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Two bottles of conditioner for dry hair

Rosemary & Peppermint Conditioner Recipe For Dry Hair

A fresh, herbaceous scented conditioner that's perfect for giving life back to your dry locks.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Course: DIY Hair Care
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
Yield (adjustable): 200 grams
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Ingredients:

Water Phase A

Oil Phase B

Cool Down Phase C

Equipment:

Instructions:

Measure Phases A + B

  • Place all of the Phase A ingredients into one of the heatproof beakers (water, glycerin, and d-panthenol) and give it a quick stir to combine.
    150 g Distilled Water, 4 g D-Panthenol Powder, 5 g Glycerine
    The water phase ingredients are measured into a beaker
  • In the other beaker place all of the Phase B ingredients (BTMS-25,  cetyl alcohol, mango butter, and Camella Oil.
    12 g BTMS-25, 2 g Cetyl Alcohol, 6 g Mango Butter, 10 g Camelina Oil
    The oil phase ingredients are measured into another beaker

Combined Phases A+B

  • 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 waxes and butter have completely melted and the water has heated through.
    The beakers with both our oil and water phases are placed into a water bath
  • Once melted, remove both beakers from the water and quickly pour the beaker containing water (phase A) into the beaker containing the oils (phase B)
    Both of our phases are combined to form an emulsion
  • Using a stick blender, start blending the oils and water together. After a few minutes our mixture should emlusify. Then allow to stand for a few minutes before continue to blend. As the conditioner cools and thickens, change to using a silicon spatula.
    The mixture is blended with a stick blender

Cooldown Phase C

  • When the conditioner has cooled to 40c (104f) you will notice that the conditioner has a lovely thick and creamy texture. So it is now ready for the cool-down ingredients.
    The mixture is stirred with a spatula
  • Add the cool-down ingredients (phase C) dimethicone, hydrolyzed silk peptide, preservative ECO, and essential oils. Give the conditioner a good stir to make sure everything is well combined. 
    4 g Dimethicone, 4 g Hydrolyzed Silk Peptides, 2 g Geogard ECT, 0.6 g Rosemary Essential Oil, 0.4 g Peppermint Essential Oil
    Our cool down phase ingredients are now added to the mixture
  • If using, add your drop of food coloring.
    Pink Food Coloring
    Pink food coloring is added to the emulsion
  • Transfer the conditioner to a bottle or container ready for use.
    8 oz PET Plastic Bottle
    The emulsion is tranferred to a squeezy 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. 
Essential oils are very concentrated extracts that can cause problems when we're exposed to them in high concentrations. It's very important to measure your essential oils with a small digitial scale that can measure at least 2 digits after the decimal point.
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