Homemade Natural Hair Care ‘Essentials' - All You Need - Healthy, Vegan, Eco-Friendly
- Posted on 20 May, 2016
- Hair Care
- By Anonymous
There are lots of awesome advantages to making your own homemade products and in this video I wanted to share the wonderful and simple recipes I use as hair care 'essentials'. They all consist of natural ingredients so they don't contain any of the nasty chemicals found in a lot of mainstream hair and beauty products - anything we can do to reduce our risks of cancer and detriment to other animals is a wonderful thing!
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I will do a video sometime in the coming month on products I think are great to buy - awesome natural, sustainable, vegan, eco-friendly commercial options.
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The natural hair product recipes;
Shampoo
- 1/4 cup liquid castile soap http://www.iherb.com/dr-woods-almond-c...
- 1/4 cup coconut milk - I have used this previously without refrigeration … but another option is to freeze your mixture into little bars and take out at shower time
- 1 tsp benonite clay http://www.iherb.com/aztec-secret-indi...
- 20 drops lavender & rosemary oils http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-essenti...
- 1/2 tsp vitamin e oil http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-bounty-v...
- optional 1 tsp xanthan gum http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-xanthan...
Conditioner
- 2 tbsp shea butter http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-solutio...
- 2 tbsp cocoa butter http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-solutio...
- 1 tsp almond oil http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-solutio...
- 1/2 tsp vitamin e oil http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-bounty-v...
- 20 drops lavender & frankincense oils
ACV rinse
- 2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 5 drops essential oil http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-alchemy-...
Hair oil- leave in conditioner
- 4 tsp jojoba oil http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-solutio...
- 2 tsp sesame seed oil http://www.iherb.com/eden-foods-organi...
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp grape seed oil
- 10 drops lavender oil http://www.iherb.com/now-foods-essenti...
Dry Shampoo
- 4 tsp Cornstarch
- 2 tsp Cocoa
- 5 drops Rosemary oil http://www.iherb.com/nature-s-alchemy-...
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon & turmeric
Nasty chemicals I mention in this video to look out for:
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
- Parabens
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Paraphenlyenediamine - PPD
- DEA Diethanolamine, MEA Monoethanolamine, TEA Triethanolamine
- Proplyene glycol
- Isobutene - methylpropane
- Alkylphenols
- 1,4-dioxane
It’s easy to enjoy a better way of doing things, I hope this video was useful X
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There are so many wonderful benefits that come from making your own homemade products, especially beauty products, and that's because the commercial cosmetic industry tends to use a lot of harmful chemicals and they also use some animal testing and some pretty and ethical marketing strategies that cultivate insecurities. In order to sell their products, they basically make money by coming up with new product ideas and finding ways to convince us that we need them and that's a pretty typical feature of the whole commercial consumer based system. The problem with cosmetics is that we use these products on a really regular basis, so if they don't put our well-being above profit margins, we can get some pretty nasty chemicals into our day-to-day lives, and even one product can contain a whole array of nasty chemicals and Effects and consumers don't want about these, and I don't think any consumers would think that's worth it to get shinier here when you're being exposed to multiple carcinogens and an increased likelihood of getting cancer. And the thing is that these bad chemicals aren't just bad chemicals. For our hair or bad chemicals, for our scalp or for our whole bodies, once they get absorbed into our systems, but they're also bad chemicals for the environment once they wash down the drain and they get into local water bodies and into the ocean and they're they Fit to whole Redfern organisms and ecosystems, so the nastiest chemicals to look out for in different commercial hair care products are things like sodium lauryl sulfate, which is a toxic compound. It can be a deadly carcinogen when mixed with other chemicals parabens, which are carcinogenic, isopropyl alcohol has links to chemical, headaches, depression and it kills positive. Internal microbes. Ppd is a toxic compound and impacts. Our immune systems, DEA, MEA and ta, are all endocrine disruptors. Propylene glycol is highlighted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as being one of the top ten here care ingredients that can damage your health, particularly kidney and liver damage. Isobutene is another nasty chemical found and a lot of hair care products. Alcohol phenols are endocrine disruptors and 1 4 dioxane as a carcinogen known to cause breast cancer and commonly found in shampoos, so avoiding these chemicals on ingredients lists as the best way to avoid worst of commercially made haircare products, and there are some pretty horrendous ones out There that's for sure, but there are also some great options as well. There are increasingly some brands that are becoming really if achill and sustainable and considerate in the way they're produced and they're really fighting an uphill battle. When there are so many products that are mass-produced and cheap and people don't know the difference. So if you do want to buy your own products rather than make them look out for those that are sustainably produced, because it's supporting a better system - and it's just a really good thing to do - I will do a