I don't know if others experience with this recipe is the same, but it has changed everything about my hair since I started using it about three months ago. I have been natural for almost 5 years and I have experienced little hair growth. Not to mention my hair came out after dying it and became unhealthy. I started using this diy shampoo along with doing a protective style. well, my hair is finally growing! I mean it's growing fast and feels and look so healthy. I also started spritzing my hair with aloe Vera juice and water after conditioning. I have 4c hair and it's normally dry all the time, but the porosity of my hair has changed and I'm literally in love with my hair. it maintains moisture like never before. Thank you so much for this diy, it saved my hair life... muah!😘
I'm going to try this, along with my homemade avocado & aloe vera conditioner. I've been natural for about 3-4 years and haven't experienced much hair growth either. I'm super excited! I hope to have great results like you. haha
Catrina Paige hmm im about to pick some up now lol. Im getting frustrated. hair seems like its stopped growing since using shea moisture shampoo products...apparently they are NOT all the way natural...
It worked wonders for me. I struggle with certain products because I have psoriasis in my scalp. Since I started using it, I have not experienced any outbreaks. My hair is growing and is healthy. I keep it simple and I do not go over board with trying products. I found something that works so I'm not going to try anything else. If it ain't broke... _lh3.googleusercontent.com/SgYX96xR5TZXvXERwk-OWV4yZvRO_k0aj1pUDBHrszf_Ez-AhzPzD_yEDS3JXlx3Xyy516HsDQ_
I remember being embarrassed by using black soap when I was younger because it had a strong scent,Now when my mom goes to Nigeria I add it to the the list of things I want
hahaha me too! my aunt & uncle go to Nigeria at least once a year. we've got family out there and she always stocks up on the black soap straight from the source! love that stuff.
@@alishaberry201 well I will let you know. Getting ready to make up a batch & start shampooing with it. Plus a couple of the ingredients in the DIY are not in her Melanin shampoo
@@kevinmotley8029 Exactly. I bought enough ingredients to last a year, and it's been working for me, so why buy? I wish her much success; she's definitely been a blessing to a lot of us!
I'm definitely gonna try this and Whitney you know we blk folks love to see suds... We love to lather it up as much as possible.. The more bubbles we see the cleaner we think things are...That's why most of our 32 load tide detergents be gone after only 4 or 5 washes... Or is that just me😂😂😂😂😂
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Whitney, that lipstick color suits you sooooo well and thank you so much for this recipe, as soon as I heard Black Soap I was like: 😮🙋🏾 lol. -I wash my hair every month & condition every week, I think I'll try this with my conditioner every week and see how it does. Hopefully I'll get double the moisture. ❤️
+Naptural85 i've been using it for the past three months and it has been beautiful. glad you started using this miracle from the mother land. it's bomb. sooo glad you like it.
Listen, I don't know which ingredient in this shampoo is causing my hair to grow like wildfire but I thank you for this recipe. My hair has grown more in 3 wks than in the months since I big chopped my hair. I'm coming for that Angela Davis afro.
@@melbel6794 yes! Started in May and been using for 4 mths. Hair is still growing. I got a haircut last month for a more stylish look. Hair is healthy and super cute. Went from a teeny went afro (couldn't finger coil it to being able to braid it in 2 braids). I'm so not lying. Try the shampoo if you havent.
been using this recipe for 3 years now and i still love it! Honestly, i haven't bought normal shampoo since this video, and what's better is that i use the black soap for my body too, so this could also be like a head-to-toe cleanse
my mother and i religiously use african black soap (dudu osun brand) and we're always randomly complimenting one another on how nice our skin looks lol big fan of the black soap!
+Kim R. do you have a moisturizer? i recently ditched my Aveeno daily moisturizer for a more natural one & replaced it w/ jamaican black castor oil. after i wash my face, i rub a good amount of the oil on my face, wet a hot towel a couple of time & rest it on my face until most of the oil is off. it leaves my skin v smooth & feeling moisturized. at home facial lol
I started using African black soap about 2 yrs ago. I saw what it was doing for the serrobic dermatitis on my skin which was also on my scalp. I decided to lather it up in the shower and rub it through out my scalp and after two uses it cured the dermatitis on my scalp, I havent had the issue since.
