Benefits of Okra for Hair

Natural and organic, okra is a cocktail of vitamins and minerals. It contains magnesium to prevent hair loss and vitamin C to aid collagen production. Okra helps stimulate hair growth by improving blood circulation in the scalp.

Okra has many other benefits. It moisturizes, detangles, softens hair and redefines natural curls.

A natural revitalizing treatment for dry, brittle and damaged hair.

What you need to make okra gel

Option 1: Okra powder sachets from the brand "Amenan Ancestral Care"

The measuring pod is very useful as it eliminates the need to use a sieve.

1 – Put the sachet of okra powder in a saucepan.

2 - Fill the saucepan with mineral or limescale-free water, two 25cl glasses of water.

3 - Heat the very sticky water until it boils. Gently squeeze the sachet occasionally with a spoon to empty the remaining gel.

4 - Remove the frost from the fire.

5 - Add a tablespoon of honey or two tablespoons of vegetable glycerin.

6 -Option: You can add an oil that does not solidify in the cold to avoid lumps once stored in the fridge in a jar.

Option 2: Fresh okra

1 - Rinse the okra and put them in a saucepan (Option: You can cut them beforehand).

2 - Fill the saucepan with mineral or limescale-free water with three glasses of water.

3 - Heat until boiling and the okra becomes soft and decomposes easily and the water is very slimy.

4 - Crush the soft okra in water using a spoon.

5 - Remove the gel from the heat and sift once it is lukewarm.

6 - Add a tablespoon of honey or two tablespoons of vegetable glycerin.

7- Option: You can add an oil that does not solidify in the cold to avoid lumps once stored in the fridge in a jar.

Option 3: Dried okra

1 - Put the dried okra or the 4 tablespoons of dried okra in the pan.

2 - Fill the saucepan with mineral or limescale-free water, 3 glasses of water.

3 - Put in a saucepan and heat until boiling and the water is very sticky.

5 - Remove the gel from the heat and sift once it is lukewarm.

6 - Add a tablespoon of honey or two tablespoons of vegetable glycerin.

7- Option: You can add an oil that does not solidify in the cold to avoid lumps once stored in the fridge in a jar.

Conservation

The gel can be kept for a minimum of one week in the refrigerator, in a jar (or longer if the smell does not change).

It can also be frozen and if you have used fresh okra the leftovers can be kept in the freezer to be reused a second time.

Use

You can use the gel as a leave-in or rinse-out conditioner. It allows you to smooth down your hair once dry and redefine natural curls by detangling with your fingers or a wide-tooth comb. This gel is an excellent moisturizer, so it softens hard, dry, and brittle hair.

You can also apply a vegetable butter or a moisturizing hair cream from your hair care routine.

The STATEN team