Tallow Shampoo Bar

What makes them so amazing:

A shampoo bar is a wonderful way to wash hair. It is truly a mild soap, but that’s okay, and I’ll explain why in a second. They wash away oil and dirt, leaving hair completely clean, soft, and manageable. 

Also, they leave behind just the right amount of conditioning, so hair doesn’t get dried out. They are a very gentle and completely natural hair washing solution.

Anyone who is ready to ditch toxic, commercial shampoos (but still wants gorgeous hair!) will fall in love with shampoo bars.

In my tallow shampoo bar recipe, I used a blend of oils and fats that are good for both cleansing and conditioning hair.

Coconut oil helps to provide lots of luxurious lather. A good lather while washing my hair was something I really missed during those times of using the no poo method and other homemade hair washes. I was so glad to have it back! Coconut oil is also great for cleansing.

Olive oil helps a bit with cleansing, but also provides wonderful moisturizing properties.

Castor oil is well known as a fabulous ingredient for hair. It contains ricinoleic acid and omega-6 fatty acids, which help to strengthen and nourish hair.

Grass fed tallow is another great fat for hair. It is gently cleansing and deeply moisturizing.

A variety of different essential oils can be used in this tallow shampoo bar recipe. My personal favorite is Rosemary essential oil. 

I used ROSEMARY in this bar because it  PROMOTE HAIR GROWTH,reduce DANDRUFF, and BOOST SCALP HEALTH. It might even HELP WITH HAIR LOSS!

Things to know

If you’re switching to shampoo bars from commercial shampoos and hair products, your hair is going to need to go through a detox process. You’ll definitely want to check out my hair detox.

I mention before how shampoo bars are actually a mild soap designed for hair. One thing to be aware of is that hair needs a slightly more acidic ph than soap or shampoo bars can give. If your hair is really short, you probably won’t notice anything, and don’t need to do anything about this. Just wash, rinse, and you’ll be good to go.

But, if your hair is medium length or longer, you’ll want to do a ph balancing and shine boosting rinse after washing your hair with shampoo bars. It’s really easy. Just fill a 2 cup container with about 1/4 cup of lemon juice or vinegar (white or apple cider will both work) and fill the container the rest of the way with water.

After washing and rinsing your hair, simply pour the shine boosting rinse over your hair in the shower. You can immediately rinse it out. This resets the ph of your hair back to its happy place, which will leave it smooth, shiny, and beautiful.

Note: depending on your water type, you might have to adjust the amount of vinegar. I’ve noticed I’ve had to adjust this a little whenever I’ve moved or traveled. If your hair is seeming limp and dull, try reducing the vinegar. If your hair seems frizzy and rough, increase the vinegar.