Shampoo Bar - Thanks Lindy!!

[Ruthie]

I love my shampoo bars. I even have shampooed with my regular bars and they feel fine. But I keep my hair really short. Do any of you who use shampoo bars have longer hair? And does it work well? I know I will get this question if I ever get around to selling, so I need some feedback. Thanks!

 

[lizflowers42]

I love my shampoo bars. I even have shampooed with my regular bars and they feel fine. But I keep my hair really short. Do any of you who use shampoo bars have longer hair? And does it work well? I know I will get this question if I ever get around to selling, so I need some feedback. Thanks!

I have shoulder length curly hair and the additions that I have made to Genny's base recipe are working great for me!

kdaniels8811,
How much citric acid and clay did you add? Did you use rhaussoul or kaolin clay?

I put in 1 tsp of citric acid, and 1 tsp bentonite clay into mine-I only made a 1 pound batch.

 

[kdaniels8811]

I am so late in replying! One teaspoon ppo of each and I used benonite clay since I have pounds of it.

 

[Lindy]

My hair is now about shoulder length and it works fine for me. I have customers with long hair that love it too....

 

[kharmon320]

I am so late in replying! One teaspoon ppo of each and I used benonite clay since I have pounds of it.

At what point did you add the citric acid and clay? Did you HP or CP the shampoo bar? Thanks!!

 

[Desert Karen]

I made my second batch of shampoo on Friday. I'm in the office so don't have the recipe, but I used Castor, olive, canola, jojoba and sweet almond oils. I added some Palm Kernal flakes to harden the bar. I made a 3 lb. loaf. I added peppermint and tea tree EO and a touch of Edens Garden FO from Brambleberry, and Yuzu, same place. I needed to use them up. I also used a touch of neon yellow pigment (testing to see how NEON it gets). The tea tree oil, to me is a remarkable EO. I've not had any issues with scalp itching or dandruff. The peppermint, I love the tingle. I cut chunks instead of bars to see if it's easier to handle in the shower. I rub the entire bar across my head, not just work up later.

Shampoo bars don't seem to be a big seller, and I don't know what. They are AWESOME!

Vinegar may smell yucky, but once you have rinsed your hair the smell leaves rapidly. It makes an excellent rinse for your clothing instead of using a commercial preparation.

I also keep a large open bottle near my sink when I am soaping. If I get lye on me, the vinegar will rapidly neutralize the lye so your not burned. I put a good half cup so so in my mixing bowl, and I dump the tools i'm using into it, before I rinse and then wash my tools.

I missed it. What does the citric acid do? I'm getting a shipment in on Friday.

 

[lizflowers42]

At what point did you add the citric acid and clay? Did you HP or CP the shampoo bar? Thanks!!

I know you didn't ask me, but I'm gonna answer anyway

I put my citric acid and bentonite clay directly into my lye water once it cooled a bit. Not sure if that is a no-no, but nothing bad happened (ie volcano). But if someone else knows please let me know and I promise I will never do it again!

 

[Genny]

I also keep a large open bottle near my sink when I am soaping. If I get lye on me, the vinegar will rapidly neutralize the lye so your not burned.

You'll do less damage to your skin & it will hurt less if you use water instead of vinegar since vinegar & lye will cause an exothermic reaction.

 

[kharmon320]

I know you didn't ask me, but I'm gonna answer anyway

I put my citric acid and bentonite clay directly into my lye water once it cooled a bit. Not sure if that is a no-no, but nothing bad happened (ie volcano). But if someone else knows please let me know and I promise I will never do it again!

Thanks for your answer! :smile:

 

[LovelyMalia]

I went to make a batch of this - thrilled that I had everything UNTIL I went to make it and realized the oil I was using was APRICOT KERNEL and not AVOCADO!

I made it anyway and am hoping for the best. If all else fails, its a gentle enough recipe that I'll leave it near my bathroom sink for when I wash my face at night.

 

[Lindy]

You'll do less damage to your skin & it will hurt less if you use water instead of vinegar since vinegar & lye will cause an exothermic reaction.

Another vote for this! Ask me how I know :crazy:

 

[kdaniels8811]

I added citric acid, rosemary, and clay at trace. Citric acid is used to aid rinsing, we have very hard water. This alleviates the need for vinegar rinse. Oh, I CPed this soap.

 

[newbie]

THis has been an excellent thread, so thank you, Genny, for starting it and for everyone who has commented. I'm going to make my first batch tonight. Wondering if anyone has used madder root in their bars, following on the comments that calendula might be helpful for blondes and alkanet for graying? Might it add some red highlights or do you think people would turn out pink?

First batch made. Being incapable of not experimenting with something I've never made before, I put one egg yolk, a few ounces of heavy cream, silk and two cubes of sugar in it. Does that seem like too much on top of a 6% SF? ( a 1 pound batch)

 

[hoegarden]

I added citric acid, rosemary, and clay at trace. Citric acid is used to aid rinsing, we have very hard water. This alleviates the need for vinegar rinse. Oh, I CPed this soap.

that sounds cool. How much citric acid did you add? 1% of oil?

I think my water was abit too hard too. was thinking if I could do anything to make the soap better.

I am not talking about Ginny fomular here. Still curing it and soon will be trying it out.

 

[kdaniels8811]

I added 1 teaspoon ppo for all of the additives. Off to wash my hair again, I wash every 4-5 days and the shampoo bar did not make me need to wash more often. I really like this one! Others I tried were fails. This recipe rocks.

 

[jcatblum]

My hair is super oily. You can begin seeing slick spots in less than 24 hours. I have tried every type of shampoo. ACV rinse helps some but not enough. Anyone with MAJOR oily hair use this recipe?

 

[Lindy]

Something to keep in mind when you have an oily scalp. You need to be extra gentle with it because if you start stripping the oils and getting too harsh your body reacts by producing more oils and you get a snowball (oil ball *sic*) going....

 

[Moonshea Botanicals]

Silly question ....BUT.....how large a batch is the original recipe? I was curious and I could find any reference to how many pounds it is. I don't have an actual mold yet, only 4 quart half & half cardboard cartons. I don't wanna make this and go "Dammit! I have soap left over!"

Plus, I have strange hair. It likes being processed. I had PIN STRAIGHT hair growing up. Just before puberty hit...it hit me hard. For some reason my soft, straight hair became a straw like curly mass. I color my hair every month. I am hoping that this will be my holy grail and I won't have to spend a fortune on shampoo & conditioners anymore.

 

[lizflowers42]

Silly question ....BUT.....how large a batch is the original recipe? I was curious and I could find any reference to how many pounds it is. I don't have an actual mold yet, only 4 quart half & half cardboard cartons. I don't wanna make this and go "Dammit! I have soap left over!"

Use the precentages in soapcalc. I made a pound batch because I wasn't sure it would be good for my hair type. A pound of shampoo bars is going to last me a long time! I'm still using my first bar and hubs uses it too.

 

[DMCC]

I added 1 teaspoon ppo for all of the additives. Off to wash my hair again, I wash every 4-5 days and the shampoo bar did not make me need to wash more often. I really like this one! Others I tried were fails. This recipe rocks.

Trying to get the citric acid addition straight. So, did you dissolve the citric acid in water first or just add it dry? I'm assuming adding this will also increase the SF % on its own. Made the original recipe as written and I liked it. Making it again today with modifications. Thanks!