The shelves of modern stores offering cosmetics are filled with all kinds of shower gels, conditioners and shampoos. All these products help us to look worthy. And relatively recently, another novelty appeared on sale, which became a solid shampoo for hair. You will learn how to use this tool by reading this article.
What is such a cosmetics?
Solid shampoos for hair - this is nothing more than a mixture of caring and washing ingredients. Outwardly, they are very reminiscent of a regular bar of toilet soap. In terms of effectiveness, they are much superior to their liquid counterparts. This innovative tool perfectly cleans curls and retains their volume for a long time. Thanks to convenience and profitability, it quickly gained popularity among the fair sex.
What is included in solid shampoo?
Manufacturers add components to this tool, such as:
- soap base ;
- vitamin and mineral complexes;
- essential oils.
High-quality solid shampoo for hair growth should not contain fragrances, artificial colors and preservatives. The shelf life of such a product does not exceed one year. Mineralized salts, seaweed, extracts of medicinal plants and pieces of dried fruit are often added to it. It is these components that make hair more elastic, and their roots - strong. As natural fragrances, various essential oils are often used. Therefore, very often, solid hair shampoos exude the smell of roses, strawberries, orange and so on.
Selection recommendations
When buying such a shampoo, you should focus on the type of your hair. By analogy with liquid agents, they are divided into several types. Modern manufacturers produce solid shampoo:
- for oily hair;
- for dry hair;
- for bleached hair;
- anti-dandruff.
The second, no less important criterion that you should pay attention to when buying is considered to be the expiration date. Do not forget that the product, which contains only natural ingredients, cannot be stored for longer than 12 months. If the label indicates a longer period, then this shampoo is made with the addition of artificial preservatives.
Before buying, you need to carefully familiarize yourself with the composition of the selected product. All substances present in it should have clear and familiar names. Do not buy solid hair shampoos, consisting of many components. It is important that all of these substances complement each other.
How to use such means?
Without exception, all solid shampoos for hair have a powerful cleansing effect. Interestingly, while they do not form a large amount of foam. Similar means with ease remove any pollution. The fluffy foam cap, characteristic of ordinary shampoos, is formed due to the sulfates contained in them. In practice, these chemical blowing agents, creating the illusion of deep cleansing of the curls, often cause skin irritation and even hair loss.
To wash your hair with a solid shampoo, you must first thoroughly wet your hair. After this, you should take a block in the palm of your hand and carefully foam it by analogy with soap. The resulting foam is applied only to the hair roots, and the ends of long curls are soaped using the bar itself. After a few minutes, the shampoo can be washed off the head with a stream of warm running water.
A plastic soap dish is recommended for storing solid products. It can not be left in water, as a wet bar is not suitable for further use. Do not store solid shampoo in a packing cardboard box. Wet product will constantly stick to the paper.
Can I make a solid shampoo for my hair?
The recipes by which such products are made are so diverse and affordable that anyone can use them. As a basis for such shampoos, any foaming component of plant origin can be used. In the process of creation, you can supplement it with chopped fruits, freshly squeezed juices or herbal infusions. At home, you can not only recreate an existing recipe, but also develop your own unique option.
What will be needed to make shampoo?
To make such a natural hair wash yourself, you need to take care of such components in advance as:
- 40 grams of soap base, which can be used as sodium cocosulfate. It can be bought at specialized cosmetic stores.
- Three drops of chamomile and and as much nettle extract.
- Five drops of rosemary essential oil and lemon. If desired, they can be replaced with any other.
- Five drops of laurel oil.
- One gram of keratin.
- Half a gram of special cosmetic silicone, better known as phenyltrimethicone.
- Five grams of rosemary hydrolyte.
In addition to all these components, you will need a silicone mold, gloves, electronic scales, a pipette and a container in which the components will be mixed and heated.
Cooking process
In a bowl, put 40 grams of pre-ground cocosulfate. Keratin, chamomile extract, laurel oil, cosmetic silicone, hydrolyzed nettle extracts should be added to the same container in stages. In this case, it is necessary to carefully adhere to all proportions. Then the dishes can be sent to a cold water bath. Turning on the fire, you need to mix the composition from time to time, until it becomes homogeneous. After 5-6 minutes from the moment of boiling water, remove the container from the stove.
Do not wait until the resulting homogeneous mass has cooled. You need to immediately put on gloves and carefully knead it in the palms. After a few minutes, add essential oils to the solid shampoo and knead it again with your hands.
The finished product is carefully rammed into a silicone mold and sent to the refrigerator for 20 minutes. After this time, the bars are removed from the mold and left to dry. After 1-2 days, the shampoo is completely ready for use.
This recipe can be improved a bit by adding slices of fruit, oatmeal or honey. As natural dyes, cocoa powder, beetroot or carrot juice are perfect.
Main advantages
Solid hair shampoo, reviews of which sound exclusively in a positive way, has several undeniable advantages. First of all, people say that it consists of natural ingredients. You can take it with you on the road without fear that it will spill into the luggage bag and ruin the things folded into it. Those who have already managed to evaluate this shampoo assure that it is much more profitable and more economical than traditional liquid analogues. Such funds are better washed ringlets. Many owners of oily hair claim that after using a solid shampoo, their hair stays clean longer.
Essential oils and natural plant components that are present in such products do an excellent job of hair and scalp care. Curls washed with such a shampoo become well-groomed and shiny. They are not electrified and easy to comb.