Today is shampoo day! Yay! I generally shampoo only every 2-3 days, my hair is long and has a grown out perm and takes too much time to deal with, plus living out in Utah dries out my hair considerably. I am picky about my shampoo and conditioner, so when I read on my Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap pin that one of the 18 uses is shampoo, I cringed. (I also saw it used for toothpaste, not looking forward to that one!)
Like with the Liquid Castile Laundry Soap recipe, there are a ton of concoctions on Pinterest. I went on the companies website and the shampoo instructions were vague, "dilute and use". Hmmm. 1/4 C. of soap washed an entire load of towels, so how much of this did I want on my hair? Yes, it's all natural and biodegradable, but still. So I guessed small, and made a 1:3 ratio of soap to water shampoo.
It looked like water and I poured the whole amount on my head at once, so's not to have any drip-age. Smelled great, and lathered up nicely - not store bought nicely, but still nice. The biggest difference came with rinsing it out, it rinsed out very quickly, I couldn't believe it. Usually with shampoo you have to rinse out the lather for like a minute or two, but this took 15 seconds, maybe. Time saving in the shower could be very useful...
After shampooing, I conditioned and styled my hair as usual and noticed no difference in how it behaved.
Reading on-line, many sites recommend using liquid castile soap for camping because you use it for everything from body to dishes without hurting the environment. I will have to remember that for this summer!
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