video sometime in the near future. That looks at some really awesome options for different products, different brands that are great to support if you do want to buy your own products. But if you want to make your products instead, there are lots of wonderful benefits being able to personalize them know exactly what goes in them beyond to make them ethical. Avoid animal testing and one benefit that I'm really doing at the moment, is the waste lessness of it being able to recycle glass, containers and bottles rather than buy things that have plastic packaging, and that's because of my World Wildlife Fund 55 day challenge at the moment That I'm growing 45 days without waste and thank you so much to those of you who have donated and started getting involved with the challenge. I'M looking forward to seeing some bracelets that to you guys in the coming weeks. It means a lot that you guys have started getting involved and if any of you don't order to keep out, I will link it below, but in terms of making your own hair care products. There are so many options. Now you can just go onto google and type something in and recipes will come up, but these are kind of the essentials that I use. I don't find that I need anything more than this if you have average here and you don't have any really specific requirements, these are pretty much all. You should need. There'S a shampoo and conditioner eleven here oil and a dry shampoo and he rents, and I find that they work really well for me. So I hope they useful to you as well. To start with, the shampoo contains liquid castile soap, coconut milk, bentonite clay, lavender oil, rosemary oil, vitamin E oil and optionally, some xanthan gum as well. I mixed in together a quarter of a cup of liquid castile soap, quarter of a cup of coconut milk, which nice and nourishing the teaspoon of bentonite clay, which is great for hair care. 20, drops of lavender and rosemary essential oils, which are great feels up and a half a teaspoon of vitamin E oil, which is preservative and restorative. You can also optionally add three quarters of a teaspoon of xanthan gum and whisk this into the mixture, and it will help to thicken it up, mix this up and pour it into a bottle, and you can store this in the bathroom. But if you are worried about the coconut milk going off, you can pour the mixture into a mold and put them in the freezer, and you can just pop one out every time you go to have a shower and that will last for a long period of Time that you need to worry about it for the conditioner I'm using shea butter, cocoa, butter, almond oil, vitamin E oil and lavender and frankincense oils, I'm, firstly putting two tablespoons of shea butter into a bowl, adding two tablespoons of cocoa butter, one teaspoon of almond oil, 1/2, a teaspoon of vitamin E oil and 20 drops of lavender and frankincense oils, and then I'm mounting this over a bowl of warm water, hot water and allowing it to melt taking it off the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature before whipping it Up and a whipping it just allows some air to get in. The air makes it more manageable to use, and I take a small amount of it and rub it through the lengths of my hair before washing it out a few minutes later. Next for the apple cider, vinegar rinse, which is great to remove excess residues and oils, I use some raw apple, cider, vinegar, some water and essential oils. I put 2 tablespoons of raw apple cider, vinegar into a container half a cup of water and five drops of essential oil to help with the smell and have various here benefits. Lavender oil is great for scalp health, and I just mix that together and when I'm in the shower after shampooing, I tend to pour it through my hair from the scalp down the length of my hair. Leave it in for a few minutes before washing it out. It leaves you here nice and shiny and healthy, it's great for the leave-in hair oil. I use jojoba oil sesame seed, oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil and lavender oil. I put four teaspoons of our Hope Isle into a container. It'S non oily and moisturizing into that. I add two teaspoons of sesame seed oil: this protects from UV conditions and adds shine. Then one teaspoon of olive oil and regenerative 1tsp of grapeseed oil contains vitamin C and learn alike: acid, which promotes hair, appear and then 10 drops of lavender oil, which is great for the scalp and this great smell as well. I'M accept together and I just put a small amount in the palm of my hand or my fingertips and rub it through the lower portion of my hair, especially in my tips, and keeps your hair, nice and moisturized and shiny as well and then. Lastly, for dry. Shampoo, this is great, some voice fear I've got up on my channel already. I use corn starch, cocoa, rosemary oil and cinnamon and turmeric spices. I mix together four teaspoons of cornstarch which absorbs the oils toh teaspoons of cocoa, which takes away the grain effect and the quarter of a teaspoon of cinnamon and turmeric spices. And this just helps with the color, as well as having various positive effects for your hair and scalp five drops of rosemary oil, which promotes hair growth. So the scalp helps with dandruff and once it's mixed together, then I put it into a shake container and shake some of it into my scalp and under the layers in my hair and brush it through and it takes out any excess oils. So that's how I make the natural hair care products that I use and in terms of the ingredients I often buy them affordably online, I heard calm. I will link any useful links to those products below and the individual ingredients do come packaged, but I'm using them over a course of one year or two years instead of buying prepackaged shampoos and conditioners every couple of weeks. So it definitely works out better and often you can find last bottles and things that contain these ingredients, which is really great. So it can really be easy to enjoy a better way of doing things, and I hope you found this very useful.
