How To Make Leave In Conditioner

How To Make Leave-In Conditioner:

Want to add a leave-in conditioner to your hair care routine but don’t want to spend the stupendous price tag to get one?

Well, here are my top DIY leave-in conditioner recipes for you to try!

Whether you have curly or straight hair, anyone can benefit from using a leave-in conditioner. They can help nourish ends, seal in moisture and protect against heat.

But don’t worry, you don’t need to be spending a fortune on buying a big brand; there are some super easy homemade leave-in conditioner recipes for you to try.

But wait, let me tell you something…

You most likely have these ingredients lying around the house, and if not, they’ll only cost a couple of dollars down by your local store.

I love homemade leave-in conditioners as you have full control of the ingredients and cater to the purpose and benefits.

You won’t want to miss this!

What Is Leave-in Conditioner?

Coconut Milk Leave-In Conditioner:

To start the homemade leave-in conditioner recipes, what a better way to start than with the gem of hair care, coconut milk.

Coconut milk is liquid gold for hair care and has so many benefits for your hair, such as strengthening and hydrating your hair & here’s how you use it:

Here’s what you’ll need:

• – 1/4 cup filtered water
• – 1bps coconut milk
• – 1/4 tsp jojoba oil
• – 10-ounce essential oil (I personally love either peppermint or lavender)
• – 4-ounce spray bottle

Method:

This method is fairly easy; all you need is to add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well with a whisk. This should fluff up the coconut milk a little bit too.

Once everything is well mixed, grab yourself a funnel or pour it into your spray bottle, and you’re good to go.

Just make sure you shake the bottle well before each use; this will keep the ingredients incorporated.

Benefits of coconut milk:

Coconut milk has a high-fat content, high protein content and is packed with vitamin C, E, and B vitamins to nourish hair from roots to ends. Coconut milk is brilliant for restoring thinning hair, split ends, and dry, damaged hair.

Coconut milk can also work as a conditioner and detangler while promoting hair growth. Coconut milk is even high in lauric acid, which penetrates the hair deeply and helps to strengthen the cuticle.

Coconut milk has some serious benefit for your hair, and it is something you should definitely use it in your hair care routine as a DIY leave-in conditioner.

Homemade Coconut Oil Leave-In Conditioner:

If you have extra dry and brittle, then coconut oil will be your saving grace; it will protect your hair from breakage and strengthen the ends of your hair. 

Here’s what you’ll need:

• – 1 oz coconut oil
• – 2 oz aloe vera gel
• – 1sp avocado oil
• – 1/3 cup of water
• – 4 oz spray bottle

Method:

You’ll first want to melt the coconut oil, so it is in a liquid state, making mixing much easier. Then mix with avocado oil and stir well.

Blend the aloe vera in a blender until it forms an aloe vera gel (if it’s not a gel already), then mix with the water and pour into the spray bottle.

Add the coconut and avocado and shake well before each use. Remember that coconut oil is solid at room temperature, so you need to warm it each time.

Alternatively, you can pour the mixture into a jar and apply it as a solid mixture to your hair; the coconut oil will melt in your hands, making it easier to apply.

Benefits of this DIY Leave-In Conditioner:

Coconut oil has some brilliant benefits as a hair mask or leave-in treatment. It can help moisturize and provide a protective coating to seal the hair.

It also helps seal split ends and strengthens hair to prevent breakage. The high vitamins and essential fatty acids penetrate deep into the hair strands to moisturize the hair.

It leaves hair looking shinier and stronger for longer.

Avocado oil is also brilliant for preventing breakage, protecting hair from heat damage, and detangling hair. Detangling hair is a great benefit in a leave-in conditioner, especially if you have curly hair, as you can comb through your hair with ease.

Aloe vera gel is also beneficial for curly hair is another brilliant moisturizing ingredient, along with protecting hair from heat and UV damage. It seals the hair strand and strengthens each hair strand.

DIY Aloe Vera Leave-In Conditioner:

Aloe Vera is another brilliant ingredient you can use in your DIY leave-in conditioner recipes. Many manufacturers use aloe vera in their hair care products as it offers protection against UV damage and acts as a heat protectant. 

It can also moisturize dry hair and reduce breakage as it forms a seal over the hair strand, leaving hair feeling soft and smooth. 

What you’ll need:

• – 1/4 cup coconut water
• – 1 tbsp aloe vera gel
• – 1/4 tsp vegetable glycerin
• – 10 drops of essential oil
• – 4-ounce spray bottle 

Method:

If you have an aloe vera plant, then there is an easy way to make aloe vera gel; all you need to do is grab a blender and blend the aloe vera chunks until it is smooth and like a gel.

Then you’ll want to mix all the ingredients in a bowel– like in the last method until they’re well incorporated.

Grab your funnel and pour the mixture into your spray bottle and shake well before each use.

Benefits of the DIY leave-in conditioner:

Aloe vera gel alone has some great benefits for your hair. The main one is that it strengthens hair; aloe vera has many active ingredients that work to strengthen your strands.

It can also help control greasy hair; now, while this isn’t the purpose of a leave-in conditioner, it is a brilliant benefit as it won’t leave a greasy residue. 

