Relaxer update

Hi everyone
First of all happy 2012, I know I'm a bit late...

It's been a long time I haven't posted. I've been pretty consistant with my hair lately and felt there was nothing to report about. Although I've not been washing my hair 2x a week but only once, hugh!
I will definitely try to get back on track on this one as soon as I get control of my agenda. Life has been hectic lately.

I also have to confess that I've been more into skin care and make up rather than hair  related questions lately. It seems to be that the deeper you are in your journey with accomplished goals, the more you want from other life goals as well!! Empowering isn't it?

Today is my relaxer day and I must say that being consitent is definitely paying off. My hair is getting more and more thicker and healthy. I'm very pleased with it.
I used ORS lye relaxer and based my scalp with coconut oil; I've used this relaxer in the past and it left me underprocessed which was OK for me. Since this was my first time trying his relaxer, I give it another chance today with the coconut oil. It left my hair underprocessed to barely texlaxed. I'm not that pleased with it as I was not going for this look and also because it's not equally processed in all parts. The ORS no-lye relaxer used to act the same when I used to use it.
For this reason, I will not use it anymore and will be throwing away the left over, not that much anyway.
I will stick to my Optimum no-lye relaxer that ALWAYS delivered predictable results. I will be struggling a bit more to keep my hair moisturized but that's fine with me.

I've tweaked a little bit my homemade moisturizing hair lotion. This new formula did wonders from day 1 post relaxer to week 19 with keeping my hair moisturized and taming my new growth. I seal with coconut oil. It worked so well that I had absolutely no issue during the whole entire stretch with detangling, moisturizing. Amazing!!!

I think I found my holy grail moisturizer!!!

Happy hair journey!!!

Moisturizing hair creme: The results!

Et voila!
This is how I pack them.

A picture of the consistency.

Ciao Ciao

Concoction time: Moisturizing hair creme

Hey people,

I decided to make a new batch of my homemade hair moisturizing cream.
This time I'm posting all the steps and ingredients, so enjoy it.
If you try it for yourself, let me know how it turned out.
If you tweak it also, please share.

Ingredients:

• Oil phase
• Shea butter: ~20ml - 1 and 1/2 tbsp
• Mango butter: 15ml - 1 tbsp
• Coconut oil: 15ml - 1tbsp
• Macadamia Oil: 5ml - 1 teaspon (tsp)
• Argan oil: 5ml - 1 tsp
• Jojoba oil: 5ml - 1 tsp
• Cartham oil: 5ml - 1 tsp
• Jamaican black castor oil: 5ml - 1 tsp
• Olive oil: 1 tsp
• Camelia oil: 1tsp
• Emulsifier: Olivem, BTMS
• Emulsifying wax
• Water phase
• Water infused with burdock, Horstail (Equisetum arvense)
• Aloe Vera Gel: 2 tbsp - 20/30ml
• Glycerin: 2 tbsp - 20/30ml
• Others:
• Preservative: Cosgar: 20 drops
• Coconut fragance: 20 drops or less upon your liking
• Vitamin E: 20 drops
• Phytokeratin: 1/2 teaspoon
• Silk amino acid: 20 drops
• Provitamin B5: 20 drops
• Ceramide: 20 drops

You can use less ingredients obviously but I like to mix these together as my hair love them.
Basically, you can use 1 oil or butter, an emulsifier and water.

Heat separately the oily phase and the water phase to 70°C.
Do not forget to add in the oily phase the emulsifier.

Mix the oily phase in the water phase. Use a blender to mix it well. Let it sit 5 minutes and mix again. Let the mixture cool down.

All the ingredients listed as others has to be added later when the mixture has cooled down. Then mix again before transfering the cream in the container of your choice.

You can play with the oil/water proportions to have a cream consistency or a lotion.
My mixture is 60-70% water and 40-30% oil.

I'll post the result later.

This mixture can be use during 6 month at room temperature.

Now, it's your turn!
Ciao Ciao