Comments
MariLU: That's so funny. Today I went to the store because I needed a new conditioner. I initially wanted to buy something organic but also had an eye on the prices. 1 bottle of 'normal' conditioner is from 4 to 6 bucks. 1 bottle of organic conditioner is from 18 to 25 bucks!!! (Yeah, I live in Switzerland) And now this video is in my recommendations :D But I find it so stupid and unfair that you have to be 'rich' to be healthy or care for the environement.
Lakota Wilson: This was so helpful to me and came at the best time. I've been transitioning to vegan and my hair has been breaking a falling out like crazy. I guess it's a combination of losing the animal fats in my diet and also the drastic change in weather. Any tips or advice would be awesome
AoibheannChristina: Thank you ela , you are really having a positive effect on the world and you are such an inspiration ❤️
rayvenskylar: I really enjoy your approach to educating your viewers on sustainable, ethic and environmentally friendly options! Really feel you should have a higher following as your advocacy is wonderful!
Hannah Boo: I'm really considering going natural with all my care items to go along with my new diet. I'm enjoying your videos so much and they are definitely helping me understand everything and are bring things to light that I never knew about. Thank you ❤️
Citlaly: How do you exist? You're too kind for this world. Thank you.
Murphy Cooper: Tried the shampoo, ACV rinse and hair oil. They're amazing Ela. Thank you so much for the recipes.
Alissa In the City: This is awesome, I currently use Shea Moisture for my shampoos and conditioner and have been loving it. It was a hard transition away from the traditional brands (my hair went through an extreme oil producing phase) but now my hair loves it. Thanks for posting!
Rhesa Lacanienta: very eloquent and educational! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. thanks so much. I think it's important for people to know the truth! I started making my own shampoo and conditioner a few months ago and I don't think I'll ever turn back!
Natasha Green - Chillaxed Products: I'm a Qualified Naturpath and Aromatherapist and thinking of a tip for you, just let people know not to use the Lavender called Lavendula Augustifolia as it's toxic to Pregnant & Breatfeeding mums, young children under 7yrs, sensitive skin, and elderly as there kidneys and blood circulation can't process this type. It's the way the Lavender is processed. Can cause miscarriage in pregnant women. I hate when I see it in the Johnson & Johnson baby calming Body lotion and bath wash - makes me cringe Was just a tip for you. You can read up on it so you know..
Insomnlia: I am honestly spellbound, I've been subscribed to and following various natural beauty channels but they all seem homemade and natural hair and body care seem so confusing and difficult, but I've spent a total of 8:15 minutes on one of your videos and I feel enlightened! Like I can finally understand the recipes, the logic behind it, everything! Thank you so much!
Another Human: I love your incorporation of education and DIY, it really shows the purpose of the product being made in an ethical standpoint (: you should have more exposer to the world and you definitely deserve more viewers/ subscribers!
The Beauty Sensei: I'm so happy I found your channel!! Thank you so much for sharing all of this awesome information! I started beauty blogging and once I really got into researching ingredients, I have completely shifted into a mindset of trying to create my own products. Your channel is proving to be a huge resource for me. Thank you!!! Xoxoxo!
Elizabeth V: I loved this video, you stated all the information so well! I would love to see you do a video on natural deodorants and how to diy them with and without baking soda. Thanks for all the great information. :)
itsmeteni: Hi Ela, this has probably been said already, but not only do I love how your tutorials are simple and easy to follow, but also they are informative and interesting. I recently did a project on the topic of the enviornment and I used your sugar scrub tutorial to distribute to the class. Your videos have inspired me to be more mindful of the effect I have on the environment. Once again thanks for all the work that you put into each video.
Cosmicladybug: Excellent video!! so well versed, so well explained. I truly appreciate your videos and the effort and care you put into them.
J: Thanks for helping me out on growing my hair & treating my hair to natural recipes instead of chemical hair products. Ive watched so many of your videos & they have really made a big change for my hair thanks!
Nicole Jarman: I love your videos Ela-thank you so much for sharing your natural way of life <3 <3 <3 You inspire me!
