How to Make Yucca Root Shampoo

Yucca roots have been used by Native American tribes for years to prevent hair loss and dandruff while making hair shiny and beautiful. Yucca root makes a great shampoo and soap because it contains natural saponin which is an all natural detergent that softly lathers when agitated with water. The following steps will show you how to make a natural shampoo with yucca roots.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Yucca plant
• Blender
• Cheesecloth bag
• Water

1. Choose a young yucca plant to make your yucca shampoo with.
2. Dig up the yucca root from the plant in your garden or pot. You can also purchase yucca roots from a natural food store.
3. Cut off a piece of the root. Peel off the brown outside layer of the root until the clean white root inside is exposed.
4. Chop the white root into small pieces and put the pieces into a blender. Mix until the root has become pulp and has changed from a white color to pale amber color.
5. Spread out the pulverized root onto a clean surface and let it set in the sun to dry out. Let it dry out until all the moisture has evaporated from the root and it no longer feels sticky.
6. Place a small amount of the pulp into a draw string cheesecloth bag and pull the string tight to close it.
7. Wet the cheesecloth bag and squeeze it to dispense the lather and use it to wash your hair.

Tips & Warnings

• You can also hammer the root between 2 pieces of paper towels rather than putting it into a blender.
• You can also use a piece of yucca root as soap to wash your hands or body.