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Homemade DIY Natural Hair Conditioner

Recipe 1. The Base : Yoghurt (plain) , Banana (baby food), Avocado (creamed)
The  base of your natural conditioner needs to be thick enough such that it  does not drip off your hair but at the same time be able to be spread  easily enough to coat the hair strands.
2. Ingredients for slip : Olive oil, jojoba oil
If  you want to detangle your hair with your natural conditioner, then it  would be a good idea to add some oil to the base of your choice. A more  liquid oil e.g olive oil or a liquid wax e.g jojoba oil is generally a  better option than an oil that is more viscous (e.g castor oil) or one  that changes from solid to liquid with low heat (e.g shea butter or  coconut oil). However, if you intend to use your conditioner warmed up,  then it is perfectly fine to use any oil of your choice.
3. Ingredients for moisture – humectants: Glycerin, honey, aloe vera
Humectants  purely for moisture are probably best used during the leave in process  rather than during the conditioning process. However, there is no harm  in using them during the conditioning process. Glycerin, honey and aloe  vera are all natural humectants. You can add any of these to your base  in a quantity of your choosing. As you will be rinsing off the hair  conditioner, most of the humectant on the surface will also eventually  be washed away. Therefore, even if you do not particularly like glycerin  in a leave in, you may find that in the conditioner mix, it is  perfectly fine.
4. Ingredients for strength – protein: Gelatin
If  you would like to have some hydrolysed protein in your hair, then you  have to slightly break the rules of non-modification and select gelatin  to add to your base. I do know that there are people who promote eggs as  a natural protein conditioner but it is not really clear if the size of  the protein in eggs can really work as well as a hydrolysed protein.
5. Extras – fragrance (essential oils), increase fluidity (coconut cream/milk)
Finally,  if the consistency of your final mix is too thick, consider adding  coconut cream or milk to it. The liquid here contains some oils from the  coconut and therefore adds both fluidity and slip. Plain water may  cause some of the oils added to the base to separate (surfactants in  commercial conditioners help prevent this, but we don’t have them in the  natural options). If you would like some fragrance, do consider some  essential oils.