I did a test to see which would better for me, either this recipe or my regular over-the-counter shampoo. This recipe won the battle by a landslide. I have now been using the recipe for a little over a month now and it not only gets my scalp clean but, it has made a huge difference with my dry itchy scalp because I suffer from eczema. Thank you for this recipe, it has been a lifesaver for me.
Jojoba oil Vegetable Glycerin Argan oil Vitamin e oil Tea trea oil Peppermint oil Rosemary oil Lavender oil Neem oil African black soap. Definitely adding this to my routine good job on this.
Same here. I'm doing the faded sides, dreads on top thing, but since I've been learning a lot. I've been using Bantu Knots lately. I just got up on hairpins last week lol
I just found this recipe a month ago and finally purchased all the ingredients for it. I really thought it would be too drying on my hair, especially because African black soap is too strong for my skin regularly, but instead it was very moisturizing and I wanna say clarifying at the same time. My hair really liked it - dried supremely soft after a regular conditioner (which never happens as I’m a super dry 4b/4c) and I can’t wait to use it next wash day.
Just made this diy blacksoap shampoo!!!!!! holy s*it it is amazing. I have a combo of 3b/3c hair, so it's very curly with some kink in the background:) My curls tend to get dreaded and knotted when I shampoo. This left my curls smooth, soft, hydrated and CLEAN! If you haven't tried it, you need to. Never going back.
Why are people going crazy over her hair being short/ It's just hair it will grow back relax. It's not even your hair and your freaking out about it. Good hair is not long hair but healthy hair.
exactly. She had to cut to preserve her hair health and is nourishing it back...plus there is also shrinkage! we all see she has a significant amount of length when the water loosened it up. i think people are used to her "stretched" styles as well.
airilove17 THANK YOOOOU lol I need to show this to my mom when I trim my girls hair, they think it's taboo to cut their hair....it's not even that much!!! just fairy knots!! whyyyyy do people still worship length and associate it with health?!??!!
Whit you are the Beyoncé of natural hair!!! That shampoo is AWESOME!!! My whole regimen tonight was from your recipes I've used over the years - shampoo, deep conditioner with banana and avocado, flax seed gel, and Shea butter cream😊
Ok so I made this today with a few change outs but I swear this was THE MOST moisturizing, best smelling shampoo I've ever used and it was a bonus feel good to know I made it myself. I will never buy shampoo again. So serious. In fact, today's entire regimen was shampooing with this, dc'ing with the fenugreek dc recipe and twisting with my customization of the mango butter you posted. My hair feels amazing and will be so lit for the new year!! Lol.
@@briesangster7430some of my swaps were with the essential oils. I didn’t have rosemary, I used Eucalyptus instead. I also used lemongrass essential oil. I don’t think I had the jojoba oil at the time and I used sweet almond oil. I didn’t have the neem oil either so I just had to omit it. I haven’t made my own in a while….I exclusively use the one she has in her haircare line. It’s just as amazing.
I made my own shampoo with African black soap but I used olive oil, vegetable glycerin, vit E, lemongrass and geranium essential oils! it was GREAT!!! willl try the oils you used next time
@@somewhere01able no after shampoo use the tea then conditioner to detangle while the tea sits for about 15 min then rinse.. focus the tea on the scalp
@@somewhere01able yeah I also told a RU-vidr named hairbyperrie about n she has a video about the green tea she tried rice water but it didn't work out well
I had to come back here after finding out Shea Moisture changed their formula and are watering down their products. I don't have the time or money to try new products so will just have to make my own! Thanks Whitney for sharing!
I unintentionally started using this as a face wash and the results are great! All those wonderful ingredients make my skin feel amazing as well as my hair!!
Hi Whitney Back in the day, when I relaxed my hair. On the few occasions I used Jojoba oil in my hair care, I found it would cause quite a lot of breakage. I believe this is due to its hair softening properties, which is great if you have healthy hair, but proved to be a problem on my relaxed hair. I suspect it is the high levels of salicylic acid that caused my already weakened hair to break. I mention this because of the use of Jojoba Oil in your homemade shampoo, and the possibility that you could be unwittingly making your hair problems worse. As an alternative I've found Castor oil to be great for strengthening my hair. I hope this helps.
