Coconut Cream For Hair

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Hello Maicurlies,

So I have been experimenting with a number of different things because while I trained myself to stop buying every product I see in a store I am a Do It Yourself (DIY) & natural ingredient junkie and I have a feeling that won’t go away anytime soon!

So what was my latest experiment? Coconut Cream!

I have been using Coconut Milk in all of my DIY Deep Conditioners (DC’s) for nearly a year and I have enjoyed the benefits of Coconut Milk.

Organic Coconut Milk

       Organic Coconut Milk

Coconut Milk

                            Organic Coconut Milk

 Some of the attributes of Coconut Milk:

  • rich in protein and nutrients to strengthen the hair
  • boosts hair growth
  • combats dandruff
  • reduces hair fall
  • reduces the appearance of grey hair
  • softens the hair
  • reduces frizz

* The more frequently you use it the better your results and more long term they will be.

Now for my new love Coconut Cream.

Coconut Cream

             Coconut Cream

Coconut Cream has pretty much the same attributes to Coconut Milk but also has a few additional benefits from my experience:

  • Coconut Cream has a higher fat content and helps prevent excessive hair shed
  • My hair had less tangles during the week I used it
  • Detangling was easier on wash day due to there being less tangles
  • Its consistency is much thicker than the Coconut Milk, this makes it less “drippy” when applied as a DC. 

In order to try and get an idea of which of the two I preferred I experimented using my normal Moisturizing DC and one new mixture using Coconut Milk one week and then Coconut Cream the following week.

First experiment (my normal Moisturizing DC)

  • 1/4 cup Coconut Milk/Coconut Cream
  • 4 tablespoons Pure Honey
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Aloe Vera Juice (AVJ) with Vitamin E added to it
  • 1 Overripe Banana*
  • 2  tablespoons Conditioner
  • 1 teaspoon Grapeseed Oil

* I like using overripe bananas because they are softer and less likely to results in lumpy and difficult to rinse DC. You can substitute bananas with banana baby food. 

My second experiment

  • 1 cup conditioner
  • 1/3 cup Coconut Milk/Coconut Cream
  • 1/4 cup Amla
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon Rosewater
  • 1 teaspoon Grapeseed Oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon Glycerin 

As I mentioned while my hair responds well to both Coconut Milk and Cream I must say my hair felt soooo good with the Coconut Cream mixes. It was just a bit more bouncy, more defined, and had more shine. So for me, Coconut Cream is a keeper! 

Have you used Coconut Cream? What did you use it for? How was your experience? 

Thanks

Maicurls

Maicurls

10 thoughts on “Coconut Cream For Hair”

    1. Maicurls's avatarMaicurls Post author

      Hi, Sorry for the late reply. You’ll need to use what works for you I can recommend natural ingredients that I have used. I like to include glycerin because it’s a humectant that my hair loves (doesn’t agree with everyone’s hair.) I make sure I use rose water and aloe vera too. I put some in my spray bottle and also when I mix up my own leave in. Even when I do hot oil treatments I’ll first apply rose water with aloe and then do the hot oil treatment. It really depends on what works for your hair though. Hope that helps.

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  2. H4enzle Manuel's avatarH4enzle Manuel

    I love your article, meanwhile, for inquiry purposes, what can my spouse add to the mixture of Coconut oil and honey to get a pure hair growth cream? Not a hair mask but cream, to last long on the hair? Thank you

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  3. Cassandra O.'s avatarlivincreatively

    I tried it and I was AMAZED at the results. I only used coconut milk and left it on the hair for about 30 minutes under a hooded dryer at the hair salon.
    My only concern now is overdoing it as I can’t get any answers on how often I should use it. I had the honor of meeting Anthony Dickey of hair rules who explained to me just how much moisture our hair needs but common sense also tells me everything in moderation!

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    1. Maicurls's avatarMaicurls Post author

      Hi, thanks for commenting. You are right, too much of anything (even a good thing) can be bad. It also isn’t necessary for you to apply your coconut milk to your hair every single time/too often. It would be like taking medicine even when you aren’t sick “just in case”. I would say you don’t need to do this particular method any more than twice a month. Of course you would still be following your regular weekly hair care regime but once the hair is in a healthy condition this isn’t supposed to be done on a weekly basis because in theory the hair would have become healthier at some point so it would just be excessive application.

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