Homemade Shampoo + Liquid Castile Soap Recipes. Making your own liquid castile soap for use in skin and hair care recipes is quite easy although it does take some patience. In the following shampoo recipes you can use either fresh herbs or essential oils, but remember that a shampoo using fresh herbs won't last as long without preservatives as one that uses essential oils.
Homemade Egg Shampoo 1 organic egg1 teaspoon organic coconut oil1 teaspoon lemon juice1 tablespoon castile soap1/2 cup water or herbal teaDrop of fragrant essential oil of your choice (optional)Combine all in blender and whip until smooth. Shampoo with mixture using warm, not hot water for the shampoo and rinse. Store any remaining shampoo in the refrigerator for use the next day. Take the yolks of two organic eggs, add the juice of two lemons, mix, and use instead of shampoo. Herbal Homemade Shampoo 1/4 cup of your favourite herbal tea, strongly brewed8 oz liquid castile soapAdd soap to tea. Dry Shampoo Chamomile Shampoo Castile Shampoo Home Grown Hair Care Enjoy! How to Make Liquid Castile Soap: 18 Steps. Edit Article Edited by Maluniu, Denise, Anwar Baakza, Glam_GirlRock and 4 others Castile soap, also known as vegetable soap, is soap that contains no animal fats. It is made primarily with olive oil but it can also contain other plant oils.
Making liquid castile soap at home can save you money and give you the peace of mind of knowing that no harmful ingredients have gone into your soap. Ad Steps 1Place 14.1 oz. (417 ml) coconut oil, 14.1 oz. (417 ml) liquid soybean oil and 18.8 oz. (555 ml) olive oil into a crockpot. 18Add fragrance oil to each container as you use it. Tips An alternative liquid castile soap recipe can be made faster by grating a couple 4 oz. (118 ml) bars of castile soap and mixing it in a large pot with 4 cups of water. Warnings Do not use the crockpot for food after making soap. Liquid “castile” soap – results! | Silver Firs Farm. Okay! So its been about 24 hours since I started my batch yesterday, and its been dissolving since roughly 6pm last night.
Some chunks remained this morning- no biggie, just strain them out, put them in a smaller container, and pour enough boiled distilled water over the top of the chunks to continue the process. Your soap will vary in color slightly but should be a golden brown… thats NORMAL and APPROPRIATE for real hand made liquid soap. There are formulas you can use to make a clear soap, but I am more concerned with quality than appearance.
Now that our soap is done we have some options to exercise. Add color and/or fragrance. Just have fun with it! Remember that if you intend to give or sell this soap you need to let it cure a full 4-6 weeks, but it is safe to use and test personally right away. Check out bottle options at Majestic Mountain Sage, they have some of the best prices on bottles I have found. Like this: Like Loading... Liquid “Castile” Soap Tutorial | Silver Firs Farm. *5/8/2013 – I am absolutely flattered and excited by the attention this post has gotten but it is well over two years old now and I am still getting comments and questions, daily sometimes! As much as I would love to answer them all, the bulk have been answered in the comments section below and beyond that I simply cant answer them any further.
Between school, a family, kids, new blog posts, and an editor position on a popular local blog, I no longer have the time- thanks for understanding guys* I love cold process soap, don’t get me wrong… but there is something really nice about squeezing a little liquid soap on a bath pouf and lathering up! Liquid soap isn’t hard to master once you learn the basics, and once you have the basics down you can use soap calculators to design your own perfect recipe! PS… if you are unsure of yourself, try a half batch! Supplies: Heat safe container for lye/water mixture Heat safe spoons for mixing/stirring Accurate scale (this is a MUST.) -Kristin. How to Make Liquid Castile Soap: 18 Steps.