Healthy Hair: Easy DIY Creamy Custard

**There's a giveaway at the end of this post**

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What's better than a good DIY that will leave you with a plethora of product you can keep, share or both?! I've been itching for a new creamy hair custard that was easy to whip up and smooth on my strands, FOUND ONE. 

You will need the following:

Solids

Aloe Butter

Babassu Oil

Shea Butter

Cocoa Butter

Emulsifying Wax

Liquids

Vegetable Glycerin

Vitamin E

Water 

Extras

Lavender flowers

Hibiscus Powder

(CamdenGrey has a great variety of oils, waxes and butters)

Directions:

(adapted from LuminousVegans)

1. Sterilize all lotion making equipment (spoons, glass cups/jars, lids, etc) before hand. This just means cleaning them thoroughly and then boiling them in hot water and letting them dry.
2. Measure out the solids in a glass pyrex cup and heat until liquified. I used a double boiler which is just fancy talk for immersing the cup in a pot of water on the stove at low heat. Microwaving the solids is fine too.
3. Measure out the liquid oils in another cup.
4. Add the liquified solids to the liquid oils.
5. Add the distilled water and blend everything together using an immersion blender.
6. Add the extra stuff and blend until everything is well mixed. It should be white, but still pretty liquidy at this point.
7. Pour into jar and put on lid.
8. Let set overnight before slathering it on.

**I infused my water with lavender petals and hibiscus powder. Optional, you don't have to.*

Emulsifying wax binds water and oil which is awesome! The Creamy Custard is super smooth and infused will all sorts of goodness.

It was fun adding the infused water to the liquid and blending it all together. Immediately the mixture took on a creamy, almost milky form.

The immersion blender is an amazing tool! I had no clue...

When bottling I would definitely recommend a funnel to avoid making a mess. 

I added a label to mine because guess what? One of you are gonna get one! Leave your email in the comments below if you're interested in trying the custard. All comments are approved by me; if you don't see yours right away don't fret! :)

It's thick and smooth! I plan on doing a twist out with it tonight. Pics will be posted this week. 

xo,

Alex