How to Make a Natural Mint & Rosemary Shampoo

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In this video, follow Formula Botanica's expert online tuition to make your own Natural Mint & Rosemary Shampoo.

In this post, we are going to show you how to make a natural shampoo with aromatic rosemary and peppermint hydrosols. This is a simple, easy-to-follow formula but before we begin creating our shampoo, let's get familiar with the main ingredients.

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Ingredients

Phase A
Lauryl glucoside: 25%
SCI powder: 5% (Sodium Cocoyl Isethioniate)
Decyl Glucoside: 5%
Lamesoft PO65: 3% (Coco-Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate)

Phase B
Peppermint hydrosol: 29.5%
Rosemary hydrosol: 20%
Dermofeel PA3 (chelator): 0.10%
Glycerine: 5%
Panthenol: 2%

Phase C
Hydrolysed rice protein (INCI: Aqua, hydrolysed rice protein, sodium benzoate): 1.5%
Hydrolysed wheat protein (INCI: hydrolysed wheat protein, sodium benzoate): 1.5%
Hair Protect (algae extract) (INCI: Aqua, glycerin, cystoseira compressa extract, zea mays starch, dehydroacetic acid, benzyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, gluconolactone, calcium gluconate): 1%

Phase D
Preservative Eco 1%
Grapefruit essential oil 0.4%

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