What do you ladies think about this mix?

[Qualitee]

Rosewater
Aloe Vera
Glycerin
Sily Amino Acid
Castor oil

Is this a good mix for moisture? What should I add or even take out?
How would you mix it?

 

[ryanshope]

That sounds like a great leave-in....just make sure to be conservative with the castor oil because it is very thick...I am using a mix of rosewater, rosemary and aloe vera in my hair now as a leave in...

 

[mizzdee]

it looks like you have a lot of great ingredients. let us know how it works for your hair!

 

[luvn_life]

Where can you get amino acids from?? Only online??

 

[Qualitee]

Where can you get amino acids from?? Only online??

You can get them from lotioncrafters.com

 

[Qualitee]

bump.......

 

[Soliel185]

If you're planning on using this as a spritz or spray I would avoid mixing in the castor oil altogether and maybe save that for sealing. The oil will be too heavy and the mix won't spray properly -- it would probably come out as a stream.

 

[Skiggle]

Doesn't the Castor oil
make your hair too
greasy...erplexed

 

[Qualitee]

If you're planning on using this as a spritz or spray I would avoid mixing in the castor oil altogether and maybe save that for sealing. The oil will be too heavy and the mix won't spray properly -- it would probably come out as a stream.

So no castor oil? ok.........should I use a oil or no oil at all?

 

[soulie]

If you're planning on using this as a spritz or spray I would avoid mixing in the castor oil altogether and maybe save that for sealing. The oil will be too heavy and the mix won't spray properly -- it would probably come out as a stream.

Good point. The mix suggested by OP is close to what I use when I am stretching. I don't add in the SAA or castor oil and I dilute the remaining mix with distilled water. I then seal with the castor oil or coconut oil (depending on the outdoor temperature).

 

[Qualitee]

Silk amino acid has protein in it, right?
Where can I buy rosewater, and aloe vera?

 

[Soliel185]

Silk amino acid has protein in it, right?
Where can I buy rosewater, and aloe vera?

Lotioncrafters sells aloe vera juice - or you could pick some up at Walmart or a health food store. Not sure about the rosewater though.

SAA is a protein, as is Aloe Vera - but I've found that they help my hair retain moisture as opposed to drying it out the way hard proteins typically do.

 

[Qualitee]

Lotioncrafters sells aloe vera juice - or you could pick some up at Walmart or a health food store. Not sure about the rosewater though.

SAA is a protein, as is Aloe Vera - but I've found that they help my hair retain moisture as opposed to drying it out the way hard proteins typically do.

Thank you!!!!! So a majority of my mix should be rose water right? 1 oz of glycerin, 2oz of aloe vera, 1 oz of SAA does that should ok?

 

[poetist]

Thank you!!!!! So a majority of my mix should be rose water right? 1 oz of glycerin, 2oz of aloe vera, 1 oz of SAA does that should ok?

you can add some distilled water, as another poster mentioned. i use equal amts of rosewater and distilled water. you can buy the rosewater from whole foods or at vitacost.com. you can also add a few drops of grapeseed oil (much lighter than castor) and/or a squirt of your favorite conditioner.

i use castor oil after spritzing to seal in the moisture.