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

**kittengirl** · May 6th, 2016, 10:12 AM

When I tried this years ago my hair got crunchy from the aloe. Does anyone else have this issue or should I just give it another go? It's been about 5 years and I don't remember what conditioners I used back then.

**Lavendersugar** · May 6th, 2016, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Anje

My first thought is yogurt. Coconut cream or full fat canned coconut milk might work too, but they might be oily. I like the conditioning effects from the emulsifiers in commercial products, though, and I'm not sure what it would be like without those. If it doesn't work, I'd be tempted to buy something like btms-50 from a soapmaking supply and mix it in, in the recommended proportion.

Coconut cream at least for me is oily so I use it before shampooing.

Originally Posted by samanthaa

I was going to suggest coconut milk as well. Yogurt's also a good suggestion. Maybe a blended avocado or banana? Mayonnaise (or eggs)?

Avo is a good choice but may still need to extra extra rinse.

Originally Posted by kittengirl

When I tried this years ago my hair got crunchy from the aloe. Does anyone else have this issue or should I just give it another go? It's been about 5 years and I don't remember what conditioners I used back then.

Maybe it was the type of aloe used. I posted my results on the page back and what products I used. It's day 3 and still very silky. I wash daily too.

**henné** · May 8th, 2016, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by Anje

My first thought is yogurt. Coconut cream or full fat canned coconut milk might work too, but they might be oily. I like the conditioning effects from the emulsifiers in commercial products, though, and I'm not sure what it would be like without those. If it doesn't work, I'd be tempted to buy something like btms-50 from a soapmaking supply and mix it in, in the recommended proportion.

Originally Posted by samanthaa

I was going to suggest coconut milk as well. Yogurt's also a good suggestion. Maybe a blended avocado or banana? Mayonnaise (or eggs)?

Thank you ladies! I think I'll try it with some banana first and we'll see afterwards. I'll also check out some emulsifiers ...

**Arctic** · May 8th, 2016, 10:46 AM

I have been trying to make time for weekly SMT lately, and again did so today. I have been adding a drop of castor oil every now and then, this quantity doesn't seem to give me acne.

**Vanilla** · May 14th, 2016, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by kittengirl

When I tried this years ago my hair got crunchy from the aloe. Does anyone else have this issue or should I just give it another go? It's been about 5 years and I don't remember what conditioners I used back then.

Aloe makes my hair crunchy too. I usually just substitute vegetable glycerin and/or coconut oil for the aloe.

**samanthaa** · May 18th, 2016, 11:38 AM

I am continuing to have great results with an SMT + coconut oil. My hair looks so soft and shiny, I can't believe it!

**Lavendersugar** · May 19th, 2016, 10:17 AM

Looks very nice Samanthaa!!!

Yesterday I used a different Suave (Lavender & Liac which I love) and I got busy and left my SMT in for an hour. Results were not the same. It was less silky feeling.

I'll stick to 20 mins and the Rain Forest Suave.

**meteor** · May 19th, 2016, 02:39 PM

Samanthaa, that shine is amazing!

And that shade of red is simply incredible! Wow!

Originally Posted by kittengirl

When I tried this years ago my hair got crunchy from the aloe. Does anyone else have this issue or should I just give it another go? It's been about 5 years and I don't remember what conditioners I used back then.

I have those issues with aloe sometimes, so I replaced aloe with a bit more honey and oil. I do a modified SMT.

**kittengirl** · May 24th, 2016, 08:00 AM

I tried it again and my hair loves it! I accidentally bought clear aloe juice instead of gel but it seems to be working very well, just a hair runny. I've done it twice as my hair is severely dry and the 2nd time I realized I did 4 parts conditioner to 2 parts the other things but my hair is really nice this morning so it must have worked! How often can I do this? Can I do it twice a week when I wash? My hair is severely dry and breaking off at the ends.

**Anje** · May 24th, 2016, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by kittengirl

I tried it again and my hair loves it! I accidentally bought clear aloe juice instead of gel but it seems to be working very well, just a hair runny. I've done it twice as my hair is severely dry and the 2nd time I realized I did 4 parts conditioner to 2 parts the other things but my hair is really nice this morning so it must have worked! How often can I do this? Can I do it twice a week when I wash? My hair is severely dry and breaking off at the ends.

I think you can do it that frequently, so long as your hair doesn't get lank or stretchy. I wouldn't leave it on longer than 20-30 minutes if doing it frequently, because long periods of staying wet can cumulatively damage hair, but a few more frequent deep conditionings shouldn't hurt anything.