Monday, October 4, 2010

Homemade Shampoo?



I'm trying something new. About a year ago a friend mentioned that she had stopped using traditional shampoo and had started "no pooing." Sounded interesting but I didn't run out to try it.

Today I made my first batch of no poo balls.

I pretty much followed a recipe I found on a Canadian parents website.

1 cup of baking soda
a big squeeze of honey
a few drops of essential oil (I used tea tree and rosemary and I am not sure that I like the smell)
and enough water to make a paste

I rolled balls, about 1/2 an inch in size, out of the paste and am letting them dry.

I've read that you can use one of the balls as shampoo and then rinse with water, as you would normally do, or you can rinse with apple cider vinegar and water. I guess I'll try both and see what works.
It's an experiment so I'll let you know how it works.

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