Make Homemade Hair Gel Curly Hair Girls Love

I try to be a very natural person. I don't want to harm the environment and I don't want to use products that could be harmful to me.

Unfortunately when you have curly hair, that kind of goes out the window. Curls are high maintenance. Having curls requires a lot of products to keep you from looking like a bush.

Look on the back of your styling products. Can you pronounce the ingredients? My philosophy is if you can't pronounce it, it doesn't need to go in or on your body.

This natural hair gel contains only four ingredients and they are all common items you probably already have in your kitchen.

Whole flax seeds contain omega 3 fatty acids which are good for dry scalp and hair. Flax seed also contains a compound that has been known to combat hair loss.

Honey contains ingredients that nourish hair and retain water. Using honey in a hair gel is important for curly girls. A lack of moisture is what makes us have frizz.

Shea butter acts as a moisturizer. It helps dryness, repairs damage, and mends split ends. It also protects hair from sun damage and other environmental factors.

Making your own eco-friendly hair products allows you to control what goes on your body and into the environment.

There is no need to use harmful chemicals. Nature provides us with everything our bodies need to look and feel beautiful. 

When you make your own beauty products, you are saving money. The cost of flax seed, honey, and shea butter together might equal a salon quality gel or mousse. However, they can make six months' worth of hair gel that costs you less than a dollar a jar.

• 1/3 cup flax seeds
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 tsp organic honey
• 1/2 tsp shea butter

*optional 10 drops essential oil for fragrance.

Pour water into saucepan and add flax seeds. Cook on high heat. Stir occasionally. When mixture begins to boil, stir continuously. Once the mixture turns thin and foamy, reduce heat to low.

When the mixture becomes thick and the seeds no longer sink to the bottom, remove from heat and drain the mixture in a bowl. (I use old pantyhose as a strainer) Rinse pot out immediately.

Add honey, shea butter, and essential oils to mixture. Mixture will look and feel like egg whites. Pour gel into airtight container. Refrigerate if not used within 2 weeks.

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