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DIY conditioner for dry, damaged hair
Why not create your own hair care set? Do you wish your hair care routine was entirely made up of natural, eco-friendly products that really work AND leave your locks looking gorgeous? You’ve come to the right place! Today, we’re sharing our new hair conditioner recipe. Its unique formula combines hydrating and nourishing ingredients that your split ends and mid-lengths desperately need. Thanks to its light but creamy texture, it’s quickly absorbed by your hair, leaving it looking fresh, shiny, and silky. Conditioner is so crucial! So it’s a great first step in your hair care set. If you want to take the next level, we recommend trying our clarifying…
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Choose your player: DIY liquid, solid, or powder dish detergent!
Whichever way you wash your dishes, it’s safe to say that you need dish soap! So, we’re bringing you not one, not two, but three easy dish soap recipes. They’ll leave your plates and glassware sparking clean and residue-free, whether you use a machine, wash by hand, or both. There’s a liquid and solid dish soap for sink use, as well as a DIY powder dish detergent for machine use. So, you’re covered whatever your means! All three are quick to make, budget-friendly, environmentally friendly, and soft on your hands. Which one will you try first? To scent or not to scent, and how In these recipes, you can choose…
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What is essential oil dispersant and how do you use it?
A few weeks ago, we shared a recipe for a revitalizing hair spray treatment… and one ingredient in particular caught your attention: essential oil dispersant. What is it? What does it do? Can you replace it with something else? We answer all these questions and more in our article—which includes our famous recipe for a rosemary-scented revitalizing hair treatment, plus three more! What is essential oil dispersant? This ingredient suspends essential oils and vegetable oils in an aqueous solution and prevents them from separating. It consists of a water-soluble head and an oil-soluble tail, so that it binds to both oil and water. A dispersant is therefore necessary when you…
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Hand care set: mild liquid soap and nourishing cream
Because your hands deserve the best Treat your mitts to ultra-hydrating care with this super pair: a DIY liquid hand soap and nourishing cream. Formulated with high quality ingredients, our liquid soap cleans your hands without stripping them of their natural oils, while our nourishing cream protects them and provides relief for dry skin. This perfect pair promises to leave you with clean, soft, hydrated hands! Recipe 1: How to make liquid hand soap Ingredients Phase A 36 g (15%) orange blossom (neroli) hydrosol or demineralized water 14.4 g (6%) vegetable glycerin 4 g (1.5%) xanthan gum Phase B 96 g (40%) decyl glucoside Phase C 13 g (5.5%) castor…
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This homemade shampoo provides Care 4 Curls
This DIY shampoo does wonders for type 4 hair (and types 2 and 3, too!) Each and every hair type has its own specific needs… and kinky hair is no exception! Afro-type hair is often very dry and requires specific products to nourish and hydrate it. Enter Care 4 Curls, a solid shampoo for kinky hair, commonly known as coily hair or type 4 in Andre Walker’s hair typing system. We specifically formulated this shampoo recipe for type 4, but it also works great for types 2 (wavy) and 3 (curly). We used one of our new products, moringa oil, in this homemade shampoo recipe. Moringa oil does marvels for…