of another good source?
Thanks. I wanted colors semi indicative of the scents so maybe I was successful. And, like you, I want less plastic and "stuff" inmy shower. Plus my hair loves themso far
Arrowroot is a great idea! Thank you. I'm lucky not to have to shampoo daily. I transitioned to a curly girl style with more co-wash style and could prolly go a week depending on whatI've beendoingthat week.
Same here. I really do better with a separate shampoo and conditioner. I don't even try to detangle my curls after shampooing, until I've run the conditioner bar over it with the water running. Then it detangles very easily. My hair is quite dry, so I need the conditioning anyway.
If I'm somewhere without a conditioner bar, an ACV rinse also works well for detangling my hair. The smell dissipates in minutes.
Or use a bit of citric acid powder if you have some on hand -- that works well too and doesn't have an odor.
@Nonnie -- I got my hemisqualane at Lotioncrafter, but it's been some years since I made that purchase. I'm not sure where to look if Lotioncrafter doesn't have it -- they have unusual stuff that can be hard to find elsewhere.
That's actually the hair rinse that I regularly make for my daughter, who gags at the smell of vinegar (she didn't get that from me as I could drink the stuff straight). She loves her CA rinse!
I definitely have to use a separate conditioner when I shampoo. If not, I'm a frizzy, non combable mess lol. The coarse grey can give me fits.
(my granddaughter is currently "fixing" my hair as I type. I make it pitty nonnie)
Somehow the counter intuitive notion of don't wash all the time made it easy not to wash all the time. It's so much betterYou are lucky! I would be happy washing every 3-4 days. Maybe in my next lifetime.
