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Welcome Friends!! This little blog is for all my friends and family that have requested I share my recipes and other homemaking ideas… As most of you know, we moved onto a 64 acre farm about two years ago… we still have our Family Nights, but now many of us live up here on the farm: Mom and Dad live with Lanny and I, Paula built her house in one of the existing barns, Robbie and Molly built inside the big barn by us… You can check it all out on our blog the Johnson Gap Chronicles… Anyway, I am still fermenting and brewing all over my kitchen, but our Tuesday night dinners are not as large as they used to be. All the grands except 2 are grown, have jobs, live in other cities, and with the recent Covid insanity (and our daughter-in-laws heart transplant) James and Tasha are not out much lately. We just move on and look forward to better days. Thanks for peeking in… check back now and then and I promise to add new recipes and ideas as I am inspired :-) God bless!!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Homemade Shampoo Recipes

Here are several shampoo recipes that we've tried and enjoyed. These three recipes come from Instructables.com.


Homemade Chamomile Shampoo

Description: Chamomile makes this 'poo a calming treat. Chamomile also has natural lightening properties, so combine this with lemon juice if you want to lighten your hair!

Ingredients:
1 cup Distilled Water
1 cup Castille Soap - Try Lavender!
6 Chamomile Tea Bags
1 ½ Tbsp Glycerin
Flip Cap Bottles Or Foaming Bottles To Dispense

Directions: 

Steep the teabags in 1 cup of boiled water for 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add castille soap to the tea. Stir in glycerin until well blended. Keep in a dark, cool place in a sealed bottle.


Homemade Shine Shampoo

Description: Fragrant and lively, try this recipe to add shine to your hair

Ingredients:
¼ cup Distilled Water
¼ cup Liquid Castile Soap - Try Lemon!
2 Tbsp Dried Rosemary
2 Tbps Sweet Almond Oil
¼ tsp Lemon Essential Oil
Flip Cap Bottles Or Foaming Bottles To Dispense

Directions: 
Boil distilled water, add rosemary and steep until fragrant.

Strain leaves and let cool. Mix all ingredients and add to water and stir well.


Store in a bottle. Use as you would any shampoo, rinse well.


Homemade Rejuvinate Shampoo

Description: This is a great shampoo for any hair type.

Ingredients:
¼ cup Distilled Water
¼ cup Liquid Castile Soap - I Use Unscented, but you can choose your favorite
½ tsp Jojoba, grapeseed, or other light vegetable oil
3 Tbsp Rosemary
1 Tbsp Lemongrass
2 tsp Tea Tree Oil
1 tsp Vanilla Essential Oil
Flip Cap Bottles Or Foaming Bottles To Dispense

Directions: 
Boil distilled water, add rosemary and and lemongrass (in tea strainer if you have it) and steep until fragrant (about 20-30 minutes)..

Strain leaves and let cool. Mix all ingredients and add to water and stir well.

Mix the tea tree oil and vanilla into the water. Add soap.

Store in a bottle. Use as you would any shampoo, rinse well.

Let the shampoo cool, and then place the top on tightly.


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