Homemade creamy moisturizers?

[Pandora1975]

Are there any good recipes out there. I searched the forum and get results for spritzes and dc's. Winter is coming, and I have to change my game plan. I got great results this summer, and I would hate for my hair to dry up like the grass at the season change.

I use a shea and mango butter with castor and coconut oil mix to seal my hair on wash day, and it leaves my hair feeling soft and supple, but its too heavy to use daily, I think. Plus, I'm not sure that counts a moisturizing agent.

Any suggestions are welcomed. Or previous threads I may have missed in my search. Honestly, I worked 9 hours today and I'm pooped, so I didn't search too hard.

 

[Pandora1975]

Bump......

Please???

 

[MummysGirl]

My moisturising spritz is not very creamy - conditioner, evoo, glycerin and water. I seal everyday with my shea butter mix (unrefined shea butter, castor oil, coconut oil and aloe vera gel).

 

[mahoganee]

Motown girl has some recipes you might want to try.

http://motowngirl.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=12

Here's a lhcf thread.

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=5552

 

[mj11051]

I use murumuru butter mixed with black castor, sweet almond and jojoba oils and some aloe vera gel for my winter moisturizer. Murumuru butter is not very heavy.


ETA: I also put some rice powder or corn starch in my mix to combat the mix being to greasy.

 

[Pandora1975]

I use murumuru butter mixed with black castor, sweet almond and jojoba oils and some aloe vera gel for my winter moisturizer. Murumuru butter is not very heavy.


ETA: I also put some rice powder or corn starch in my mix to combat the mix being to greasy.

That never would have occurred to me- thank you. And where do you get the murumuru? Is that like iilliope (SP)? My goal is to drop glycerin in winter since I'm in Chicagoland and it gets DRY here. I have a humidifier here at home, but at work or elsewhere humectants would do more harm than good. Thank you to those that have replied.