Yes, it was amla powder, I mixed it after making the base (butter, oil, water,emulsifier) and letting it cool down. It mixed in quite well and didn't clump, though I just used a teaspoon. It also gave a brown color to the mix.
As to the ph-thing, that is a very good question,and I hadn't even thought about it! And the answer is, I really don't... The recipe for the base is from a Finnish site where from I buy the ingredients, I guess I have just assumed it must be allright ph-wise too, as it has been otherwise
It would be very interesting to test the ph though, I have no idea how for example different EO's alter the ph.
I'm guessing that by "things that aren't supposed to be mixed together" you mean "things that might have a bad chemical reaction when mixed together" as opposed to "things that will not work well in my hair when used at the same time"?
So far I have operated relying to my common sense and everything I have read, and I haven't experienced any problems with any of the conditioners I've made...The base recipe says you can modify it according to what your hair needs, be the added ingredients herbal powders, hydrolized proteins, panthenol etc.
I'm quite unscientific in my cookings as you might notice, and that's why I use mostly natural products, because it seems safer and more "pure" to me, and I don't have to be very exact with the measurments.
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