LOC - The Leave-In + Oil + Cream Method

Hello Lovelies!

Today's post is great for all my curly girls out there! Yes say good-bye to frizzy and coarse dry hair that does what it wants and does not listen to you. Do you know my favourite quote...?

'' When your hair won't listen to you and it's a mess and ur just like:
I grew you myself??
I gave you life and this is how you
repay me?? ''

source: un-known genius girl.

I feel you girl. :D So this method is originally invented by my beautiful black afro american haired gals with super curly and coarse hair. And it works like a charm for everyone who's hair is is a similar state of dryness and frizziness. I am not sure who came up first with it, but the girls form naturally curly website have been raving a lot about it. This will work for thick, curly, wavy and dry hair. If your hair is super smooth, straight and silky it may weight your hair down, but why nevertheless give it a try. Just use minimal amounts and you should be fine. You always start with freshly washed wet hair.

The basics of LOC-Method are :

1. Leave in. Use a leave in you love. It is important that is mostly water based. I use Aloe Vera Gel (100% organic I switched it now to Urtekrams, which a great Aloe Gel!) You ca also use a rose-water leave in, line seed gel or even very watered down conditioner (like one drop conditioner and a glass of water). I start at my chin and go down all the length.
2. Oil. It is simple, oil and long hair go together hand in hand, they are the best couple on the planet. My favourite at the moment is almond oil, But there are tons of great oils, just find the one that makes you most happy, have a look at my top 5 hair oils. I apply 5 drops of almond oil starting and my ends and work it up about 25 cm. 
3. Cream. Use a good organic body butter. I have a wonderful one from Bioturm with a Vanilla Scent. It works great on your bumpy legs and dry spots as a real body butter but is also amazing for your hair. There are a few different organic options, even DM has two, one with Avocado and one with Vanilla too. Just stay away from Body Butters containing silicones. make sure your body butter contains generous amounts of shea butter or cache butter. You don't want that on your body and hair - it is like a plastic coat. I just ran out of my original hair butter, I have the DIY recipe here for you. I need to order some shea butter to make a new batch.

Results:

Moistutzed soft hair, defined waves. I usually brush my curls out,
but they were much more defined.

Why LOC? Does it matter in which order I apply?

Well yes it does. Applying a liquid moisturiser first and then applying an oil and cream will help you seal moisture in. You will notice that drying your hair will take much longer when you use the LOC method. But the results are worth it, your hair is much softer and finally moisturised.
If you do it the first time I recommend you to use a light hand when dosing your products, start with much less than you normally would. Otherwise it might be too much and you will end up with limp, oily and sticky hair. All happened before -.-
Let me know how this worked for you, lots of happy hair days to you,

Care: DIY Shea Butter Conditioning Cream

Fox Shea Butter Conditioning Cream

Sometimes the end of your hair can be too dry to absorb pure oil - you can try to make your own hair cream - leave in for your ends and lengths by customising your recipe with your favourite oils and conditioner. This cc (conditioning cream) has worked miracles for me and is a again a well known recipe from the long-hair-community. It was originally invented by Fox, here you can find the thread and also read about other combinations that have worked well.

Jojoba-oil

I used Jojoba-oil because it tends to leave my hair softer for a longer time. Jojoba-oil is actually a wax with a very low heat point - that's why it stays liquid in room temperature. It has a natural UV filter as well - makes it great for taking along on holidays! You will find Jojoba-oil in pharmacies and health food stores. The darker the golden colour and the stronger nutty the smell - the more unrefined an oil - the better!

Shea butter

..is great for your hair and especially for skin care. It is slightly creamy in room temperature and has a strong scent if unrefined. I prefer to work with refined shea butter because it is more neutral and easier to combine. You can order sheabutter online , my favourite store is behawe. There is also a shea nicoltica version which is a creamier vanilla scented shea butter - it is more pricey and I did not try it out yet , but I have heard many good things about this one too.

Conditioner

It should be a conditioner that works well with your hair and is preferably silicone free. Some might be concerned that a small amount of tensid will stay in your hair - I personally have never encountered any negative effects. I have been using this recipe for over two years now.

How to:

- Melt the shea butter in a hot water bath by using a bowl and placing it inside a little pan with hot water 

(see the picture hot water bath). Stirr if needed.

