If you know nothing else about me at the very least you should know that I take hair care very seriously...
4-6 hours - removing hair extensions
45 minutes - detangling
15 minutes - bentonite clay hair mask treatment
1 hour washing and detangling hair
2 hours - condition hair
1 hr 30 mins - rewash hair, detangle and braid hair in plaits for a braidout
Usually, I have no problem devoting an entire day to dealing with my hair.
Not this time around. It was an effing pain to do all of this so I figured I might as well go hard and tack on a hot oil treatment to the schedule.
I mean, if an entire day is going to be spent on my hair I might as well go cray in the kitchen and start whipping up some homemade hair treatments.
After using bentonite clay hair mask and conditioning my hair I decided to switch some things up with a scalp treatment to improve the state of my hair. I have been using Jamaican Black Castor Oil for almost 8 years but opted to be experimental this time around.
I fished through the back of my pantry and found a new bottle of neem oil and infused chamomile oil.
Neem oil is a well know staple in Ayurvedic medicine - known to stimulate hair growth and fight off dandruff. It is effective even in small doses and is complemented well with a light carrier oil (such as grapeseed or jojoba oil). My bottle of neem oil had remained untouched for months since I never used it because the smell is well.. let's just say "strong". For the recipe, I added ylang ylang and sandalwood to dilute the heavy scent of neem and replace it with a warm floral scent.
Hair Growth Oil:
1/2 cup chamomile oil (homemade)
4 tsp of organic neem oil
10 drops ylang ylang essential oil
10 drops sandalwood essential oil
I placed the contents in an applicator bottle and gave myself a hot oil treatment.
This will definitely be a staple for my natural hair regimen.
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