Hair Butter Recipe
Pamper your hair with homemade Hair Butter! Discover the secrets to creating a luxurious blend for moisturized and healthy locks.
Servings: 6.25 ounces
Equipment
- Storage container
Ingredients
- 4 oz of mango butter
- 1 oz of Jamaican black castor oil
- 1.25 oz of fractionated coconut oil
- 0.1 oz of varisoft EQ 65 see notes below
- 8 drops rosemary essential oil optional
Instructions
- Measure out the ingredients carefully using a digital scale.
- Melt all ingredients (except rosemary oil) in a double boiler or saucepan on the stove. The mango will melt around 145°F, while the Varisoft EQ 65 won’t melt till around 185°F.
- Mix the melted ingredients with an immersion blender for 1-2 minutes. You must use a high-speed mixer to incorporate the Varisoft; otherwise, it will separate as it cools. Be careful not to splash any of the hot oils onto your skin!
- Allow to cool while mixing 3-4 more times over the next hour. This is to help prepare the mixture for its butter-like texture.
- Once it cools down to around 100°F, add the rosemary oil.
- Once it sets completely, you’ll need to use an electric hand mixer to whip the hair butter. Usually, whipping for about 30 seconds to 1 minute is enough. (I usually let it cool overnight before whipping it)
- Transfer the finished butter to an airtight container for storage.
Notes
Take a tiny amount of hair butter from the jar, melt it in your hands, and then apply it to the ends of freshly washed, damp hair.
You can rinse it out after a few minutes and dry your hair as usual.
Pro Tips:
If the butter feels crumbly after whipping, you can try melting it back down and adding a touch more fractionated coconut oil.
It typically takes several washes to fully remove the hair butter from your hair.
You can leave the Varisoft out, but it’ll be more difficult to wash the hair butter out of your hair.