Learn how to make a DIY hair styling cream using natural ingredients to promote strong, healthy hair. This cream is perfect for taming unruly, wavy or frizzy hair.

DIY hair styling cream in small wooden container with tan hair brush behind it.

Making your own natural hair styling cream can help reduce toxins entering your body, protect your hair against environmental damage, and promote hair growth.

This DIY hair cream works great for taming unruly hair and keeping flyaways and frizz under control. It is super easy to make and at a low cost.

Before I started making my own hair care products, I did my best to buy natural products in the store. Unfortunately, these products usually were not that healthy and would come with a hefty price tag.

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Getting started making your own products can seem overwhelming at first, but once you get started, you will find that most of the recipes can be made in under 30 minutes.

And best of all, it takes just a few key ingredients to begin making your own DIY hair spray, DIY dry shampoo, and even Homemade hair masks.

You don’t need any special equipment to make your own hair care products and will find that it costs very little to do so!

The benefit of making your own is that you can customize each product exactly how you want, making it the best fit for your particular hair type.

It also ensures that you know exactly what you are putting into your hair and scalp, making it easy to cut down on unwanted toxins entering the body.

DIY Hair Cream

Homemade styling hair cream in small container with rose petals around it.

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For this recipe, you will need:

How to Make Hair Cream

Start off by measuring out your shea butter and coconut oil in a small saucepan.
Place the saucepan over low heat and melt the ingredients. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
Remove the pot from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.
Add in remaining ingredients and stir well.
Transfer to an airtight container for storage.
Allow the hair cream to fully cool and solidify before using.

Recipe Notes:

Hair cream will last up to 6 months when stored in an airtight container and out of direct sunlight.
Shea butter can be substituted for cocoa butter or mango butter.
Essential oils and vitamin E oil are both optional in this recipe.

Natural Hair Styling Cream Ingredients

Shea Butter

Shea butter has amazing benefits for the hair and scalp, which is why it is the first ingredient in this styling cream and my homemade shea butter lotion.

Not only is it very moisturizing, but it is also a good source of fatty acids along with vitamins A and E.

In addition, when used in the hair, shea butter can promote shine, reduce frizz, and protect against heat damage.

Shea butter is the perfect consistency for stying hair and will help tame almost any hair type. It has a beautiful nutty aroma that will leave your hair soft and smooth.

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil is commonly found in hair care products and is known for its nourishing properties. For this recipe, be sure to use regular coconut oil, not fractionated coconut oil.

Fractionated coconut oil stays liquid, and regular coconut oil is solid. The solid coconut oil will give this styling cream the correct texture.

Coconut oil can help with dry, flaky scalp, itchiness, and split ends. It will add moisture to dry damaged hair and help reduce hair breakage.

Argan Oil

Argan oil has amazing benefits for the hair and is one of the best carrier oils to use for styling unruly hair.

It has antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory properties making it the perfect ingredient for protecting your hair and scalp.

Argan oil is commonly found in natural skin care and hair care products because of its nourishing properties. It is a good source of fatty acids and vitamins A and E.

Jojoba Oil

Jojoba oil is a light carrier oil rich in vitamins and minerals that are great for the hair. It can be used to strengthen and lengthen the hair naturally as an alternative to a homemade hair growth spray.

This is a great carrier oil to add to your styling cream to help thicken hair and reduce hair loss.

Aloe Vera Gel

The Aloe vera gel will help give this hair cream a similar texture as store-bought hair cream. However, be sure to use Aloe vera gel and not the liquid.

Though the liquid has some amazing benefits, it will make the styling cream too watery and won’t work.

Adding aloe to the hair cream can restore damaged hair and eliminate a dry, flaky scalp. Aloe vera is often found in conventional shampoos and conditioners.

Vitamin E Oil

Vitamin E oil gets added to many homemade products because it is a natural preservative. It also has some great benefits for the hair and skin. Vitamin E oil can lengthen, strengthen, and moisturize dry, damaged hair.

Essential Oils

Adding essential oils to your styling cream will add a nice aroma along with many benefits for your hair. Lavender and rosemary essential oils are some of the best for the hair.

Lavender and rosemary essential oil can promote healthy hair growth as well as strengthen and thicken the hair.

If you prefer, you can choose different essential oils to add to your hair styling cream or omit them from the recipe.

Other essential oils that are good for hair:

Peppermint
Cedarwood
Sandalwood
Tea tree

White styling hair cream in small wood container on buffalo check fabric.

How to Tame Wavy Hair

This DIY styling cream can be used on all hair types, including wavy and curly hair. However, it is best to use this hair cream on clean hair that is slightly damp or dry.

Rub about a dime-sized amount of cream between the palms of your hands and work into the hair to help hold the style.

This provides a rather light hold to the hair. For a stronger hold, consider using a homemade hair pomade or a homemade hair gel.

How to Add Natural Shine to the Hair

You can make a natural hair mask with coconut milk, olive oil, and essential oils to add shine to dull hair. Applying a hair mask can help promote healthy hair growth and add moisture.

Doing a DIY deep conditioner treatment can also be helpful for adding shine to dull hair.

The best homemade deep conditioner treatments are made with coconut oil, a carrier oil, essential oils, egg yokes, and mayonnaise.

These conditioner treatments can protect against split ends, restore damaged hair, and add moisture to dry hair.

Lastly, doing an apple cider vinegar rinse after washing hair can promote shine and reduce tangles. It is best to wash your hair with all-natural shampoo and then rinse with ACV.

Allow the mixture to sit in your hair for about a minute and then rinse out with warm water.

I hope you enjoyed this recipe! If you like this type of DIY, you may enjoy my most recipe recipe: how to make hair butter.

Comments

Judith says

10/13/2023 at 6:58 AM

Hi Laura,

Recently stumbled upon your website and I love it! Already made the shampoo and shower gel recipes and love them! Now I’d like to try this recipe for taming my frizzy wavy/curly hair but have a question: do you know whether fresh aloe vera gel would also work? I live in the Netherlands and I cannot buy your recommended brand here 🙂 Thank you so much!

loay says

04/23/2023 at 11:45 AM

can it be used after blow drying ?

Mariana Camargo says

03/13/2023 at 12:00 AM

hi, how much of each ingredient?

- Laura says
  
  03/17/2023 at 3:16 PM
  
  I have the ingredients listed in the recipe card!
  
Mikala says

01/27/2022 at 4:25 PM

Hi there, thanks for this recipe! Do you have any recommendations for a good aloe Vera gel? I’ve been combing the internet but having trouble finding one that looks high-quality enough to buy.

- Laura says
  
  01/31/2022 at 12:47 PM
  
  I have the one I used linked in the post.

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