She's Edgy, She Leaves Conditioner In Her Hair

That's right, I use plain old conditioner as a leave-in. No shame in my game! This one craaazy step has allowed me to retain a butt load of length with hardly any split ends.

As you may have read in my hair bible series, years ago I picked up Oprah's stylist's book. In it he says that store leave-in conditioner is simply watered down rinse out conditioner.

I began to connect the dots with similar stories I'd heard about women of color growing their hair to great lengths by simply washing then leaving the conditioner in their hair(often sealing it with oil.).

I had nothing to loose so I thought I'd try it. Now I am officially hooked. Here are some of my favorite rinse out conditioners to use as leave-ins.

My Favorite Deep Conditioning Mix

My hands down, favorite, deep conditioner mix has to be:

• 1/3 can coconut cream or milk
• 1/3 cup conditioner (I like Aussie moist or 3 min., Motions Moisture Plus or Silk Protein, Cholesterol, or Suave Professionals.)
• 2 tablespoons of coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons of honey
• *Optional: 2 tablespoons glycerin 
• *Optional: Pinch of salt

Mix well. Apply to hair. Cover with a plastic cap. Cover the cap with either a thick scarf, knit cap, or towel. Leave-in for 45 mins. Rinse.