Congrats Whitney, Olivia & Felipe! Saw you on the RU-vid, White House, Photo Shoot, Shea Moisture Commercial & Real Show Whitney! Happy for Felipe and his Nursing accomplishments! Congrats Olivia for early accepance to Harvard Law School! Great job parents of Whitney & Felipe!
Hey whitney I made the shampoo last night and all I can say is OMG. I'm sold I will not buy another shampoo. I just recently BC. and my hair felt so amazing. Thank u my hair Guru.
I'm so stoked!!! I made this shampoo and tried it on my son who is 4. He has (had) a toddler version of cradle cap which looked awful. After just 1 application of Whitney's shampoo *ALL* the cradle cr@p has gone. Usually I use a commercial cradle cr@p shampoo, it didn't remove all of it and it dried out his hair. I hated using it. But Oh My Goodness, this ABS shampoo is a game changer. So thank you so much, Girl. It was great on my hair and scalp too. ♥️
Fatimahs Files do u know what the shelf life is for the diy shampoo? I made it in October I’m wondering if it’s still good to use or if I should make a new batch.
Great recipe! FYI... For those who are allergic to black soap, OBIA Naturals makes an excellent tea tree & neem shampoo bar. I have seborrhea dermatitis and their poo bar is working wonders for me!
ORG+H No, not everyone with SD has issues with black soap, but some people are allergic to it. The key ingredients in the OBIA Naturals is tea tree, neem and rosemary, which are also ingredients in Whitney's recipe.
I just tried this shampoo and my scalp feels SO FREAKING GOOD right now! I seriously can't remember the last time my scalp felt this clean! The only thing I did differently was add olive oil instead of jojoba oil...because I didn't have any...and I didn't do it in the shower I did it in the sink and got the shampoo in my eye. I thought I was done for! But I ran some cold-warm water over my eye until I felt like I wasn't going to die...other than that, it was very easy to follow and my hair also feels really soft! Thank you so much for sharing this! You're awesome and you just gained yourself a new follower. I'm sharing this with everyone I know!
OMG!!!! I had to come back and comment I made the shampoo and washed my hair tonight and it smelled SOOOOOOO 𝔾𝕆𝕆𝔻!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE PEPPERMINT OIL HAD MY SCALP TINGLING 😁😁 so soothing
Thank you so much for sharing. This shampoo is so moisturizing. I leave it in the fridge after every use and so far it has last me for up to 2 months. Also I now have locs and it works like a charm!!
This shampoo is amazing! All other shampoos dry my hair out but this one actually makes my hair feel soft and manageable!! I've only been using this shampoo for the past 5 months now and my hair has changed dramatically
I started using this shampoo in January and it has made my hair so soft. My whole family uses it and love it. My routine in aloe vera pre poo. I do the African black soap shampoo every other week. Then deep conditioning.
Tried this last night and had shipments from Amazon coming all day 😂 But I finally had all the ingredients and let me tell you it felt like I was in a spa with the smell. Washed very well without stripping my hair. Scalp was very tingly! I will be using this as my permanent wash. Thank you Naptural85. I’ve been you for over a decade and you helped my hair get longer and thicker than it has ever been. My hair is nipple length now. Just amazing. 🎉
This recipe was awesome. I use it for me and my daughter's hair. I didn't use all the oils that she used but it still came out great, cleansing, and moisturizing. Thanks!
After almost 2 years, I finally tried this. I substituted 2 ingredients, but I must say, this is the best shampoo I have EVER used! Pleasantly surprised by the softness and results I received. Definitely will become a mainstay for washday.
The best african black soap is at whole food the brand that she is using! It has shea butter in it so it's non drying like the other african black soaps!!! My strands never feel dry and helps with acne. I love it!!!
+Erika Chester it kind of reminds me of that dou dou black soap that was very harsh to me. I prefer something that has a marble look to it like some added shea. But maybe you can tweek it with added oils such as coconut oil.
