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coconut milk as a leave in?

tightnaps31512tightnaps31512 Registered Users Posts: 25
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Does anyone have any recipes using pure coconut milk. I added Shea butter to it but not quite sure what to do with it. Looking for. Leave in/something to help with my twist out as well as a spritz?
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  • Precious CurlsPrecious Curls Registered Users Posts: 448
    tightnaps31512 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any recipes using pure coconut milk. I added Shea butter to it but not quite sure what to do with it. Looking for. Leave in/something to help with my twist out as well as a spritz?

    Ehh, I wouldn't use coconut milk as a leave-in. It's full of protein. The only time I've ever used it was actually for a protein treatment, and it's not very moisturizing.
  • adthomasadthomas Registered Users Posts: 5,525 Curl Neophyte
    Coconut milk turns my hair into straw. I cant use products that have it as ingredient like some AO conditioners. Way too much protein. Even for people whose hair loves protein wouldnt never recommend it as a leave in. You likely need a moisture dc after using it.
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  • nana_banananana_banana Registered Users Posts: 735
    Yeah, coconut milk left my hair feeling like straw too. It was disgusting, actually. :(
    Hair type: Mostly 3C, medium porosity to high porosity depending on the day, dense, fluffy, dry, tangly!



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  • tightnaps31512tightnaps31512 Registered Users Posts: 25
    Hmm... that's weird I mixed it with Shea butter and did a Bantu knot out and my hair isn't dry like it usually...very soft and shiny. Thank u ladies...I'm going to only use it as a DC now...tried posting a PICT but not sure what I'm doing!
    Big Chop-3/15/12:blob6:
    Hair type-4a/b

    :wav:Loving My Naturalness:wav:
  • Jo SomebodyJo Somebody Registered Users Posts: 1,578 Curl Neophyte
    Apart from the protein issue, wouldn't you need some sort of preservative in it (beyond what the manufacturers put in, as I don't suppose they expected it to be left 'out')? :goofy: :dontknow:
    My hair is in the 4s, low in porosity, high in density and coarse. :happy6:

    Love: QB - all of it, Bobeam - shampoo bars, Darcy's Botanicals - Pumpkin Seed Conditioner, Coconut Cupuacu Pomade, KBN - Shealoe Leave-in, Oyin - Juices & Berries, Kinky Curly - Knot Today, Ayurvedic treatments, my Denman and the cloud of kinky goodness on my head that I get to play with! :love8:
  • tightnaps31512tightnaps31512 Registered Users Posts: 25
    Jo Somebody wrote: »
    Apart from the protein issue, wouldn't you need some sort of preservative in it (beyond what the manufacturers put in, as I don't suppose they expected it to be left 'out')? :goofy: :dontknow:

    True...I just kept it in the fridge
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