Learn how to make homemade Lavender Rosemary Shampoo with this easy recipe and tutorial.
This wonderfully scented homemade Lavender Rosemary shampoo with essential oils is a great way to skip all the added ingredients that you may want to avoid in commercially made beauty products. This recipe is made up of 4 simple ingredients, each chosen for the natural benefit they bring to your hair and scalp. Rosemary leaves your hair soft and shiny, and is also great for dry scalp and dandruff. Lavender is wonderful for dry scalp and stimulates hair growth. Castile soap, when diluted properly, is a great ingredient for cleaning your hair. While it is a much lower sudsing ingredient than you are used to, believe it or not, that is a good thing, because sulfates strip your hair of natural oils and dry out your follicles. In addition, washing your hair everyday strips it of its natural oils, unless we get dirty or sweaty we only wash our hair about 3 times a week and just rinse the other days.
Homemade Lavender Rosemary Shampoo
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup Lavender Castile Soap
- 1 1/2 cups distilled water
- 3 tsp. virgin coconut oil
- 1 – 3 drops Lavender essential oil
- 1 – 3 drops Rosemary essential oil
Directions:
Melt coconut oil in a microwave safe dish. It should only take about 20-30 seconds to become fully liquefied.
Combine water, coconut oil , castile soap, and essential oils in a pint mason jar and shake vigorously to combine.
Pour into a plastic container to store and use. An empty shampoo bottle is a great container or you can pick up a new pump or squeeze bottle from the craft store.
How to use homemade shampoo:
Squirt a quarter sized amount of shampoo into the palm of your hand
Rub hands together to create lather.
Massage shampoo through hair, beginning at the roots.
Rinse hair well with water as cold as you can tolerate; the cold water will seal your ends and provide a greater shine.
Printable Recipe for Lavender Rosemary Shampoo
Homemade Lavender Rosemary Shampoo Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Lavender Castile Soap
- 1 1/2 cups distilled water
- 3 teaspoon virgin coconut oil
- 1 - 3 drops Lavender essential oil
- 1 - 3 drops Rosemary essential oil
Instructions
- Melt coconut oil in a microwave safe dish. It should only take about 20-30 seconds to become fully liquefied.
- Combine water, coconut oil , castile soap, and essential oils in a pint mason jar and shake vigorously to combine.
- Pour into a plastic container to store and use.
Notes
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Francis Karl says
Natural shampoo is healthier for hair.
I truly love you.
Thank you so much for this fantastic recipe.
Carla Gomes says
It’s great to learn more homemade shampoo recipes. I really love natural products.
I feel my hair thanks when I use it often.
Thanks for sharing.
HP says
Hi!! I’m getting ready to make this and I’m super excited! Can you add other things to it like jojoba oil or grape seed oil? Or will that make it too heavy?
Heidi says
Finally a diy shampoo recipe that does NOT leave your hair a grease pit!! I followed the directions except added 2 cups of water vs 1 1/2. I rinsed with very cold water too. My hair feels wonderful! Just as good as my expensive WEN shampoo I ve used for years! Thank you for this great recipe!
juliana telles says
Simple, practical and delicious, very good
Ju oliveira says
Cool, simple and practical, I loved it.
Rose says
Can you use plain castor oil instead of castile soap?
Allison says
No , Castor oil and Castile soap are very different things . Castile sop contains plant oils along with lye which undergo a process call saponification . That process is what gives the soap it’s cleaning power . That being said you could use castor oil instead of coconut but you will still need he Castile soap .
Paula says
I’ve been looking for a natural shampoo for a long time. I’ll make the recipe, I hope it stays the same.
Julia Grande says
Simple, practical and delicious. I loved the result. Thanks for sharing!
Beth says
I just made this shampoo and tried it. I have very oily scalp so altered it a bit. I used 3 tsp of grapeseed oil instead of coconut because the grapeseed is much lighter. Also, I added 3 tsp of raw honey for added benefit. Lastly, I accidentally used too much essential oils. My droppers both dripped too fast and I ended up adding about 8 drops each. This is a very runny shampoo but it works just fine. So far, I love it! I also dried my hair right after just to see how it handled everything and so far it seems fine. I figure the real test will be prolonged use. I also used it on my face and loved how out felt. I put mine in an empty glass olive oil drizzle bottle from Wal-Mart.
Pablo TUffano says
I’ve done this shampoo twice and it’s simply the best recipe I’ve ever seen on the internet. I’m going to prepare the third now because mine is ending. Thank you so much, I love your bog.
Dora says
I’m not a promoter person generally. However, I do know that our local health food and supplement store carries truly natural hygiene products. Deoderant, body cleansers , hair cleansers, lotions etc. they can be a tad pricey for some, but if you aren’t comfortable or to busy to make your own. I started this route before I got to where I make my own stuff. I have found that an apple cider vinegar rinse fixed the homemade oily problem. Along with reducing the coconut oil and only using 1-3 drops of essential oils combined so if I use two different essential oils I only use one drop of each for scent. The Castile soap already has essential oils.
Jasmine says
How do you make your shampoo?
Do rinse right after shampooing? Do you use a conditioner?
Jamie says
Yes, rinse after any shampooing… It’s soap, you don’t want to leave any kind soap of on your hair or on your scalp, it’ll make your head dry and itchy.
Sarah Wells says
The unscented doesnt