Hello, long time no post, I love my commercial conditioners but we all know good ones are super pricey and so, I started a new series where I teach everyone how to make their own deep conditioners and I believe this banana deep conditioner recipe will be very effective for girls with texturized hair..

WHAT YOU WOULD NEED

• A large sized banana or two small sized bananas.
• My shea butter mix HERE
• Aloe vera gel (check how to extract aloe gel from aloe vera leaf HERE
• Blender
• A sieve, specifically the type shown below, with micro filters

HOW TO PREPARE

1. Firstly, put the banana and aloe gel (I use one whole aloe leaf gel, but if your gel isn't as small as mine you could use half) in a blender and blend thoroughly.
2. Secondly, use a sieve to filter out the unwanted particles (be careful not to shake the sieve so the particles do not enter the already filtered mix). You do not want to skip this step as particles could get stuck in your hair and it takes forever to go away, trust me I know.
3. Thirdly, add your shea butter in the cold pressed form and mix thoroughly (I just add my shea butter mix which already contains all my favorite oils, find out how to make it HERE)
4. Finally, give it a thorough stair and you deep conditioner is read. It has such a creamy consistency and works great)..My shea butter mix contains glycerin which is a great humectant and attracts moisture to the hair.

The first time I tried this I was not sure about it, but I was impressed at the level of moisture it gave me and even though I do not use this all the time, whenever I do have the time, I love my natural deep conditioners.

Please do try this and let me know how it turns out.. leave a comment below I would love to hear from you...

HERE is another deep conditioner that you may love as well.

Good day everyone, today I am going to teach you all how make my shea butter mix, this mix I use for all my DIYs and I also use when styling my hair to seal in moisture (A styling series coming soon), I also use this just as a hair moisturizer on its own. This also comes in very handy during wash days (wash day routine coming soon).

WHAT YOU WILL NEED



• Raw shea butter (you should be able to get this from a number of markets in Nigeria)
• Essential oils (optional), I use lemon essential oil and grapefruit essential oil 
• Glycerin (this is not optional as it is a humectant and attracts moisture to the hair)
• Olive oil (or any other liquid carrier oil you have like coconut oil, avocado oil etc)

HOW TO PREPARE

1. Firstly, melt the sheabutter by putting it over boiling water, To ever table spoon of sheabutter add
2. Secondly add a table spoon on glycerin
3. Thirdly add a teaspoon of olive oil
4. Also add 6 drops of essential oil
5. Finally, P
6. put your mixture in a container and put in the freezer for about 3 hours

Like I said this shea butter mix acts as a good moisture sealant and also a good hair moisturizer on its own, it really does make my hair super soft..

MY UPDATED WASH DAY ROUTINE IS COMING SOON TO THE BLOG AS WELL AS A STYLING SERIES....FOLLOW THE BLOG AND GET INSTANT UPDATES..

Please try this and let me know how it goes...Leave a comment, I would love to hear from you...

Deep conditioners where quite pricey before the recession but now with the recession in Nigeria, I mean the price tags on deep conditioners are pretty high and as such I am really happy when I am able to DIY a deep conditioner that works thereby saving me some money. I have a previous blog post on my deep conditioning mix HERE and while that still works, whenever I have the time I change it up to this one and I have been loving it.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Aloe vera juice HOW TO EXTRACT ALOE JUICE
• A regular conditioner (I am using VO5, I got mine in Abuja, Nigeria for 800 naira)
• essential oil (optional)
• Glycerin
• melted shea butter or whatever oil you have

PREPARATION

• Firstly, pour the amount of conditioner that will cover you whole head into a bowl
• Secondly, add 5 drops of essential oil
• Thirdly, one tablespoon of glycerin and two table spoon of oil
• Finally, add four tablespoon of aloe vera juice

You will notice that your hair will have such a slip to it and will be easier to detangle, that is what aloe vera gel does, it also helps retain moisture and stimulate hair growth. The aloe juice consistency keeps your hair moisturized and gives it an amazing slip. This is one of my very affordable was to deep condition my hair whenever I am on a budget and it works fine...

Have you ever DIYed a deep conditioner or do you have any question/? Please leave a comment I will love to hear from you..

Every girl on a hair journey no matter your hair type, texturized, relaxed or natural needs a spray bottle mixture, it acts as a very handy detangling tool, leave in conditioner and so much more. I do have a previous blog post I made on this last year, you could check it out HERE. This year I made a new mixture that I really have been loving.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

1. Water
2. Glycerin
3. Essential oil (optional) I used lemon essential oil and  grapefruit essential oil
4. Melted shea butter or any other oil you have (olive oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil etc.) 
5. Aloe vera gel

Aloe vera gel  can be gotten by gently peeling off the green outer layers of aloe vera plant and thoroughly smashing it in a blender and sieving, (make sure you sieve it or you would have particles stuck in your hair)
BENEFITS OF ALOE VERA INCLUDE: stimulating hair growth, reducing dandruff, adds shine to the hair, its gel consistency helps retain protective styles, it retains moisture etc.)

