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Does anybody here make their own leave-in Conditioner with Panthenol?
I have recently heard that Panthenol (Vitamin B5) is very good for keeping hair from breaking.. It is one of the ingredients in Pantene Products, but they never use enough...
I heard it is very good at absorbing in hair and never is greasy...
I have heard it is hard to find by itself over the counter so I found a recipe for making some from B5 Capsules but it does not give how many capsules to use per water.. Does anybody have any clue?
Here is what I found...
"Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid serves as a humectant or moisturizer for the hair. The most effective form of Vitamin B5 for topical application is Panthenol which is the alcohol version. Panthenol penetrates the skin and hair efficiently compared to pantothenic acid. But Pantothenic Acid applied topically also affects the level of moisturization of the hair.
Since panthenol is a bit difficult to find over the counter, we are going to make a topical vitamin B5 by just using Pantothenic Acid capsules or tablets dissolved in water or 70% ethyl alcohol/30% water. For oily skin, use dissolve the Pantothenic Acid in 70% alcohol 30% water solution for better skin penetration.
For dry skin, the Vitamin B5 distilled water combination should be sufficient enough. "