There is no lady who desires dry flaky hair compared to smooth and silky hair. They all want that lustrous hair often flaunted by the models in hair product commercials. But there is more than meets the eye, it is a combination of light and editing more than the actual health of the hair. However, you can still have the same sheen with some good products at your disposal. And one of those products is a hair conditioner. But if you want a complete chemical-free hair product, we have the solution in the form of homemade hair conditioners.
Yes, believe it or not, you can create hair conditioners at home. Soft and creamy, they improve the health and texture of your hair and keep a check on those flyaways. They are without chemicals. See 5 of them below:
1. Honey and Olive Oil conditioner
Honey and olive oil are natural conditioners. Hence, it is a given that together, they can create the best product for softening and nourishing your hair. It also helps prevent dandruff.
Method:
- Take 2 tablespoons of honey
- Take 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- Take a shower cap
- Mix olive oil and honey to create a smooth mix
- Apply in sections
- Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave on for 30 minutes
- Rinse off with a sulfate-free shampoo
- Apply a regular conditioner if you want
- Use twice a month for best results
2. Eggs and Olive oil conditioner
Again, the egg is known to be an amazing ingredient when it comes to deep conditioning hair and giving it the essential proteins for optimum health and shine. Olive oil, of course, is great at nourishing and getting rid of hair issues such as dandruff. This deep conditioner needs to be rinsed off with shampoo because of the eggy smell the hair mask can leave behind. Not appealing, even with all the shine.
Method:
- Take 2 egg yolks
- Take around 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- Mix the two to create a paste
- Add some water to make it easier to apply
- Part your hair into sections and apply
- Cover your hair with a shower cap and leave for an hour or two
- Rinse off with a sulfate-free shampoo, using cold water
- Follow up with a normal hair conditioner
- Use once a week for best results
3. Coconut oil conditioner
Coconut oil is rich in fatty acids that penetrate hair deep enough to nourish your mane from within. Plus, its prolonged usage is known to have wondrous effects on the hair. Don’t believe us? Ask your grandma. Coconut oil is sure to be one of the magic ingredients in her beauty stash. It’s an old and effective way of keeping your hair strong, beautiful and healthy. Needless to say, it is also one of the best homemade conditioners.
Method:
- Take around 3 tablespoons of coconut oil and heat it
- Take one hot towel and wring the hot water out
- Massage the oil from scalp to tip
- Wrap your hair with the steaming towel Let sit for 45 minutes
- Rinse off using a sulfate-free shampoo, with cold water Follow up with a normal hair conditioner
- Use twice a week for best results
4. Baking soda
Baking soda has antifungal properties that take care of any bacterial infection on the scalp. Further, it cleans every scrap of dirt and grime from the scalp, making it healthy and thus preventing any infection from occurring.
Method:
- Take around one-fourth cup of baking soda
- Take half a cup of normal hair conditioner
- Mix the two to form a paste
- Apply this on the hair in sections
- Cover your hair with a plastic bag or a shower cap
- Rinse off using a sulfate-free shampoo, with cold water
- Follow up with a normal hair conditioner
- Use once a month for best results
5. Shea butter
Shea butter is rich in vitamin C and has ample antioxidants. It further contains fatty acids and oils that fight infections and have anti-inflammatory properties. This not only makes it efficient enough to keep hair infections such as dandruff at bay, but also a soothing hair conditioner. It is further known to protect hair from any kind of damage and hydrate it. It is also effective against split ends.
Method:
- Take 1 tablespoon of shea butter
- Take 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
- Take 1 tablespoon of argan oil
- Take a few drops of any essential oil
- Mix coconut oil and shea butter and warm up the mixture
- Add argan oil and essential oil and whip it all together
- Apply the mixture, from scalp to tip Let it sit for around half an hour
- Rinse off using a sulfate-free shampoo, with cold water
- Follow up with a normal hair conditioner
- Use twice a week for best results