{"id":11515,"date":"2018-09-12T10:19:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=11515"},"modified":"2018-09-12T10:22:19","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T22:22:19","slug":"diy-shampoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/diy-shampoo\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Shampoo: horsetail, nettle, aloe, spirulina"},"content":{"rendered":"
A natural, homemade herbal shampoo made from horsetail and nettle to nourish, strengthen and promote hair growth, with protein-rich spirulina, aloe vera and essential oils. This is not your traditional foaming shampoo – but it still works a treat, and is so fresh and invigorating as you massage it into the scalp!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Years ago I decided to enrol in a Shamanic Herbal Apprenticeship to complement my formal studies – which meant I got to spend my weekends in the bush, learning about native trees and wild plants, how to identify them, journey with them on a spiritual level, wild craft them sustainably, and prepare a myriad of nutrient dense recipes and natural medicines with them.<\/p>\n Herbal shampoos were just one of the many treats we prepared, and the basic recipe we were taught made for the starting point of today’s iteration.<\/p>\n Now – I’m going to call this one a bit of a working post<\/em> at the moment – I might tweak the recipe slightly over time so would love feedback on how you go.<\/p>\n I’ve trialled the shampoo on myself, my partner and parents – all of whom have very similar hair types – fine, wispy, and a little on the thin side.<\/p>\n The feedback from Mum was great – she said she didn’t need conditioner, skipped the mousse, and went straight to a blow dry. Her hair felt softer, less tangly, and had more volume. It held in place with a spritz of hair spray without the need for excessive styling.<\/p>\n She wants to pay me to make her a large batch! I’d consider that a win!<\/p>\n My partner thought it was ok – I think he missed the lather. He has slightly oilier than I do – but his hair the next day looked great – much more volume.<\/p>\n I tried using it after applying the Argan Oil Hair Mask<\/a> I shared a few weeks back – not a good idea – it’s just not strong enough to clear a head full of oil!<\/p>\n [bctt tweet=\"Recipe for a natural, homemade herbal shampoo with essential oils - find it here!\" username=\"laurenglucina\"]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Obviously, this is not going to be your regular shampoo by any stretch. Firstly – it looks more like a green smoothie than a salon product. Secondly, it ain’t foamy. Thirdly, you’ll need to make a little of it often, as it only has a little vitamin C in there as a preservative (if I had vitamin E I would have added that – it’s a potent antioxidant – by all means break a capsule or two open if you have it in your cupboard).<\/p>\n To make a basic herbal shampoo, you start by preparing a strong herbal infusion – or a super infusion, as I like to call them. Start with herbs that are nourishing to the hair, such as horsetail, nettles, chamomile, calendula or comfrey.<\/p>\n There isn’t a need to get too precise with measurements here – you just take a small jug or glass jar, fill it about ½ full of dried herbs, then top it up with boiling water. From here, you just leave it overnight on the kitchen counter to infuse, allowing the water to draw out the minerals from the plant material.<\/p>\n Once done, you strain it through a fine mesh bag, compost the herbs, combine with castile soap (anywhere from a 1:1 to a 1:3 ratio) and you’re good to go.<\/p>\n This is where things get real. Herbal shampoo PLUS all the superfood goodies added to it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ok, ready for the recipe? Let’s do this.<\/p>\n You will need:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n To use:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The essential oils I use are doTERRA, because quite simply, they are the absolute best quality. If you’d like to get started with your own account, you can either book a complementary consult with me to learn more first, or join with doTERRA right away.<\/p>\n If you know you’d love to get on them right away,<\/strong> <\/span> If you’d like to chat further,<\/strong> <\/span> And if you’re local to me in Auckland and would like to come along to a class,<\/strong> <\/span> Thank you for reading, happy experimenting and please share how get on - particularly if you customise it for your own hair type!<\/p>\n See you again next week,<\/p>\n Lauren.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A natural, homemade herbal shampoo made from horsetail and nettle to nourish, strengthen and promote hair growth, with protein-rich spirulina, aloe vera and essential oils. This is not your traditional foaming shampoo – but it still works a treat, and is so fresh and invigorating as you massage it into the scalp! Years ago I...<\/p>\nThe benefits of using this herbal shampoo:<\/h2>\n
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DIY Herbal Shampoo Recipe<\/h2>\n
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