Beginner's Guide To Homemade Haircare - (2023)
Beginner's Guide To Homemade Haircare - (2023)
Beginner's Guide To Homemade Haircare - (2023)
MAKING HAIRCARE
AT HOME
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The 6 Pillars of DIY Hair Care
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Household Haircare Ingredients
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Make Your Own Extract
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DIY Formulations
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Beginner’s
Guide to Making
Haircare at
Home
What would it be like to have full control over the
contents of your haircare routine? If you were to
make your own haircare at home, you'll know exactly
how to answer that question.
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02 STORAGE
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pH balance is a pillar of any hair
care product, not just homemade
ones.
pH
in order to be effective and safe for
your hair.
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HAIR PROFILE
Knowing your hair profile is a critical
consideration when purchasing
the right products for your hair
or formulating effective haircare
products at home. Your Hair Profile
is a map that tells you exactly which
ingredients are good for your hair
and which ones will damage it. If you
don't know your unique hair profile,
don't worry! In this guide we’re putting
the focus on simple formulations
that work for most hair types. The
downside is that they won't target very
specific hair problems. However, these
simple formulations will be gentle to
most hair profiles.
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TRIALING &
TESTING
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Each person is going to react differently to
individual ingredients. For this reason, it’s
wise to know your body and it's tolerance for
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certain ingredients before applying them on
your scalp. Even the safest oils or food item
can cause sensitization or allergic reactions
for certain people. So it’s always better to be
safe than sorry!
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Household
Haircare
Ingredients
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Who said
you can’t
take care
of your hair
without
fancy
products?
There are plenty of ingredients lying
around your house that your hair
would love to experience.
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Olive Oil
Are you suffering from damaged or rough hair?
Does your hair feel like a haystack from time to
time? If you said yes, then your hair is suffering
from lack of moisture.
Lemon
One of the main reasons behind damaged hair is an imbalanced pH
level in the hair. When the pH value shifts towards alkalinity, your
hair starts to get dry and frizzy. To bring it down to a safer level for
your hair, you will need to use acid to balance it out. The citric acid in
lemons can be used to balance the pH of unbalanced products. But
make sure to use only the juice without any pulp.
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Banana
Banana is rich in potassium, magnesium, vitamin B6 and C, and
protein. Such nourishing properties make bananas a great base for
making hair masks.
Honey
Honey can work like magic against a dry
and damaged scalp. The credit goes to its
antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant
properties.
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Green Tea
Green tea is famous for its antioxidant properties. The hero
nutritional element of green tea is panthenol.
Yoghurt
Yoghurt offers you two things: the richness of
milk protein and goodness of lactic acid.
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Aloe Vera
Let’s talk about the hair care ingredient
champion: aloe vera!
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Say Goodbye to Dandruff!
About half of the total human population suffers
from dandruff. From that perspective, dandruff
is the biggest threat to our hair. A fungus called
Malassezia is the culprit behind all. It flakes
the skin under our hair and causes extreme
irritation and itching. Aloe vera's antifungal
properties help reduce skin inflammation and
bacterial growth, which then prevents dandruff
from occurring.
Hair Growth
Aloe vera is known to increase blood circulation
when it comes in contact with skin. More blood
flow means a better flow of nutrients which is a
key driver for healthy hair growth.
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Make Your
Own Extract
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ALOE VERA GEL
Aloe vera gel is most effective when it
comes straight from the plant because
you can ensure the pH. Store-bought gels
have preservatives which can disrupt the
pH balance of the gel. We'll be using aloe
gel to make Shampoo A.
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DIY
Formulations
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Shampoo A
This homemade formulation is
a gentle all-round shampoo
that is compatible with most hair
types. It cleanses and moisturises
your strands without inflicting
unnecessary damage.
Let's try!
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Shampoo A
• 200ml water • 8ml or 1.5 tsp olive oil
Ingredients • 0.5g or 1/4 tsp xanthan gum • 5ml or 1 tsp apple cider
• 20g or 1 Tbsp aloe vera gel vinegar
• 5g or 2 Tbsp green tea leaves • Squeeze of lemon juice
• 20ml or 1 Tbsp coco-glucoside • Essential oil of your choice
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Shampoo B
One of the main concerns
around making your own
haircare products at home is the
complicated process of turning
a bunch of raw ingredients into
a finished product. This is not
the case with Shampoo B. It is
completely natural in every way.
It’s perfect if you need to wash
your hair often but you don’t
want to damage your scalp from
regular cleansing.
Orange juice
This ingredient is used for its polyphenols
and citric acid. It provides additional
cleansing properties and maintains the
balanced pH our scalp and hair needs.
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Shampoo B
• 250ml water, boiling
Ingredients • 15g or 1 tbsp reetha powder or raw soap nuts
• 15ml or 1 tbsp chamomile flower extract (non-alcoholic)
A squeeze of fresh orange juice, no pulp
• Essential oil of your choice, a few drops
make it 2. Pour hot water into a bowl and slowly sift in reetha
powder while continuously stirring until completely
combined.
3. Add chamomile extract, orange juice and a few drops
of essential oil to your liking, mixing after each step.
4. Test the pH of the formula using a pH testing strip. If
your formula is above 5.5, squeeze a drop of orange
juice into the mixture and stir. Check the pH again.
Repeat this until the product's pH is in the range
of 4.5-5.5. If it ends up below 4.5 you can add more
water to slowly lift the pH to the required level.
5. Strain the mixture and store in a sterile bottle. This
formulation doesn’t contain any preservatives so it
will keep in the fridge for up to one week. If you'd like
to learn how to safely preserve homemade products
for up to 12 months, please see the Luxury Haircare
Formulation guide.
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Additional notes...
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Good work,
challenger.
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