Syndet Shampoo Bars!
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Dawni
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If shampoo bars can be sexy.. These are lol
They take after their maker
Dawni
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DefinitelyThey take after their maker
Those turned out really pretty.
Pretty! Makes me want to wash my hair.
Awesome like their maker!
Beautiful and remind me I am on my last shampoo bar.
if I only had hair.... very nice.
very nice.
Your bars are beautiful! But I'm confused... I was just looking to see what a Syndet bar was and how it differed from a regular shampoo bar. I came across an article that said shampoo bars were not good for your hair and shouldn't be use.
What am I missing here? There seem to be a lot of shampoo bars out there and I hear a lot of people of using them with different degrees of success. I understand it is something you/your hair has to get used to.
Thanks for any clarification on this!
What am I missing here? There seem to be a lot of shampoo bars out there and I hear a lot of people of using them with different degrees of success. I understand it is something you/your hair has to get used to.
Thanks for any clarification on this!
Were you looking at shampoo bars from soap or actual Syndet shampoo bars. The majority of people cannot use soap shampoo bars as it destroys their hair. Syndet bars are a different animal.
Please do not confuse Shampoo with Soap. What many call "shampoo bars" are actually lye soap bars that are not shampoo. Hair Cannot get used to soap, it would have to be alive to get used to or adjust to and hair is Not alive.
Shampoo Bars are Syndet Bars which are non-soap the same as store-purchased shampoo is. The ph is can be adjusted if necessary in syndet bars, but when we make syndet bars they are normally much lower ph than soap depending on our ingredients. I will make note if you happen to see lye listed at the end of a list on a bottle of shampoo or any lotion, etc it is used as a ph adjuster.
These are Syndet Shampoo Bars which are perfect for hair They are not Soap.
Sorry, you will see one of my biggest rants is Soap for hair ie shampoo.
Syndet is short for synthetic detergent. Syndet bars are surfactant based and are formulated to be the correct pH for hair. I make syndet bars as well and have been using them for about two years now. My avatar is me and my hair about a year ago.
I guess that's why I'm so confused... I've seen whole books dedicated to Shampoo bars (I have one) and they are all basically CP soap.
So I should avoid these at all costs?
ps: I looked at some syndet bars and they seem much more complicated. I'm not sure I want to venture there.
So I should avoid these at all costs?
ps: I looked at some syndet bars and they seem much more complicated. I'm not sure I want to venture there.
Your hair looks amazing!
Generally, the majority here advocate against using soap (lye based) on hair as the pH is too high and will damage hair. There are those though (Zany is one), who have been using and loving lye based shampoo bars. If you do decide to go with lye based shampoo bars, from my understanding, it's very important to follow up with something like a cider vinegar rinse and copious amounts of water. I think Zany wrote that she uses warm water, and gradually makes it colder.
Personally, I've purchased a recipe for syndet bars and love it. It's very easy to make; basically, you melt all the ingredients together and mold it.
My understanding is that, yes, you need that acid rinse. Rinsing with progressively cooler water helps to close the hair cuticles (after the vinegar rinse).
Can you share with us where you bought the recipe? I have a couple of ebooks and am trying to get my head around all of the chemical names of the ingredients...I didn't do so well in any Chemistry class I took....I'm not sure I could formulate my own bars...too many choices. I'm willing to buy another recipe/book knowing someone else is using it and it works. Who knows I may already have it and just haven't stepped off that cliff to make it. LOL
Very pretty
