Homemade Deep Conditioner for Dull Hair
Discover how to create your own moisturizing hair conditioner with this easy DIY recipe. This homemade coconut oil deep conditioner is perfect for dull hair, helping to retain moisture, enhance shine, and clarify your scalp.
Deep hair conditioners are very different from regular hair conditioners. If you just doing a regular haircare routine of shampooing, conditioning, oiling and styling the rinse out conditioners can do the job. But what if your hair faces more concerns and rinse out normal hair conditioners do not work? Then deep hair conditioners come into play. Many normal hair conditioners cannot tackle hair issues like
Dandruff
flaky and dry scalp
product buildup
sebum overproduction on the scalp
hair dullness
hair mushiness and
hair breakage
This problems become too overwhelming for a normal rinse out conditioner to solve due to its limitation based on the formulation.
Deep Hair Conditioners
Enter the deep hair conditioners. Deep hair conditioners are formulated to deal with various hair and scalp issues that a normal hair conditioner can never cater to. Deep hair conditioner can repair damaged hair cuticles, restore hair shine, reduce hair loss and hair breakage, promote hair growth and smoothen hair cuticles to name a few.
Many deep conditioners contain vitamins, anti-oxidants, polyphenols and peptides that can revitalize hair strands and make them stronger. They are usually left on hair for 15 to 30 minutes depending on formulation while wearing a heating cap or simply covering the hair to create heat, this can give the deep conditioner ample time to penetrate the scalp and hair strands, that's why its called deep for this reason!
Deep conditioner can reduce chances of hair brittleness. If you chemically process your hair with perm, relaxers and Brazilian keratin treatment or simply color-tread your hair then you can benefit from deep conditioners a lot since they can restore moisture and protein. If you've been reading so far then feel free to read this article down below.
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Selecting Ingredients
Distilled water: Water makes largest percent, almost 80 percent of this conditioner formulation. It also act as a diluent to other ingredients in the formulation. Avoid using tap water since its prone to having traces of minerals and microbes. To avoid bacterial growth in the end product then distilled water is important ingredient.
Coconut oil: This is another ingredient which is an excellent emollient that can be conditioning to hair shafts. If you don't like coconut aroma then consider using fractionated coconut oil to avoid affecting your final product scent. It is going to repair hair and restore moisture.
Behentrinomium chloride: Hair needs this ingredient to make it more smooth, less prone to frizz that gonna make it easier to comb and style after deep conditioning your hair. This ingredient can irritate your eyes or skin if mishandled. Adding behentrinomium chloride in your deep hair conditioner can improve your formulation.
Cetearyl alcohol: This is a good ingredient that can support your hair moisture. It can help hair strands to be hydrated, smooth and in process increase shine. Making cetearyl alcohol part of your hair product can really make it very conditioning to your hair, but also can be a good thickening agent for your deep hair conditioner.
Hydrolyzed silk protein: This ingredient is made from silk coming from silkworms, though it can be made with amino acids in the lab. It can make your hair more stronger and shinier. It can replenish lost proteins on hair shafts due to chemically processing hair or using heating tools on hair. Choose liquid silk protein for easier formulating.
Polyquaternium 37: This ingredient is going to be excellent for your deep hair conditioner formulation since it support hair manageability. It can also be an excellent fix for frizzy damaged hair.
Sorbitol: This ingredient helps your hair to stay hydrated and be moisturized even after washing deep hair conditioner. Sorbitol is a sweet water-soluble ingredient that is good at moisturizing skin and hair and making it soft. Therefore making it part of your deep hair conditioner.
Panthenol: This is a good moisturizing agent that is usually added to hair products. In this deep hair conditioner in particular, panthenol also known as provitamin B5, can smoothen hair cuticles and restore moisture which can ensure hair elasticity and softness.
Vitamin E oil: This is another good anti-oxidant that can prevent hair from getting damage from free radicals from sun UV exposure or other environmental factors like smog. Vitamin E oil apart from being an anti-oxidant its is also a good emollient and can act as a preservative in your deep hair conditioner.
Phenoxyethanol: It is a good anti-microbial agent for your deep hair conditioner since it is considered generally safe and does not cause buildup on scalp over long term use. It is among of few preservatives that are non-toxic out there!
Fragrance oil: This is an optional ingredient that you may or may not add in the formulation. You can always choose from variety of fragrance oils from fruity scented ones like strawberry fragrance oil to essential oils like lavender, the choice is yours!
Ingredients
5⅔ tablespoons of distilled water
½ tablespoon of coconut oil
¼ tablespoon of behentrimonium chloride
½ teaspoon of cetearyl alcohol
½ teaspoon of hydrolyzed silk
⅓ teaspoon of polyquaternium 37
¼ teaspoon of sorbitol
⅛ teaspoon(0.5 ml) of panthenol (Provitamin B5)
10 drops of Vitamin E oil
⅛ teaspoon of phenoxyethanol
15 drops of fragrance oil (optional)
After you've known all the ingredients and measurements for each, you can arrange and prepare for the tools like hand-held blender, measuring spoons, heat-resistant measuring cups, heatproof mixing bowls and your well-sanitized designated bottle. Pump bottles are easy for using with deep conditioners. You can wear protective gear like hand gloves and apron while working. Find a well-ventilated and tidy space for you to work with.
Instructions
This formulation is fairly easy to make with these ingredients and little bit of time then you can make this deep hair conditioner. Now let's jump in and make it!
Begin making your deep hair conditioner for measuring out ingredients; distilled water, sorbitol, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium chloride, polyquaternium 37 and panthenol.
Add these ingredients to your heatproof mixing bowl and blend them to hand-held blender starting from low speed and slowly adjusting till you reach at medium speed till creamy.
Next add your coconut oil and hydrolyzed silk in the mixture and blend in for more 5 minutes.
Add your vitamin E oil drop by drop and then continue blending in your mixture.
Add you anti-microbial agent which is phenoxyethanol that helps your product stay fresh and have longer shelf life.
If you would like to add fragrance oil to your conditioner then this is the moment! Skip the step if don't want to.
Mix you mixture for one more time then scoop the mixture or simply pour it into your designated pump bottle for storage.
Your deep hair conditioner is ready for use!
How to Use Deep Hair Conditioners
Shampoo your hair with a clarifying and cleansing shampoo.
Rinse the shampoo off your hair and squeeze your hair to remove excess water. Use de-chlorinated water to avoid damaging your hair.
Apply your deep hair conditioner from the root to the tip of your hair strands.
Massage your hair with fingertips, avoid chipped nails that can snuggle and cause hair breakage to wetted hair strands.
Wear a shower cap or cover your hair with plastic bag and leave it for 15 to 30 minutes. You can wear an electric heating cap for more better results. Heat is very essential in helping the nutrients to penetrate your hair shafts.
Rinse your hair towel-dry hair, oil and style your hair as usual.
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