Natural hair care basic products

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Natural hair care basic products 

When statrting your natural hair journey, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the products available on the market and lauded here and there. In the end, there is a significant amount of products you can use. Here is my list down below ordered by "relevance". 

Of course, you don't need to have all of them at the beginning. Actually, you should buy them gradually and figure out as you go in your hair journey if you need more products so as to create your own personal list.

Basic Products

A. Natural Organic Oils and Butters

Penetrating oils (that have the ability to penetrate the hair shaft) : olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil. 

Note: For coconut oil sensitive persons, always mix coconut oil with another (penetrating) oil before using it and see if your hair reacts better. If not, then avoid using coconut oil.

Sealing oils or half-penetrating oils or butters : almond oil, grapeseed oil, jbco -jamaican black castor oil-, argan oil, jojoba oil, shea butter, avocado butter, mango butter, cocoa butter. 

Essential oils (fragrance, little preservation if anti-bacterial and anti-fungus properties) : tea-tree, peppermint, ylang ylang, lavender, rosemary, rosehip, vanilla. 

B. Humectants 

Aloe Vera (gel, juice, powder)

Honey

Glycerin 

C. Anti-oxydant

Vitamin E 

D. Cleansers : Shampoo - Conditioner - Soap - Powder

Clarifying Shampoo

Sulfate-free Shampoo

Conditioner

Clay (Rhassoul -Ghassoul/Morrocan clay-, Bentonite -Astek/Indian clay-, Kaolin)

Black African Soap / Alep Soap / Castille Soap

E. Deep treatments : moisturizing and protein-based

Deep treatments of the market (moisturizing, strengthening/fortifying/protein-based)

DIYs : Yoghurt - Avocado - Banana - Berries - Conditioner - Mask - Egg - Mayonnaise - Coco Milk/Cream - Green Tea - Black Tea - Hibiscus - Chamomille - Rice Water

F. Hydration and styling

Leave-in Conditioner (leave-in, milk, lotion),
Cream (Water-Based),
Oil or Whipped Butter or Pomade,
Gel (gel, snot gel, jelly, custard, mousse, edge control)  

G. Others 

Hydrolysed protein (silk, rice, soy, wheat, almond)

Flaxseed, Okra  

Apple Cider Vinegar, Lemon

 
Ayurvedic Powders from plants (henna/indigo/cassia, amla, shikakai, fenugreek, brahmi, neem, rose, marshmallow, slippery elm, msm, chebe)

Beeswax

Fatty alcohol (emulsifiers, emollients and thickeners : lauryl/stearyl/cetyl/cetearyl alcohol)

Organic Emulsifier (olivem 1000, btms-50 -Behentrimonium methosulfate-, emulsifying wax nf, polawax)

Preservatives (Cosgard, Benzoate&Sorbate)

H. DIYs ingredients samples for a full wash day 

Pre-poo : 

1 oil (olive oil, avocado oil)

or 2 or 3 different oils (olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, castor oil)

or aloe vera gel + oils
or conditioner + oils

Cleanser :

clay mask (water, rhassoul/bentonite/kaolin, tea tree essential oil )

black african soap shampoo / alep soap shampoo / castille soap shampoo (water, soap, tea tree essential oil)

Deep treatment : yoghurt/avocado/banana/conditioner/mask, egg, honey, oils, essential oils   

Moisturizing and styling :

L (Liquid - water, leave-in) : Homemade leave-in (aloe vera gel, olive oil, almond oil, vitamin E) 

C (Cream) : Homemade cream (aloe vera gel, shea butter, olive oil, almond oil, vitamin E)

O (Oil) : Olive oil, Almond oil, Grapeseed oil, Castor oil  

B (Butter, Pomade) : Homemade whipped butter (shea butter, olive oil, almond oil, vitamin E)

G (Gel) : Homemade flaxseed gel (water, flaxseed, tea tree essential oil)

Lotion spray - watery leave-in - refresher : (water, aloe vera gel or glycerin) 

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