Hair conditioner is just a mixture of emulsified oil and water that is similar to a lotion. So if you can make a lotion, you can also make a hair conditioner, and it works both ways.
While you can use your hair conditioner as a lotion, you cannot use a lotion to condition your hair.
You only need three basic ingredients if you want to make your own hair conditioner at home - fats, emulsifier and water. But for many people, buying some of these ingredients is not easy, because they are not available in grocery stores.
How To Make Hair Conditioner at Home
The easiest way to do to have an Aloe vera hair conditioner is to buy your favorite hair conditioner and add fresh aloe vera gel to it.
Just make sure to use the filtered fresh Aloe vera gel as shown in my post on how to prepare fresh Aloe vera gel for hair.
You can have a mixture of one part fresh Aloe vera gel and then two parts hair conditioner, this also means one spoon of fresh aloe vera gel mix into two spoons of hair conditioner. This will result to a thicker mixture
If you want more fresh aloe vera gel in your hair conditioner, you can mix one part hair conditioner and one part fresh Aloe vera gel. This also means one spoon of fresh Aloe vera gel mix into one spoon of hair conditioner. This will result to a thinner mixture compared to the previous one but still it is manageable
Store-bought hair conditioner has a very stable preservative but because of the added fresh aloe vera gel, the shelf life of the mixture is shortened. The mixture can last up to one week without refrigeration. So make sure to make just enough for one week.
You may want to watch the video below on how to make Aloe vera hair conditioner at home.