Hair Care Formulations
Learn to make your own hair products that are exactly what your hair needs, from cleansing conditioners and shampoo bars to mists and balms!
Argan Oil & Rose Shampoo Bars
These pretty pink shampoo bars kick out oodles of fluffy bubbles, leave your hair shiny and soft, and smell fabulous. They're an update of a formulation I first shared back in 2020; I still really like the original but I knew one big change would make this...
Sugar Plum Fairy Shimmer Oil
Today we are making a beautiful, fragrant, versatile shimmer oil that is perfect for winter skincare! I’ve given mine a “Sugar Plum Fairy” holiday theme, but you can easily theme yours differently with a few small changes. You can also have some fun with what "type"...
Charcoal & Bentonite Clarifying Shampoo Bar
Today I'm sharing a formulation for some intriguingly dark, rock-hard shampoo bars that star two natural ingredients that are long-time favourites in the DIY space: activated charcoal and bentonite clay. I’ve had tons of requests to use these ingredients in a shampoo...
Super Simple Lightweight Hair Conditioner: 3 Ways
In this post I'm sharing how to make three different emulsified, rinse-out Super Simple Lightweight Hair Conditioner formulations using a conditioning emulsifier that is perfect for fine hair that is easily weighed down. All three formulations are easy to make, and...
Creamy French Shampoo Bar
I think these might be the prettiest shampoo bars I've made yet They're not only pretty, but they kick out loads of luscious lather and leave your hair feeling fabulous. Let's dive in! Want to watch this project instead of read it? Watch Now This shampoo bar is an...
Castor & Rice Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar
These sparkly, sudsy shampoo bars feature two trending all-natural ingredients with long histories in hair care: castor oil and rice. These inexpensive ingredients are said to help strengthen the hair, boost growth, and improve hair health, so including them in a...
Simple Silicone-Free Hair Oil (2 ways!)
The very first carrier oil I ever bought was argan oil. I’d initially fallen for it as a facial moisturizer, and the popularity of Morrocanoil—a haircare brand built around Morroco's famous argan oil—was impossible to miss at the time. So, of course, I tried combing...
Kitsch’s Castor Oil Shampoo & Conditioner Bars
Another fun one—and a very DIY-able one! It really feels like these products were initially developed at home before scaling up as all the ingredients are pretty easy to get in the USA, and that's pretty darn cool 😄
Aveda’s Scalp Solutions Overnight Scalp Renewal Serum
I'd never heard of Aveda's Scalp Solutions Overnight Scalp Renewal Serum before one of my patrons nominated it for a Live Ingredient List Analysis session. It turned out to be a fascinating product with lots to teach us!
Vegamour’s GRO Hair Serum
What makes Vegamour's GRO Hair Serum work? There are thousands of reviews raving over how well it boosts hair growth—where's that magic coming from? Let's dig into the ingredient list and find out!
High Gloss Hair Oil
A simple, super customizable high-gloss hair oil that won't leave your hair greasy or weighed down.
Candy Cane Shampoo Bar
A bonus formulation from the 2023 holiday making season; a bi-coloured shampoo bar to go with all our other "Candy Cane" themed formulations!
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DIY Succulent Shampoo Bar [Live Stream]
I think this one is best hand shaped or pressed (can be hand or machine pressed)—the moulded one didn't do as well today as it did this summer, even after freezing. If you really want to use a complex mould I'd make the dough a bit damper—perhaps 0.5% more...
Olaplex No. 3 & No. 7
The hair-repair magic in all Olaplex products comes from a patented ingredient we can't get our hands on—but what else is going on in there? We dig into the ingredient lists for the Olaplex Hair Perfector (No. 3) and Olaplex Bonding Oil (No. 7) to see if there's...
Simple Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar
Today we're kneading up a really simple shampoo bar that kicks out oodles of silky, luscious lather. You'll only need seven ingredients, there's no heat required, and you can whip up a batch in less than twenty minutes! Want to watch this project instead of read it?...
How long do you have to age a shampoo bar?
If you’ve ever made a shampoo bar, you’ll know the last step is a rather ambiguous “age the bars” for what can sound like a rather random length of time. I decided I needed to know how long shampoo bars actually need to age before they’re ready to use. I also wanted...
Curl Refreshing Hair Foam
Let's make a curl refreshing hair foam! It's like a hair gel, but in a bubbly foam format 😄 This would work on wash day, too, but it is fairly low hold, so if you need a good amount of hold (like I do), you might want to follow up with a higher hold gel or...
Green Tea Conditioning Hair & Body Butter
Today's formulation is a soft, creamy butter that works beautifully for haircare and skincare. Depending on how you use it, it can be a super-concentrated leave-in hair conditioner, a hair serum, a regular-strength leave-in hair conditioner, or a body butter. It's...
Bumble and bumble’s Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat & UV Protective Primer
How does Bumble and bumble's Hairdresser’s Invisible Oil Heat & UV Protective Primer work? Can we make something similar at home? Join me and my patrons as we dive into the ingredient list to find out!
DIY Conditioning Curl Cream
A DIY curl cream formulation from the start of my wavy hair journey, featuring several different conditioning ingredients and some hydrolyzed protein.
How to Make Your Own Co-Wash: 3 Ways
Today we're going to make three different easy co-washes (or cleansing conditioners), and I'll also be sharing some ideas and pointers to help you customize these formulations to create something that's perfect for your hair. Let's dive in! Want to watch this project...
Luxury Hair Oil
This formulation is a bit of a sideways Bee Better project. When I published my RODIN-inspired Luxury Facial Serum back in 2016, it didn't take long for requests for the accompanying hair serum to pop up—and for good reason! Rodin's Hair Oil is a rather astonishing...
2 Creamy Conditioners with BTMS-25: Light & Rich
This post (and pair of formulations) is a continuation of last month's Super Simple Creamy Hair Conditioner with BTMS-25: 3 Ways. Today we are making two more creamy hair conditioners with BTMS-25; one is a lightweight conditioner that makes a good leave-in...
Champagne Shampoo Bars
This champagne-scented ultra-sudsy solid shampoo bar was inspired by the 110th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic. I've shared a few Titanic-inspired formulations (and costumes!) in the past, and I thought we were overdue for a formula inspired by one...
