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Natural Shampoo and Conditioner Recipe Book
Unlock the secret of naturally beautiful hair. Everything you need to make your first set of natural and organic shampoos and conditioners.
Would you love to make your own natural shampoos and conditioners but are unsure where to start?
Finding reliable, easy-to-follow guidance amidst a sea of dubious DIY recipes can be tough.
If you’ve experimented with DIY haircare recipes, you’ve probably tried ingredients like Castile soap, coconut milk, or vinegar and ended up with lacklustre results – hair that is frizzy, greasy, rough or weighed down – or products that have separated or even grown mold. It’s clear you need a better approach.
Introducing our Natural Shampoo and Conditioner Recipe Book
Stop the guesswork, save time and money, and treat your hair right by learning to make your own haircare products with luxurious natural and organic ingredients.
The School of Natural Skincare’s expert formulators and cosmetic scientists have decades of industry experience formulating for natural and organic brands – now they’re here to help you. They ensure every recipe is effective but also safe and stable, undergoing rigorous testing for peace of mind.
How our Natural Shampoo and Conditioner Recipe Book can help you
What sets our recipe book apart?
- Professional formulas: Crafted by qualified cosmetic chemists and professional formulators, our recipes provide a reliable foundation for your journey.
- Lab-tested assurance: Our products undergo Preservative Efficacy Testing, ensuring safety against microbial growth.
- Easy transition from beginner to formulator: Our formulas are shared as a recipe in grams and ounces, and written as a professional formula, making it easy to go from complete beginner to formulating like a pro.
When you create your own products, you're in control
- Know exactly what's in your haircare products.
- Tailor products to your hair type, concern or values.
- Make gorgeous, natural or organic haircare products at a fraction of the price of store-bought brands.
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What you’ll learn
This beautiful 80-page downloadable PDF covers everything you need to start your haircare formulation journey the right way.
- Health, safety, and best practices including which products need preservatives and essential oil safety advice.
- Equipment guide: Setting up your kitchen/home lab for success, including sanitizing your workspace and how to measure ingredients.
- Documenting formulas. Write recipes and formulas the professional way.
- pH of haircare products: The importance of pH and how to adjust it.
- Ingredient insights: The best places to buy cosmetic ingredients.
Plus, dive into our tried-and-tested recipes for:
Shampoo
From liquid shampoo to solid bars, discover gentle yet effective formulas.
Learn how to formulate a shampoo to effectively clean the hair and scalp, and minimize damage to the hair shaft by ensuring the cuticle stays closed.
- Gentle Aloe and Lavender Shampoo.
- Argan and Geranium Shampoo Bar.
Conditioner
Nourish and condition hair, with recipes for both creamy conditioners and solid bars.
Discover the science behind how conditioners work and the key ingredients they need to contain to nourish and condition the hair.
- Shea and Coconut Conditioner.
- Vanilla and Benzoin Solid Conditioner Bar.
Hair treatments
Indulge your locks with a luxurious hair butter mask.
Hair treatments add a luxurious step to your haircare routine. We share a gorgeous formula for a hair mask that can be used as a pre-wash or after-wash treatment or as a sealing product.
- Monoi Hair Butter.
Ready to embrace natural haircare ingredients?
Our guide covers 24 essential natural and organic haircare ingredients.
- Carrier oils and esters.
- Butters.
- Emulsifiers.
- Surfactants.
- Preservatives.
- Humectants.
- Thickeners/stabilizers.
- Botanical extracts/active ingredients.
Our recipe book provides answers to all the most frequently asked questions in one easy-to-navigate place, including:
- What equipment do I need to get started?
- How do I measure ingredients accurately?
- What’s the best way to effectively sanitize my workspace?
- What are preservatives and antioxidants, and when must I use them?
- How do I write a cosmetic formula the professional way?
- What should the pH of haircare products be, and why is it important?
- Where are the best places to buy ingredients?
You’ll receive a beautiful 80-page recipe book (in PDF format) containing:
- All the advice you need to get started properly.
- 5 reliable, easy-to-follow formulas, perfect for beginners.
- Step-by-step instructions and photos.
- Links to quick video tutorials to watch how some of the products are made.
- An ingredients guide covering 24 natural haircare ingredients, including vegetable/carrier oils, butters and waxes, surfactants and emulsifiers, preservatives, humectants, thickeners, stabilizers and emollients, botanical extracts, and active ingredients.
- Links to additional helpful resources.
About the School of Natural Skincare
The School of Natural Skincare is a multi-award-winning online natural cosmetic formulation school established in 2010. Our accredited, multimedia online courses cover every aspect of skincare and haircare formulation and are studied from home, wherever our students are in the world. Supported by our expert tutors, including accomplished cosmetic scientists and chemists, we have already helped 25,000+ students in more than 150 countries formulate professional-standard products and launch thriving businesses – and have fun at the same time!
Student testimonials
Now, I can create an amazing shampoo and conditioner that have helped my hair so much!
- Sarah Price,
- USA
I had a hard time finding information on surfactants and haircare products in general. I loved learning about active matter and the different charged ingredients! Love the science behind it! I hardly have to wash my hair now because it is never oily! So thankful for all this knowledge.
- Sarah Price,
- USA
I was tired of products that didn’t work or had harmful ingredients.
- Annette Asbury,
- USA
I was tired of products that didn’t work or had harmful ingredients, but struggled to find time to learn more. The School of Natural Skincare changed that. Now, I can create my own formulations and know how to make safer products and adjustments. I loved everything about the course, especially the videos and flexible schedule, which made it easy to learn at my own pace.
- Annette Asbury,
- USA
I wanted to make products that I couldn't easily and affordably find in the market for my hair.
- Arcenia Alfredo Roberts,
- UK
I really didn’t know how to choose a hair product as I didn’t know much about the ingredients that go into the product. I can now formulate my own hair products to my desired specifications. It was fantastic to understand how a shampoo and conditioner is manufactured.
- Arcenia Alfredo Roberts,
- UK
I enjoyed learning about all the different types of haircare products and how to make them.
- Veronica Roman,
- USA
I wanted to be sure to get expert instruction on how to formulate products correctly and how haircare products differ from other skincare products. I am excited to be able to provide a complete line of haircare products that can each focus on different challenges, such as relieving an oily scalp or focusing on strengthening and re-growing hair.
- Veronica Roman,
- USA
My very first conditioner worked wonders.
- Esther Isiaka,
- Nigeria
I wanted to equip myself to care for myself and those I care about. Switching to natural personal care products has always been my dream. I had dandruff and a very flaky scalp. My very first conditioner worked wonders… I am still amazed at the results from a test batch.
- Esther Isiaka,
- Nigeria