Efme: omg!i hope i will reach your level of awareness some day! I've already stopped drinking milk, i reduced significantly the amount of meat i eat, i try to eat chicken only 3 times per month, and in general i try to buy herbal based/eco-friendly products for my skin and hair care! I believe that as time goes by ,i will become better . Greetings from Greece!!
HCWZ: Ela, subscribing to you was the best choice I could have made for myself, my health and my future thank you so much for enlightening us on all the nasties that we were blind to all this time.
Mina Sedgman: Thank you Ela! Love your hair care recipes! Looking froward to trying the shampoo. I use your dry shampoo recipe and it's brilliant! Thanks again.
Alena Scholz: You are so inspirational! I love the positive vibes you are giving off :)
chloe mattner: I've been using organic care for years now. It's so cheap and feels so much better than commercial shampoo and conditioner like Pantene and garnier. Plus it's vegan and a much better quality!
Eatmybrain: this videos was super educational, thanks!! :) I didn't even know about some chemicals (maybe because they aren't allowed in my country bc I never saw them there). Don't forget about silicons, mineral oil and quats who are super toxic for the environment and have an occlusive effect on your scalp! You put a lot of essential oils in your products, essential oils have a lot of benefits for us but I'm not sure if this amount is safe because they go trough the skin until the veins. It can be toxic to have a certain amount of them in the blood system.
Free Bird: Was looking for zero waste recipe, found you channel. You represent and fight for all I do as well. Subscribed immediately!!
janine ☄︎: I truly appreciate the simplicity and honesty to your videos. You seem so transparent.
sally perzanowski: I love your videos. Thank you. I use coconut oil and lavender as a moisturizer for both body and hair. I love your recipes.
Verónica Norambuena: Hi Ela! I love watching your videos, they (and you obviously) are such an inspiration to go back to basic things of life <3 One question: I was wondering if you have any info regarding lemon to whiten the skin to make it look even. Maybe you could give me a hand with it (and make a video perhaps :D). Thanks in advance!
Sasha Broadbent: When you mixed the cocoa and corn starch together it went into a yin and yang picture! So cool ❤️
Maisalreem M: Hey Ela <3 Loved this video. While I do like to keep things nice and natural, I never really thought about shampoos! It really inspired me to try make my own hair products. I would love if you could make a whole video talking about the harmful chemicals present in most our everyday products and also if you could provide links to helpful articles that we could read into. Thanks so much Ela! x
Ky: Love love love your videos!! Thank you so much for all the diy recipes. I'm definitely not getting anymore store bought products.
asdfghjkl: Hi Ela! I love watching your videos on how we can create a better life for ourselves without harming our environment. I'm looking for websites to buy clothes from perhaps organic, fair trade, or hemp clothing. Would love to hear your thoughts! I'm aware that I can purchase from second hand clothing to help save the earth, but I would also like other options. Thanks :)
Amandeep Sandhu: You are absolutely amazing, I love your natural videos and tips, they are so helpful and I learn new things each time : )
Sarah Swetlik: thank you so much for making all of these homemade recipes for beauty products.. this video is so true and your recipes are so easy for anyone to understand.
Madeleine Farrell: I just discovered your channel and I love it so far! I have transitioned to more natural hair care and skin care products and am excited to try some of these. Also, your voice is very calming. I feel like you could talk me to sleep lol.
Bella Tiny: Thanks Ela for this DIY hair care recipe :) I love your Chanel
Vicky Zheng: Hi! Great video :) Just wondering, why do you add turmeric to the dry shampoo? I've read that it has hair removal properties (although I am not sure of the science behind that)
aini milania: Hello I just found your video today and I have a question. How long do they actually last for? Especially the shampoo since it contains coconut milk. Thank you
zamy: Hi Ela, thank you so much for all your recipes! I will definitely try them out. ^.^ I also have a question. I use isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle as a hand sanitizer because I haven't really found a cruelty-free version. Do you think this is a harmful idea?
Tara Rose Astrologer: Thanks for making this, I was just getting frustrated about not being able to find chemical free shampoo and came across your video literally the next day.
Roberta H: Ela thank you very inspirational for a nature woman like me who lives a natural organic lifestyle that strive to keep anything I use echo friendly and vegan friendly
tkb: So inspiring and wonderful recipes!! xx
Ellen Gunn: Really awesome & useful video, thank you for sharing and completely summarising the beauty industry up perfectly!! Xxo
Mariana Pérez: I love your videos. They are informative, yet simple.
