Make your own exotic hair butters! I was looking around on The Dish Forum found a post about making your own "butters" using almond oil, hemp seed oil, olive oil, macadamia oil...okay this list is can be endless! But essentially you can make your own  hair or body butter, Almond Butter, Neem Butter, or even JoJoba Butter!!

How?

80/20 (oil/hydrogenated oil) Yep, just 2 ingredients!

Use 80% of the oil of your choice mixed with 20% of Vegethix or Lipidthix (powdered hydrogenated oil) Which you can purchase from Lotion Crafters for $7.50 a pound!

What is LipidThix? Taken from: Lotion Crafters

"LipidThix™ is simply vegetable oil that has been hydrogenated to a powdered form. Soluble in oils, it is ideal for thickening oil soluble products and can be used in balms, butters, salves and scrubs. Creation of a butter such as avocado butter is as simple as melting 20% LipidThix with 80% avocado oil, mixing well and allowing it to cool. Firmness can be adjusted by varying the percentage of LipidThix added to the oil."

INCI: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

Compare:

Almond Butter from EW ingredients: Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil)
Macadamia Nut Butter: Macadamia ternifolia (Macadamia) Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Jojoba Butter: Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil (and) Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil


Tip for if/when you make your own butter:

"If you've been thinking about doing this, I highly recommend it. I'm getting the best results by melting the oil & LipidThix together then stick blending it periodically, as it cools, until it thickens - this gives the butter a nice, creamy texture. When I just melted the two together & mixed with a spatula, it seemed to look a bit gritty, which I wasn't crazy about."

Here is the thread: The Dish Forum

I plan to try this soon!! If you try it tell me how it works for you!!





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A few months ago I wrote a post(s) complaining about the lack of integrity in a lot of small businesses these days. You can read them here "How to find cheap haircare products" & "Small Business Rant". I strongly believe that getting great quality cosmetics should not cost a lot. Well, all I could do was rant about it and try to sway people to buy from better companies....or so I thought.

I was ranting to my husband about the whole base issue and customer service and he, probably tired of  my rants, asked why don't I sell the bases and products. Well, why not? Right? Well, there are of a lot of reasons why not!! Hell, I didn't want to deal with irate customers, shipping, packaging, and all the other things that come along with selling actual products. (I'm just keeping this thing 100% honest). Running a actual product based business is hard work.

So, I sat on the idea for a few weeks....

Well, I finally bit the bullet and decided to go ahead and at least look into selling products. Let me tell you, it is not easy to crunch numbers and keep a budget. Shipping is high, raw materials are even higher and quality is not something all wholesalers have on their mind.

But, I have honestly enjoyed the process. I have enjoyed finding quality ingredients, making my own products and designing my own Etsy store: DIY Haircare Products.

But the best part? Knowing that I am helping women find quality haircare and skincare products for a great price and giving them a company they can trust, who believes in fair pricing and honest customer service.

I truly, love my business. I love what I sell and I love learning. I hope to expand my business into a full "One Stop Shop" with more herbs, bases, butters and packaging. I know that if I work hard and effective, I will be able to solve many of the problems many customers face when it comes to small businesses.

So, I just wanted to let everyone know why I started my business and  the thought process behind it.

If you have a business you want to start, make sure you research it and really learn about marketing. Marketing and how to advertise are the 2 biggest things you NEED to learn.

Okay...I think have rambled long enough. I'm going to stop now.

Remember: It is never my intention to push products on anyone, so don't worry about my blog turning into an infomercial.

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