Saturday, August 3, 2013

The Best Leave-in Spray Conditioner/Detangler

As a beauty junkie, I love to try new things and I love making beauty products too.  My newest love is my leave- in spray conditioner.


 Its simple. You will need-


 1-  8oz. spray bottle.  I got mine at Kmart for $1.99 and love it because it has a really strong sprayer but I have seen these as low as a dollar at the Dollar stores and Walmart.
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Aloe Vera gel.  I got mine at the local grocery store- they only had the green kind and it has alot of other stuff in it like glycerine and panthenol which is fine but I really wanted more "pure" aloe like Fruit of the Earth. But thats ok, as long as it does not contain any medicated ingredients your good. Also, make sure you get one that has real aloe within the first 1-3 ingredients. All aloe gels aren't created equal and they all aren't really aloe.


Coconut oil- or if you prefer, olive . I use coconut as it is lighter but in the winter, since coconut oil is a solid below 74-76 degrees I will have to use olive oil (but probably in a  lesser amount- olive seems heavier to me) unless I choose to heat my leave in every morning. You could really use any old oil you have in your pantry, I only recommend coconut or olive due to the fact they are proven to actually penetrate the hair and strengthen it from the inside out.

Cooking Oil Bottles -

Cheapy, silicone free conditioner-  I co-wash so I avoid silicones due to build up. I love the Vo5 tea conditioners or the sunkissed raspberry but any Vo5 would work, as would Suave Naturals. ( I choose based on what scent I'm in the mood for)  Note- if you use a heavy and or silicone based conditioner this recipie may be to heavy, easpecially if you have fine hair but feel free to try it with whatever you like. Everyone's hair is different. Mine tends to be on the thinner side, colortreated,  oily at the roots and dry/damaged through out the legnth. It is easily weighed down.



 Add 1 tablespoon each of the conditioner, oil and aloe gel to the 8oz. spray bottle than fill it with water, preferably distilled or water that has been boiled to distill it ( I won't pay for water so I boil it) Shake well to mix. Shake well before each use as the ingredients will seperate.


 I love this stuff it makes my hair moisturized, soft and it even feels thicker. This is now part of my "must haves" in my beauty routine.