Ditto every word of this post.I will also add that unless you are absolutely certain you really like the conditioner bar recipe, don't make enough for six bars. Make a test batch -- maybe 50 to 100 gram (2 to 4 ounces by weight), even less if you can weigh precisely. Try it first and see if it works well for you -- then scale up to a batch size that will last awhile. I also have found a conditioner bar lasts longer than I thought it would -- a lot longer than a liquid conditioner with the same amount of active ingredients.
If you mean for converting weight amounts to percentages, you could do that. Even easier, WSP has an online converter, here:Ladies, thanks for all the help.. can I use a soap calculator for percentage, would that work?
Thanks, Quanta! That was what I was originally looking for to share, but I thought it was on BB, lol, explains why I couldn't find it!Even easier, WSP has an online converter, here:
I’m with you on coconut oil! I thought it was just me. I’m still searching for recipes for both a shampoo bar and a conditioner bar for long curly dry hair. Can’t use SLS.I guess I'm the weirdo because coconut oil is awful on my hair (and my skin, for that matter). It just sits on top and never absorbs, leaving me feeling greasy and yet dry at the same time. Like, it's a layer of grease on top, with dry flaky skin (or dry hair) underneath.
I've been loving meadowfoam seed oil in my most recent conditioner bar. Argan, jojoba, and broccoli seed are other good ones. Oh, and shea - my hair and skin LOVE shea!
You might have to experiment to find what works for you.
I use the shampoo and conditioner bar recipes from DIY Bath & Body that are on Etsy. They don’t use SLS, and I sub in other oils for coconut. Those recipes work well for my very dry curly hair.I’m with you on coconut oil! I thought it was just me. I’m still searching for recipes for both a shampoo bar and a conditioner bar for long curly dry hair. Can’t use SLS.
Have you checked on humblebeeandme.com Marie has several recipes for a shampoo bar (Syndet) that do not use SLS.I’m with you on coconut oil! I thought it was just me. I’m still searching for recipes for both a shampoo bar and a conditioner bar for long curly dry hair. Can’t use SLS.
It refers to how many times people have clicked one of the emoticons (like, love, haha, wow, sad, mad) on your posts.So this is off topic, newbie question... what does the reaction score mean on the left side.
I’ve looked at several of her recipes and am trying to sort through to try to figure out which one might work for me. I am still sorting out what the ingredients are, their actions, benefits and drawbacks.Have you checked on humblebeeandme.com Marie has several recipes for a shampoo bar (Syndet) that do not use SLS.
So I could sub Shea better for coconut oil?I use the shampoo and conditioner bar recipes from DIY Bath & Body that are on Etsy. They don’t use SLS, and I sub in other oils for coconut. Those recipes work well for my very dry curly hair.
I use the same recipes as @AliOop and I sub cocoa butter, Shea butter and sometimes kokum butter for the coconut oil. The kokum butter is my favorite and my daughter’s massive amount of thick curly hair loves it too!So I could sub Shea better for coconut oil?
Hi Violets, Kokum butter sounds excellent. My youngest daughter has hair similar to your daughter‘s (based on a photo you posted) but probably most like yours. I‘m hoping to come up with some recipes to replace store bought in an attempt to reduce packaging and overwhelming fragrances. Thank you!I use the same recipes as @AliOop and I sub cocoa butter, Shea butter and sometimes kokum butter for the coconut oil. The kokum butter is my favorite and my daughter’s massive amount of thick curly hair loves it too!
Thank you for the encouragement AliOop. I’m off to shop for ingredients and the recipes from DIY Bath…@violets2217 Thanks, great info about the kokum since I have thick curly hair as well (not nearly as thick as it used to be, but that's another story).
@Janewoc17 I sub in shea instead of coconut oil and it works for me, although now I want to try kokum. The syndet bars themselves are actually simpler to make than CP soap, IMO. It's the gathering of ingredients, and buying the jeweler's scale, that really slowed me down.
I would encourage you at some point to jump in with the simplest recipe you can find, or one with the most amount of ingredients you have on hand, if you have any of them. I didn't have any syndet ingredients when I started, which caused analysis paralysis for so long because I didn't want to buy a bunch of ingredients that weren't right for me. In the end, I did buy one ingredient that I ended up passing along to another forum member. But all the rest I use regularly, and they work well for me. Good luck, and have fun with it!
I bought it to make a hair paste for my son when he had a haircut he actually styled. Lol he used it twice I think! But I love it for our hair. I started using it after I read this article:Thanks, great info about the kokum since I have thick curly hair as well (not nearly as thick as it used to be, but that's another story).
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