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...
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...
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...
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 😄
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...
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...
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...
All-Natural Perky Peppermint Shampoo
Today's formulation is for an all-natural liquid shampoo featuring peppermint essential oil for a fresh, minty kick and pea extract—an active said to have hair thickening and growth-boosting benefits! Want to watch this project instead of reading it? Watch Now I did...
Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar with Rice Starch
This sulfate-free shampoo bar formulation blends super-sudsy shampooing with a rice water rinse in a long-lasting, no-fuss bar form. You can also use this bar as body wash, it doesn't require any heat to make, and you can have fun with the colour and scent. Let's dive...
More Mango Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar
Today I'm sharing my first shampoo bar Bee Better project—this More Mango Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar is an update on the Mango Mango Shampoo Bar I shared in March 2019 (almost exactly two years ago!). In writing, the differences between this updated formulation and its...
Rose & Silk Clarifying Shampoo
Today I'm sharing a formulation I've had a ton of requests for; an all-natural, sulfate-free liquid shampoo! This Rose & Silk Clarifying Shampoo was one of my final projects (if you'd like to read my full review of...
Ice Palace Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar
Today we're mashing up a beautiful Ice Palace Sulfate-Free Shampoo Bar. You don't need to melt anything and you don't need a press (you don't even need a mould!). Just mix and mash everything together until you have a smooth, workable dough, shape that into some sort...
French Green Clay Sulphate-Free Shampoo Bar
Today we're making a lovely French Green Clay Sulphate-Free Shampoo Bar. It features a beautiful, gentle surfactant blend, silky Abyssinian Oil, and creamy French green clay. It's easy to make, with no heat required—just a bunch of squishing and stirring. The...
Silk & Shine Shampoo
I'm pretty darn excited to finally share a formulation for a liquid shampoo! I've had a lot of requests for a non-soap liquid shampoo over the last few years, and here we are. This one stars a surfactant blend that kicks off oodles of dense, thick lather, leaving your...
Pink Clay Mosaic Shampoo Bars
Today we're squishin' and mixin' up a batch of pretty pink sulphate-free shampoo bars, featuring Australian pink clay and a blend of gentle surfactants. These beautiful bars kick out all kinds of gorgeous, creamy lather, and leave your hair wonderfully clean. They...
Argan Rose Pressed Shampoo Bars
These beautiful Argan Rose Pressed Shampoo Bars were inspired by a popular LUSH product, and I've had a ton of fun developing and testing this formulation. It is structured very differently from other shampoo bars I've shared, with no melted fatty hardeners like cocoa...
White Chocolate Peppermint Shampoo Bars
This beautiful cream-coloured White Chocolate Peppermint Shampoo Bar delivers oodles of bubbles and a wonderful minty-chocolate scent in one elegant package (so to speak—shampoo bars are packaging-free!). I've called it a shampoo bar, but it also makes a beautiful...
Chocolate Rhassoul Shampoo Bars
I've been working on these chocolatey, clay-spiked shampoo bars since early March, and I'm super excited to finally share them with you today! They've got a stunning, creamy lather that leaves your hair feeling fabulous, and I'm making them with my beautiful new...
Mango Mango Shampoo Bar
Today’s recipe is definitely long overdue, but I wanted to make sure it was on point before I shared it—it’s a sulphate free shampoo bar. I started working on this back in January 2018 and have been testing and tweaking ever since. About six weeks ago I decided to...
Silky Volumizing Conditioning Shampoo
I am so excited to share this recipe with you guys. I've been working on it since shortly after new years, and sharing the progress on my Instagram stories as I've been testing and tweaking. This is a conditioning shampoo; more lather than a cleansing conditioner, but...
Snowflake Shampoo Bar
I'm so excited to share this with you; it's something I've been working on for almost a year! This particular recipe has been in testing and tweaking since July. I've had a lot of requests for a surfactant-powered shampoo bar (as opposed to a soap based one), and I...