 STEPS

1. Fill up your empty spray bottle half way with water (do not use too much water so that you could use it all up before the aloe vera losses its potency due to spoilage).
2. Add as much aloe vera gel as you like, I added about 10-15 tablespoons
3. 5-8 drops of essential oil
4. two tablespoon of oil
5. two and half table spoon of glycerin
6. Shake

That is all you need to get my updated spray bottle mix. I will be posting when and exactly how I use this in other blog post so do make sure you follow the blog... Store this in your fridge though or the aloe will get spoilt nd smell

xoxo....... 

Hello everyone, now valentines day is around the corner which is what inspired this sugar lip scrub post and we have to get those lips ready for your Red lipstick and other thing (if you know what I mean)..hehehe...

I love this sugar lip scrub because of how yummy it smells, you might just be tempted to eat it, but you probably shouldn't, I think. It is also really effective at removing dead skin from your lips revealing pickier healthier lips....

INGREDIENTS

1. 3 teaspoons of sugar
2. 3 teaspoons of baking soda/ bicarbonate soda (I got mine from shoprite at Apo Abuja, Nigeria)
3. Carrier oil (shea butter, coconut oil, olive oil etc.) I choose shea butter
4. Essential oil (optional)
5. Food colouring (optional)
6. Flavour (optional)

STEPS

1. Firstly, Add the sugar into a dry plate
2. Secondly, add equal amount of baking soda
3. Thirdly, mix it thoroughly
4. Add melted shea butter (about a half teaspoon)
5. Afterwards, add 10 drops of essential oil, I prefer using citrus essential oils because the vitamin C concentrated in them is really good for rejuvenating the skin and plus it makes your sugar lip scrub smell so amazing.
6. Then add, two drops of food flavoring and a little food color (the flavor and coloring is totally up to you)
7. Finally, mix thoroughly and your sugar lip scrub is ready...

HOW TO USE

I like to use this lip scrub my lips once-twice a week just to prevent over peeling. It is also quiet normal for you to experience a little peeling for a while but that is just all your dead skin falling off, afterwards it will all normalize. I absolutely have been loving this, especially because almost all my lipsticks are matte and I tend experience lots of drying on my lips...

Do try this recipe and tell me how it goes, Leave a comment below, I would love to hear from you.

Every girl needs a spray bottle mix and texturized hair ladies are not excluded, they could serve as leave in conditioners or detanglers, they could also come in really handy for styling your hair when dry (especially when you are under a budget) and these ingredents are very inexpensive.

WHAT YOU`LL NEED

• Water
• Carrier oil (olive oil, coconut oil, sheabutter, mango butter).
• Serum(optional).
• Essential oil (optional).
• Any empty spray bottle.
• A leave in or hair moisturizer.
• Last but not least a spray bottle.

METHOD OF PREPARATION

• I used a 236ml spray bottle and filled it 3/4 way with clean water.
• Add 4 tablespoons carrier oil.
• Add 2 tablespoons of serum(optional).
• Add five drops of essential oil (optional).
• Add some leave in conditioner or your hair moisturizer.
• Shake well before use.

There you have it, your own spray bottle.. I use this to detangle my hair just after I take down a long term protective style and also to style my hair when I am not in the mood to hit the shower and get my entire body wet.

Hello everyone, hope you are all fabulous. I believe that what makes a deep conditioner so moisturizing is the infusion of oils. There are so many deep conditioners out there which I could recommend but for today I will just be showing you a way to make a good deep conditioner without breaking the bank.

NB: I don't have any glycerin left, that is why it is not in the photo.

1. Firstly, get a bowl and add any regular conditioner of your choice, I really do recommend products like VO5 which is really inexpensive or aussie moist.
2. Secondly, add as much conditioner as you will need to cover your whole head in the bowl
3. Thirdly, add a quarter size olive oil (you can use any carrier oil your choice like coconut oil or Shea butter, just make sure you melt it first if it is in a cold pressed state).
4. Then, add about five drops of any paraffin liquidium and mineral oil free serum (check the ingredients to be sure). 
5. Finally, add two drops of essential oil (optional) and a few drops of glycerin. Mix thoroughly.

Apply generously to your hair and cover with a shower cap or steamer cap and finally deep condition for about 20 minutes-and hour. 

My banana deep conditioner for texturized hair HERE

and my updated deep conditioner mix for texturized hair HERE