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Anyone know some cheap yet amazingly good products for moisture and sealing?

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WhippedButterCreme

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Hey ladies! This week I'm running low on my normals: african braid spray royale and motions leave in conditioner usually keep my hair nice and juicy :lick:

I'm always on the prowl for new products that moisturize and seal, (but more emphasis on the moisture for my hair) and I've been looking at some of the suggestions ladies have proposed; like the jojoico (sp?) and the mixed chicks, oyin line, and I nearly burned my hands off from the heat of those prices!! :lachen:

My budget is: I'm a broke recent college grad :drunk: so yeah...:lol:

I co-wash with suave moisture milks which on a sale can be less than two buck...but are there any other good leave ins I can use? I just bought aloe vera juice and have heard how moisturizing that is! :grin:

Anyone else wanna let me know some cheap goodies to look into? :grin: or maybe just 'hair potions' I can make at home with oils and foods I can access at the local grocery shop! :yep:
 
There are times when I moisturize with plain water and seal with an oil. It works for me, and you really can't get much cheaper than that...
 
yep I was gonna say the same, mix your water and aloe vera and seal with evoo or heavy seal with water evoo and dax cheap as it gets

I didn't know suave made moisture milks like vo5

prospurr4 said:
There are times when I moisturize with plain water and seal with an oil. It works for me, and you really can't get much cheaper than that...
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Hot six oil $5 - sealing oil with ceramides. I use this nightly

Olive oil $5 - oil rinses also I use this on my skin as a shower oil and to oil cleanse my face.

Glycerin $4 - mix with rosewater for moisturizer

Rosewater $4

Coconut oil $5-7 for big *** jar that will last a year or more - sealing oil and prepoo

Aloe Vera gel (the 100% pure kind in the glass bottle) $5-6 - mix into rosewater and glycerin for a moisture spritz

Shea butter $2-7 depending on where you buy it - moisturizer

I find that using natural prods instead of commercial products that have these ingredients in them but at a watered down consistency has saved me money. Why buy a coconut oil "infused" conditioner when I can just buy some dern coconut oil?

Also when you use pure products, they last a long time becuase they are so concentrated that you don't need alot to see results.


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havilland said:
I find that using natural prods instead of commercial products that have these ingredients in them but at a watered down consistency has saved me money. Why buy a coconut oil "infused" conditioner when I can just buy some dern coconut oil?

Also when you use pure products, they last a long time becuase they are so concentrated that you don't need alot to see results.
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I agree :yep: And if you want to save some money on pure ingredients, soap making supplies are the best way. Sometimes they can look tricky but as long as you know how to use them they can make your life easier. I cannot live without

Oils: to really benefit from them you only need 1 penetrating oil, 1 ceramide oil, and castor. Used together or in different stages they can change the quality of your products and they make a difference (oil rinsing and mixing oils into all your products are 2 of the most effective ways to benefit from them)

olive (penetrating,coconut can be used for this purpose too, depending on which your hair likes).

sunflower (cheapest, GREAT ceramide oil, great for sealing)

castor (different than all the other oils, it really thickens up your hair and seals your ends. great diluted 50:50 with other oils)

Aloe Vera Juice: preferably good quality. Honestly, this stuff makes a difference too. If you buy it in big bottles you can freeze some and make ice cubes for the future. First of all, this thing MELTS your tangles and really penetrates your hair. And then, is packed with vitamins, minerals and aminoacids and as long as you know how to use it, it will be your other best friend.
How to use it:
- always with oil, or with conditioner/leave in + oil, or added to shampoo or your daily moisturizing spray. My hair unfortunately doesn't like glycerin, so I always use it with oil or conditioner.
- The Chicoro pre-poo is honestly one of the most effective deep treatments I ever experienced (there is a thread)
- and for a non greasy, VERY moisturising and effective leave in, mix aloe juice + cheap conditioner + castor.

Flax seeds: you boil and strain them and you have the most moisturizing, non flaking, cheap, natural hair gel which can be freezed into cubes as well. Great on dry hair, great for shine, great with oil or butters, it can even be your daily moisturizer.

Butters: I can live without them, but if your hair really likes butters, there are 2 kinds. Hydrogenated oils, and natural butters. Shea, cocoa, mango are natural butters. Avocado, olive, jojoba, almond (and even Crisco) are hydrogenated oils. You will know it by checking the technical info when buying them. They behave in a very different way. I find that hydrogenated oils are very moisturizing and counteract humidity can be used by themselves, they sort of smooth your hair (avocado butter or Crisco on wet hair is wonderful). Whereas natural butters are preferred by other people and they work better if whipped (50:50 with oil or 50:50 with aloe gel or juice and a preservative).

Butters work very well for me when diluted in small parts into flax gel, conditioner and especially on wet hair if used for sealing.
 
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julzinha said:
S-curl works great!
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I second S-curl :yep: HE condtioners are good too, I'm partial to the color me happy. Castor and olive oils are cheap seal well :yep: If you want something heavier, vaseline is a good option. I make my own grease by mixing vaseline and oils sometimes.
 
@Curlykale
I have a question. I love my Hot Six Oil (ceramides and penetrating) and i love my Castor Oil (sealing).
If i mixed them together say, 50/50 would i still get the benefits of all the oils ie will the castor still be effective for heaving sealing and will the ceramides beable to penetrate the hair shaft.

I think i may have asked a dumb question but hey, i still need to know the answer!!
 
Bublin said:
@Curlykale
I have a question. I love my Hot Six Oil (ceramides and penetrating) and i love my Castor Oil (sealing).
If i mixed them together say, 50/50 would i still get the benefits of all the oils ie will the castor still be effective for heaving sealing and will the ceramides beable to penetrate the hair shaft.

I think i may have asked a dumb question but hey, i still need to know the answer!!
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Bublin Great question as I often hear about different ingredients which can counteract each other in products or mixes (especially with ayurvedic stuff). But for oils, from what I can see, I would definitely say yes, because I still feel them "working". When I have bought butters and oils from soap making supplies there were always percentages given in order to make that oil or substance still effective in your mix.
Aloe still gives its benefits if used at 10% in water. And castor usage rate is 1% to 10%. Not sure how they calculate them but it gives an idea.

To give and example: I tried pure castor oil and it was very itchy and too thick. My hair felt thicker but also gooey. I then tried Hairveda Cocasta oil which is Castor + almond + herbs and the consistency was amazing, yet I could still see the typical benefits from Castor.
Maybe that is why oil mixes like Hot Six always seem to work so well. And so many times you add 1 tbsp of olive oil to a bottle of conditioner and the whole product gets so much better.

So, when it comes to oils, I really like mixing the ones I love :yep: As for the percentages, your hair will tell you what's better, I happen to really like 50:50 with Castor.
 
great thread! I've been wanting to try olive oil and I'm planning on picking up some jojoba oil this weekend. I'm tired of looking for different leave-ins, I don't like how the creamy leave-ins mix with gel anyway (white residue) and have been wanting to just use oil as a leave-in. Can't wait to see how my hair likes it! thanks Curlykale and havilland ... even though this isn't my thread lol very helpful!!
 
I've blended coconut oil, aloe vera gel, and a bit of conditioner (I like the Suave Aveda knock off lately) and use that as a leave in. I also mix the Suave Aveda knock off mixed with eco styler gel and coconut oil as a moisturizing styler.
 
herbal essences hello hydration and castor oil. You should put olive or coconut oil then seal with castor oil. Moisture for DAYS
 
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