DIY Moringa Hair Butter

DIY Moringa butter for hair moisturises, conditions and strengthens natural hair, helping to alleviate dryness, and promotes hair growth. 

Whether you have low porosity or high porosity hair, this all-purpose butter will help seal moisture into your hair. 

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Use

DIY Moringa hair butter can be used:-

🌺As a moisturizing cream in your LOC/LCO routine.

🌺As a pre-poo treatment to hydrate your hair.

Ingredients

• X4 tablespoons of Shea butter
• X2 tablespoons of organic Moringa powder
• X2 tablespoons of dried Rosemary leaves
• ½ cup of olive oil or preferred carrier oil
• Optional: Essential oil

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl.
2. Using the double boiling method, melt the oil and the butter mixture, stirring occasionally before letting it simmer for 7 – 10 minutes. Then set it aside to cool.
3. Let the mixture stand for a further 3 – 4 hours, to infuse the rosemary into the butter, before straining it into a bowl (separating the liquid from the rosemary leaves).
4. Cover the bowl with a lid or glad wrap and then place the mixture in the fridge for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, the mixture will have hardened slightly.
5. You can then transfer it to a mixing bowl and using a hand mixer, whip up the mixture thoroughly for 10 –15 minutes. You can add a few drops of an essential oil before transferring it to a storage jar. (The moringa butter should have a whipped cream consistency.)

It is now ready for use.

Storage

Store the butter in your bathroom cabinet at room temperature.

Usage

Moringa butter can be used in the following ways:-

1. Pre-poo treatment – Before your wash day, apply the butter to your sectioned hair from root to tips, twist your hair, and then cover it with a plastic bag (for at least 30 minutes). You can then proceed with your wash day routine.
2. Sealant – Moringa butter works well as a sealant in the LOC or LCO regime.
3. Conditioning treatment – You can use this butter in your deep conditioning treatment. After shampooing your hair, apply to your hair in sections, twist, and then cover it with a shower cap for 30 minutes, before rinsing it off.

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This hair butter is hugely recommended and is a great substitute for any store-bought cream.

It also has a long shelf life and you can use the batch for one to two months before having to make a fresh one.

Are you convinced? Experienced any benefits from using this butter consistently? Let us know all about it in the comments below. 

Happy naturaling!