Hair/Loc Butter
As the owner of a handmade aromatherapy products business, I make natural products all the time. The problem is, I normally make products to sell and always put things for me on the back burner. Of sure, in the beginning I was my best guinea pig and items were usually created from a needed I, or a family member had.
This year I decided to take a break from the business after 10+ years of creating in one area or another. This year I’m going to have fun experimenting with different ingredients, crafts, projects, etc. This year is going to be my fun year because I get to go back to what I love to do most. Create!
Last week I washed my hair and knew I was going to palm roll it since I had fizzy roots. Before I did, I prepared a light weight loc butter to help moisturize and set my hair. The base was soy butter. I know that soy is a great skin and hair moisturizer, but I also know that it’s a lot lighter than shea butter (which I love). Remember, the purpose for this butter was for moisture and to take the place of using a loc gel.
I made the blend, added essential oils and washed my hair. I was happy to see that the "goop" was light, loose and really felt good on my dry hair. I put it all over my head before I started the palm rolling and it took about 1 1/2 hours from start to finish.
True to form, I didn’t add anything else to my hair this week and yesterday I notice that my hair was still soft to the touch…yeaaa. I normally have to add an oil blend I made to my hair everyday or every other day, so it doesn’t get that brittle feeling.
So far so good with this new concoction. What are some ways you keep your locs moisturized?
Tags: Aromatherapy, hair, locs
