DIY: Homemade Coconut Milk Deep Conditioner

Coconuts are extremely useful as food items and more.

The juice inside of coconuts is sweet and palatable, plus it is full of electrolytes. However, the actual milk many people have come to enjoy from coconuts comes from the seed’s inner pulp. This pulp is grated or ground and processed through pressing, boiling or both to extract nutrients. The result is coconut milk – a special concoction with a variety of uses.

Although coconut milk is widely utilized in foods, it can also serve one’s skin and hair quite well. Common concerns such as dandruff and itchiness are drastically improved through the use of coconut milk. Thanks to antiseptic properties and soothing effects, this simple food can nourish your skin from the outside in. It can do the same for your hair, helping to soften strands and moisturize them as well.

Check out the deep conditioning procedure detailed below to make use of coconut milk’s excellent hair-improving properties:

Ingredients

  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons shikakai
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp honey

About the Ingredients

1. Coconut Milk

It balances and tones hair scalp while managing its PH level. Besides, coconut milk also soothes and nourishes the scalp while deep conditioning it.

2. Shikakai

It effectively controls the problem of hair loss. Besides, it is absolutely chemical-free, so it imparts strength to your hair while nourishing it deeply.

3. Olive Oil

It is full of emollients, and one of them is vitamin E. So, it cleanses and moisturizes your scalp and hair thoroughly while slowing down the rate of fall and premature graying of your hair.

4. Honey

This ingredient protects hair and scalp from environmental damage while imparting a plethora of moisture to dry and frizzy hair. Besides this, it balances the sensitivity of scalp.

How to Prepare?

Step#1 : Put the content of can (coconut milk) into a pan and set the heat to medium. Add honey and olive oil into the pan.

Homemade Coconut Milk Deep Conditioner

Step#2 : Let it cook on medium heat for about 30 minutes so that water content of the milk is completely evaporated. Post 30 minutes, your mix will look similar to that of condensed milk.

Homemade Coconut Milk Deep Conditioner

Step#3 : Next step is to add shikakai, but make sure that it is mixed into the coconut milk mixture thoroughly, without any lumps.

Homemade Coconut Milk Deep Conditioner

Step#4 : Transfer the contents into a clean bottle. Store this conditioner in a cool and dry place. Apply this deep conditioning treatment onto your scalp so that it nourishes your scalp from within, reaching the root of the problem.