Homemade Conditioner

During the winter months, our hair can get really dry. There's nothing attractive about dry hair.  I wanted to try a homemade conditioner so I tried to find a good recipe online. The problem was, they all required ingredients like essential oils that I just don't have! My solution: homemade conditioner with olive oil. Olive oil is all natural and very good for your hair and skin :)

You will need:
1 plastic grocery bag
A small bowl
Extra Virgin olive oil
Conditioner
A butterfly clip

Start with dry hair. I did this conditioning treatment in the evening when my hair was already dry.

Step 1: Pour about one tablespoon of olive oil into bowl. (You may want to double recipe depending on hair thickness and length.)

Step 2: Add about the same amount of conditioner. I used my regular conditioner, but I suppose you could use a deep conditioner for extra moisture :)

Step 3: Mix! I just used my finger, but you can use a spoon if you prefer.

Step 4: Run this through your hair, concentrating on scalp and ends. Again, you may need to double the recipe. My hair is medium length and very fine, so I just made a little.

Step 5: Bend over and put hair in plastic bag. You want it to fit similarly to a shower cap. I used a small butterfly clip to secure it to my head.

Step 6: Let this do its work on your hair for an hour. I watched a TV show while I waited :)

Step 7: Rinse conditioner out of hair, then shampoo and condition as usual.

Hannah's Helpful Hints about hair:

1) While this special recipe is good to do once in a while, you should condition your hair with regular conditioner every day, especially if you have dry hair.
2) There is no need to wash your hair every single day. I rinse and condition my hair every day, but only wash it a few times a week. If you have an oily scalp, you might consider just washing your scalp with shampoo, then conditioning.
3) After you condition/wash and condition your hair, put a leave-in conditioner on the ends of your hair and a little throughout.
4) Hair serum makes hair very soft and shiny! Use just a little (about a pea-sized amount), concentrating on ends.
5) When blow-drying, straightening, or curling your hair, ALWAYS use a heat defense product.When straightening hair, run the straightener through your hair more like a comb to avoid heat damage.
6) If your bangs look a little oily and you don't have dry shampoo, consider putting a little baby powder or face powder in them. Just make sure to brush it out so it isn't noticeable.

Thanks for reading! Stay tuned for more of Hannah's Helpful Hints! :)

To learn more about the benefits of olive oil, visit: http://www.iheartoliveoil.com/about-olive-oil/olive-oil-for-skin-body-hair