HERBAL SHAMPOOS

homemade herbal shampoo's:

1).One of the easiest ones to make is the one with shikakai. Wash 200 gms of dried olives and 200 gms of shikakai in cold water and soak them in an iron vessel.The next morning, boil the decoction for about 10-15 minutes. Mash the thick residue into the water and strain. Use this to wash the hair. This shampoo leaves the hair soft and silky.

2).You can also make a home-made herbal shampoo by using reetha and shikakai. Soak 125 gms each of reetha, shikakai and amla in 1 litre of water. Keep it aside for about 24 hours. Boil and allow the mixture to cool. Strain and use it to shampoo the hair. It is a very good way to wash the hair without harming it.

3).Take some dry soap nuts(reetha) and soak them in water overnight.Mash them in the morning and strain the soapy solution.Add a tsp of shikakai powder and wash your hair. If you are unable to make the shampoo cleanser at home, use this infusion recipe.Prepare it and mix in the shampoo you use. B.To make the infusion, boil two handful of mint leaves in one and a half glass of water for 20 minutes.Strain the solution and mix in a 300ml bottle of shampoo.

4).Fresh soap nut shampoo (reetha shampoo) Ingredients: A handful of reetha nuts A handful of shikakai pods 50 gm of dried amla 50 gm of dried brahmi leaves 250-400 ml. of water. Method: Boil all these ingredients together. Mash strain and use it to shampoo your hair. Reetha, shikakai, amla and brahmi impart a natural cleansing and glossy finish to any type of hair.

5)Take 2.5mls/grams each of shikakai, amla, bhringraj and soapnut extract and add them to 240ml slightly warm water. If desired, you can add 2.5gms of neem extract to this mixture if you have dandruff or scalp problems. Once completely mixed, use this mixture to wash hair. Rinse well with warm water. You may want to then adjust the pH to 5.5 with either lemon juice or Vinegar. Keep this in the refrigerator between uses.