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  • DIY Is Greener

    Most of what you get when you buy conditioner is a plastic bottle full of something that’s mostly water. The same water you get almost for free from your tap. Companies ship the wet, blended conditioner. When you make your own conditioner, the ingredients aren’t wet. They’re dry, and they tend to come in quantities…

  • 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,…

  • 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,…