Howdy, soapers! After test running a great shampoo bar, I'm happy with the results I've had with my hair and ready to dive in to making my own.
From the Lindy's shampoo bar thread, I'm going to follow this recipe:
Water as percent of oil weight: 35%
Superfat: 6%
Avocado Oil: 30%
Castor Oil: 10%
Olive Oil: 40%
Shea Butter: 10%
Soybean Oil: 10% (although I'm going to use Sunflower instead of soy because of allergy concerns)
.. unless anyone has a good reason *NOT* to use that recipe...
I'd like to make a fancier bar though, maybe with some infused herbs and EOs. I have a bit of a dry scalp (try NOT having one living in the driest desert in the United States), and I also have some thinning hair, so I'd like something that is stimulating as well.
I'm thinking about using rosemary and spearmint to start. Should I infuse rosemary and spearmint in to the water solution, olive oil, both? If both, does it matter what "percent" - 50/50? 60/40? 30/70? Or just chuck a handful of each in to the oil, and what infuses, infuses?
Also, I usually do hot process soap, that won't affect anything will it? I do CP also, I just like the speed of HP!
Any other help/advice is recommended, thanks!
From the Lindy's shampoo bar thread, I'm going to follow this recipe:
Water as percent of oil weight: 35%
Superfat: 6%
Avocado Oil: 30%
Castor Oil: 10%
Olive Oil: 40%
Shea Butter: 10%
Soybean Oil: 10% (although I'm going to use Sunflower instead of soy because of allergy concerns)
.. unless anyone has a good reason *NOT* to use that recipe...
I'd like to make a fancier bar though, maybe with some infused herbs and EOs. I have a bit of a dry scalp (try NOT having one living in the driest desert in the United States), and I also have some thinning hair, so I'd like something that is stimulating as well.
I'm thinking about using rosemary and spearmint to start. Should I infuse rosemary and spearmint in to the water solution, olive oil, both? If both, does it matter what "percent" - 50/50? 60/40? 30/70? Or just chuck a handful of each in to the oil, and what infuses, infuses?
Also, I usually do hot process soap, that won't affect anything will it? I do CP also, I just like the speed of HP!
Any other help/advice is recommended, thanks!