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Wed May 09, 2012 8:04 am  |
What is your definition of natural - the surfactant exists in nature or that it is derived from natural ingredients? Saponins are found in soap nuts, soapwort and soap bark tree.
If you are looking for 'derived from' you have a lot more choice, as Keliu says traditional alkaline soap is made from oils, as can sulphates and many other synthetic surfactants be. But these detergents have nothing in common with their parent oil, they are often highly alkaline and not emollient at all. |
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Wed May 09, 2012 11:40 am |
I'm going to order castille soap, aloe vera gel and other ingredients from Mountain Rose Herbs, I heard their products are high quality 
I also found this site which has good info on how to make your own lotion as well:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Lotion
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Fri May 18, 2012 4:40 pm |
Here it is - DM, I may have tweaked it a bit since I first posted it.
1/4 cup Water
1 cup Castille Soap (I use the one with Peppermint Oil because it's good for hair)
2 tbspns Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tbspns Aloe Vera
1/4 tsp of Olive Oil
Whilst I'm shampooing with this in the shower, I've also been known to wash my face with it as well. |
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Sun May 20, 2012 3:03 pm |
| DarkMoon wrote: |
| Keliu wrote: |
Here it is - DM, I may have tweaked it a bit since I first posted it.
1/4 cup Water
1 cup Castille Soap (I use the one with Peppermint Oil because it's good for hair)
2 tbspns Apple Cider Vinegar
2 tbspns Aloe Vera
1/4 tsp of Olive Oil
Whilst I'm shampooing with this in the shower, I've also been known to wash my face with it as well. |
Thank you Keliu,
I thought you might have, and I don't know if you posted but it never made it to the recipe index. |
Actually, both of Keliu's shampoo recipes are in the index in the hair section but I will add a listing for the latest 2012 version. HTHs. |
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