Try making this solid shampoo bar at home. A natural and mild shampoo, where you know all the ingredients it has, made with a mild surfactant and a pH of 5.5, the right one for your hair. Tailored for dry hair type and with your favorite scent. Dificulty: EasyWeight: 100gAuthor: Silvana Liviero
Learn how to make a syndet bar in How Do You Make a Syndet Bar? or watch the video above. They don't have a recipe but explain in general the steps and ingredients to produce a syndet bar.
Disinfect all your equipment before starting. You can boil some of your equipment (like the double boiler, glass cups, spoons), and use a solution of 1 liter of water with 1/2 cup of bleach, for items that are not heat-resistant (like the milk frother, plastic cups or the lotion containers)
Measure all ingredients and prepare your workstation. Wear a mask as the SCI releases an irritant dust cloud
Liquid Phase
Put a pan with water into the stove (any water as this is for bagne-marie)
Add the oils and water into the double boiler or a metal jug. Let it heat in low heat, up to 50ºC or until a little bit before the solid oils melt completely
Solid Phase
Add the solid phase ingredients and mix well with a spoon. I prefer to use a fork as it works as half spoon, half whisker. Preferably, add the solid ingredients 1/3 at a time, and mix gently but thoroughly before pouring more solid ingredients. Let them incorporate well in the mixture.
Mix and heat the mixture in low heat until it has the consistency of homogeneous mush or porridge.
Remove the double boiler or jug from heat. Mix a bit to cool down the mixture.
Make Your Bars
At around 50ºC or lower, add the cooling phase ingredients: essential oils and the preservative. Mix well.
Take 1/4 tsp of the mixture and dilute it in 1 tsp of warm water. Dissolve it well and use a pH strap to measure pH. Should be 5-6.
If pH is too high add a bit of lemon juice or citric acid, or baking soda if it's too low. Mix very well and measure the pH again.
Pour the mixture into a soap mold. After unmolding let it dry for 2 or 3 days.