Natural Hair Conditioner Recipes

Make your own natural hair conditioners...
natural hair treatments customized for your hair type

Making your own natural hair conditioner is a great way to target hair treatments to your specific hair type - without unhealthy chemicals or synthetic additives.

Conditioning helps protect your hair from stressors such as weather, heat-styling, hormone fluctuations, poor diet, etc.

Conditoning re-moisturizes dry hair and forms a protective layer around the entire hair shaft, which helps reduce split ends and breakage.

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Basic Conditioner Recipe

Herbal Conditioner Recipes

Herbal Hair Rinse Recipes

Smooth Hair Secret Recipe

Best Oils for Your Hair Type

Recommended Suppliers

Basic Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons (30ml) Carrier Oil for your hair type

1 tablespoon (3-4g) Emulsifying Wax

1/2 tsp (2.5ml) Vitamin E (or 2 capsules)

1/2 cup (125ml) distilled Water or Herbal Infusion

5 drops Grapefruit Seed extract

Essential Oil Blend for your hair type

Directions

Stir together the oil and emulsifying wax in the top part of a double boiler, warming slowly over a low heat until the wax is melted. Remove from heat and pour in the Vitamin E.

In a separate pot on the stove or in the microwave, gently warm the water or herbal infusion just until lukewarm.

Slowly pour the water into the oil, stirring constantly with a wire whisk until the mixture is thick and smooth.

Stir in the essential oils and the grapefruit seed extract. Pour the natural hair conditioner into a clean, sterilized 8oz (250ml) dark glass or PET plastic bottle and allow it to cool before putting the lid on.

Shake the bottle occasionally as the conditioner cools to prevent the ingredients from separating. Store in a cool, dark place.

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Herbs for Natural Hair Conditioner Recipes

Add a herbal infusion to your natural hair conditioner to enhance the color and healthy appearance of your hair. Here's how:

Combine 1/4 cup (60ml) distilled water with 1 tablespoon each of the appropriate herbs in a small pot and bring to a boil on the stove.

Remove from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes to an hour.

Strain out the herbs and replace the water with your infusion in the basic conditioner recipe above.

Blonde Hair	Dried Calendula, Chamomile, chopped Lemon Peel
Red Hair	Dried Calendula, Hibiscus, finely chopped Cinnamon Bark
Dark Hair	Black Tea, Dried Rosemary, whole Cloves
Gray Hair	Dried Sage, Rosemary, Thyme

Note: The infusion for gray hair smells pretty "herbal", but people say it really does bring back your original hair color if you use it daily.

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Herbal Hair Rinse Recipes

Herbal hair rinses are one of the best natural hair treatments you can use - and they're super easy to make. Following your natural hair conditioner with a herbal hair rinse reduces product buildup, balances your scalp's pH and boosts shine and manageability.

A herbal hair rinse can also help heal inflammation and irritation caused by heat styling and chemical hair treatments. Especially important for oily hair and dandruff.

Here's how to make a herbal hair rinse:

Combine 2 cups (500ml) distilled water with herbs (see the table below) in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove.
- For Normal to Dry Hair use 3 tablespoons each dried Chamomile and Lavender.
- For Oily Hair, Thinning Hair or Dandruff use 3 tablespoons each dried Peppermint and Rosemary.
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Remove from the heat and let steep for an hour.

Strain out the herbs and pour into a large dark glass or PET plastic bottle.

Add 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar.

To use your herbal hair rinse, simply pour it over your hair after conditioning, rub it gently into your scalp and then rinse. Voila! Shiny, healthy hair!

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Smooth Hair Secret Recipe
for Fly-Away Ends

Here's a quick trick for smoothing out frizzy, fly-away ends: Pour a TINY, dime-sized amount of jojoba oil into your palm. Rub your palms together, then smooth them over the ends of your hair.

Stay away from the hair near your scalp or you'll weigh your hair down and it will look lank and greasy (this will also happen if you use too much oil.)

If you have unmanagably frizzy hair, there's a TON of information (plus some great products) that can help you at Just Naturals Organic Care. Scroll to the bottom of the page to learn about the different kinds of frizzy hair. Excellent!

Best Oils for Your Hair Type

Use this information to customize your natural hair conditioner recipe to your hair's particular needs. You can blend these oils in any combination you like - many people like a blend of olive and coconut or shea.

Normal Hair Jojoba, Olive Oil, Virgin Coconut Oil

Dry, Damaged or Frizzy Hair Jojoba, Olive Oil, Shea Butter, Virgin Coconut Oil

Oily Hair Grapeseed, Jojoba

Thinning Hair Avocado Oil, Castor Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Olive Oil, Sweet Almond Oil

Dandruff Avocado Oil, Olive Oil, Sesame Oil, Virgin Coconut Oil

Note: Avocado oil should only make up to 10% of your total oil blend because it leaves a waxy residue that's very hard to wash out.

Click to buy organic avocado oil, castor oil, coconut oil, grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, sesame oil or sweet almond oil.

Recommended Suppliers

I always recommend Mountain Rose Herbs first because I like and trust them. Their quality is excellent, their prices are good, and many of their essential oils are organic. Check out their glass bottles for storing your natural hair recipes.

Just Naturals Organic Care has a terrific selection of top quality organic hair and skin care products. They also offer some excellent information on different hair conditions, why they happen and what you can do about them. Click on the links to learn more. Tip: most of the educational stuff is at the bottom of each page - scroll down to find it...