The much-recommended SMT (Snowymoon's Moisture Treatment)

I’m curious if anyone with silver hair has tried this. I have very dry, silver hair that’s in need of some moisture but my concern here is staining.

Edit- I’m going to try this out tonight.

4 tablespoons of conditioner
1 tablespoon of Aloe Vera gel
1 tablespoon of EVOO

Edit- I tried this last night. I shampooed first, applied the mixture to my wet hair, covered it with a plastic bag and a hair turban towel, left it on for about an hour and 10 minutes (all I had time for), rinsed it out and then I let it air dry.

It didn’t seem to do much in terms of dryness. My hair feels a little softer but it also appears a little greasy so I’m going to try shampooing again tonight and see how it looks and feels.

I still have some mixture leftover. Next time I will try applying it to dry hair (especially since I’ll be using EVOO again instead of honey) and then shampooing after. I suspect I will like the results better if I do it that way.

Finally gave this a try today. Used Garnier Ultimate Blends Argan Oil And Almond Cream For Dry Hair as the conditioner. It has been in my stash for a while, and I need to empty it.. I measured in tablespoons, which seems to be a good amount for my hair. Kept it on for an hour under plastic bag + towel, rinsed off, air dried. After brushing, my hair feels super soft and has a nice shine to it! Will repeat.

I don't have a microwave, but I made the mix, put the bowl in the sink and let it sit in boiling hot water from the kettle while I showered. I think it worked. No curdling!

I can’t wait to try this out!

Doing a second round of SMT today. I liked it the last time, but I see room for improvement/experiments:
- Keep it on for longer (I did 1 hour last time)
- Test with different moisturizer (turns out the mask I'm currently using as conditioner has aloe in it already)
- Adjust amount. In total, I had 6 tablespoons of SMT last time. I was able to get it all in, but it feels like a lot of product.
- Do a round of silicone conditioner after rinsing out
- Add leave-in after rinsing out

But it's probably wise to test one thing out at a time. This time I put K18 on first, so my hair was slightly dryer when applying SMT. Can't wait to see the results!

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Originally Posted by giraff

I liked it the last time, but I see room for improvement/experiments.

But it's probably wise to test one thing out at a time. This time I put K18 on first, so my hair was slightly dryer when applying SMT. Can't wait to see the results!

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What did you change the second time around? Are you happier with the new resuts? I'm a bit in the dark about how much to heat it up.

I'd like to try it out, as soon as I find a good aloe vera gel :D

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Originally Posted by LemonadeCandy

What did you change the second time around? Are you happier with the new resuts? I'm a bit in the dark about how much to heat it up.

I'd like to try it out, as soon as I find a good aloe vera gel :D

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Yay! I can definitely recommend it :heart:

I used the same amounts and didn't change anything other than how wet my hair was when I applied. Usually when I put on conditioners or masks, I just wring my hair out carefully and maybe put it in a towel for a minute or two. I believe that makes the mask absorb better in the hair (not 100% sure about that, but I've always done it like that). Think I read somewhere in this thread that SMT is great to use after protein treatments, so I wanted to use it after k18. K18 is a rebonding leave-in treatment that you put in damp, newly washed, non-conditioned hair. But it takes some minutes to put in, and you should also wait 4 minutes before applying anything else. So naturally, my hair was a bit dryer than when I just came out of the shower! It worked great! I also clarify my hair before using K18, so the extra moisture is highly needed!

Now, today I tried a third time! This time, I made a smaller amount. I measured in teaspoons instead of tablespoons, so I got a more decent amount of SMT for one use! However, I noticed curdles. I used a different brand aloe gel, but I also left the mixture in the water bath to heat up for a longer time. It's trial and failure, I think.. Or the new aloe gel. I left it on for several hours this time, probably 3-4. It worked fine, but I don't feel like my hair is as soft as the previous times. Could be the time, could be the amount.

Good luck! Remember to rinse really well :)

Hmm I might try this on my next wash...

I just got some aloe, I think I'll try this next wash. I know my hair really likes aloe, unsure if I'll use honey. Considering swapping it out for EVOO.

Aw, I wish my poor aloe plant wasn't in recovery (took a nasty fall and looks very ugly right now) because I would love to try this!

I barely have any honey, so I did EVOO instead--which is basically just adding aloe to my usual moisturizing treatment (conditioner + EVOO). I also shampoo'd it out because I do my treatments pre-wash. My hair loves it, it's super soft, feels AMAZING and is so slippy. I'm considering trying it at the end of my wash as my last condition instead of first. I usually do my DT as the first C in CW(W)C, so not sure if I'd skip that first C all together and just do the overnight oil, or just use plain conditioner.

Does anyone else CWC with this as one of the C's? Or pre-wash oil?