Make your own herbal hair shampoo

In 1990, I decided not to use commercially manufactured shampoos after reading Aubrey Hampton’s book, “Natural and Organic Hair and Skin Care.” In this book, Aubrey explains how to read the label of any product you put on your skin or hair.

Manufacturers constantly use toxic chemicals in their skin and hair products and do not take into account their toxic effects on your body. This is easily seen in the list of chemicals they use. Here are some of these chemicals found on many product labels:

* propylene glycol or glycol – a petrochemical that is used because it is cheap

* Cetearyl alcohol: emulsifier that can be synthetic or natural.

* methylparaben or propylparaben – typical synthetic preservatives

* distearate – this is polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol which are petrochemicals

* Isopropyl Alcohol – Used as a cheap solvent to transport synthetic oils.

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 aroma is available: plain, mint, eucalyptus.

½ oz of rosemary: stimulates hair follicles and helps prevent premature baldness

½ oz of sage – has antioxidants and prevents things from going bad and is antibacterial

½ oz of nettles: acts as a blood purifier, blood stimulator, contains a great source of nutrients for hair growth

Lavender ½: controls the oil production of the sebaceous glands and reduces itching and flaking of the scalp.

2000mg MSM – Provides organic sulfur to your scalp, improving the health and strength of your hair. It also helps bring herbal nutrients to the skin and follicles, where they can be most beneficial.

An empty 8 oz plastic bottle or any other empty shampoo or soap bottle.

Mix the herbs in a canning jar, which has a lid. Boil 2 cups of distilled water. Add 3 heaping tablespoons of the mixed herbs to the boiling water. Remove the boiling water and herbs from the stove. Let the herb mixture sit for 30 to 40 minutes. Put 2000 mg of MSM in the herb mixture after 30 minutes of cooling. After 40 minutes and the MSM is melted, strain the herb mixture into a bowl.

Pour 2 to 2 1/2 oz of the brewed herbal tea into the 8 oz plastic bottle. Now, pour the 4 ounces of Castile soap into the 8 ounce plastic bottle. Cap the bottle and shake to mix the ingredients.

The shampoo is now finished and ready to use. Use this as a base for all 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.