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Made with sodium lauryl sulphate in needle form, these
shampoo bars are
perfect for traveling with and since there's no bottle to dispose of, they are
"green" as well. We colored and scented ours and wrapped them with a
recycled paper band label. They make shampooing fun, last a long time
and make tons of lather. You can customize your bars to any type of hair
by just substituting a few ingredients....
Recipe: Makes 4 - 4 oz bars (size
as pictured)
15 ozs of
Sodium
Lauryl Sulphate Needes
.3 ozs Distilled Water
.2 ozs Propylene Glycol
.2 ozs Fragrance or Essential Oil
.08 ozs. Jojoba Oil
pinches of FD&C
or D&C powdered colorants
All ingredients are weighed. In a large bowl weigh your SLS needles. In a
separate small bowl add
all the liquid ingredients and mix them with a few pinches of whatever color
FD&C powder you want.
All at once, pour the liquid/color mix into the SLS needles and mix with your
hands (use gloves).
Mixture will me moist but not runny and wet.
The needles will hold together when pressed. Press
into shape by hand or into a smooth mold.
We made a disc-shaped mold press using PVC end caps and pressed the mixture into
the end cap to
compress the needles. The bar will come out the of mold with a light slam
when turned over. Dry
your bars on a wire rack overnight, wrap and use - no waiting to cure!
Variations:
Add botanicals such as calendula petals
(dried), peppermint leaf (dried), lavender (dried). Substitute
jojoba oil with any carrier oil you desire. Add essential oils that help
dandruff, itchy scalp, etc. Add
little chunks of cocoa butter or shea butter for a conditioning shampoo bar.
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