Basic Shampoo

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How to Make Shampoo

Shampoo recipes

1-1/4 Cups SUPER Concentrate
32 oz distilled water
1/2 Teaspoon Soap Crafters Fragrance
8 drops of Liquid Colorant
Optional: 1.2 ounces Humectant

Use distilled (purified is not distilled) water for best clarity in the end product; tap water will add a cloudiness. Use a stick blender to mix the Super Concentrate with the water then add the colorant and fragrance.

(A stick blender must be used to mix because hand stirring will not mix it in properly.) Mix for about 1 minute.

Allow mixture to sit overnight before bottling to give the air time to escape and the mixture will return clear. If you use non-distilled water, it will be cloudy. If you add oils to the mixture then it will be opaque.
If you add Humectant, it will give an amber tint to it.

To thicken the product:
After you have done all your stirring, added colorant and fragrance, if you would like it to be thicker, then follow these instructions:
Mix 1 tablespoon table salt with 3 tablespoons hot water.
Stir until dissolved.
Add this salt water solution to your mixture, one tablespoon at a time until it is as thick as you want.
Salt water will thicken it on a bell curve, which means, if you add too much it will turn runny again and there is no going back. So stop when it is thick enough and don't overdo it.