Haircare

Recipe: Styling gel

its natural styling gel

Ingredient list

Recipient: Small tank (250mL)

Choose the desired quantity : mL

0.21 g

Xanthan gum

3.0 g

Glycerine

17.61 g

Water

6.0 g

3.0 g

Linseed gel (moisturizing active)

0.18 g

Preservative

Cost: 1.15 €

TIME
10min

DIFFICULTY
Easy

CONSERVATION
90 days

COST
1.15 €

Score YUKA
93 / 100

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Recipe

This 2-in-1 styling gel provides hold and texture without drying out the hair fiber thanks to its moisturizing properties. Enriched with glycerin and flaxseed gel, it creates movement, defines curls and limits frizz and flyaways. The hair stays shiny without a cardboard effect. Gel with medium hold, leaves no trace of residue.

Hair type: all hair types, it is very popular with curly hair.

Texture: fluid gel
Smell: characteristic of the chosen flower hydrosol.

Nombre d'ingrédients : 5

% of natural origin: 98.18%

vegan: yes

Description of ingredients :

Glycerin: moisturizing agent of plant origin (flax and rapeseed), certified organic and sourced in France, high concentration to provide softness and suppleness.

Thickener: natural thickener, Cosmos certified, used to make homemade gels, stabilize emulsions .

Water: it is the solvent of the recipe. It dissolves the other ingredients.

Flower hydrosol: the hydrosol used makes it possible to perfume the product and depending on the hydrosol chosen, the virtues are different.

Preservative: Certified Cosmos allows the product to be preserved for 3 months, avoiding the proliferation of micro-organisms.

INCI: Water, Citrus aurantium amara flower water, glycerin, linseed extract, xanthan gum, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid, gluconolactone, water, sodium benzoate, calcium gluconate

Usage

For a first use, test your skin's tolerance to this new product

by applying a small amount in the crease of the elbow. Wait 24 hours for

confirm no reaction, then you can use your product normally.

A dab of product is enough: give texture to your mane or simply

bring a little “back from the beach after a surf session” effect to your hair.

Precautions before starting

Before starting, it is advisable to clean and disinfect the work surface and the utensils: the prepared products will go on the skin, it is therefore necessary to avoid any microbial contamination!

Thoroughly clean the BeautyMix. Then, soak a clean cloth in 70° alcohol (available in supermarkets) and use it to disinfect the BeautyMix tank and all the utensils. Let dry.

Clean the work surface and remove objects that could get in the way.

Place a clean paper towel on the work surface, and place the utensils on it. Have available: a clean teaspoon or spatula, and a clean, dry container for pouring the preparation once ready. Wash hands thoroughly.

Respect the dosages indicated for the ingredients of the recipe.
Need more information ? Consult the "Getting Started" page.

Preparation

Water

Place the flat mixer in the BeautyMix bowl. Place the bowl on the scale and turn on the scale.

Switch on the scale then perform the tare (zero) by pressing the T key.

Be careful, for this recipe, the glycerin must be weighed on one side of the tank and not on the mixer. Weigh the required amount of glycerin into the tank.

3.0 g

Press the T key, weigh the required amount of thickener onto the glycerin, bypass the mixer. 0.21g

0.21 g

Take the tank then using a spatula, mix the thickener and the glycerin until the two ingredients are homogenized.

Put the tank back on the scale and press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of chosen flower hydrosol.

6.0 g

Place the tank back on the scale and press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of water.

17.61 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of Linseed Gel.

3.0 g

Press T to reset the scale to 0. Add the required amount of preservative drop by drop.

0.18 g

Place the bowl on the base of the BeautyMix, put the lid on and press the button twice to start the blue program. The gel will form.

Tip: It sometimes happens that the glycerin and thickener mixture still remains slightly stuck to the bottom of the tank, for this you just need to take the spatula and peel off the mixture. Then restart the cold program by pressing the button twice.

At the end of the program, gently transfer the gel into a clean and disinfected pump bottle.

To wash the tank, fill it with water up to the upper line with a little washing-up liquid and start the program (purple) by pressing once.

And There you go !

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