I came across a few post that claim using a honey hair rinse as a cheap, homemade replacement for conditioner. Intrigued I just had to try it.
It is quite simple to do all you need is
1 tablespoon of honey
4 cups very warm/hot water
What I did was add the honey to a large, easy pourable container of hot water and stirred until the honey melted.
After shampooing ( I used my semi- homemade coconut milk shampoo - my previous post) You simply squeeze the excess water out of hair and dump the whole 4 cups of honey water over your head ( I avoided the front and top of my head as my roots are oily) and work it through hair. Let it sit while you do other shower things and rinse well.
After air drying ( I do not blow dry) I was quite impressed. With just honey and water my hair was soft and pretty shiny BUT, and thats a bit BUT, there were some issues.
First of after rinsing my hair was a bear to untangle. I had so many tangles I had to go very slow as not to pull out my hair.
Second, while my hair was soft and shiny my ends still were a bit dry and looked dull. I know thats weird to have both soft yet dry hair but that is exactly what happened. I applied my coconut oil as a leave in to remedy the dryness, which worked fine, but had to use a bit more than usual.
Third. I felt the whole 4 cup water thing was way to much. I have long hair (bra strap legnth) but its normal to thin in thickeness. I really could have just used a cup and been fine with that "rinse".
While I think this honey rinse is a decent conditoner alternative I think my hair needs a bit more on a daily basis, which is why I used this as a base for my coconut milk honey conditoning rinse that I will post on later as I need to perfect it.
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