How to Make Your Own Gugo Shampoo (with step-by-step pictures)

Been wanting to make your own natural Gugo shampoo? Here's how!

What you will need:

1 Gugo bark
300 ml. water
Clean bowl
Spoon
Kalamansi
Strainer
Clean recycled shampoo bottle

Optional: 1/8 tsp. Cinnamon

What to do:

1. Get a Gugo bark and cut in half.

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2. Measure 300 ml. of water and put in a bowl.

3. Put Gugo in the water and leave for an hour. (You can put half the bark directly or cut it in smaller pieces like below.)

4. After an hour, you should see some suds. Pick the Gugo with your hand and squeeze to create more suds. 

5. Add the juice of 1 kalamansi and mix to incorporate. (Optional: You can add cinnamon like below. Mix after addition.) 

6. Transfer to a clean recycled shampoo bottle. Shake before using. Shampoo as usual. Keep away from eyes.

Shampooing with Gugo may take some getting used to. You can add a few drops of your shampoo to your Gugo mix until you get used to it. This Gugo shampoo recipe can last for about 1-2 weeks.  

Unused Gugo bark can last for 1 year. Just make sure it is stored in a cool, dry place. Preferably wrapped in plastic to keep the dust off.

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The Origin of Gugo

Have you ever wondered how Gugo is made?

I have been very blessed to meet some of the makers of Gugo in Batangas.

In this small town, it seems everyone knows how to make Gugo! They were so nice, they even showed us how they make it.

Gugo starts from a bark harvested from a vine that may only be found in mountainous areas.

Gugo bark

After the bark is skinned, it is cut into strips like below.

Gugo strips

It is then hammered into rectangular strips.

Nanay Berning Suarez showing us how Gugo is shaped. 

After being sun dried, it is then sold as dried Gugo strips. Drying takes a minimum of 5 hours depending on the weather.

Do you notice how these two sets of gugo differ in color?

According to one of the makers of Gugo, the color depends on what tree the vine was next to.

The light colored one came from a vine which grew near an Indian Mango, while the darker one grew next to a santol tree.

They may differ in color but they are just effective in helping you care for your hair.

So, which color do you like better? Let us know! :)

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Make your Own Gugo Shampoo

My mom has been living green for quite some time and have finally dispatched the use of shampoo and conditioner from her toiletries - but not without green replacement of course! She makes Gugo Shampoo, which is from the Gugo bark. Gugo is like the ancient native shampoo. Ask the old people and they know just what it is. My mom says that it softens hair and makes it shiny and healthy and that it even removes dandruff!

It's fairly easy to make and here's what you will need:

1 Gugo bark

Bowl of Water (size of bowl is completely up to you)

Old shampoo bottle/s

1 Kalamansi/ Philippine Lemon (per shampoo bottle)

1/2 tsp. vinegar (per shampoo bottle)

What to do:

Put Gugo bark into bowl of water and just leave it there for 30 minutes. At 30 minutes, you'll see that it's all lathered up. Transfer to shampoo bottles. Add juice of one squeezed Kalamansi/Philippine lemon and half a teaspoon vingear (any kind you have) per bottle. 

Usage:

Wet hair and massage into scalp. Rinse. 

My verdict:

I've been so used to using commercial shampoo that lathers up that this one didn't seem right at first but I have reason to believe that it might just be effective just as they say. I have a sensitive scalp, if a shampoo or conditioner does not work for me, I'd be sure to have dandruff in a couple of hours. And with the hot, hot weather here, I was half-expecting I would be itching up. But it turned out to be the opposite! 

My hair is soft, manageable and dandruff-free! Surprise, surprise!

CAUTION: Avoid contact with eyes.

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