My philosophy on formulating, since I have a customer base of 1 is to use agile methodology. I iterate each batch in an attempt to try to make a better product. My hair conditioner is currently on the 4th or 5th iteration. I make a new batch each week and test it to see what I think and, more importantly, how my hair reacts.
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Conditioner Recipe #2
This is the latest iteration of my conditioner recipe. I’m cutting it back to 300g from 400g total. It’s currently cooling its heels in the refrigerator. At ~450g to the pound, I should have enough to make about 50 batches of conditioner that I used to pay $30 a bottle to get. It’s insane. Yes,…
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Rice Water
We’ve all been seeing the YouTube videos on this and all other hubbub on social media. There’s been a big debate around fermented vs cooked vs soaked. To that end, I did an experiment by sectioning off parts of my hair to test the three methods. The things that are the same are my hair,…
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How to Mix Hair Conditioner
Equipment You Will Need You do not need any super-expensive equipment to do this. There’s not an item on this list of equipment that should cost more than $20. You will need a kitchen scale. Everything gets weighed out, even the water. Some sort of a double boiler that’s either glass or stainless steel. Personally, my…
