Lovin’ the
honey colour that came through in this shampoo bar… almost reddish! Why are natural colours so unpredictable??!!
Loved the
colour in the mould… and was hoping it wouldn’t change much… It even turned out two tone! One colour on one side and a deeper colour on
the other!!
All the
little imperfections are noticeable in the photos as well… drasted bubbles…
stamped too soft… but hey I love them, at least the look of them.
I have been
experimenting with shampoo bars for 3 years now… and have had some good ones,
and some not so good ones. My rhassoul
bar is the one I repeat and repeat, but this was something new.
The Basil
EO comes through first and strong… then a hint of lemongrass comes through and
the lavender is too subtle to note much but it is there.
Can’t wait
to try this one out!
Shampoo
bars continue to baffle me… some say it is a simple as lowering the SF, but one
of my best bars was at 7% SF! I have
tried as low as 1% and not so great…. So I am not sure that lowering SF is the
simple answer…
Experimenting
ROCKS!!
Happy
soaping!
Xo Jen
10 comments:
Hi Jen!
First I thought you had used pink clay but this amazing color is just from the honey! It is beautiful!
I have never made shampoo bars with SF lower than 7% but may try 5 or 3% next time :-)
Your bars look nice, love the colour. I've done shampoo with 5% SF and haven't tried going lower at all. Also I've seen bars with borax in them but have never tried that as I enjoy castor oil in mine. I'm still convinced they work best with shorter hair over the long term.
Still in market mode so haven't had time to experiment but look forward to January when I will have time.
Michelle
Your bars are such elegant beauties Jen and the pics never do them justice. Because of you I began to experiment with shampoo bars last year and now many family members have converted. These new ones look lucious
Infusionblog, I know... this colour amazed me. Hope it sticks. Look foward to a post about your shampoo bars!! xo Jen
Michelle, Thanks for your comment! You sound busy busy busy!! Which is great. I am missing the markets... I have tried bars with borax and it works well. All of my shampoo bars are loaded with castor oil. Short hair? Hmmmm... interesting. You may be right! Hug xoxo jen
Donna, Thank you thank you thank you. How are your shampoo bars? Do they work well for everyone? I found that as everyone's hair and water are so different, I couldn't find a bar that worked for everyone. xoxo Jen
Beautiful Jen. Haven't attempted shampoo bars yet, but they're on my list of 'things to try'! Love your work, as usual. Pauline x
So beautiful! The color is amazing. I'm still trying to find a good shampoo bar recipe. I think my hair just doesn't like natural soap. But I'll keep trying.
I love your stamp.
Beautiful Jen, I'm loving that natural color!
Pauline, Let us know how it goes when you begin experimenting! Thanks for your comment. xoxo Jen
Amanda, What a beautiful blog you have...Loving it!! I am not a person to give up easily... so I plug on with my shampoo experiments... lately I have been using my latest liquid soap batch on my hair and I am liking it... not loving... but liking... Thanks for commenting! xo Jen
Cee Gee, Me too. I have tried to hard to get a beautiful honey colour before and this time I wasn't even thinking about colour and Voila! There is that colour I have been trying to find... I wonder if I could recreate it.... thanks for commenting! xo Jen
hi :) love the color and the stamp...looks absolutely beautiful...would you mind terribly if i asked for the recipe? i assure you its only for personal use...thank you :)
Sunshine and Some Clouds, Thank you for your sweet comment. Glad you like this one. It is almost ready to try out on my hair!! I don't usually give out recipes... I actually hold on to all my recipes pretty tight, maybe because I earn a living off my products... but I would love to help you find your own recipe in some way. Why don't you email me - naturalmentemediterraneo@yahoo.com with the oils you would like to use in your shampoo (what have you got?) and I will suggest some quantities and possible additives... Hope I can be of some help!! xo Jen
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