One thing I've started doing in the last year is making my own products. I started with recipies I found on the internet and once I got to know my hair a little better I customized some of them.
Some ingredients I love for making my own products include:
KimmayTube leave-in conditioner
The leave-in that I like to use is Giovanni. I've also made it with Knot Today by Kinky-Kurly. Castor oil is pretty heavy and seals hair but doesn't absorb so I often replace a teaspoon with coconut oil, tee tree oil, or one of the other list of oils that will actually penetrate the hair shaft.
Some ingredients I love for making my own products include:
- Aloe Vera juice
- Aloe Vera gel
- Coconut oil
- Castor oil
- Jajoba oil
- Grape seed oil
- Tee tree oil
- Olive oil
- Essential oils - pepperment, lemon grass, rosemary,
KimmayTube leave-in conditioner
- 2 tablespoons of your favorite silicone free leave-in conditioner
- 2 tablespoons whole leaf Aloe Vera Juice or gel (with a ph of about 4)
- 2 teaspoons of castor oil (I cut this down and do replace half with another oil sometimes)
- 2 teaspoons of jojoba oil
The leave-in that I like to use is Giovanni. I've also made it with Knot Today by Kinky-Kurly. Castor oil is pretty heavy and seals hair but doesn't absorb so I often replace a teaspoon with coconut oil, tee tree oil, or one of the other list of oils that will actually penetrate the hair shaft.