It can also protect your hair from UV damage; aloe vera gel forms a seal over the cuticle, which can help protect it from UV and heat damage.

It can even promote hair growth by stimulating the scalp and strengthening the ends.

Coconut water also promotes cell growth and helps to strengthen the hair by stimulating the scalp. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. 

It works to fortify strands and help strands grow thicker.  

Vegetable glycerin helps to soften and soothe dry and brittle hair. It is a strong humectant that allows the hair to retain moisture. 

This natural blend of ingredients and aloe vera gel can strengthen and promote healthy hair; it is beneficial and worth giving this one a go!

Homemade honey leave-in conditioner with shea butter and coconut oil:

Honey, coconut oil, and shea butter are brilliant ingredients to include in your leave-in conditioner. They are the perfect blend of ingredients that will be sure to nourish your hair.

What you’ll need:

• – 1oz shea butter
• – 1oz coconut oil 
• – 1tsp honey
• – 3 drops of lavender oil
• – 4oz jar or container

Method

Since shea butter and coconut oil are solid a room temperature, you’ll need to melt the shea butter and coconut oil together to mix.

Once melted, you can add in the honey and lavender oil, mix well, and pour into a jar.

You can either put it in the fridge to turn it back to the consistency you’d like quickly or leave it in the bathroom for when you next use it. Warm in your hands before applying. 

Benefits of this homemade leave-in conditioner:

Shea butter acts as a natural heat protectant that creates a barrier around your hair strands; this shields them from heat damage. 

Shea butter is a brilliant emollient and occlusive, so it works well to hydrate strands and nourishes the ends. Coconut oil has brilliant moisturizing qualities and can also provide a protective coating to seal hair. 

As I mentioned, earlier coconut oil is high in vitamins and essential fatty acids, which penetrate deeply into the hair strands to moisturize the hair. 

Shea butter and coconut oil are quite heavy ingredients so they’re best for dry, coarse, curly, or coily hair that needs some serious moisturizing. It is not recommended to be used on naturally greasy or fine hair. 

Honey has both emollient and humectant properties, making it an excellent hair moisturizer. Emollients help smooth the hair follicle and add shine to full hair, while humectants bond with water to add moisture and seal in moisture. 

This natural blend of ingredients is brilliant for hydrating, nourishing, and strengthening the hair strand. If you have quite coarse, thick, curly hair, then this leave-in conditioner is ideal for you. 

DIY Leave-In Conditioner For Hair Growth:

Coconut milk, aloe vera, jojoba oil, and shea butter can promote hair growth and strengthen hair strands. Rosemary and lavender essential oil have also proven best for hair growth and thickening too. 

This natural blend of ingredients can strengthen, lengthen and promote healthy hair. 

Here’s what you’ll need:

• – 1 cup water 
• – 1/2 cup aloe vera gel or aloe vera juice
• – 1bsp coconut oil
• – 1/2 cup coconut milk
• – 1tbsp shea butter
• – 1 tsp jojoba oil
• – 1tsp rosemary essential oil
• – 5 drops lavender essential oil
• – 4oz glass spray bottle

Method:

First thing you’ll want to do is melt the coconut oil and shea butter. At the same time, these are melting mix the water, coconut milk, and aloe vera gel in a small spray bottle. 

You’ll also want to mix the oils in a bowl before adding them to the spray bottle. Once the coconut oil and shea butter has melted, you can add this to the spray bottle mixture and shake well. 

When mixed with the oils and water, the coconut oil and shea butter shouldn’t solidify, but if they do, you can always add to a jar and apply them that way. 

Benefits:

So we have already covered the benefits of coconut milk, coconut oil, aloe vera, and shea butter, but the long and short they work to hydrate, moisturize, protect and strengthen the hair strand. 

Jojoba oil can moisturize the scalp and can be used as a dandruff remedy. Jojoba oil is rich in vitamins and minerals which nourish hair. 

These vitamins include vitamin C, B vitamins, vitamin E, copper, and zinc. 

Rosemary essential oil promotes hair growth; you can use it as a leave-in conditioner which will leave hair feeling glossy and soft; it can even be used to treat the itchy or dandruff-ridden scalp. 

The lavender essential oil can also promote hair growth by stimulating the scalp to prevent or kill head lice. It can help calm the scalp and has a calming effect on yourself, thanks to the fragrance. 

Summary:

Who knew that blending a couple of ingredients with a couple of drops of essential oils can be used to create an easy-to-make DIY leave-in conditioner.

These leave-in conditioners are safe to use on natural hair, curls, or straight hair. These essential oils can help promote healthy hair growth and strengthen your strands.

I love homemade recipes because they’re straightforward instructions, most of the things around your house, they’re an affordable alternative, and you have complete control of what goes in.

If you want to target a specific issue, you can search for the best natural oils and ingredients to help and blend them– it’s that easy!

It saves buying a chemical-filled store-bought leave-in conditioner; opt for a more natural one instead!

However, if you want to try out some store-bought leave-in conditioners then check out our buyer’s guide on the Best Leave-In Conditioner For Men.