Homemade shampoo for oily hair

The deep cleansing properties of oily hair are most important in the sage used in this shampoo. Rosemary and jojoba oil work to balance the natural oils on your scalp, which helps get rid of oily hair.

Material -

• 240 ml water.
• 15 grams sage (fresh is best, but dried will work too)
• 15 grams rosemary (preferably fresh, but dried will work too)
• 15 ml jojoba oil
• 80 ml liquid castile soap (soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide)

Method of preparation of shampoo -

To make Sage, Rosemary, and Jojoba Shampoo, soak sage and rosemary in boiling water for 25-45 minutes with the help of a strainer. Now add soap and jojoba oil to it and keep stirring slowly. Your shampoo is ready. Store it in a cool and dark place and use it like a normal shampoo every week.

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Tea tree oil is a wonderful antifungal and antiseptic oil, which makes it great for both oily and dandruff scalps. It also helps to get rid of head lice, so it is even more useful for school-going children. Apricot oil has wonderful hair-softening properties that help with scalp and split ends.

Note: People who are allergic to tea tree oil may develop rashes on their skin. If you don't know if you are allergic to tea tree oil, test using a small amount of the oil on your skin before shampooing.

Material -

• 240 ml water
• 80 ml liquid castile soap
• 10 drops of tea tree oil
• 5 ml apricot oil

Method of preparation of shampoo -

To make a shampoo with tea tree oil and apricot oil, slowly mix the recommended amount of castile soap and water and then add the two oils. Store this too in a cool and dark place and use it as the usual method of normal shampooing.

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Aloe vera is a plant in which gel is found which is rich in amazing healing and anti-fungal properties. Mixing it in shampoo cures scalp-related problems. Lemon is an excellent cleanser that effectively removes excess oil from the scalp.

Material -

• 180 ml water
• 60 ml liquid castile soap
• 2.5 ml aloe vera gel
• 15 ml lemon juice

Method of preparation of shampoo -

To make an aloe vera and lemon shampoo, mix water and castile soap together and stir gently. Add aloe vera and lemon as per the quantity mentioned above and keep stirring to mix. Like other methods, store it in a cool and dark place and use it like normal shampooing.

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Material -

• 10 grams shikakai pods
• 10 grams reetha berries
• 5 grams amla

This is the basic ratio, you can adjust the ingredients proportionately according to the length of your hair. You can also use orange or lemon peels instead of amla. Don't use all three. If you use too much of all or any, it can dry out your hair.

Method of preparation of shampoo -

• Take 750 ml of water in a pan and mix all the ingredients in it and soak them for about 8 hours.
• Keep heating this mixture till it starts boiling. Lower the flame of the gas and boil for 5-15 minutes. You
• The more you cook it, the thicker it will become. (You can add water if you want)
• Now remove it from the gas and cool it. When its temperature becomes equal to room temperature, crush reetha, shikakai, and amla/peels with your hands.
• Filter before use and use a normal shampoo.

Alternatively, you can also use a pack of Multani Mitti / gram flour and curd. Mix 1 tbsp Multani Mitti / gram flour in 6-7 tbsp curd. Apply this pack to your hair and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes. Now clean the hair thoroughly with the help of Amla, Reetha, and Shikakai shampoo. This will end their greasiness.

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