I didn’t intend on making a DIY natural hair pomade. Truly, I did not. This past weekend (Saturday, June 3, 2017) I woke up at 4:45am, did my meditation and wondered as to what I was going to do with my life, naturally. After my early morning musings, I had come to the conclusion that I needed to do my hair… desperately. I had rocked single twists for about two weeks, wore a twistout for a week and was now in my second week of “that bun life”. Not good for the healthy of my hair, or any type of hair journey that I may or may not embark on this month.
Naturally, I debated if I had enough time – at 5am – to detangle, deep condition and style my hair before leaving for band practice at 9:15am. There was time. I checked under the sink and saw my DIY detangler available, this was a good sign. Some of The Innate Life’s Scalp Treatment was left over as well. I was running low on COCOVADO’s Liquid Black Soap, however, I was confident that I would be able to complete the task at hand. Now, the only thing that I needed was a deep conditioner that was moisturizing, creamy and easy to make. Enter my favorite moisturizing DIY deep conditioner of all time. I was now ready to get this show on the road.
But I forgot one major key to the success of my hair: I didn’t have a styler. I had recently run out of COCOVADO’s Cocoa Butter Cream which I have been using for some time now for both my body and hair. I was a little bit miffed. This is what forced my hand to whip up this recipe, quite literally. I was looking for something that would provide me with hold and shine. But I didn’t want so much of it left over as it was just a test. This is what I came up with!
3-Ingredient, DIY Natural Hair Pomade
AuthorKrys, NaturallyCategoryDIY BeautyDifficultyBeginnerThis simple, 3-Ingredient, DIY natural hair pomade leaves hair feeling moisturized without sacrificing definition. This pomade is great for type 4 hair that needs both moisture, as well as that critical definition in twistouts, braidouts and more.
In a microwave, or over a double boiler, melt all ingredients together
Once all ingredients are thoroughly melted together, transfer to a bowl and put into the fridge for about an hour; Optionally, you can add the tea tree and/or rosemary essentials oils and/or the Vitamin E oil to further preserve the pomade
Blend pomade together for about 5 minutes till it becomes light and fluffy; You made add additional teaspoons of oil to the pomade to achieve a lighter, more shiny hold
Transfer pomade to a clean and dry container
Ingredients
Directions
In a microwave, or over a double boiler, melt all ingredients together
Once all ingredients are thoroughly melted together, transfer to a bowl and put into the fridge for about an hour; Optionally, you can add the tea tree and/or rosemary essentials oils and/or the Vitamin E oil to further preserve the pomade
Blend pomade together for about 5 minutes till it becomes light and fluffy; You made add additional teaspoons of oil to the pomade to achieve a lighter, more shiny hold
Transfer pomade to a clean and dry container
If you try this natural hair DIY out, please let me know in the comments section down below! I’d love to hear what your thoughts were on it! If it fell short, let’s see how we could make it work better!
