Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo Recipe
If your hair is weighed down by product build-up and oil, you'll love this clarifying DIY apple cider vinegar shampoo. It's super easy to make too!
Yield: 32 ounces
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Small saucepan with lid
- Glass jar or squirt bottle
- Small muslin bag (often included with your soapnuts)
Materials
- 7 whole soap nuts
- 3-½ cups tap water
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- 10 drops essential oil of your choice I used sweet orange oil.
Instructions
- Place soap nuts in the small muslin bag that they came with. If yours didn’t come with a bag, wrap the soap nuts in cheesecloth and tie together with a piece of kitchen twine.
- Place soap nuts in a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and, without removing the soap nuts, let cool completely.
- Squeeze out the bag until you see suds. Rinse the bag with cold water and squeeze it into the pan again. Pour the soap nut liquid into a glass jar.
- Add apple cider vinegar and essential oils if desired. Stir to combine. Pour 16 oz into a squirt bottle and refrigerate or freeze the remaining shampoo.
Notes
The shampoo will be runnier than you might be used to, so I like to store mine in a small squirt bottle and apply it directly to my scalp. You can also store it in a jar and pour it into your hands before applying.
To use, apply a small amount into wet hair and gently massage in. Let it sit for 5 minutes then rinse well.
Store any unused shampoo in the fridge for a couple of weeks or keep it in the freezer indefinitely.