Making Conditioner From Scratch
This is an introduction of the ingredients, basic process and concepts of making conditioner from scratch. Making conditioner is actually really easy with 4 simple ingredients: water, oil, emulsifier and preservative. Before you make a conditioner, you will want to understand what these ingredients are and why we use them.
Servings: 9 ounces
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Scale
Ingredients
Basic Conditioner
Water Phase
- 7.88 ounce | 87.5% Distilled Water
Oil Phase
- 0.36 ounce | 4% BTMS 25
- 0.72 ounce | 8% Hazelnut oil
Cool Down
- 0.05 ounce | .5% Germall Plus
Conditioner
Water Phase
- 7.43 ounce 82.5% Distilled Water
- 0.18 ounce | 2% Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
- 0.18 ounce | 2% Hydrolyzed Collagen
Cool Down
- 0.05 ounce | .5% Germall Plus
- 0.09 ounce | 1% White Tea and Pear Fragrance Oil
Instructions
Clean The Work Area
- You want to always start out by disinfecting your work area and equipment that you will be using.
Weigh Ingredients
- I see a lot of formulas that use cups for measurements. Which is great when you are cooking food and the measurements do not have to be precise, but it doesn't work when you are making your own conditioner. You need to be using a scale to get an accurate weight. I would recommend one the goes to 0.01 ounce.
- I like to weigh each ingredient into a separate container and then mix the phases together. If you prefer, you can put all of one phase ingredient (oil phase) into one container. Just be sure to press the 'tare' button in between each ingredient.
Heat Ingredients
- In a double boiler, heat both the water phase and the oil phase. You are going to heat them both until the oil phase has melted fully.
Combining Phases
- Once you have removed both phases from the double boiler, you are going to combine them together immediately. In order to get a stable emulsion, you will want to mix them with an immersion blender.
Cool Down
- Once your conditioner has cooled down to 90° F, you can add your heat sensitive ingredients. After you add them, mix well with the immersion blender.
Packaging
- Pour your conditioner into your container. If it is too thick to pour, you can always put it in to a baggie and cut one of the corners to make it easier and less messy. You are going to want to wait until it is cooled down to room temperature before you put the cap on it. If you put the cap on while it is still warm it could cause condensation that would pool on the top of the conditioner and grow mold.