The things you will need are golden flax seeds, a small non-stick pot, an ankle stocking, a glass jar, a bowl, a regular coffee or beverage mug and distilled water.
Here are the steps:
1 - Put the stocking over the glass jar like it is a strainer or sieve. You will pour the hot gel in there later. And the stocking will strain away the flax seeds.
2 - Put 5 tablespoons of golden flax seeds into the small, non-stick pot.
3 - Pour about 1 and 3/4 mug of distilled water into the pot.
4 - Put the pot of flax seeds and water on to the stove to boil. Once the water boils, turn the fire to medium or small. Gently keep stirring as you boil so that the seeds do not clump together or stick to the bottom of the pot.
5 - In a few minutes you will see the liquid thicken in the pot - it looks like starch. From time to time, scoop up some liquid to check the texture. Is this how you like your gel to be? How 'starchy' do you want your gel to be? Keep stirring and checking. Once you get the gel texture you like, turn off the fire.
6 - While the gel is hot, pour it into the jar with the stocking. Then, for easier cleaning up later, fill the pot with water and leave it to soak.
7 - Now you will see the gel 'flow' into the jar - easily - and the flax seeds remain in the stocking.
8 - Lift the lump of flax seeds up. You may want to use a spoon to scrape off some of the gel into the jar. Then just throw the whole lump of seeds away.
Otherwise, if you are a fun-loving mum like me, you may put this lump into a bowl to let it cool. Then give this lump to your kids to 'mess with' - my kids love this slimy stuff!
For scent and moisturizer (optional), you may add stuff like lavender essential oil, rosemary oil, honey, Aloe Vera gel or juice. Then mix well. All these add-on ingredients are really up to your personal tastes, hair texture, hair volume, hair length and the occasion. You also need to avoid ingredients you or your skin are sensitive or allergic to.
Some people may add something like guar gum to give the gel more 'weight' to define curly hair. And some may also add preservative. Otherwise, this gel can be kept in small portions in the freezer. Whenever you need, just take out one of the small portions, thaw it and it is good to go.
To apply, 'crunch' the gel using your fingers and apply the gel to your hair. A wide tooth comb comes in handy too.
As a mother, I make my own hair stuff because I know the stuff I make is safe for my kids too. Making your own natural hair recipes are fun and I love sharing these fun times with my kids.
The above basic flax seed hair gel recipe makes a good jump-start. You can then explore and fine tune to your liking. If you want to see the picture recipe, hop over to my site.
