If You Could Design The Ideal Gift Hair Care Kit / Box . . .

[YvetteWithJoy]

If you could design your ideal gift hair care kit/box, what tools, products, books, accessories, powders, oils, etc. would you place in it?

Feel free to assemble it in part or whole and upload a pic!

 

[Smiley79]

Ooooh what a fun thread!!!! My lovely gift box of favorites would include:

• Marcella Herbal Shampoo bar
• Bentonite Clay
• ACV
• Shescentit Avocado conditioner
• Naturelle Grow Marshmallow or Sweet Greens conditioner
• Hask Macadamia Oil DC Packet
• Claudie's Normalizing Conditioner
• Neferttiti's Secret Leave in spray
• Shea Moisture Low Porosity Leave In
• Mielle Organics mint oil
• Rosemary, Tea Tree, Peppermint EO
• Mane Choice Ancient Egyptian Twisting Gel
• Oyin Hair Dew
• Edge Entity Edge treatment
• Curls Edge Control Paste
• A satin scarf

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I would gather:

A seamless wide tooth pick.
A satin scarf
Blue Magic Grease
Any curl activator
Any Shampoo
Bobby pins
hydrolyzed proteins
Any Cholesterol
Heat cap

 

[KinksAndInk]

• Redken cleansing cream
• KindredButters green tea and babassu dc
• KindredButters avocado and moss dc
• Colorful neutral protein filler
• Liquid bamboo extract
• APB honey body glaze
• APB hair and body butter
• 3 Spray bottles
• Grapeseed oil
• A seamless pick
• Silk pillowcase
• Good hair day pins
• Spiral ponytail holders
• Bobby pins
• Creme of nature argan oil edge control
• Argan oil ecostyler gel
• Aphogee vitamins

 

[Colocha]

I would split boxes according to porosity and curl pattern and have add-ons for ayurveda.

High Porosity, Tight Curl Box:
- Soultanicals Hair Glide
- Coconut oil (swap Cocoveda Hair Oil for ayurveda)
- Keracare Hydrating Detangling Shampoo
- small bottle Keracare First Lather
- Soultanicals Afrotastic Curl Elastic
- small bottle ACV
- Jojoba oil
- Small container EcoStyler gel
- Oyin Hair Dew
- Camille Rose Naturals Almond Jai
- Hair butter (haven't figured one yet but ayurvedic would be an option)
- Box Jamila Henna for ayurvedic option
- Satin scrunchies (upcharge for silk)
- Bobby pins
- Telephone cord hair ties
- Wide tooth bone comb
- Satin bonnet (upcharge for silk)
- Microwaveable heating cap

This is a huge box, lol. I'll stop there.

 

[Smiley79]

^^Oh yes I forgot to add Ayurvedic powders to mine.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Here's mine!

List for acquiring baseline knowledge

The Green Beauty YouTube channel
Naptural85 YouTube channel
The Natural Haven hair blog
The Science-y Hair Blog​

For sectioning, detangling, and parting

KareCo Tangle Buster Brush
Kent 16t seamless both fine and course tooth comb
Rattail comb (for parting)
12 small Goody Updo Barrettes
12 crocodile hair clips
Soultanicals Hair Glide​

For cleansing scalp, strands, and tools

Cantu ACV Root Rinse (with instructions to patch test and if wise, dilute)
ORS Creamy Aloe Shampoo
$15 gift card toward purchase of moisturizing shampoo/clay wash of choice
Soultanicals Soulvedic Shampoo Bar​

For addressing moisture-protein balance

Microwaveable thermal cap
Disposable processing caps
The Green Beauty Real Protein
Coupon for NaturelleGrow protein free DC of choice
Mielle Organics Babassu Oil and Mint DC​

For moisturizing and sealing

Choice of Kinky Curly Knot Today or Oyin Hair Dew (from Target with receipt included, to return due to scent if personally bothersome)
Choice of Jakeala Shea Amla Parfait or Soultanicals Recoil Butter
Recipe for CurlyProverbz DIY oil along with a $25 gift card toward the ingredients​

For styling

Wetline gel
Eco Styler Gel
The Mane Choice Ancient Egyptian 24K gel
Nairobi foam
24 red flexirods​

For overnight care

Silk-lined bonnet
Loc sock (for pineappling)
Roll of elastic ribbon (to cut strips for wrapping around 2-6 sections for banding)​

For growth, nurturing, and retention

Recipe for CurlyProverbz Hair Tea
$20 gift card for growth scalp oil of choice
Jakeala Shiloh Hair Balm for lubricating hair's ends​

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Addendum

• Goody Athletic Elastic Hair Bands (they are clothy, seamless, and stretchy) in black
• Baby head bands in black (for creating a puff)
• Kimmaytube's LuvNaturals website for the information and strategies and frameworks
• Morrocco Method hair scissors and trimming calendar (latter is just FYI and very optional)