If you click on the summary picture in her second post, once it opens up, you should have the option to click a right-arrow to go to a second pic, which shows the actual recipe. I am able to do that on my computer and my phone, but people’s devices can differ, for sure.
ETA: sorry, should have read farther in the thread before replying since you got it all sorted.@AliOop -- Yes, you are correct ... now ... but that wasn't the situation during the day yesterday when I said I was confused.
The OP added this third pic -- the one with the fats for the second recipe -- last night about 9 pm. We were having this discussion at a time when this third pic was not online.
We're good now. Really. My former confusion is now un-confused.
@Zany_in_CO , how long does she cure these before using? I have been meaning to try your ZNSC and have noted your shortened curing time when using the ZNSC method. Was wondering if that applies to Laurie's shampoo bar recipe, as well. Asking for a friend
Notes from the Cole Brothers Web Site (now defunct)
When first transitioning to shampooing your hair with soap, it's best to use an acidic rinse like apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to restore the acid mantle of the scalp. 1 tablespoon in 16 oz warm water. Then continue rinsing with increasingly cool water until it's as cold as you can stand to get all the soap residue out. I don't know about Laurie, but myself and others don't feel the need to condition after the adjustment period. I sometimes use a dot of argan oil rubbed between my palms and onto my brush to add shine and to control flyaways. It only takes a bit. I tried a home made conditioner early on, but stopped using it after I ran out. Just didn't feel my hair needed it. It's pretty much what works for you.
HAHA. Asking for "a friend", eh? Laurie hasn't made ZNSC... yet! I just sent her the recipe. I imagine she cures her bars for 12 weeks/3 months which is the standard among soapers of our age. The myth that it takes a year for castile soap to cure is just that -- a myth. At some time many years ago, a soaper decided to make her castiles at the first of the year so they would be ready for the fall and holiday season markets. Somehow, that became the norm.
I have to ask if she is a cosmetologist? I am sorry soap is not good for hair. As I have mentioned before, remember what happened to Chaz Dean when he tried to jump on the "Natural Band Wagon," he got sued big time. He knew better... They settled and made it quietly go away. While soap may not affect everyone it will affect some and hair cannot be fixed once the damage is done since hair is dead. That beautiful hair growing down your back may be very resilient and shiny but it is still dead and you just cannot fix dead.
Thanks for the info. I used hair soap for years and never had any trouble with it. My hair is very thick, curly long, and low porosity - and super healthy, per the comments from my hairdressers. That being said, I never recommended hair soap to others bc I knew so many whose hair was absolutely ruined by soap! ETA: my own husband could not use hair soap at all - made a lot of his fall out.
I have had the same experience. I think it's because I have "virgin" hair. I colored and permed my hair until age 45 (32 years ago). That's when my DD said to me, "Mom, why don't you let your hair grow out to allow your natural beauty to come through?" LOL So I did! I also stopped wearing tinted (green, blue) contacts too. I was shocked to see my real eye color... gray that turns blue or green depending on what color I'm wearing.
Castile is one of the mildest soaps. I've shampooed with my bar but I like my liquid shampoo better. The thing about shampoo bars is that they are great for travel and you only need one bar in the shower as opposed to multiple bottles of his & hers shampoo and conditioner.
Thank you! I need to make some more liquid soap, so I may give that one a try. Even if I don't like it for my hair, it should be lovely for washing hands at the sink.
