What *extras* do you add to your conditioners?

[Erica78]

Before I came to this board....I never really added anything extra to my conditioners or shampoos. After reading the post on adding honey and cinnamon to conditioner...I couldn't resist. It's been a month now...and I am loving the results with the honey. It's too soon to tell about the cinnamon...(just started with that 2 weeks). I also started adding little extras in my shampoo like honey, olive oil, and Vatika with excellent results as well. Now I'm looking for more ideas. What are your extras? Anyone? Anyone?

 

[Cat_Eyed_Cutie]

What does cinnamon do??? I'm gonn atry adding honey to my conditioner once I'm out of braids.

 

[Purtygurly]

I add honey, evoo and coconut oil.

Alos, I add breakage control serum to all the moisturizing conditioners that I have.

 

[Erica78]

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Cat_Eyed_Cutie said:
What does cinnamon do??? I'm gonn atry adding honey to my conditioner once I'm out of braids.

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It is suppose to stimulate the scalp for hair growth, and it also helps with hair loss. One thing that I've noticed since adding it to my conditioner is that my hair is easier to detangle.

Here is the original post...

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat/0/Number/50033/page//view//sb/5/o/all/fpart/1/vc/1

 

[Purtygurly]

Oh, and I put vitamin E oil in it too

 

[weaveadiva]

i use honey in my deep conditioner and leave-in
makes my hair soft

 

[CocoaButterflyy]

I added extra virgin olive oil, vatika oil, and peppermint oil to my conditioner

 

[Isis]

I've put nothing extra in it yet. I just bought some honey from the health store though.

 

[Erica78]

I am tempted to try vitamin e. I take the pill...but I want to try the oil on my ends. I bet it would work wonders added in conditioner.

 

[miss_brown]

Not all at the same time:
Honey, EVOO, Almond oil, castor oil, Blackstrap Molasses (first time with this one today)

All of them are wonderful and make even the crappiest conditioner at least usable for my unruly hair

 

[SVT]

Depending on how I'm feeling about my hair...

honey
vitamin E oil
rose hip seed essential oil
rosemary essential oil
coconut oil
olive oil
avocado oil
aloe vera juice
castor oil
black strap molasses
vatika oil
flax seed gel
peppermint oil
amla oil

I'm a junkie, please help me.

 

[katie]

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SVT said:
Depending on how I'm feeling about my hair...

honey
vitamin E oil
rose hip seed essential oil
rosemary essential oil
coconut oil
olive oil
avocado oil
aloe vera juice
castor oil
black strap molasses
vatika oil
flax seed gel
peppermint oil
amla oil


I'm a junkie, please help me.

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That's a lot of stuff!But it is obviously paying off.Your hair looks wonderful!

 

[SVT]

Thanks, katie.

 

[Erica78]

ITA...your hair is AB-FAB SVT!

 

[SVT]

Thank you, erica. I'm very happy with my hair these days.

 

[greAtness333]

Honey and EVOO

 

[alliyah4eva203]

all of the above

 

[Keen]

Can you use any type of honey or is there a specific type/brand that is good for hair?

 

[Kalani]

I had always used olive oil which worked nicely, but I tried honey recently and was surprised how great it turned out! Not only did it moisturize but it left this great shine!
The cinnamon sounds interesting, I may just give it a try!

 

[Honi]

Honey, EVOO, safflower oil, panthenol.

 

[sengschick]

I add honey when I remember, in my pre-wash conditioner (Nature's Gate Herbal). I can't really tell the difference, but I do do it. I also add aloe vera gel if I remember which is wonderful. My hair is usually soft, so sometimes I don't notice how soft it is, but w/aloe, I can't stop touching it!!!

And it seems to maintain more moisture in between washes.

I only use raw honey (I think all honey is organic, but not necessarily raw), b/c honey becomes toxic when heated (during refining or otherwise) not sure if it effects hair, but I won't consume refined honey so my hair gets the same treatment. My aloe gel is 99% aloe and organic, Desert Lily is the brand. It's even worked well on my fussy combination skin.

 

[EXSQUISIT]

evoo and honey.

 

[chanou]

I've added:
castor oil
Honey
cinammon
EVOO
Garlic
coconut oil
Avocado oil
mint leaves

I love the results that I get-

 

[debyjay]

I add castor oil to my Nexxus Headress to help my hair appear thicker than it really is. That combination plumps my strands right up.

 

[missykeyana]

Hmmm, so far it was only olive oil and honey, but you all got some tasty ideas here...

 

[pookeylou]

I just recently added coconut milk, honey and olive oil to the Suave Citrus Smoothie conditioner...

Wonderful, WONDERFUL results.

 

[Sha76]

3 drops of peppermint oil and olive oil

 

[Erica78]

Thanks for all of the replies.

I am going to have to try adding some coconut milk to my conditioner. I love what coconut oil does for my hair.

 

[LABETT]

Evoo is the only thing I added will have to experiment with other things.

 

[Vanessa22]

I haven't experienced with any of the suggested items on here, but I do have a question: Are you ladies doing this with deep conditioners (1-2xs/wk) or just as a daily conditioner procedure?

TIA