- add the Jojoba-oil

- add the conditioner and stirr until smooth, 

If you want and are making bigger quantities, you can use a kitchen aid to fluff it up and will then get shea-cream a very fluffy mix. Stirr and put in the freezer every couple of minutes until desired consistency. 

hot water bath - how to meld sheabutter and oils in a gentle way

Extra: If you leave the conditioner out you can make your own body butter and add essential oils of your choice :) I have one with lavender and one with japanese mint. 

If you do a fragrance free mix you can use it for your face as well by combining a great oil like argan oil and shea butter - for sensitive skin apply on damp skin.

Benefits:

- put into your damp hair after washing

- use as a styling aid to help fight fizz

- use as a thick pre-wash treatment

-protect your ends from daily tear and dryness

Did you ever try out this or a similar recipe? How were your results? Or do you think you can never beat pure oil as a leave in?

Love, Louisa :)

Wenn das Haar geschaedigt und bruechig ist, kann es sein das es reine Oele nicht mehr so gut aufnimmt. Spätestens wenn die Haarenden wie ein alter unschoener Besen aussehen und sich auch so anfiuehlen und Fritz (Frizz) nicht mehr nur der Imbissbudeninhaber ist - ist es Zeit fuer gute Pflege :-D .   Die Haarenden muessen keine Angst vor Glisskur Mineral und Silikonoel Bomben haben - wir wissen es besser :) . Man kann auch seine eigene Leave-in cream herstellen und mit den Lieblingsölen kombinieren. Dieser Spitzenbalsam hat wirklich Wunder fuer mich bewirkt - es ist ein sehr bekanntes Rezept aus der LHC. Urspruenglich wurde er von Fox erfunden, hier ist der original Thread und das Rezept dazu.

Jojobaoel

Jojobaoel ist ein Oel das meine Haare laenger weich und geschmeidig haelt, es ist eigentlich ein Wachs mit einem sehr niedrigen Siedepunkt und deswegen bei Raumtemperatur fluessig. Ausserdem hat es einen natuerlichen Sonnenschutz- ein ideales Oel fuer Reisen in die Sonne. Je goldener die Farbe und staerker der Eigengeruch - umso besser denn dann ist das Oel naturbelassen. Man findet Jojobaoel in Apotheken und Bioläden.

Sheabutter

..ist einfach wunderbar bei der Haar- und Koeperpflege! Sie ist sehr reichhaltig und leicht cremig bei Raumtemperatur mit einem starken Eigengeruch wenn sie unraffiniert ist. Ich benuzte raffinierte - einfach weil sie so neutraler und leichter zu kombinieren ist. Es gibt auch Shea-nicolitica - eine nach Vanille duftende cremigere Variante, sie ist allerdings deutlich teurer. Ich habe sie noch nicht ausprobiert aber schon viel Gutes darueber gehoert. Ich bestelle meine meist bei behawe.

Conditioner

Am besten einen guten Naturkosmetik Condi verwenden und zwar ohne Silikone. Ich weiss das manche Maedels bedenken haben, das ja dann Tenside im Haar verbleiben - bei mir war das nie ein Problem und ich benutze diese Mischung so schon seit ca. 2 Jahren.

How-to:

- Die Sheabutter im Wasserbad (siehe das Wasserbad Bild oben) schmelzen 

und immer wieder umrühren. 

- das Jojobaoel hinzugeben und vermischen

- den Condi dazugeben und gut mischen

Wenn ihr groessere Mengen herstellt koennt ihr daraus auch Sheasahne machen - einfach mit einem Küchenmixer schlagen und ab und an fuer einige Minuten in den Kuehlschrank stellen.

Extra: Wenn ihr den Condi weglasst koennt ihr euch auch eine tolle Bodybutter herstellen und aeth. Oele hinzugeben bei Bedarf - ich habe eine mit Lavendelduft und eine mit Minzduft. Wenn ihr nur ein hochwertiges Oel und Sheabutter nehmt koennt ihr eine Gesichtscreme herstellen - sie ist sehr reichhaltig und gut vertraeglich - am besten aus die feuchte Haut auftragen - sie wirkt aehnlich wie ein Gesichtsoel.

Wirkung und Anwendung:

- nach dem Waschen in die feuchten Haarlaengen geben

- als pre-wash kur das ganze Haar eincremen 

- als Stylinghilfe gegen Frizz verwenden (Anti-Strohkoepfchen Mittel)

- taeglich als Spitzenschutz verwenden

Habt ihr dieses oder ein aehnliches Rezept schon mal ausprobiert? Wie sehen eure Kombis und Rezepte aus? Oder denkt ihr das pures Oel nicht zu schlagen ist?

Liebste Gruesse. <3