Just wanted to say, i've been using this since you uploaded this video! so almost 2 years!! and my hair loves it!! definitely customizable to suit whatever problems you have ~ i came back to check the original recipie since i've changed it too often haha
My hair LOVES this. I used all the oils for the recipe and my hair felt softer and not so stripped. Please try it, but you must understand that it is a soap that will need some, most or all the oils she presented. Good luck and happy hair!
I love this shampoo! I used it last night and my hair feels amazing. My scalp and hair feel clean but not stripped. I have a new favorite shampoo. Thank you so much for sharing. Your recipes never fail me!
Tried this and OMG, my hair and scalp felt amazing! I added lemongrass essential oil since I couldn't find my lavender. Smells so good and moisturizing. Just bought neem oil and argan oil, going to do this with my sister when I visit her! Can't wait! I needed something to do with my African black soap that was just collecting dust! I even used this as a body wash and it feels so good!
I love this shampoo! Soft hair, doesn't get tangly and dry, smells great and I know exactly what's going on to my scalp. Thank you so much for sharing how easy this it to make. I don't think I'll buy store bought again!
Oh my gosh girl. I cannot stop loving this shampoo. It makes my hair so shiny and I feel sooooo clean. Thank you for sharing all your lovely informative and very helpful videos. xoxo
This will be my go to when it comes to cleansing my hair! This black soap shampoo recipe did an amazing job on my hair! No more store bought shampoos for me!
Okay so I have to be honest...... I really love and appreciate you! I have already made some of your homemade natural hair products. The first was the hair and body oil LOVE! the shea butter mix LOVE! the rhassoul clay mud wash LOVE! the banana / avocado hair mask LOVE! the flax seed gel LOVE! I have added/ subtracted a few things based on my needs and I tell you my hair and my girls hair all have improved! I also have the pride of knowing exactly what was in it! I have friends and family asking and I give you all the credit! Thank you for sharing your time and your knowledge! I will be trying this this weekend!
This will be the second time I've made this. The first time was EXCELLENT and I got lazy...and in turn my scalp started flaring up again...although I believe a lot of the flare up, I think, is due to eating a little too many sweet treats lol! But the shampoo made a WONDERFUL difference! And this time when I made it I really noticed how GREAT it smells!!! So I'm excited to wash my hair and keep up with making this fantastic shampoo! Plus...it feels really good knowing what ingredients are in my shampoo and going on my scalp! Thank You!!!
Ok. I’m late to the party but I just made (and used) this shampoo and AM LOVIN IT! Only need a few drops on the scalp and the lather is off the charts! BTW, tried to order Melanin African black soap shampoo 30 SECONDS after receiving email of its existence and it was SOLD OUT! Really Whitney? Congratulations on the line! Awesome products (I do have the conditioner, oil and elongating cream 😍).
Your hair looks VERY moisturized Whitney 💆🏾 I haven't used African black soap for my hair yet I use that to clean my face but I will definitely give this a try😄 TFS 💞
I found what thought to be a traditional liquid black soap, made from plantain skins, but this one is made from palm oil. I tried it and I'm in love. its like a thick jam consistency, I just add a little water, and finish up with, JB castor oil. my hair has. never been softer and so easy to detangle💕
I've been using a homemade black soap shampoo since May. I add rosemary, orange, patchouli & lavender EOs, baobab oil & 1 oz of black soap to 1 cup hot water. I only need 2 oz to wash my hair, so I use some of the rest to bathe with (it's my weekly top-to-toe exfoliating treatment). My hair loves it! I can section my hair with my fingers, and I detangle with it all lathered up. I follow up with a RenPure conditioner (I switch between the coconut cream & bamboo/coconut water formulas), then my homemade cream (shea butter & a bunch of oils). With this crazy heat we've had in the PNW, my hair has grown almost 2 inches since I started. Thanks for getting me started!
ABSS is great!!! It is a multi purpose product. Due to scalp issues, I starting making my own shampoo/body wash about 20years ago. Our recipes and methods are very similar. TFS & continue to Go4thandconquer!
