• 100 g of lavender hydrosol
• 70 g of nettle infusion * (An unrivaled hair ally: strengthens, repairs and accentuates dark highlights!)
• 10 g of organic castor oil
• 8 g of oat butter, hemp butter or shea butter (Or another vegetable butter of your choice!)
• 8 g of plant conditioner
• 1.5 g of Eco preservative
• 2 g of essential oils of your choice (Check out our article “6 Essential Oils for Hair Care” on that!)
• mini electric whisk or immersion blender
• 250 ml amber pump bottle
• precision scale

* You can replace nettle with another plant of your choice with properties your hair could benefit from, like chamomile or hibiscus (which will also give a colored conditioner). You could even infuse one of our herbal teas. Anything's possible!

Nettle infusion

1. In a pot, bring 125 ml (1/2 cup) of water and 10 ml (2 tsp) of nettle leaves to a boil.

2. When the water starts to simmer, turn off the heat and let steep covered for 15 minutes, then strain.

3. Measure out 70 g of infusion. The rest of the infusion can be drunk, or poured into the soil of your houseplants once at room temperature!

Conditioner

1. Weigh all the ingredients using a precision scale.

2. In a second pot, pour the lavender hydrosol, nettle infusion, castor oil, vegetable butter and plant conditioner. Heat over low heat until the butter and conditioner have melted.

3. Once everything has melted, remove the pot from the heat.

4. Emulsify the mixture with the mini electric whisk or immersion blender until the mixture is uniform and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes. You can set the pot over an ice bath during emulsifying to speed up cooling.

5. Once the conditioner has cooled to lukewarm, add the preservative and essential oils.

6. Mix well with the immersion blender. Transfer to the pump container.

We can obviously use our conditioner… as a conditioner! Haha. But we like to challenge our recipes to be as versatile as possible. So here are 4 uses!

• Classic conditioner: apply to wet hair after washing it. Let sit a few minutes, then rinse. Style as usual.
• Leave-in detangler: put a dollop of conditioner (about 1/4 tsp) in a small spray bottle and add water (about 3 to 4 tbsp). Spray on hair to detangle. Careful: this is a quick concoction, to be kept only 1 to 2 days.
• Curl reviver: did your bed leave your mane pretty flat? You can revive your curls with this conditioner! First dampen the hair, wet your hands, then put the equivalent of a small pea of conditioner in your palm (maybe a bit more for long hair). Rub to get a slippery texture. Apply to the lengths and scrunch before letting air dry or diffusing.
• Ultra-moisturizing mask for dry hair: wash hair, squeeze out excess water and apply a good amount of conditioner all over the hair. Wrap it all in a towel for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Then rinse with plenty of water and style. Hello, shine and hydration!