Homemade Conditioner

Conditioner is one of those products that help you in maintaining healthy hair. Apart from making hair soft and shiny, it also enhances the manageability of your hair. To be used every time you shampoo, conditioners add lots of volume to your hair, leaving it soft and shiny. Many conditioners are also beneficial for restoring the moisture to dry and brittle hair. Though there are wide varieties of hair conditioners available in the market, each suiting a different hair type, they put a burden on your pocket. So, the next best option is homemade conditioners, which are low-cost and also devoid of any harmful chemicals. In the following lines, we have listed a number of homemade hair conditioner recipes, just for you.

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Homemade Hair Conditioner Recipes

Simple Conditioner

Ingredients

1 small jar Real Mayonnaise (not salad dressing)
½ Avocado, blended

Instructions

Take a bowl and put mayonnaise and avocado in it.
Mix the ingredients well, until the mixture is of a solid green color.
Your hair conditioner is ready!

Egg Conditioner

Ingredients

1 cup Water
1 Egg Yolk
1 tsp Baby Oil

Instructions

Take a bowl and put the egg yolk in it. Beat it, until it is frothy.
Mix in baby oil and beat well.
Add water and stir, until well combined.
Your hair conditioner is ready!

Rosemary Conditioner

Ingredients

½ cup Carrier Oil
20-30 drops Rosemary Oil

Instructions

Take a small canning jar and pour the olive oil in it.
Fill a saucepan half-full with water and place the canning jar in the center.
Place the saucepan over low to medium low heat.
Let the water get hot, until the oil feels just warm to the touch.
Remove the oil from heat and add 20-30 drops rosemary oil. Mix well.
Your hair conditioner is ready!

Almond Conditioner

Ingredients

4 tsp Almonds/ Sesame
2 tsp Coconut Oil
3 tsp Honey
1 tsp Cider Vinegar

Instructions

Take a saucepan and put all the almonds/sesame in it, along with coconut oil.
Place on flame and heat well.
Remove from heat and let it cool down.
Stir in honey and vinegar.
Your hair conditioner is ready!

Tips

Store the homemade hair conditioner in an airtight bottle, away from direct sunlight.
In case you want to strengthen the roots of your hair, apply the conditioner (without diluting it) on the roots and then massage the area with your finger tips, for about 10 minutes. Now, rinse the conditioner well with lukewarm or normal water.
In case your hair has split ends, make sure that you shampoo and then apply the conditioner from root to tip. This ensures that the tips are also nourished.
The conditioner with egg yolk will be best suited for rough hair, because it makes them soft and shiny as well. If you want to straighten and smoothen your curly hair, go for the egg yolk hair conditioner.
Always apply the conditioner only after shampooing, on wet hair. For better results, make use of similar type of shampoo and conditioner.

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