LEAVE-IN CONDITONER FACTS & RECIPES

WHAT IS A LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER?

Leave-in conditioner is a hair care product that is applied after a person cleanses their hair, which is left in the hair until the next washing. Leave-in conditioners help calm tangled hair, help control frizz and give a little moisture to dry hair. Most leave in conditioners contain moisturizers, silicones, protein and other strengthening and moisturizing agents.  The products come in various forms including sprays, thick creams, and thin liquids.

Hair stylists often say that moisturizing the hair is just as important as moisturizing the skin. For people who feel their hair is dry, it may be time to investigate a few leave-in conditioners that might resolve this problem.

WHY IS A LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER IMPORTANT?

Leave in conditioners enhance conditioning that your hair has already received.  When you condition your hair, you have restored suppleness and elasticity to your hair. When you rinse the conditioner out, you may lose some of the elasticity even though your hair is still conditioned. Using a leave in conditioner will help your hair hold on to the conditioning that it has already received. They will provide additional conditioning and help your hair hold on to moisture.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER?

• Increased shine and luster
• Protection and repair of split-ends and frizziness
• Sun and photo-damage sunscreen protection
• Improves moisture content of dull or dry hair
• Helps repair damaged hair

To improve shine, body, and to add luster to dry or dull hair, use a leave-in conditioner for increased protection and color maintenance. You'll reduce breaking, split-ends and frizziness while repairing and protecting damaged hair.

HOMEMADE RECIPES FOR LEAVE-IN CONDITIONER

Recipe #1

Ingredients:

1/2 oz jojoba oil

1/2 oz sweet almond oil

1/4 oz vegetable glycerin

10 drops rosemary oil

Instructions:

Combine ingredients into a spray bottle, add water to fill, shake well and spray on wet hair.

Recipe #2

Ingredients:

2 oz of your favorite leave-in conditioner

1 ½ oz of distilled water

1/8 cup of oil (avocado, coconut, or olive oil)

1 tbs of vegetable glycerin

Instructions:

Mix in 8 oz spray bottle. Shake before each use

Recipe #3

Ingredients:

Glycerin

Aloe Vera

Rose water / distilled water

Vitamin E tablets

Instructions:

Take a medium sized bottle and fill 1/3 of bottle with glycerin. Now extract the gel from 5 - 6 Aloe Vera leaves and put it inside the bottle. Cut 2 vitamin E tablets and pour them into the bottle. Now fill the rest of the bottle with rose water or distilled water. Mix it by shaking and then use. You can store this mixture in the refrigerator. Just shake it well before you use it.