Cara Brook

Wen you’re on a budget.

If you’ve been here long you’ve heard me sing the praises of using Wen to clean my hair ( I LOVE the stuff). The problem is, every time I bring it up I have a handful of folks vent that they’d really love to try it but it’s just plain out of their budget.
Which I totally get. It’s not cheap.
So a few months ago I decided to try my hand at created a DIY cleansing conditioner that wouldn’t strip your hair (like shampoo does) but also wouldn’t break the bank.
I took some advice from some of you guys and started by just cleansing with conditioner alone.
Which worked OK as long as I reaaaaally scrubbed, but I felt like it got oily too quickly.
So I started researching ingredients and trying other concoctions until I found my money maker.

Here’s the thing… My whole household has been using this recipe for our hair washing for the last two months and our hair is looking as shiny, clean, moisturized and healthy as ever and guess what? It only costs me around 8 bucks for quarter gallon of the stuff!

Is it as good as Wen? No, that stuff reigns king supreme in my book, but it’s a fantastic alternative for when it’s just not an option!

Recipe:

5 Parts Suave Moroccan Conditioner
1 Part Glycerin

Directions:
Using an old conditioner bottle add both ingredients and {{SHAKE}}!

Pretty simple eh?

Be sure to keep these things in mind when you’re using it:

  • You need to use LOTS. I use a heaping handful that way I can get it evenly distributed into my locks
  • SCRUB. You don’t have any lather doing the job for you so you’ve got to rely on yourself for the scrubbing. Massage your scalp and down the shaft of your hair well. (get into it – think Herbal Essence commercial)
  • rinse well

If you try this I’d love to hear how it worked for you so let me know!
And remember if your hair is greasy you need MORE conditioner, not less. Kind of goes against everything you know about the world but do it anyway!

Happy Hump Day!

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