The Ingredients:

*1 lb Melt & Pour Soap Base ( I used a Shea Butter Soap Base because it is vegan)

* 2 tsp Castor Oil

* 1 tsp Shea Butter

* 25 drops of any essential oil or blend of essential oil (We used tea tree and lavender buds)

Now, on this same blog, the writer states the different essential oils that you can use depending on your hair care needs, whether you have oily, brittle or dull hair.

We bought everything from Hobby Lobby

Instructions:

Step 1: Using a double boil system, melt the soap base first

Step 2: After it's melted and removed from heat, add Castor Oil and the Shea Butter, along with the essential oil(s).

Step 3: Pour into soap molds

Step 4: Let cool! (we popped ours in the freezer for a couple hours)

End Product & Storage

The molds we chose really helped make them cuter than just squares of shampoo bars (squares are fine too)! To store these, I recommend keeping them in a dry container until you use them. Once in your shower, put them in a soap holder or a metal tin. Keeping them dry even when stored is important because if they are constantly wet, then they will melt.

Testing it out!

I wanted to give you guys the full rundown about using these. First thing, they don't lather up like traditional shampoos. That's because sodium lauryl sulfate is a detergent added to shampoos and soaps to create that bubbly effect that everyone looks for. So given that, it seems more like a conditioner bar than a shampoo. Since I didn't have conditioner, my hair was SUPER hard to comb out with my wide-tooth comb.

And of course, the day that I decide to try these out was the most humid and hot day of the week. So my hair got extra frizzy super fast, but then it flattened out. My hair felt a little different than usual, but I think that's just because I didn't have my conditioner.