Notes: I didn't measure out the ingredients at the time, so they could differ and depending on your hair you may want to make some of your own changes. I left this in for about 40 minutes but had planned one to two hours. It worked how I wanted but I feel an extra hour or two wouldn't have hurt. This is a "hot oil" treatment so it works best warmed up in the microwave.
Coconut oil... 1 tbsp.
Coconut milk... 2 tbsp.
Olive oil... 2 1/2-3 tbsp.
Honey... 1tbsp.
Lemon extract or lemon juice... a few drops to 1/2-1 teaspoon
Vegetable shortening... 1 tbsp.
Cinnamon... 1-2 teaspoon
PROS
- Smells delicious
- Soft silky hair
- Lasts longer than just a hot oil treatments (with out adding other stuff)
CONS
- I used too much shortening and it was hard to shampoo out
- Created a weighted down look on the bottom half of my hair, strangely not the top though, I suspect this could easily be fixed by adding less shortening next time
