Shea Butter Benefits and Recipes for Hair

shea butter recipes for natural hair

Shea butter is very popular in hair care. Shea butter is a versatile butter that aids greatly with moisture retention. It is also used as an ingredient in lip gloss, body creams, moisturizers, and soap making.  Back home, we use shea butter for cooking and on the skin to prevent …

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Achieve Silky and Stronger Hair with Walnut Oil

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Walnut oil is another oil in the nut oil family alongside sweet almond oil, macadamia nut oil, kukui nut oil, and hazelnut oil. Walnut oil is extracted from English walnuts, which are aka Persian walnuts. Walnut oil producers can be found in the USA, France, Australia, and New Zealand.  How …

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Seal in Moisture and Colour with Hazelnut Oil

is hazelnut oil good for your hair

Seal in moisture on colored hair more effectively with these hazelnut oil recipes and learn the best hazelnut oil for hair. If you’ve ever experimented with coloring your hair, you know one of the challenges ladies face is keeping the color in for as long as possible. Additionally, there are …

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3 Top Moisturizing Argan Oil Shampoos & Conditioners with Natural Oils

Moisturizing Argan Oil Shampoos and Conditioners

My top 3 moisturizing argan oil shampoos and conditioners, reviewed below, are great for curly hair, dry hair, brittle hair, and damaged hair. This is the first installment in a series of articles that will cover shampoos and conditioners with natural oils as part of their ingredients. I don’t shampoo frequently …

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Smoothen Out Dry Hair with Sunflower Oil

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Get dry, frizzy hair soft and smooth with these sunflower oil treatments for hair. Sunflower oil also makes a great emollient for dry hair. I just love sunflowers. They’re so beautiful and bring a smile to my face for no obvious reason. Sunflower oil is derived from the seeds of …

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3 Ways to Boost Your Hair Moisture with Soybean Oil

Soybean oil treatments can help boost hair moisture and encourage other hair products to work even better on your hair.  Soybeans were part of my family diet when I was growing up but I hated it for reasons I can’t remember now. I did everything to avoid eating it. Eventually, …

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How to Control Greying Hair with Sesame Seed Oil

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These sesame seed oil recipes will help you control greying hair in between henna and indigo treatments. Sesame seeds are quite common as toppings on burger buns, sandwich buns, bagels and other culinary dishes. Sesame seeds are also the main ingredient in a Middle Eastern dish known as tahini. Oil …

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How To Use Safflower Oil on Color Damaged Hair

Benefits of Safflower Oil for Hair Damage

Safflower oil for hair makes a great treatment for color damaged hair and prevents protein loss from hair.  In this article, I cover how to use safflower oil to mitigate colored hair problems as well as the benefits of safflower oil for hair. Colouring hair, even when done correctly, tends …

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Achieve Super Moisturized Hair with Rosehip Seed Oil

Rosehip seed oil can help achieve and retain super moisturized hair. Rose hips are what is left after rose petals fall off a bush. Subsequently, the rosehip seed oil is then extracted from the pods. The wild rose bush grows in the southern Andes as well as many areas of …

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