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HONEYCOMBED, Part 5: DIY-ing your own beauty products
This series had been covering the benefits of using natural ingredients on your hair for over a week now. What I haven't mentioned is that some things in hair care are easy to make yourself. You can make a great conditioner with ingredients already in your kitchen. Honey, olive oil and eggs? Avocado and coconut milk? Simple, easy, quick combos that will make your hair sing.
HONEYCOMBED, Part 5: DIY-ing your own beauty products
Natural hair care products are picking up steam in today's beauty market. To keep you up-to-date on what's out there, City Paper's Cassie Owens is spearheading a weeklong series that highlights locally based natural product manufacturers.
This series had been covering the benefits of using natural ingredients on your hair for over a week now. What I haven’t mentioned is that some things in hair care are easy to make yourself. You can make a great conditioner with ingredients already in your kitchen. Honey, olive oil and eggs? Avocado and coconut milk? Simple, easy, quick combos that will make your hair sing.
Moisturizing spritzes can be made from water, glycerin and your favorite plant oils (jojoba, coconut, olive, the list continues.) For moisturizing creams, take the aforementioned ingredients and whip them with shea, mango, or cocoa butter. Really, it’s that simple. The internet is swimming with hundreds of recipes and demonstrations. I make my own mango butter cream and always will. Whatever I don’t use on my hair, I use on my skin. Both wind up feeling terrific.
Shampoo, on the other hand, isn’t so simple. Unless you plan on synthesizing detergents in your kitchen, saponifying is the way. Purchasing all the tools and ingredients can break the bank, so I went to soapmaker Julie Margulies to find out if there’s a way to do it on budget. There is. Margulies was kind enough to list the necessary equipment with tips for the frugal. From that conversation, we now have a shopping list for anyone interested in getting started. You can download that shopping list here (FYI: Don't skip on the protective gear!).
What began as a hobby for Julie Margulies has become a full-blown passion. Her soaps and shampoos are in a word, fantabulous. She now makes made-to-order soaps for Falls Flowers (3421 Conrad St., 215-888-1754) so if you’re in the mood for lovely bars with real flower petals inside, give them a ring.
See Also:
- HONEYCOMBED, PART 1: Breaking down hair care basics
- HONEYCOMBED, PART 2: Beekman's C.O.P.A Soaps
- HONEYCOMBED, PART 3: Duross & Langel
- HONEYCOMBED, PART 4: E'Tae's crowning achievement
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