FolgeDirSelbst: Thank you so much for this useful information:-) I am creating my own natural cosmetic products as well, but I still found interesting and new tipps in your video:-)
Esther D. B.: I would be really interested in some store-bought alternatives for hair care! :) Some of the ingredients you use are really difficult to find where I live, but they might have the alternative products! :) Really like your videos, educational without being preachy!
Amy Hoang: Love these recipes. I'm looking for some better hair care! Thank you!
Camille Voyage: I just started doing the baking soda and vinegar thing and it's working so well so far!
Lila Zook: Hi this is an amazingly informative video!! I'll definitely try these eventually! Do you have an recipe for a hair texturizing spray ? Xoxo thanks
Sam L: would love to see a makeup look with all your natural diy products
Farahdiba Stephanus: Thank you for sharing this information. This is so helpful. After searching for natural products for years and deliberating about prices. In have finally decided to try your products. I will keep you posted on the outcomes.
karen Esquivel: Thank you Ela , love all your videos❤
Susanna Silicani: A really lovely video, as always. Thank you for sharing these recipes. :)
Deanna Manabat: I really love your video! It makes me think to stop using chemical products. I hope you'll make a video for stretchmarks remedies. xoxo
Dandelion Diamond: Hi Ela! Thanks for the video. I would like to try to DIY the shampoo and wondering what can I substitute for coconut milk?
Shannon: I love making my own personal and household products. Sometimes, I make a lovely rosemary hair rinse. Great for your hair and your whole place smells like wonderful rosemary:)))
it’s Sunny: Wow!!! First hair video I’ve commented on, this was very informative and easy to watch!! Thanks so much! Sharing as I watch!!
E S: Thank you, Ela!! ❤ So informative
Micky Newcomb: Another great video. Definitely trying these. Still working on my dolphin jewelry too. More than half way there.
Izzy D.: Thank you for the recipes, I will definitely try all of them soon :)
luna rose: I'm absolutly blown away by how simple and effective this products are. In my country when you said your eco/bio etc people will laught at you and told that you're wasting money and it doesn't change anything for the planet anyway ;/ For about 6 mounths or even a year me and my mom we are more careful when we bought cosmetics. There are some chemicals that we disquality in our products. But I don't know about isopropyl alcohol at all..I made a dry shampoo, but right now I'm using a homemade spray for my scalp ;) After some time I noticed a positive change on my skin (I have acne). I still have it,but it's definetfly not that bad in that time in a month and the breakdowns isn't that hard like in the past. And I'm in 100% agree with you about this whole comercials and this 'need' for something we don't actually must have.
FlameExecutioner: I used to wash my hair with baking soda and vinegar before I found this Trader Joe's brand of Shampoo and Conditioner called Tea Tree Tingle. It caught my attention because it had none of the chemicals listed and seemed to be made with all natural ingredients. I'm curious to know whether it's a good product or not. I have no doubt that it's better than most but I would still like to know the extent of its safety. I'm not sure if you can get your hands on it or the ingredients list.
Eline Hendriks: Great, great video!! Is the oil you make for your hair not making your hair look oily? Not too long ago I bought a vegan oil for my hair and I really noticed it made my hair look very nasty even though I used a very little bit of it.
Jennie Morrissey: Loved this video, thank you!! Do you think the shampoo would work ok for oily hair? ❤️
Laura Luna: i love your video..thank you for caring for everyone to put this together
Sofie Lorentzen: Can you make a vegan ice cream tutorial? Love you and your videos<3
tahlia woodman: Hi. I love your videos!! I'm wanting to make my conditioner, using your recipe what could I add to make it more conditioning? I have thick curly hair and need a lot of moisture to maintain my curls. Thanks x
Amany kol: Thank you for this amazing video I really find it so useful.I'm so excited to make one by my own!!
Beti Art: Ahhh loveee this! Thank you for the tips! ❤
H Sh: Thank you! I am very happy that FAINALLY someone is talking about this thing!! and you are 100% right about all what you just said ♡♡♡♡ thank you again you are amazing♡♡♡
Natasha Green - Chillaxed Products: I totally agree with you. Because I have my own business and am registered hopefully you'll be buying my natural body Products off shelves one day and of course if I use any of your recipes I'll have on the bottle or container Founded by Ela Gale :)
Sophia Longas: This was so helpful! Thank you so much!!!
