shampoo bars

[svanhild-anita]

im planing on spending Christmas soaping and one of the Things i would love to try out is making shampoo bars. i started making soap because ewery soap i bought in the store made me itch and homemade soap fixed it so im thinking homemade shampoo bars might fix my itching scalp. iwe been Reading and watching u-tube and im planing on using sitric acid to lover the ph of the soap to make it beter for my hear but other than that i have no idea where to begin. i havent realy tried formulating a recipe al on my own and i hope someone have a good one they want to schare. i have dry hear

 

[DeeAnna]

"... im planing on using sitric acid to lover the ph of the soap to make it beter for my hear..."

You cannot lower the pH of true soap (soap made with NaOH) enough so it does not damage your hair. The soap will break down instead, so you no longer have soap.

There are many threads about using soap for washing your hair. One example: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=60808

Thread about shampoo with synthetic detergents: http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=63410

 

[MorpheusPA]

Most seem to hate them, I've been using a lard-based recipe with moderate super fat for years with absolutely no issues (except that my hair is bright and shiny).

The recipe is 60% lard, 20% olive, 15% coconut, 5% castor. 5% super fat. Whatever scent strikes my fancy.

My hair is unprocessed and very short, though, so that certainly has some influence. I just had it cut today and it's back to its normal 1.5" long...

 

[Obsidian]

My hair is unprocessed and very short, though, so that certainly has some influence. I just had it cut today and it's back to its normal 1.5" long...

I really think this is key. When I first started using shampoo bars, my hair was around 1" and I loved the bars. My hair was shiny and had more curl.

I grew my hair out for close to 2 years, in that time I watched it go from shiny and sleek to dull and rough. Thinking it was from soap scum/build up, I used special shampoo to clean away any gunk.
That helped for awhile but the dullness and roughness always came back after a couple washes. Eventually my hair started breaking off in 1" chunks.

The high PH of the soap destroyed the cuticle on my hair and once that is damaged or gone, you hair will be brittle and break super easy. Took 2 years for the damage to accumulate but it did. In those two years, I highly recommended shampoo bars and tried to get family to switch.

I had to cut my hair back to 1/4" and grow it completely out again. Once in awhile I still use shampoo bars to help my itchy scalp but never for more than two washes in a row and only a few times a year.

Some people can use shampoo bars and have long hair but I always tell people to watch close for damage and go back to shampoo if your hair starts feeling dry or rough.

 

[DeeAnna]

I give a simple recipe for a shampoo bar based on syndets (synthetic detergents) in this thread -- http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=61716

Another good discussion about this type of shampoo bar -- http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=63410

 

[Cellador]

May I ask a question, please? I have been reading through SCM's posts on shampoos, and I have been wondering if there are benefits of a syndet shampoo bar vs a liquid/gel shampoo? I mean, it seems like It's many of the same ingredients in different forms (liquid, powder). Is one better or worse for hair? Or is it just the ease of use of a bar?

 

[DeeAnna]

Convenience and portability.
Avoiding problems when traveling by air.
The coolness factor.
Just because. :mrgreen:

 

[Dahila]

A lot of people buy it to use in gym, it is gentle and good for all body not only hair convenient size, user friendly :evil: I love it

 

[Cellador]

Convenience and portability.
Avoiding problems when traveling by air.
The coolness factor.
Just because. :mrgreen:

If it has the coolness factor, I gotta try it. Lol

 

[svanhild-anita]

finaly have some time to reply to you al kind People.

im desperate to find something that works for my sculp i was thinking of giving cp soap a try, because now im actualy bleding. tried out so many shampoos, al Natural, expencive, inexpencive, from my heardresser, from the grosery store but nothing works

been Reading up a bit on surfactants and thinking i might try out making a simple shampoo and test out difrent surfactants ans se what i react to and what Works for me. then i might be able to make a shampoo thats good for my hear and that dont make my scalp bleed, but thats an idea, have no idea were to start Learning shampoo making though....

 

[Obsidian]

If you are having scalp issues, it might be worth it to try a shampoo bar. I have seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp and will often scratch it until it bleeds. Shampoo bars do really help, if I had short hair I would still be using them.

This is a recipe I like quite a lot.
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s216/sh/b4721bce-2ffe-4f6c-9ae9-def8ef05f5ed/0b756b92c74952fe