Recipe: Pre-Shampoo Conditioning Treatment

Dry hair used to mean messy hot oil treatments (V05 anyone?). When it comes to taming my tresses I prefer something with a little more body that won't drip all over the place, but still gets the job done. This recipe is thick enough to stay put without making hair greasy.

You will need:

3 oz Olive Butter
1.5 oz Avocado Oil (Cosmetic Grade)
1 oz Vegetable Glycerin
5 ml (1 tsp) Oat Straw, Tincture (Organic)
5 ml (1 tsp) Polysorbate 20
1 oz Behenyl Alcohol
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) Parsley Powder
5 ml (1 tsp) Tocopherol T-50, Natural Vitamin E (Antioxidant)
1 ml Rosemary Essential Oil
1 ml Lemon Essential Oil
1 ml Lavender, Bulgarian Essential Oil

Phase 1: In a double boiler over low/medium heat, melt olive butter and behenyl alcohol until clear. Remove from heat, add avocado oil and set aside.

Phase 2: In a small glass or stainless steel mixing bowl, combine vegetable glycerin, oat straw tincture, polysorbate 20, parsley powder & tocopherol until thoroughly blended. Set aside.

Phase 3: Slowly add room temperature ingredients from phase 2 into warm ingredients from phase 1. Mix well to incorporate. Set aside and allow to cool.

Phase 4: When mixture has cooled slightly and begins to firm up, add essential oils & blend again to incorporate all ingredients. Allow product to cool completelyand mix one final time before packaging in an airtight container.

To Use: Massage treatment into wet hair and scalp, pulling through from scalp to ends. Leave treatment on hair for at least 5 minutes or up to 20 minutes for maximum conditioning. Shampoo and rinse well.

Allison B. Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com