Coconut oil is an amazing moisturizing and calming agent that makes the scalp healthier. Coconut oil massage is one of the best hot oil massages that reduce itching, dandruff, and scalp inflammation.
But have you ever tried to bring to use the benefits of coconut oil to make shampoos at home? If not, we have listed below 5 simple recipes to make coconut shampoos for different scalp types, without much fuss at home.
Explore and try any one of these 5 amazing recipes according to your scalp type, to transform your hair and make them glossy and lustrous.
Homemade Coconut Shampoos For Dry Scalp
1. Coconut Shampoo For Dry Scalp:
This is a moisturizing shampoo that deals with itching and hair damage caused due to dry scalp and flakes.
How To Make:
- Scoop the coconut pulp from fresh green coconut and cut it into fine slices.
- Place the slices in a blender and add a half bowl of raw milk,
- 2 tablespoon rose water
- 1 tablespoon castile soap in it.
- Blend all the ingredients until you get a foaming liquid.
- Place the foaming liquid in a bowl.
- You can add your favorite fragrance like rose,
- lemongrass, and so on for an aromatic bath experience.
How To Apply:
- Moist your hair with tap water.
- Simply pour your freshly made coconut cleansing shampoo on your scalp,
- instead of your palms.
- Start massaging in a circular motion.
- You will feel soft coconut pulp granules brushing against your scalp.
- Keep massaging for 5 minutes and wash with tap water.
2. Coconut Shampoo For Split Ends:
This is a super hydrating coconut shampoo that will work well for people suffering from split ends caused due to dryness.
How To Make:
- Place 2 tablespoon coconut milk in a bowl.
- You can easily make coconut milk by mixing fresh coconut water with raw milk cream.
- Add molten Shea butter and distilled water to the bowl and beat well.
- Heat the mixture on a sim flame.
- Add two to three drops of peppermint oil,
- 1 tablespoon of liquid castile soap
- 1 teaspoon of mint juice/oil with the mixture, and blend well.
How To Apply:
- Do not waste much time and quickly pour the liquid coconut shampoo on a wet scalp.
- This is necessary to avoid Shea butter from thickening.
- Massage the shampoo on the scalp all the way down to the tips for 15 minutes,
- and rinse with cold water.
Homemade Coconut Shampoos For Oily Scalp
3. Coconut Shampoo For Gray Hair:
This homemade coconut shampoo is an ultimate rescue for the excessive oily scalp that makes the hair sticky, and result in hair fall, greying, and split ends.
How To Make:
- Crush camphor balls and place
- 1 teaspoon of camphor powder in a bowl.
- Add half a teaspoon of Dettol
- half teaspoon of liquid castile soap in camphor powder
- and stir the mixture.
- Place the mixture in a hot flame so that the ingredients blend well.
- Take it off the flame and add
- ]1 teaspoon coconut oil and lavender oil,
- pour the mixture in a blender, and grind well to make a foaming coconut shampoo.
How To Apply:
- Pour the shampoo directly on the scalp,
- and keep massaging it from roots to tips for 10 minutes.
- Rinse with cold water.
4. Coconut Shampoo For Oily Scalp:
This is a highly defensive acne control homemade coconut shampoo that regulates oil formation and restores the scalp’s pH to 5.5.
How To Make:
- Mix 1 tablespoon coconut milk and
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil in a bowl
- beat the two until the mixture starts foaming.
- Now add one-fourth teaspoon of henna powder
- half teaspoon of sandalwood powder in the mixture,
- and blend the ingredients in a mixer.
- Add 1 teaspoon liquid castile soap and
- 1 tablespoon yogurt to the thick paste and grind again,
- until you get a thick, semi-liquid kind of paste.
How To Apply:
- Rinse your hair with plain water and drop the semi-liquid coconut shampoo on your scalp.
- Massage it for 15 minutes,
- and wash with tap water.
- Apply this shampoo every day to get rid of oil, dandruff, and acne completely.
5. Coconut Shampoo For Sensitive Scalp:
This ultra-hydrating and hair-smoothening homemade coconut shampoo is an ideal option for women wanting to wash hair daily, but cannot do so due to scalp irritation.
How To Make
- Scoop fresh coconut pulp alongside the coconut water in a blender and grind the two.
- Now place a complete bowl of this mixture in a pan and flame it until it becomes warm.
- Take it off the flame and add 1 teaspoon coconut oil and mix the ingredients well.
- Extract aloe vera pulp and use a batan stone to crush it.
- Add the pulp and juice both in the mixture alongside two teaspoons of rose water,
- and grind all the ingredients in a mixer again.
How To Apply
- Pour the semi-liquid cleansing shampoo on your scalp and massage it for 15 minutes.
- Do not expect it to lather, since we have skipped using liquid castile soap to make this coconut shampoo mild enough for sensitive scalp.
- Wash with tap water gently.
The above listed 5 coconut shampoos are easy to be made. They are no fuss-safe options for different scalp types according to the degree of damage. They will transform your hair entirely when used as instructed.
