Amla shikakai and Reetha shampoo DIY

Having used very less beauty product myself I have loved ayurvedic recipes and products always, When I read few articles about harmful effects of some of the ingredients in shampoo like SLES, parabens I started looking for Organic options in India, but to my dismay most of Organic variety also had these components, that's when i stumbled at this homemade variety.

It is a very simple century old Ayurvedic recipe with just 3 ingredients and from my personal experience very effective.You can these in most of the pooja shops that you find in India.

Steps : 

1. Coarsely crush about 200 gms of  Reetha(soapnut), 150gms of Shikakai and about 100-150gms of Amlaki (Dried Indian Gooseberry)  in a tumbler.

2. Soak this in about 2 litres  of water overnight.

3. Next morning heat it till the mixture comes to 3/4th its level, that is if you have added 2 litres, boil it till the level of water is about 1.5 litres, Allow it to cool and when it is lukewarm just mash all the amla, reetha and Shikakai to a pulp to extract the satva(content or goodness) at this point it will be a little frothy  and its actually fun to extract the liquid.

4. Now move it to a container and refrigerate it, The refrigerated mixture lasts for upto 2 months.

Usage:

1. Take the liquid and apply it on the scalp and massage it , allow it to sit for 2-3 minutes, It will not lather if you have applied oil before.Repeat the process atleast 3-4 times. Now in your last attempt it would start lathering a bit.You can stop then.

2. You can stop at this but if you are someone who likes some scent, you can rinse your hair in lemon solution or add some essential oil and rinse.

This is a completely safe shampoo, as you know all the ingredients and it works well, as good as any store bought, but allow your hair to adjust for sometime.