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So how will a shampoo bar for dry hair differ from one for oily hair? We can’t reduce the surfactants as we normally would for dry hair, but we can change the types of surfactants we’re using and increase the oils and butters. Dry hair likes gentle cleansing, so we want to use really gentle...
Let’s take a look today at making shampoo bars suitable for oily hair (because that’s what I have!). The first recipe is a conditioning shampoo bar, the second a variation for clarifying shampoo bars, and the third a recipe for a 2-in-1 type product. Powdered surfactants: We know from yesterday’s post we want to include...
Yep, shampoo bars are a great way to make a 2-in-1 kind of product. We can incorporate the really serious conditioning compounds into a shampoo bar and they won’t end up as a gooey mess in our bottle! These are great for all hair types as they are easily tweakable, and you can add all...
If you’re a dry haired girl, a 2-in-1 shampoo is probably a bad idea. It simply won’t offer all the conditioning and moisturizing you want in a product and might make your hair feel really awful. But it’s not for me to judge what is right for your hair, so here’s a modification to the...
Lalla asks in this post: Can I use cetrimonium chloride in a shampoo? Yes! (Well, that was easy, eh?) But wait, there’s more! Cetrimonium chloride plays well with surfactants, so it’s a great inclusion in a conditioning shampoo (especially one for very tangly hair) and it removes silicones well, so it’s a great inclusion in a...