Inked_Nerd:

When I was younger I didn't really know that people could use soap on their hair. Eventually, I tried it and I liked it. I don't like lathering shampoo bars on my hair so at times, I just cut a piece off with a knife and soak it in some warm water till it dissolves and becomes liquid. Afterwards, I just pour it on my hair and use it as I would any other liquid cleanser. As for the conditioner, I can't really bring myself to use commercial hair conditioners anymore. The only time I can use a conditioner is when I make it on my own from household items such as avocado, honey, or banana but because I'm too much of a fat a**, I can't bring myself to use it. Its a good thing that there are other ways for me to moisturize my hair otherwise my hair would be freakishly dry.

Ejadamen:

Thanks but er ingredients I can easily find in Nigeria please . I have never seen castile soap or
pure glycerin

Ejadamen:

Thanks but er ingredients I can easily find in Nigeria please . I have never seen castile soap or pure glycerin

I think at the pharmacist like madlady suggested.  I used to mix glycerin with my pomade.

@Inked Nerd. . .thanks for the recipes.
Please 'em coming
I think i'll try the shampoo for dry hair.  Can i substitute the aloe gel with real aloe?  I mean like just crush the plant?

Inked_Nerd:


Yeah, madlady and iice are right. I tried looking for alternative to glycerin but I couldn't find any.

Of course you can or you can open the plant and scrape the gel out of the aloe vera plant. Here's a video that demonstrates how to do it >>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aworFkwYKs

Thanks I have a huge aloe vera plant that just keeps growing and i rarely use it (for burns and sometimes on my hair) but this way i can make use of a lot of it.

Gamine:

I haven't really seen much talk about black soap on the hair,
I'll try that.

I've been using Argan Oil + Shea butter for my skin (body and face)
for the past weeks, its been really good. I was having dryness due to the weather
but I'm all good now

iice:

Thanks I have a huge aloe vera plant that just keeps growing and i rarely use it (for burns and sometimes on my hair) but this way i can make use of a lot of it.

iice link=topic=551500.msg7186967#msg7186967
date=1290338271:

Eiiiiiiii! Don't think i can drink the goop. You dey try

madlady:

I use Shea butter to bathe with, like you said, it's great for moisturizing the skin.

Argan oil have you ever seen it in any face wash/tablet? I need to use another method of face washing, I normally use "simple soap" but I think it's time to go unto something less drying , even though I have oily skin. I want avoid going down the route my friends have, "Presricptives" they are too expensive.

madlady:


I only drink fresh herbs or fruit teas, they are cheaper and maybe better than the hmm tyhoo type teas we get in the UK.

I think they help give you a clear skin, parsley, mint and even the spinach water.

Gamine:

I've seen a few recommended ones, but they are expensive.
You could also check this out,
http://www.wildwoodgroves.com/shop/soap/simply-argan-cleansing-bar.htm

I'm currently out of shea butter, frustrating because there has been a breakdown in my supply chain >.<
looking for where to get the best at the best price now.
Interesting. . .

@Inked_Nerd  sorry to be all over [b]your

Inked_Nerd:


lol, I thought that was the whole point of the thread. Anyone is free to hijack the thread and throw in their bit of info. Here's another place where you can buy shea butter >>> http://www.akuawood.co.uk/home.php?cat=3 . Hope you like it . Oh, by the way ladies, I recently tried a product Kinky-Curly Curling Custard on my hair. I've used it on my hair before when my hair was longer and it seemed ok. The first time I used it, my hair was semi-straight/curly/wavy due to some heat damage so when I'd use the products, I'd wonder how it would be if I had actually used it without all the various textures in my hair. Well, I must say it was quite nice when I used it and totally different from when I applied it to my hair when it was a mixture of textures due to the heat damage. My hair at the moment is in the TWA phase so as it gets longer, we'll see how it works on my hair. So far, it has really moistureized and defined my hair while at the same time givin it a nice soft hold. For those of you ladies in the UK who want to try/use some of the products some of us ladies here use, you can check out this British based website. It has tons of helpful info >>> http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/store/categories/Kinky%252dCurly/ . Oh and by the way, sorry for the late responses, been busy with work .