Empowering you to create your own haircare and skicare products
Never use Essential oils the way you use Fragrance oils. Sorry to start off so blunt but it’s important that everyone understands that there’s a world of difference between essential oils and fragrance oils.
Many natural hair beauties have noticed a problem concerning the quality and effectiveness of haircare products from brands they used to adore. Let’s start with the truth: Many people who didn’t give a damn about black curly hair 10-15 years ago have either released their “me too” product line or are buying up popular (previously) black-owned companies to tap into those dollars.
Can you substitute the pill version of a particular ingredient when you’re making your DIY products?
After an email question about the emulsifier called Olivem 1000 (Cetearyl Olivate (and) Sorbitan Olivate), I wanted to make sure you guys are keeping in mind that there are different emulsifiers for different purposes.
This particular podcast is about you….well, about some of the emails I actually get from you guys!
1.Why not use Sodium lactate in hair care?…
Every now and then, people ask my opinion about whether to use liquid or powdered coconut milk or goat’s milk in their DIY mixes. It’s a personal preference but I definitely recommend using powdered milks over liquid milks any day.
This particular podcast is about you….well, about some of the emails I actually get from you guys!
1. Ingredient substitutionsI get a lot of email questions about making ingredient substitutions. Sometimes…
I was looking at a few new water/aloe based sprays to try in the last few days. I came across one I won’t name because I haven’t bought it, let alone used it to know what it does and doesn’t do
I told you about new ingredients (for me) like HairFix XH Maltodextrin, ICE Conditioner, Behentrimonium Chloride and Sorbitol. I’ll introduce you to a couple more new ingredients which will hopefully make it into the final versions of my DIY recipes I post here.
In Part 1 of this ingredients haul, I told you about HairFix XH Maltodextrin and ICE Conditioner. I'll introduce you to three more new ingredients which will hopefully make it into the final versions of my DIY recipes I post here.
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