Sometimes purchasing pre- and post-shampoo conditioning treatments can be costly. However, I keep cheap conditioner on hand for those times when I can't afford my regular more expensive treatments. Those cheap conditioners require some extra help to make them as effective as my more expensive treatments. This is when I raid my kitchen and begin mixing. Learn what kitchen items are useful for hair and some recipes that will turn your cheap conditioner into a deep treatment.
Kitchen Items That Can Make Your Cheap Conditioner More Potent
You may be surprised that some of the items currently in your pantry and refrigerator can help make a deep conditioning treatment for your hair. If you have olive oil, sweet almond oil or avocado oil in your pantry, you have the moisturizing ingredient for a deep conditioning or hot oil treatment. Plain yogurt, coconut milk and eggs are great sources of protein to be added to a conditioning treatment for strength. Honey is a humectant and is only needed if you have dry, coarse hair that does not attract or retain moisture easily. Other kitchen ingredients that help hair include banana and avocado which many believe help repair damage hair. When any of these ingredients are added to a cheap conditioner they can turn it into a deep conditioning treatment or mask that can be used as a pre-poo or post shampoo conditioning treatment.
Two Recipes to Turn Cheap Conditioners into Deep Treatments
Olive Oil Cholesterol Pre-Poo Treatment (2 to 4 treatments)
Half jar of Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol
4 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon of honey
1 wooden spatula
Clear plastic wrap
Scarf or towel wrap
Instructions
Mix together egg yolk, EVOO and honey in the conditioner jar with wooden spatula until uniform and creamy. If you are working with a full a jar of Lustrasilk Olive Oil Cholesterol, then scoop out half of the jar into a bowl and mix in the rest of the ingredients. Section hair into four parts. Apply the treatment to each section generously from root to tip concentrating on ends. Take the roll of clear plastic wrap and begin to wrap the plastic wrap around the head until all hair is covered. Tie a scarf or towel around your head and leave treatment in for 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, rinse treatment out until water runs clear. Shampoo and condition as usual. Place unused conditioner in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Banana Yogurt Hair Smoothie (2 to 3 treatments)
1/2 cup of plain yogurt
1/2 cup of cheap conditioner
1 egg yolk
1 ripe banana
1/4 teaspoon of honey
1 plastic shower cap
1 wooden spatula
Blender or smoothie maker
Mashing tool
2 medium-sized bowls
A jar with a lid
Instructions
In a bowl, mash banana as much as you can with a mashing tool. In another bowl, mix with wooden spatula (or metal whisk) yogurt, conditioner, egg yolk and honey until smooth. Pour yogurt mix and mashed banana into a blender. Blend together for 10 to 15 seconds. You may need more or less blending time depending on the speed of your blender's motor. Pour smoothie into the jar. Apply the hair smoothie to your hair covering it from root to tip paying attention to ends. Cover hair with a plastic cap and leave in 15 to 45 minutes. Rinse with warm water until water runs clear. Follow with a cool to cold water rinse. (Note: if smoothie comes out too thin add more conditioner to make it thicker and mix it in by hand.) Tighten lid over jar and place in the fridge for up to seven days.
If you don't have any of these ingredients already in your kitchen now is the time to add some of these to it. Remember to only use ingredients that will meet your hair's needs. If you like to see more hair conditioner recipes using items from your kitchen check out Food.com for quick recipes.
