hair products

Essential oils: Peppermint essential oil – formulating a shampoo for dry hair

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It seems like people like to have a little tingle in their hair care products, so let’s take a look at how we could formulate a shampoo for dry hair with a little peppermint in it. First, let’s take a look at our surfactants! When I’m formulating for dry hair, there are three surfactants I really...

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Creating products – an overview

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I’ve had a few days to lie in bed and think about what I could be doing if I wasn’t ill, and I got to thinking about lotions. I think I can break the lotion making process into six stages – choosing the recipe, assembling and weighing the ingredients, heating and holding the ingredients, combining the...

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The great conditioner experiment: Results!

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In June, I decided to undertake the great conditioner experiment to see just how much conditioner my hair might really need! (Click here for more information, although I’ll summarize it below!) I’ve got below-my-waist length, coarse, oily, prone to frizzy hair, but other than the period of time where I went pink (look to your...

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Question: Why would I suggest using silicones for the co-washing method?

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Anonymous asked this interesting question about co-washing or the no shampoo method in this post: I happen to come across your intesting post regarding cleansing conditioner. I am currently starting the co-wash method however I sometime use products with silicones. So my questions is if I am trying to remove silicones build up then why use...

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The great conditioner experiment

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As you might know by now, my husband and I have long hair (and if you didn’t know, you can tell by the picture to your left), which was one of the reasons I started making my own products. We both have very oily hair, and I couldn’t find anything but oily roots, dry ends...

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