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[Mrstran]

I've been collecting recipes for some DIY shampoos, treatments, and such. I didn't see a thread like this in the search so I thought it would be nice to share some DIY recipes.

Here a a few favorites I've collected so far, and a few I've mixed up myself. There are several ways to do these and they all can be tweaked. Some people do them differently.


Length Oil Treatment - Protection & Strengthening
- Caster oil
- Olive oil
- Coconut oil
- 1 tsp Burdock root ( optional for better result)
Mix ingredients and swirl in burdock root. Strain.
Leave in hair 4-12 hours. Wash. Air dry
Use even amounts of your choice with the oils. I prefer 2 tsp each.






Nutrient Delivering Shampoo:


- 3 Hibiscus Tea bags
- 1 tbs Shikaki (Hesh) -see pic below
- 1 tbs orange peel powder
- Bowl of hot water
- Cup
- Stocking/strainer
- Shampoo container
- Non medal thin stir stick
- Bowl of hot water
- Funnel


Stir tea in a bowl of hot water until dark red, and let Steep for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags.
Stir shikaki until soap bubbles and completely dissolved.
Add orange peel powder and mix well until dissolved.
Let mixture steep for 20 minutes
Once it's cool it's ready to be sifted
Strain into glass using stocking stretched over glass.
Use a funnel for pouring into shampoo bottle
*Use after Overnight oil treatments.
*Apply on dry hair
*massage onto scalp work well into ends
*leave in 10 minutes
*shampoo good for 1 week
*avoid getting into eyes
*rinse cold water & condition


Homemade Natural Shampoo:


- 1/2 cup coconut milk - conditions hair, helps it foam
- 1/2 cup castile liquid soap - natural cleaner!
- 1 tbsp vitamin e oil - preservative and restorative oil
- 1 tsp fenugreek powder - detangling properties
- 20 drops lavender essential oil, 10 drops rosemary -great for scalp, antibacterial etc. (can be substituted )








LENGTH & ROOT


Root Cleansing and Growth Stimulating Oil Treatment:


- Caster oil
- rose hip oil
- Peppermint oil
- Tea tree oil
- Jojoba oil
Mix caster oil with drop of each essential oil & rose hip oil. Swirl mix, massage to roots for 5 minutes.
(Use in combination with length oiling)
Leave in 1-8 hours


Strengthening & Growth Stimulating Rice Rinse:


- Rice
Rinse rice 2x
Mix 1pt rice in 2pt warm water and cure over night. Strain. Rinse Dry hair with rice water for 10 minutes over a catch bowl. Massage scalp for 3-5. Shower cap. Towel wrap for 10-30minutes. Rinse with cool water or Wash and condition as normal- (optional)
*lasts 2 days left out cover tight
*lasts 1 week refrigerated covered tightly
*use on dry hair not heavily oiled.
*Do no more that 1x a week


Hair thickening growth root treatment:

Small jar
Coconut oil 1 tbs
caster oil 3 tbs
Amla fruit powder 1 rounded tbs
Stir with fork
Essential oils 1 drop tea tree + peppermint optional
Leave in 1 hour, wash completely out.

[Gothic]

I'm so sorry but it bothers me so much: it's castor oil not caster

[Mrstran]

I'm so sorry but it bothers me so much: it's castor oil not caster

I'm sorry. I sometimes do stuff like that and I do know better. For the past 2 years I've had severe memory issues where I'll even spell the smallest words wrong, even though I've spelled them right a million times since elementary school. If you noticed, almost everything I post gets edited because I re- read over and over to try to correct myself to avoid sounding stupid. I have 2 brain tumors, both in spots effecting memory.

I thought my house was was haunted because I'd find lights on or off, only to find out later that I was the one doing it. It really stinks.

Anywho, You should follow me around for a while and spell check everything if you aren't busy.
I kind of need it lately.

[Mrstran]

Second thought: There may have been a thread for this already anyway. This site has been here forever. I didn't check the archived threads

[Anje]

The archived threads are down, and no one really looks there anymore anyway. I'm happy you're sharing favorite recipes, especially if they work well for you. Maybe that'll help someone else too.

[kattmara]

This is a very simple one but I mix a few drops of rosemary in with the oil I'm using when oiling, like coconut, jojoba or argan. It's harder to mix in with shea butter though, haha!

I don't know if this one is a DIY or more of a technique but if I want to wash my hair with eggs (for protein) I take the yolk, one is usually enough, and mix in a small amount of my silicone-free washing conditioner, and apply to the tips of the hair. After that I mix in a bit more of conditioner and take the next part above and continue to work my way up mixing in more and more conditioner until I get to my scalp where it is the reversed ratio from what I started with. It works great since my roots really don't need much protein but the ends seems to sometimes, I also add a bit of water sometimes with the conditioner if I don't have that greasy hair.
And oh, a few drops of rosemary in this mixture too sometimes

[Ophidian]

I love this idea for a thread. Bumping and adding my own contribution in hopes that we can get a collection going here!

Soapnut/Aritha Wash

1 Tbsp soapnut shell pieces
1 cup water

Pour boiling water into a jar over soapnut pieces. Let sit overnight or at least until cooled. Strain into applicator bottle. To use, shake well to create foam and apply to dry hair, focusing on scalp, until hair is evenly covered (add a little more water to bottle if needed). Let sit for around 5 minutes, rinse well.

Conditioning Rinse

1 spoonful each catnip, marshmallow root, and hibiscus
1/2 tsp honey
Water

Pour over boiling water and brew in a mug as for regular tea, using a strainer or straining out herb pieces after several hours or at least until cool. Or for best extraction of marshmallow mucilage, boil this herb separately for 15 minutes or so, then pour over hibiscus and catnip. Before use, add honey and warm water to make 1 quart of rinse. Leave on for at least 10 minutes after washing, then rinse until water runs clear. May stain light hair.

Honey Deep Conditioning Treatment

3 parts honey
1 part olive (or other favorite) oil

Warm honey for a few seconds in the microwave. Pour in oil while stirring to emulsify. Apply to ends of wet hair. Leave on for as long as desired, then rinse well in clear water. No need to wash out.

Coconut Sandalwood Winter Scalp Mask

1/2 tsp coconut oil
2 drops sandalwood in jojoba carrier oil (I use a pre-mixed blend from Aura Cacia)

Mix well, warming if desired. Part hair in sections and apply directly to scalp, focusing on dry areas. Massage in and leave on for 10 minutes to overnight before washing.

[Anshul585]

I've tried shikakai paste with amla and it was worth trying.

Oh, and I'm interested in trying your "Homemade natural shampoo", Mrstran. I love DIYs.

[apspinsyarns]

Mrstran these are great! I'll probably try the shampoo recipe

My personal favorite DIY is a scalp refresher/dry shampoo! Mix 1 part of witch hazel for 3 parts water and then add 15 drops of rosemary oil and 10 drops of lavender. Spray on scalp on non wash days. As someone with naturally oily hair it's been great for cutting down on washes and making my hair feel fresh!

[Ophidian]

Mrstran these are great! I'll probably try the shampoo recipe

My personal favorite DIY is a scalp refresher/dry shampoo! Mix 1 part of witch hazel for 3 parts water and then add 15 drops of rosemary oil and 10 drops of lavender. Spray on scalp on non wash days. As someone with naturally oily hair it's been great for cutting down on washes and making my hair feel fresh!

Neat! I feel like I've been hearing about with hazel a lot lately as a scalp toner between washes but I wasn't sure how it was used.