- Making Your Own Herbal Hair
Shampoo
- By Rudy Silva
In 1990 I decided not to use
the commercially made shampoos after reading Aubrey Hampton’s
book, “Natural Organic Hair and Skin Care.” In this
book Aubrey tells you how to read the label on any product that
you put on your skin or hair.
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Manufacturers are constantly
using toxic chemicals in their skin and hair products and disregard
their toxic effects on your body. This is easily seen in the
list of chemicals that they use. Here are a few of these chemicals
found in many product labels:
1 propylene glycol or glycol– a petrochemical
used because it is cheap
2 cetearyl alcohol – emulsifier that can be
synthetic or natural
3 methylparaben or propylparaben – typical
synthetic preservatives
4 distearate – this is polyethylene glycol
or polypropylene glycol which are petrochemicals
5 isopropyl alcohol – used as a cheap solvent
to carry synthetic oils. |
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Here is a natural shampoo that
you can make. This formulation is something that I have been
using for many years. First collect the following items:
4 oz of castile soap with any
scent is that available – plain, peppermint, eucalyptus.
½ oz of rosemary - stimulates
the hair follicles and helps to prevent premature baldness
½ oz of sage – has
antioxidants and keeps things from spoiling and is antibacterial
½ oz of nettles –
acts as a blood purifier, blood stimulator, contains a large
source of nutrients for hair growth
½ of lavender – controls
the production of sebaceous gland oil and reduces itchy and flaky
scalp conditions
2000 mg of MSM – provides
organic sulfur to your scalp, which improves the health and strength
of your hair. It also helps to drive herbal nutrient into the
skin and follicles where they can do the most good.
One empty 8 oz plastic bottle,
or any other empty shampoo or soap bottle.
Mix the herbs in a mason jar,
which has a lid. Boil 2 cups of distilled water. Add 3 heaping
tablespoons of the mixed herbs into the boiling water. Pull the
boiling water and herbs off the stove. Let the herb mixture sit
for 30 – 40 minutes. Put the 2000mg of MSM into the herb
mixture after 30 minutes of cooling. After 40 minutes and the
MSM is melted, strain the herbal mixture into a bowl.
Pour 2 to 2 1/2 oz of strained
herbal tea into the 8 oz plastic bottle. Now, pour the 4 oz of
castile soap into the 8 oz plastic bottle. Cap the bottle and
shake to mix the ingredients.
The shampoo is now finished and
ready for use. Use this as a base for all of the shampoos you
make. You can add different herbs as you learn what these herbs
do and how they help your hair. You can vary the ingredients
according to your taste. But now you have a shampoo that has
no additives that can harm you.
Editor Note: MSM is called methylsulfonylmethane,
an organic sulphur compound. You can get it in gel, liquid, powder,
cream or capsule form. Consult your doctor before using MSM,
especially if you are using medications. |
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