DIY – Hair products

Check out the DIY hair product’s recipes for your curly and wavy hair

Henna has been popular in India to cover grey hair for ages. It is a natural and safe way to color hair. But many of us do not like the orangish tinge that it imparts to our hair. Let’s try our good old henna mixed with new ingredients to give you burgundy to dark brown color instead of orange. The final color might vary for everyone depending on […]

Color your hair naturally with Henna and Beet

28 Oct, 2016 in DIY - Hair products / Hair Coloring / Homemade Recipes by Asha Barrak

What I love about Curly hair girls is how we keep experimenting with different methods, products and keep trying new recipes. Many of us here are fans of homemade flax seed gel. But we always struggle while applying it in the shower. Half of it always goes down the drain. So, here we are today with a new recipe of flax seed gel which is more spreadable and […]

Homemade Flax seed gel with Xanthan gum

29 Sep, 2016 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes by Asha Barrak

Being a CG follower I know how hard it is to get CG friendly products in India. So, I am always on look out for homemade products that we can use to style or hair. Today I will share with you a homemade styling spray recipe which can be used in place of flax seed gel to provide hold to curls. I had been thinking […]

Natural styling made easy – Orange spray for curly hair

9 Jul, 2016 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes by Asha Barrak

These days I am high on DIY recipes and I am enjoying trying the new combinations. Many of us use homemade flax seed gel to style our curls and it has become staple in our curly hair routine. The problem that we face with the gel is, it is very slippery and becomes hard to apply thus wasting half of it which goes down the drain. […]

DIY flax seed gel curl cream

8 Apr, 2016 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes tagged styling products by Asha Barrak

It has been a long time since my last post. I have been quite busy for the past few months due to our relocation. Now things have been settled so I will again be a regular here :). Today I will be sharing my DIY recipe for a curl styling cream that we can use to enhance the efficacy of our styling gels available in India. As […]

DIY Curl styling cream

19 Mar, 2016 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes tagged DIY / hair gel by Asha Barrak

Many of us face hair fall problem every now and then. There could be many reasons for hair fall including hormonal imbalance, nutritional deficiency, genetics, some medical conditions like thyroid, chemotherapy etc, DHT (Dihydrotestosterone, mostly in cases of male pattern baldness but it can also happen in women). Talk to your doctor first when you feel that the situation is getting out of control so she […]

Essential oils blend for hair growth

27 Oct, 2015 in DIY - Hair products / Hair Care tagged alopecia areata / essential oils by Asha Barrak

Most of you would have heard about using Shea butter for hair and skin. Shea butter is extracted from nuts of African Shea tree. It has natural soothing and moisturizing properties and is a superfood for hair and skin. Shea butter is full of nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin F which gives it its healing properties and aids in collagen production. […]

Homemade natural shea butter moisturizer for hair and skin

21 Sep, 2015 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes tagged sealant / Styling product by Asha Barrak

I have been asked many times about the options to cover grey hair. Many of us go for chemical color treatments and we all know how damaging it is to our hair. A hair-friendly option is to apply henna, but some of us do not like the red color it gives. People who are looking for a natural way to color grey hair into black, […]

Cover your Greys the natural way

24 Jul, 2015 in DIY - Hair products / Hair Coloring / Homemade Recipes tagged Grey hair / Henna / Indigo by Asha Barrak

Moisturizing is an essential part of curly hair regime. Moisture is responsible for the elasticity of hair which prevents hair breakage when hair is stretched during daily grooming activities like combing, hair styling etc. Lack of moisture also causes frizz. So, it is a good idea to keep your hair well moisturized all the time using conditioners, leave-ins and deep conditioning treatments or masks. But […]

Homemade hair mist for daily moisture

6 Jun, 2015 in DIY - Hair products / Homemade Recipes / Second Day Curls tagged hair mist / hair spray / refresh curls / second day hair by Asha Barrak

In my previous post on Moisture and protein balance, I explained how important it is to keep your hair well balanced with protein and moisture to achieve healthy hair and how to find out if your hair lacks any of the two. Protein provides strength and shine to the hair and is necessary to keep the moisture inside the hair shaft. So, it becomes really […]

Homemade Gelatin protein treatment

1 Mar, 2015 in DIY - Hair products tagged Gelatin / hair mask / Protein treatment by Asha Barrak