Hairspray...gel or mousse

I feel stupid about spending money on hairspray and even worse about what might be in it. Also, it's expensive and I have the ingredients at home anyway. And after spring hits I don't want to keep using hand cream as hair product as heat does it no favors.

Ok ...it's not hairSPRAY, exactly. It's thin gel stuff to be dabbed at cowlicks and to rub between palms and smoothed over hair before styling so that hair will not be disobedient. Unless you have an old foaming soap handwash dispenser in which case It really, really is mousse. Unfortunately It breaks hairspray nozzles after a mere 4-5 squirts. And it's cheap and easy to make and works well.

Stuff you need

You will need a clean reused foaming hand soap container, or squirt pump container, or tub

3 tb flax seeds

1 cup boiling water

2 oz of rosewater or boiled tap water

10 drops essential oil , in this case lavender for me (works as preservative)

1 tb castor oil, or vitamin e oil (works as preservative)

1 fine sieve

one bowl or cup

spoons
optional tsp vodka (preservative)

For mousse or gel spray

1. Make flax egg replacer gel (can be used in baking!) by adding 1 cup boiling water and allow to sit until gel is gel-ly 5-10 minutes.

2. Force the flax goo through a sieve (not necessary when baking) using a spoon in a circular motion. Allow to cool.

3. Water down the goo with rosewater (mm smells pretty) or boiled water. Stir

4. Add oils/ vodka. Stir some more.

5. Pour in container and use.Label. It should be good for 3 weeks. If it starts smelling bad pour it out. Shake before use.

For regular gel

Skip step three and follow other direction. Pour end product in a tightly lidded glass tub such as cream lotion arrives in.