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Irish Moss
INCI: Chondrus Crispus or Carrageen Irish Moss belongs to the red algae family of seaweed. […]
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Question: Soapnuts as a natural hair wash?
Soapnuts: 100% natural "shampoo", cleaner, laundry cleaner, etc. I have to try these. Has anyone used soapnuts (aritha) foam to wash their natural hair? It is completely natural... and…
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Lemon Balm Shea & Cupuacu Whipped Hair Cream and Hair Lotion
I made another Shea butter and Cupuacu butter based hair whip! 🙂 This one includes […]
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2nd VIDEO: MiniShort Ingredient Intro: ECOMulse
An at-a-glance look at ECOMulse. It's an ECOCERT approved self-emulsifier which will add great conditioning properties to your homemade concoctions!
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1st VIDEO: MiniShort Ingredient Intro: Structure XL
I'm working on some short, 'at a glance' type of videos which will give you the shorthand version of some of the best ingredients to use, in addition to your…
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Guar Gum
INCI: Guar Gum or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar gum! It is outstanding to have around because […]
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ECOMulse
INCI: Glyceryl Stearate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate Ecomulse is an ECOCERT approved […]
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Quickie: Hibiscus Castile Shampoo Mix
My shampoo mix: Castile + oil + Hibsicus + Guar gum = pretty darn good […]
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Great tips for growing long healthy hair
One of Naptural85’s tips is to moisturize. In addition, I would suggest you use ingredients […]
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Free Recipe: Hibiscus Superslip Detangler Formula #1
I made a hibiscus/castile shampoo yesterday and I had some hibiscus infusion (tea) left over. With it, I decided to create a detangler using the hibisucs as a base. Hibiscus…
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Rosehips
Rosehips! Rosehips are the little red fruits about the size of cherries found on the […]
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Lustrasilk Curl Max Curl Activator Moisturizer is…
I feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when I create something that works well on my hair without all the parabens, mineral oil and other crap. So, I almost…
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Parsley tea rinse/spritzer to help with shedding? Wha…?
This is a surprise to me, but I was experimenting a few days ago with dried Parsley. After making a tea, the first thing I noticed when running my hands…
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Marshmallow Root
Marshmallow root is great to decrease the ph (or helps to keep it low) when […]
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Allantoin
Allantoin is quickly becoming a favorite ingredient to use because of its immediate effects. Its used as a skin softener, and a rather outstanding one too. You can get all…
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What’s in your….bottle?
Products, more specifically their ingredients, are paramount in deciding whether you will experiment with them, […]
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Gimmie structure…XL
Structure XL (aka UltraMaize) is very, very, VEEERRYY nice to have around, I tell you. A lot of what I'm writing will be duplicated in the 'Ingredients' section for this…
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Citric Acid
Citric Acid INCI: Citric Acid Citric acid is probably one of the go-to ingredients […]
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Safflower, Darling
Unrefined Safflower has a 2 year shelf life, according to mountainroseherbs.com. Its also high in oleic acid and contains linoleic acid
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Emulsions are people too, my friend
Well, maybe not. 🙂 An emulsion is the mixture between oil and water with the […]
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Hibiscus! Hibiscus!
I've wanted to try hibiscus for a very long time. I've been too busy trying other things and finally got around to ordering some from camden grey. From my…