Sculpting clay is my favourite hair styling product since I have my hair cut short. It is so easy to make and so easy to use and the look is quite different to both hair wax and hair gel. If you like to give this product a ty follow me through this easy tutorial. This is a product for a medium hold and you can increase or decrease the hold by increasing or decreasing the clay content. I've used a blend of Brazilian white and red clay. I didn't want the balm to be quite white or beige and I found the red clay too dark as a stand-alone ingredient. Feel free to play around with other clays to find your favourite combination.
Ingredients:
| Phase A | |
| Myrica fruit wax | 15,0% |
| Babassu oil | 15,0% |
| Berry wax | 5,0% |
| Murumuru butter | 5,0% |
| Cupuacu butter | 5,0% |
| Pracaxy oil | 4,5% |
| Phase B | |
| Olive squalane | 5,0% |
| PCA glyceryl oleate | 1,0% |
| Tocopherol | 0,5% |
| Phase C | |
| Isoamyl laurate | 2,0% |
| Lexfeel natural | 36,9% |
| Brazilian red clay | 0,5% |
| Brazilian white clay | 3,0% |
| Phase D | |
| Amaranth CO2 extract | 1,0% |
| Rosemary CO2 extract | 0,1% |
| Lemon zest oil | 0,3% |
| Sweet orange oil | 0,1% |
| Petitgrain oil | 0,1% |
Procedure:
1- Heat phase A in a water bath at 60-65 oC. Babassu oil and pracaxy oil become solid and semi solid in winter respectively. If you are working in summer or in a warm lab they might be in liquid form and you can blend them in phase B instead.
2- When phase A is fully melted stop heating and remove from heat. Add phase B and blend.
3- Start cooling down under occasional stirring.
4- At a medium to heavy trace add phase C. Keep in mind that the clays should be kept suspended by stirring.
5- Now add phase D and continue stirring. You may want to whip this balm. Whipping doesn't have any effect on the performance but changes the colour and texture.
6- At a high trace pour into suitable jars and put in the fridge for at least 10 hours before you bring the jars back to the RT and close the lids.
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