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bottle of DIY hair care conditioner

Lavender and Coconut Hair Conditioner Recipe

An easy homemade hair conditioner using coconut oil and fragranced with lavender essential oil
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: DIY Hair Care
Difficulty Level: Easy
Yield (adjustable): 150 grams
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Ingredients:

Water Phase A

Oil Phase B

Cooldown Phase C

Equipment:

Instructions:

  • Place the phase A water ingredients into one of the heatproof beakers (water, glycerin, and panthenol) and give it a quick stir to combine.
    120 g Distilled Water, 3 g D-Panthenol Powder, 6 g Glycerine
    bottle of DIY hair care conditioner
  • In the other beaker place the phase B oil ingredients (BTMS-25 and coconut oil)
    9.75 g BTMS-50 Emulsifying Wax, 9 g Coconut Oil
    Oil phase ingredients are added to a fresh beaker
  • Place both beakers into a bain marie or a shallow pan of simmering water, ensuring the water is not so high that the beakers are moving. Let them sit until the wax has melted and the water has heated through.
    The oil and water phases are placed into a water bath
  • Once melted, remove both beakers from the water and quickly combine them. I personally find it easier to pour the water into the oils rather than the other way around.
    The water phase is poured into the oil phase
  • Give the mixture a quick stir with a spatula, then change to using the stick blender. Start blending the oils and water, blend for a couple of minutes then leave the conditioner to stand for a couple of minutes. As the conditioner thickens and starts to cool, stop using the blender and change to using a spatula.
    A stick blender is blending the emulsion
  • Continue stirring using the spatula at regular intervals until it has cooled to 40c (104f).
    The mixture is stirred with a spatula
  • Now the conditioner has cooled, we can add the cool-down ingredients. Go ahead and add the preservative and essential oil. Give the conditioner a good stir to make sure everything is well combined.
    1.5 g Geogard ECT, 1 g Lavender Essential Oil
    Cool down phase ingredients are added to the emulsion
  • Transfer the conditioner to a bottle or container ready for use.
    8 oz PET Plastic Bottle
    The emulsion is being transferred to a PET plastic bottle to store

Notes:

It’s important to choose the right container for this recipe. Because of the presence of essential oils, our container must be made from PET plastic, glass or aluminium. 
Any broad spectrum preservative will be fine here, but it's absolutely necessary to have one. Germaben is fine, and easy to get hold of if you can't find Geogard in your area.
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