DIY- Collagen Chebe Butter for Hair Repair
DIY- Collagen Chebe Butter for Hair Repair
Have you ever seen the glamorous shiny hair in film stars and wondered what they use? This natural formula really works and is better than any commercial product that I have found ready-made. Chebe powder has been used by women in Chad who are world renowned for having very long and healthy hair. Chebe is often used in its ground form, but dries on the hair and when you wash it out, you have powder like coffee grounds everywhere, and can be irritating to the scalp. This recipe creates an easy olive oil infusion, no mess!
Perfect as an intensive conditioner for dry and damaged hair, a leave in daily treatment or a mask infusion, this hair butter recipe is organic, simple to make and nourishing to many hair types. Chebe is powerful, and should not be used on the scalp, as it can cause mild itching in any form, but I use it as both a mask and daily leave in, and my hair has never been as shiny and emollient as it is now! You can also try this hair butter and omit the chebe infusion.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Braggs organic extra virgin olive oil
- 2.5 tsp. Chebe powder
- 5 T. Coconut oil
- 3 T. Cocoa butter
- 1 tsp. Lanolin
- 2 T. of Shea butter
- 2 T. of Castor oil
- 1 T. Collagen powder
- 20 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 1 tsp. of Beeswax
- 1 tsp. Borax (a safe and natural ingredient used to get a whipped texture)
- 1/3 cup Water
Instructions:
Pour the olive oil into a nonstick saucepan and stir the chebe powder into it. Cook, covered on low heat to 2 hours.
Strain the chebe powder from oil with a tea strainer or cheesecloth, and dispose of powder.
Pour infused olive oil back into the pan, and melt all other ingredients one by one except the water and borax on very low heat, stirring constantly.
When melted take off of heat and cool for 30 minutes to a warm temp 100ºF/40ºC, mixture will still be liquid. You can place the mixture in the freezer to cool it rapidly.
In another pan dissolve the borax into the water and heat on low.
After a few minutes have passed, remove the from the freezer and use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. You can now begin to whip up the mixture with an electric beater, on slow, stopping once or twice to scrape sides of the mixer.
Then, slowly add the water and borax mixture while whipping and the cream will now start to become light, whipped and fluffy like a butter.
Whip it until the butter holds its shape, but can still pour.
Once you’ve gotten to a whipped texture, you can transfer your mixture to jars for storage. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
Experiment!
Feel free to add more nutritive items like 1 tsp.- 1 T.: argan oil, vitamin E, avocado oil, aloe oil, and 1 T. of apple cider vinegar to prevent molding and your choice of essential oils like tea tree and rosemary. You can also simplify the recipe by using fewer oils/butters and experimenting with those that work best for your hair, but do not omit the beeswax or borax, otherwise the mixture will not become a whipped butter consistency. You can make this without the Chebe powder infusion if you don’t have it or it irritates your scalp.
How to Use:
For a conditioning mask, thickly coat hair starting from 1″ below scalp to the ends, with more butter on the ends to repair. You can braid your hair, cover or put it up in a bun. Be careful with pillows and textiles and clothes because this powerful mixture can stain. Leave in for two hours and the wash and condition with sulfate-free shampoo.
For a daily leave in, use a small amount, a dime size to start and rub into hair well, avoiding scalp, with special attention to the ends. They will repair instantly and become shiny! Don’t use too much or hair will look oily. The leave in can be left in until the next wash.
Needed: blender, tea strainer or cheesecloth, rubber spatula, 4 oz. containers with lid
Makes: approx. 3, 4oz jars of hair butter
DIY- Collagen Chebe Butter for Hair Repair
Equipment
- blender, tea strainer or cheesecloth, rubber spatula, 4 oz. containers with lid
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup Braggs organic extra virgin olive oil
- 2.5 tsp. Chebe powder
- 5 T. Coconut oil
- 3 T. Cocoa butter
- 1 tsp. Lanolin
- 2 T. of Shea butter
- 2 T. of Castor oil
- 1 T. Collagen powder
- 20 drops of Lavender essential oil
- 1 tsp. of Beeswax
- 1 tsp. Borax a safe and natural ingredient used to get a whipped texture
- 1/3 cup Water
Instructions
- Pour the olive oil into a nonstick saucepan and stir the chebe powder into it. Cook, covered on low heat to 2 hours.
- Strain the chebe powder from oil with a tea strainer or cheesecloth, and dispose of powder.
- Pour infused olive oil back into the pan, and melt all other ingredients one by one except the water and borax on very low heat, stirring constantly.
- When melted take off of heat and cool for 30 minutes to a warm temp 100ºF/40ºC, mixture will still be liquid. You can place the mixture in the freezer to cool it rapidly.
- In another pan dissolve the borax into the water and heat on low.
- After a few minutes have passed, remove the from the freezer and use a spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl. You can now begin to whip up the mixture with an electric beater, on slow, stopping once or twice to scrape sides of the mixer.
- Then, slowly add the water and borax mixture while whipping and the cream will now start to become light, whipped and fluffy like a butter.
- Whip it until the butter holds its shape, but can still pour.
- Once you've gotten to a whipped texture, you can transfer your mixture to jars for storage. Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
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