If you want to give your
hair a great
shine and help remove shampoo product build up.
Blondes — Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of lemon juice to your final
rinse
water.
Brunettes and Redheads — Add a couple of tablespoons of apple cider
vinegar to your final rinse water.
All Hair Colours — Stir 1/2 teaspoon honey and 2 teaspoons of apple
cider vinegar into 4 cups (1 quart) warm water. After
shampooing, pour mixture through hair. Do not rinse out. Dry as normal.
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A Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask Recipe 2
Blend 1/2 a
banana, 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil, 1 tablespoon of vitamin E
oil and 1 heaped tablespoon
yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of an
evening primrose oil
capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.
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A Honey & Olive Oil Hair Mask Recipe 3
Mix 1/4 cup of runny honey
and 3
tablespoons of light olive oil or coconut oil. Work a small amount at a
time through hair until
coated. Cover hair with a shower cap; leave on 30 minutes. Shampoo well
and rinse. Condition and dry as normal.
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Try This Dandruff Treatment Recipe 4
Boil 12 heaped tablespoons
dried thyme in 4 cups water for 5 minutes turn down and simmer for 10
minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2
mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not rinse. Use
the rest of the solution the next time you treat your hair.
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Smooth Yogurt Hair Mask Recipe 5
Add 2 tablespoons
of virgin olive
oil to 6 heaped tablespoons plain natural yogurt . Add a
squeeze
of lemon juice if you like. Apply to hair in
small sections at a time. Leave in for 15 minutes. Rinse.
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Coconut Cream Hair Mask Recipe 6
Blend one banana, and 1/2 a
papaya, with a cup of coconut cream. Smooth through hair. Use
glad wrap, saran wrap or a plastic shopping bag and wrap it around your
head. Leave for 10 - 15 minutes. Use a gentle shampoo,
condition
and rinse well.
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Conditioners Recipe 7
Eggless Mayonnaise is a
great
conditioner for dry hair. Depending on the length of your hair, apply
approximately 1/2 cup of eggless mayonnaise to your dry hair. Work into
hair
really well and then cover your hair with a shower cap or plastic bag.
Leave in for about 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and
then shampoo
as usual.
In a blender, combine 3 heaped tablespoons full cream dried milk
powder, 1
tablespoon wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon of flax seed oil, and 1/2 a
cup of coconut milk. Apply evenly to hair and let sit
for at least an hour. Shampoo, condition and style as usual.
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Hair Setting Lotions Recipe 8
Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1
cup warm water, pour into a small spray bottle and spritz
damp hair before styling.
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Tips For Dry Hair:
Normally
hair has a moisture content of approximately 10%. If your
hair’s moisture content drops below this level the idea is to increase
the hair’s ability to attract and retain moisture. This is accomplished
by using moisturisers. Good moisturisers have "humectants" that not
only replace lost moisture but actually attract and retain moisture in
the cortex of the hair. Essential fatty aids (EFA’s) are great
moisturisers. One of the best and most affordable essential fatty acids
is safflower oil. The type of oil you buy to cook with. It is
very rich in essential fatty acids or EFA’s. The scalp produces the
best EFA’s called sebum. The problem is once the hair grows past the
neck line or does not have direct contact with the scalp the scalps
natural oils can not be utilized throughout the hair shaft. At this
point you can manually replace the low EFA’s by:
Placing
1 or 2 drops of safflower oil in your palms and rub them together.
There
should only be enough to make your hands "shine" in the light.
Carefully
take your hair (while dry) and "scrunch" the small amount of oil to the
ENDS first and work toward the scalp.
Leave
this in your hair.
1-2
drops of safflower oil on dry hair is so small, you won’t notice it is
there. By doing the above as often as necessary, will ensure your dry
hair will have the proper amount of humectants to attract and retain
moisture. The key is a small amount will go a long way.
