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Here at Voyageur Soap & Candle we strive to demystify the hair care industry with the knowledge we have acquired over a decade of experience as a manufacturer. Using natural plant extracts, natural oils, proteins, and vitamins combined with cleansers you can create hair care products that rival any salon at a fraction of the cost. We also strive to be a complete resource, giving instructions on how to make shampoos, conditioners, and other hair care products while answering important frequently asked questions and giving information about the ingredients used.

HAIR CARE RECIPES

Green Shampoo Recipe

A great recipe for a homemade shampoo recipe, using all natural surfactants and nourishing vitamins.

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Daily Vitality Hair Conditioner Recipe

A great recipe for a homemade conditioner with natural, moisturizing ingredient...

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Sea Buckthorn Deep Conditioner

A great recipe for a homemade conditioner with natural, moisturizing ingredient...

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Vital Hair Repair Deep Conditioner Recipe

A homemade deep conditioner recipe using natural ingredients to nourish and rep...

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Gentle Kids Shampoo Recipe

A gentle homemade kids shampoo recipe containing a number of wonderful plant-de...

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Essential Oils in Hair Care

Voyageur Soap & Candle is one of Canada's premier supplier for a wide variety of 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oils, pure organic essential oils, essential oil compounds, essential oil blends, and aromatherapy diffusers at great prices for all of your aromatherapy and soap making needs!

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HAIR CARE FAQ

Q: My shampoo is too thick. How can I fix this?

If your shampoo is too thick you can easily adjust the viscosity by adding more warm water small amounts at a time and whisking very gently. Some essential oils have a tendency to cause surfactant-based products to coagulate.

Q: My shampoo is too thin. How can I fix this?

If your shampoo is too thin there are a couple of solutions. Some surfactants, like Bioterge and Steol CA-230 respond to sea salt as a thickener. Simply sprinkle in fine sea salts to your mixture, whisking to incorporate, until a visibly thicker result is produced. We usually use about 20 grams of salt per liter of shampoo. That being said, some surfactants do not respond to the salt technique. You can use Liquid Crothix as a thickener, adding in a small amount at a time and waiting an hour or so between doses. If neither of these solutions work you might want to consider re-formulating your recipe to include a thicker primary surfactant.

Q: My conditioner separated. What happened?

The most common cause of a conditioner separating is that emulsion was not maintained during the cooling stage. It is very important to whisk your conditioner very frequently (once every minute or two)to ensure that all the ingredients stay emulsified until it has fully cooled.

Q: My shampoo is cloudy. What can I do to fix it?

A cloudy shampoo is most likely due to the essential oils or fragrance oils added. To avoid clouding simply mix two parts Polysorbate 20, a vegetable based emulsifier, to one part fragrance oil before adding it to the shampoo.

Q: How do you get that pearly look in shampoos?

To acheive a pearly end product you would have to incorporate Glycol Distearate, or EZ Pearl, into your surfactants and heat it until all solids have dissolved.

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