Natural Hair Care Products

A humectant attracts and retains the moisture in the air nearby via absorption, drawing the water vapor into and/or beneath the organism/object's surface. By contrast, desiccants also attract ambient moisture, but adsorbs -- not absorbs -- it, by condensing the water vapor onto the surface, as a layer of film.

Humectants can be used in topical dosage forms to increase the solubility of a chemical compound's active ingredient(s), increasing the active ingredients' ability to penetrate skin, and/or its activity time. This hydrating property can also be needed to counteract a dehydrating active ingredient (e.g., soaps, corticoids, some alcohols, etc.). This is why humectants are common ingredients in a wide range of cosmetic and personal care products that make moisturization claims (e.g., hair conditioners, body lotions, face or body cleansers, lip balms, eye creams, etc.)

Examples of some humectants include:
Shea Butter
Jojoba Oil
Gylcerine
Avocado Oil
propylene glycol (E1520), hexylene glycol, and butylene glycol
glyceryl triacetate (E1518)
vinyl alcohol
neoagarobiose
Sugar alcohols/sugar polyols: glycerol/glycerin, sorbitol (E420), xylitol, maltitol (E965)
polymeric polyols (e.g., polydextrose (E1200))
quillaia (E999)
urea
aloe vera gel
MP Diol
alpha hydroxy acids (e.g., lactic acid)
honey
The chemical compound lithium chloride is an excellent -- but toxic -- humectant, as well.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Best Hot Oil Treatment
Extra Virgin Olive Oil For Hair
A lot of men and women experience acute hair loss and constantly look for natural remedies that prove effective for hair re-growth.

Unrefined Raw African Shea Butter

 Bragg Organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar to Cleanse Hair

1. Restores Hair to Healthy pH
2. Kills Bacteria
3. Can Make Hair Appear Shinier
4. Possible Remedy for Lice

Here is the recipe that we use for ACV:

2 Tablespoons ACV
1 cup (8 oz) of warm water

Use a spray bottle and a squirt bottle to add it to the hair and have found that a spray bottle with a stream option works best for us.  Getting the ACV to the roots of the hair is the most important for all of it's benefits, so just a straight spray wouldn't really work in getting it where it needs to go.

You can actually use ACV instead of shampoo.  In fact, we do not use shampoo at all anymore.


Natural Homemade Recipe for Long Hair
Mix one cup of honey along with a cup of olive oil.

Apply this mixture to your hair for 30 minutes.

Rinse off with warm water.

Do this twice a month to restore your hair's moisture.  Remember the number one reason for hair breakage is lack of moisture.