Morgen Rot: i love your videos. your love for the nature and the care for a good health is contagious. i have a question, how much time do these products last? it is necessary to put them into the refrigerator? or do they have to stay out of sunlight? tnakyou for your answers, i want to make this products right away but i need to know this things, before doing anything. and another question can i use coconut oil instead of shea butter?
Diana Dordea: such a great video! thank you ! for hair I use natural hair soap :D made only from natural oils ( coconut oil, castor oil, essential oils) and my hair and scalp feel great! And because I have oily scalp I can wash my hair how often I want because this natural hair soap doesn't damage my hair. It is great to be on natural!
Amelia Coulter: Going to try this out! Thanks for the ideas :)
anna: it’s so crazy that these ingredients can be sold and bought legally!!
mia Holliday: Hey beautiful thank you for all the amazing & informative information. I just wanted to let you know that Vitamin E is an antioxidant, unfortunately it is not a preservative, the fridge or freezer will work perfect good thinking :)
Emilee Saville: 'Truly Organic' is an AMAZING brand here in the US. I spent years trying to find chemical free hair care and they are the first company that I found that produces quality chemical free hair/body products for a very reasonable price. Love your homemade recipes by the way, my favorite is the mascara!
lpt2008lt: you should do a video on dandruff shampoos! i will have to look one up! thank you for the inspiration. your vids always make me more concious of the environment and thats something i feel passionate about. we dont think of the way the products we use harm the environment once they are washed down the drain. i love your videos and can tell yoi put all into them. thanks!
NewPhillyGirl: Wow! A million thanks . I'm on a natural HBA journey. I'm making healthy shampoo and conditioner, underarm deodorant for personal use. That propylene glycol--I just saw it being carried at the beauty supply store. Yukky... so glad I didn't fall for it. Not for my health.✌
Pradnya V: This is what I needed! Tysm ela! I really like ur videos :)
againstthetimes: Yes please! Do a brand list! I already scrutinize ingredients lists but I dont know everything XD And just wondering, and anyone can answer, but I'm allergic to Lavender (and a few other essential oils) , is there a replacement I can use or should I just not put it in in the first place?
Marialan: Thank you for this great video, will definitely try these. <3
Angelica Dickerson: The bottles you use to store your homemade products are so cute! Where can I find some like them?
Queenie Baggins: NZ has a zero waste brand called Ethique. All solid soap bars. Great option for people whom may not want to make their own products.
A.S: I felt like I was watching a documentary!! Always love your videos :)
Elizabeth Blah Blah Blah: Hello, I'm new to your channel and I am totally ready to make my own products. Thank you for your videos, I will be stealing all your recipes lol However, I want to finish the products I have before I begin. What do you think of Shea Moisture? That is what I'm finishing up and I'm wondering if they are safe enough to finish or if I should just toss it. Also, not to worry I will reuse the bottles with your DIYs Thanks again.
dian: Great recipes-Thank you again. You make it easy to do and iv learned so much from your channel-Your a SWEETIE
uma Indra: Thanks for you for haircare tips I prefer to use avocado blended with greek yogurt very fine as hair mask once a week and twice/3 times in a month I use lukewarm oliveoil to my hair. Thats how I maintain my hair.
ILLUM• LIFE: Hi! Ela:) How often do you need to wash your hair? I only wash my hair once a week, so with these products or ingredients, do you find your hair becoming more oily using it?
Edina Kurdi: Hardly can wait to try! Thanks for all these ideas!
chromatic.death: I tried the shampoo recipe with the optional xanthan gum. It turned into this pasty goop after a week or so.
Paper Kawaii - Origami Tutorials: Great video! I noticed the ends of your hair are bleached, did you find a more natural way to do this? I would love to be able to lighten my hair (which is the same colour and texture as yours ) without harmful chemicals - hope you continue to make more videos, they are so inspiring
M.N-O.P.: Oh my goodness!!! This is amazing, thank you so much!!!!! Your videos have always been my favorite!!!!
organicallygrown: can the shea butter condition be used as a leave-in as well? thank for the video :)
O Y: Thank you very much for making this video for us!!!!
Savannah Remi: Is the hair oil an option for heat protectant from flat irons? If not, do you have any suggestions or diy options? Thank you, I love all of your videos!
Steve Phillips: Such lot of interesting healthy information packed into this video. Nicely presented too! X
Tessa Cowley: I saw your sink drain and I was like 'I need that drain'. I love it because it remindes me of my previous home wich I loved way more than my current one.
Iman Djarraya: Great videos Ela. Please what do you recommend as a good drinking water filter? Thank you so much.