Whitney you seems so much more happier and relaxed, I hope everything is well with you. Your hair looks amazing! I can't wait to try this new hair wash
Omgeee I love this recipe. I used what I had (black soap, Vitamin e, castor oil, Rosemary & tea tree essential oil, olive oil, & glycerin) and it turned out great! I’m a 4c and this cleansed my hair really well.
Just spent $60 on amazon buying all these oils but the peppermint and neem one😂 can't wait to see the results! My hair is in serious need of some tlc, love your vids!
I cannot wait to try this recipe..I have been dealing with dryness, breakage, and something I believe is called Alopecia. So I am hoping and praying that this helps. Will send an update😊
Oh wow, I'm Ghanaian so we call this soap Alata Samina and my mom uses this as a face wash. I never thought to use it as a shampoo! Really excited because it's literally in my bathroom and I don't have to go buy anything! My mom and I love your videos xx thanks for everything
This shampoo is amazing. 5th time making it now and I can't go back to anything. I don't think I can even go back to rhassoul clay and I used to love that stuff.
hi! 2 days ago i tried DIY homemade shampoo with black soap. AMAZING!!!! My hair felt clean, easily manageable. i followed with a deep conditioner which was perfect. I already had all the products at home and it was easy to follow. I actually made 3 other samples for my natural girlfriends and they loved it as well. Thanks for the tip!
This looks great, going to try it, with fewer ingredients so I don't have to go shopping. Black soap is great on my wavy hair, I've been using it straight for years. My original bar started out solid, but started absorbing moisture from the atmosphere, so I put it in a mason jar, and it's kept on absorbing water as I used it, and now I have a jar of black soap gel that will apparently never run out.
THIS SHAMPOO IS AMAZING! I’ve been transitioning for a year and on a whim, I decided to go for it, buy the items and WHITNEY YOU ARE A GENIUS! My hair has NEVER detangled so easily and felt so moisturized when washing!... I don’t know why I waited so long. I did substitute the argan oil for baobab oil though.
So happy for you-is your haie fine-in-body, ie light?...Idividual hair can be so unique, some find it useful to wash in twists, to be free from shampoo-wash-tangles.
I made this soap last Friday. Oh Em, Gee! I absolutely loved it! It was super moisturizing and added a lot of slip, so I was actually able to detangle with it! I will definitely keep some of this on hand for every wash day! Thank you, Whitney!
Nice video! I've using my diy African black soap shampoo since I big chopped in October 2015. I use coconut, avocado and olive oils as well as tea tree, rosemary and peppermint essential oils. My hair loves it and I cannot bring myself to using anything else.
Now that she has a haircare line. Imma need the black soap. Do what you gotta do to make it shelf life stable, Whit but I need the shampoo and then your gel. My life will be complete.
I just used your recipe and I can't tell you how much I loved it. My hair was easier to detangle. It was very soft after I shampooed i didn't put product in it yet and it is still super soft. I think I just found my favorite shampoo. (I only used it once since I made it)
I did this with Shea moistures African black soap bar and now my natural jet black hair has a dark brown tint to it in the sun😭 I like it as a shampoo , my hair didn't feel stripped , it has a jello consistency when left to sit.
This is even later, but no one has naturally jet black hair even if it looks that way in certain light. Our hair can only be a very intense dark brown naturally, so don't worry and think your hair is ruined.
I have been making this shampoo for about a month and it is AMAZING! This is definitely the best recipe I've found. I love the fact that I can make it in a few hours (not days) and it cleans the hair with no stripped feeling at all. THANK YOU!
I JUST made this for my daughter and husband. I LOVE the way it works (and smells)!. Although I do NOT have the same hair type, I even tried it myself and found it worked exceptionally well. It also doubles as an amazingly moisturizing body wash!
I had this bar soap my mom gave me, it wasn't african black soap it was a Lush bar soap, and I never really liked scrubbing my hair with bar soaps. Always made my hair super tangled. SOOO I cam across this video and decided to give it a try with what I had. And OMG it is amazing!! Everyone is commenting on how soft and shiny my hair looks and the tea tree and argan oil is really helping my itchy scalp! Thank you for the recipe! PS: Will have to try with african black soap when i run out of my current bar soap. ^-^
