Perfect Hair Conditioner Bars

Hair conditioner Bars

It’s the perfect product to have on hand whenever you’re travelling, or just want to give your hair a little boost on a hassle free wash day – this is a must try for any lovers of well conditioned hair.

Ingredients

Oil phase (heated)

• 40g Mango Butter
• 26g Unrefined Avocado Oil
• 70g BTMS-50 Emulsifying Wax
• 36g Cetyl Alcohol
• 6g Stearic Acid

Cool down 1

• 14g Glycerine
• 4g Panthenol Powder (vitamin B5)
• 4g Cationic Guar gum

Cool down 2

• 2g Optiphen Preservative (INCI: Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl glycol)
• 2g Vitamin E Oil (antioxidant)
• 4g Essential Oils (optional – but highly recommended!)

Method

1. Measure out your oil phase ingredients: Mango Butter, Avocado Oil, BTMS-50, Cetyl Alcohol and Stearic Acid
2. Combine the above ingredients in a heat proof bowl and gently melt over a low heat using a double boiler or bain-marie
3. While the mixture is melting, measure out cool down 1 ingredients: Glycerine, Panthenol and Guar gum. Combine these in a separate bowl to form a paste
4. Once the oil phase is completely melted, remove from the heat and immediately mix in the cool down 1 ingredients. Ensure that the mixture is homogenous with no lumps
5. Allow the mixture to cool but still remain liquid. Add the second cool down ingredients: preservative, Vitamin E oil and any optional essential oils. Please note: the conditioner’s temperature should be no higher than 60c (140F) when adding in Optiphen, and below 30c (86F) for other preservatives.
6. Quickly transfer into silicone moulds and refrigerate for a minimum of 12 hours until set
7. Remove your conditioner bars from the mould and enjoy!

This recipe is for 200g and makes roughly 2 -3 Conditioner Bars, depending on mould size. To store, wrap bars in parchment paper and place away from sunlight and water. These conditioner bars should last approximately 3 months but can last up to a year if not used. Please see the formula calculator to adjust amounts