With these recipes of homemade leave-in hair conditioner for black hair, you would be able to better your hair health naturally without spending much money.
Maintaining natural and healthy-looking hair is not an easy task these days. Stress, pollution, and change in daily lifestyle habits can negatively affect our hair health. Further, if you continuously subject your hair to everyday styling, chemicals, heat, etc., it can cause breakage and damage the hair. This in turn makes the hair look dull and frizzy. Going with this, there are numerous hair care products, treatments, and other stuff available in the market which claim to protect your hair, keeping them silky, shiny, and voluminous. These products might not always be the most economical option and contain harmful chemicals that can damage the hair in the long run.
Compared to other conditioners, leave-in conditioners provide deep conditioning and nourishment to the hair and protect the hair from external environmental factors. Even if you are happy with the way your hair looks, deep conditioning through leave-in conditioners is something that everyone should consider for maintaining the hair or improving them. Especially when it comes to black hair, it requires continuous nourishment and proper care throughout. That’s why leave-in conditioners should always be the choice for people with black hair. However, commercial leave-in conditioners might not be affordable for everyone. Hence, we have collected a few recipes for homemade leave-in hair conditioner for black hair below! Keep reading to find out.
Homemade Leave-In Hair Conditioner for Black Hair
Recipe 1
Ingredients
- Three tablespoon aloe vera gel
- One tablespoon glycerine
- One tablespoon coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon honey
Recipe
Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl and stir well to make sure that the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Wash your hair as usual with a natural shampoo and finish it off by applying the leave-in conditioner starting from the mid-lengths to the ends. Lastly, take a small amount in your palm and apply it near the roots.
Recipe 2
Ingredients
- ½ cup shea butter
- One tablespoon argon oil
- One teaspoon melted coconut oil
- 10-15 drops of essential oils of your choice
Recipe
Mix shea butter and argan oil together and melt it using a double boiler method. Remove it from heat and let it cool, however, don’t let it solidify. Now, whip it using a hand mixer and add the other ingredients to the mix. You may skip adding the essential oils but we recommend not skipping the step as the oils will provide additional benefits. You can use a combination of tea-tree, castor, and/or lavender essential oil. Store it in an airtight container in a cool place and apply when required, preferably on damp hair.
Recipe 3
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups water
- Three tablespoons marshmallow root
- 1 ½ tablespoon avocado oil
- One tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Five drops lavender or other aromatic essential oil
- One teaspoon glycerine
Recipe
Fill a pan with water and bring it to a boil before adding the marshmallow root. Let the root boil in the water for about 15 minutes and strain it afterward. Mix all the ingredients in the water and let it cool. Add it to the spray bottle and use it to smoothen out frizzy and curly hair anytime. Now mix all the other ingredients. Let it cool and pour in a spray bottle. Use it whenever needed to smoothen out frizzy and curly hair.
Recipe 4
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of coconut milk
- 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
- One tablespoon avocado oil
- One teaspoon honey
- Four drops of ylang-ylang oil or other essential oil of your choice.
Recipe
Melt the oils in a double boiler and mix in the coconut milk. Whip the ingredients till they get a cream-like consistency. Add the remaining ingredients and store the conditioner in a container. in a bottle. Apply a small amount every time you feel like using it when your hair gets frizzy. This helps in taming frizzy hair, thereby providing a smooth texture.
Benefits of Leave-In Conditioner
Many commercial shampoos and hairstyling techniques can rip the natural oils of the hair. Once the hair loses its natural oil, it starts to become brittle and dry. This can hinder hair growth, damage the hair, and eventually make them look dull and lifeless. Additionally, like washable conditioners, leave-in conditioners can benefit the hair in many ways with the extra advantage of complete protection against environmental factors. Here are a few of the benefits of applying leave-in conditioner:
- Improves the shine and color of the hair. Further, leave in conditioner makes the hair look silky smooth and glossy.
- Leave-in conditioners can detangle the hair, avoiding any breakage while combing.
- It reduces the friction between hair strands and helps seal the split ends.
- Leave-in conditioners can provide an extra layer of protection to the hair, protecting against harmful UV rays.
With every benefit that leave-in conditioners have to offer, you must start using the product right away for healthy hair. However, refrain from using commercial leave-in conditioners to avoid the harmful chemicals in them that can do more harm than good. DIY these homemade leave-in hair conditioners for black hair would help you to condition your black hair and give them the nourishment they require.
