honey/coconut milk in flaxseed gel?

Has anyone tried this?
I bought a gel last week but it isn't working for me as it contains alcohols and seems to dry out my hair, which I really don't need. I'm trying to save money so I thought I should try making my own gel - been reading a lot about homemade flaxseed gel which sounds very appealing.
I've tried honey rinses a couple of times and really like what it does to my hair (unless I use too much honey, that is! :shock: ) but as I'm a fan of simple haircare with as few steps as possible, I came up with the idea of adding a tablespoon or so of honey to the flaxseed gel.
Another idea was to add coconut milk to it, kind of making a leave-in and gel 2-in-1.
Perhaps BOTH coconut milk and a dash of honey? What do you think?
I bought a gel last week but it isn't working for me as it contains alcohols and seems to dry out my hair, which I really don't need. I'm trying to save money so I thought I should try making my own gel - been reading a lot about homemade flaxseed gel which sounds very appealing.
I've tried honey rinses a couple of times and really like what it does to my hair (unless I use too much honey, that is! :shock: ) but as I'm a fan of simple haircare with as few steps as possible, I came up with the idea of adding a tablespoon or so of honey to the flaxseed gel.
Another idea was to add coconut milk to it, kind of making a leave-in and gel 2-in-1.
Perhaps BOTH coconut milk and a dash of honey? What do you think?
2c-3a/m/ii (FIA), CG since June 1st, 2007!
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
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1) 2 tbsp flaxseed, 1 cup water
(keeping it pure for reference)
2) 2 tbsp flaxseed, 1 cup water, 1 tbsp honey
3) 2 tbsp flaxseed, 1 cup water, 1 orange cut in chunks (combining flaxseed gel with a recipe for homemade hair spray I found online)
I'll let you know how they turn out.
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
The gel with orange definitely has more hold than the others. It also has a nice yellow color instead of that boring beige-clear hue of the natural flaxseed gel. The scent is - well, boiled orange, and I'm not crazy about that, but I think next time I'll try adding a cinnamon stick which is easily removed (and reused, if you're so inclined) to make a nice cinnamon-orange gel.
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
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I used the gel with orange yesterday and the "natural" flaxseed gel today and noticed a quite big difference in hold and frizz.
Adding AVG sounds like a good idea, I don't know what it would do for the hold but it is very moisturizing which is good.
This is fun!
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim. ~George Carlin~
In regards to Vagazzling: They just want to get into the goods without worrying about getting scratched up by fake crystals. ~spring1onu~
For the orange one, did you use the cut up pieces of the rind or the juice or an the actual orange chunk?
Love Jessicurl and KCCC might be my HG.
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