How to Make Orange and Ginger Hydrating Shampoo: Remedy for Flaky Scalp and Dry Hair
Cleanse your hair without stripping away all of its moisture and oils. Conventional shampoos🧼 contain lots of harmful ingredients that can leave your hair very dry. Then the scalp becomes dry and flakes starts to fall on your shoulders like dandruff. Including orange🍊 and ginger is going to make your hair hydrated and scalp healthy. Now learn how to make orange and ginger hydrating shampoo, remedy for flaky scalp and dry hair.
HAIRCARE
Give your hair a break and embrace natural haircare with hydrating essential oils and oils to help your hair maintain moisture. If your hair is chemically processed, damaged from using heating tools, or using hair shampoos containing harmful ingredients such as
Sulfates
Mineral oils
Triclosan
Parabens
Phthalates
Silicones etc
As part of your haircare routine, shampooing is what cleanse and get rid of dirt from hair and scalp. A good shampoo should only wash off dirt not strip natural oils and moisture and leave hair frizzy and dry.
Beneficial Natural Ingredients for Hydrating Your Hair
Using natural ingredients like plant oils, plant extracts, essential oils, absolutes, glycerin and hydrating clays that can be used to compensate moisture lost in your hair. This hair shampoo can restore moisture by using ingredients like aloe vera gel and honey and other essential oils like orange and ginger.
Selecting Ingredients
Apple cider vinegar: It is made from fermented apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar can balance scalp pH, remove hair dandruff, moisturizes and soften your hair. It is part of those ingredients that can never miss in your natural shampoo.
Liquid castile soap: It is made by saponifying alkaline agents such as potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide and plant oils. If you want to make DIY shampoos then castile soap is a must have. It can be very concentrated in its pure form and harsh to skin and scalp. Dilute it with distilled water in 1:1 ratio.
Distilled water: As you know castile soap can be very concentrated and alkaline and should not be used directly on your hair or scalp as it can lead to hair damage and scalp irritation and itchiness. You'll use distilled water to dilute your castile soap. Don't use tap water, it is likely contaminated with impurities and bacteria.
Jojoba oil: This is the plant oil is closely related to natural oils produced by the scalp. It is very moisturizing and hydrating to hair and scalp. But also jojoba oil contains anti-oxidants and vitamin A, C and E. That's the reason for choosing this oil for dry hair shampoo.
Clary sage essential oil: This essential oil I have included it in this recipe and it has other user other than making hair hydrated. This essential oil help with frizz control and soften your hair cuticles. Adding this to your shampoo will improve your hair and scalp health.
Orange essential oil: This essential oil is brimming with many benefits for hair. It can add natural shine to hair, turning dull hair into beautiful locks. This essential oil can moisturize your hair at most. It is going to be added in your hair shampoo.
Tea tree essential oil: Tea tree is among best essential oils for hair. They are good for stimulating and clarifying hair and scalp from any build up. This essential oil is a good choice to be included in your hydrating shampoo for dry hair
Ginger essential oil: It is good at preventing hair fall and can act as a treatment for dandruff. Ginger contains gingerol, anti-oxidants and minerals that can nourish your hair. Use grated ginger if you can't get a ginger essential oil. It is another essential ingredient to this hair shampoo.
Ingredients
¼ cup of apple cider vinegar
½ cup of liquid castile soap
¼ cup of distilled water
2 tablespoons of jojoba oil
25 drops of clary sage essential oil
15 drops of orange essential oil
10 drops of tea tree essential oil
5 drops of ginger essential oil
Collect your ingredients together with tools such as saucepan, a stirrer, a glass bowl and a designated shampoo bottle. You can clean and reuse your finished shampoo bottle or get a brand new pump bottle online.
Instructions
Start making your recipe by adding your apple cider vinegar to a saucepan and close with a tight lid. Now simmer your liquid in a low heat for about an hour.
Next, remove from heat and keep it with its lid tightly secured, leave it aside and wait till cooled to a room temperature and continue preparing other ingredient mixtures.
Meanwhile pour your liquid castile soap and distilled water in a glass bowl.
This is where your apple cider comes to play. Open your saucepan lid. Now add your apple cider vinegar into a glass bowl and stir gently till mixed well.
Add your two tablespoons of jojoba oil to the mixture and stir well.
Then add your essential oils: clary sage, tea tree, orange and ginger essential oils drop by drop while stirring every few minutes.
Pour your mixture into your designated shampoo bottle. Shake well. It is ready for use.
QUICK TIP: You have to know that this shampoo won't be very foamy like regular SLS store-bought shampoos but very effective to hair cleansing so don't be disappointed.
How to Use Orange and Ginger Hydrating Shampoo
Begin by wetting your hair with lukewarm water.
Start by applying a small amount of your favorite shampoo to the palms of your hand and rub your hands together. You might need more pumps of shampoo blobs if you have long hair.
Start massaging your scalp and working your way down towards the ends of hair shaft.
Continue massaging it for like 3 to 5 minutes and let essential oils seep in your hair shaft and open cuticles. You may feel a tingle a little bit from peppermint essential oil. It should not last after washing your hair.
Rinse out your hair with lukewarm water while massaging and removing all the dirt and dandruff from your hair.
Use a microfiber towel to dry your hair before continuing with a hair conditioning routine.
How to Deal With Chlorinated Water
Install a water filter to your shower head in order to use purified water, from hard water to soft water. Softer water is more gentler to the hair.
Before you go to a chlorinated swimming pool apply hair oil or hair serum and wear shower cap to protect your hair.
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