The best shampoo bar recipe will have no more than 50 percent soft oils, such as canola, rice bran, soybean or olive oil, and a high percentage of coconut and castor oils for rich bubbles.
This recipe is both moisturizing and clarifying because it includes tea tree, orange, and peppermint essential oils. Head over to the tutorial for the complete instructions. This homemade shampoo bar recipe from Ela Vegan uses lavender and clay as the main components of the soap.
This basic shampoo bar made from lye and a trio of familiar beauty-centric oils is incredibly simple and versatile. You can swap out sweet almond oil for avocado oil, grapeseed oil, rice bran oil, or macadamia nut oil, or play around with essential oil blends to create a custom scent. Combine oils in a glass or stainless-steel bowl.
Different oils create different shampoo bars. That means you can – and should – choose your oils based on your hair type. I used a bunch of NOW oils, like olive, coconut, and castor, that are good for fine, oily hair because they’re light and won’t weigh down your locks.