Try it, you'll like it, your own homemade natural hair rinse
Want a natural alternative to damaging chemical color treatments?
Use lemon juice to bring out blond highlights in your hair.
Air pollutants, heat, ultraviolet radiation, dry indoor air, cold
winter air, permanents, hair dyes and strong shampoos all wreck havoc on
the hair and scalp. Hair rinses can help, and the most effective are
those that act directly on the scalp rather than the hair shaft, thus
supporting the health of the scalp which provides the hair with protein
and other nutrients through a network of blood vessels. There are
basically two types of rinses (chemical and natural), the natural being
the preferred. Natural hair rinses, which you can make yourself, act to
stimulate circulation in the scalp and thereby strengthening the hair,
giving it a fresh appearance, nourishing the hair follicle and promoting
healthy growth.
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Tip:
To help prevent split ends, rub olive oil
into the ends of your hair 2-3 times per week. For best results,
leave the oil on overnight and wash it out in the morning. |
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Hair Rinse
Recipes:
Sage Rinse
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp. dried sage
Pour the water over the sage; steep until it cools a
bit. Strain.
Effect: Sage helps reduce the buildup of oil on the scalp and
promotes healthier hair. Use this herbal rinse after shampooing for
3 weeks.
Birch-Leaf Rinse
1 cup boiling water
1 tsp. dried birch leaves
Pour the water over the birch leaves; steep until it
cools a bit. Strain. Effect: When used regularly, this hair
rinse will help to maintain the health of the scalp and may even be
a good choice for preventing hair loss. It also keeps the hair soft
and gives a silky sheen. Contraindications: Do not use this
rinse on blond or grey hair, as it may darken the color.
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Chamomile Rinse 1 cup
boiling water
1 tsp. chamomile flowers Pour the water over the
chamomile flowers; steep until it cools a bit. Strain out the
flowers. Effect: This rinse soothes and heals the scalp and gives
hair a silky sheen. You can also use the rinse to lighten blond
hair. Linden Flower Rinse 1
cup boiling water
1 tsp. linden flowers Pour the water over the linden
flowers; steep until it cools a bit. Strain out the flowers.
Effect: This rinse is helpful for over-stressed, dried out
hair. It is ideal, for example, if permanent or repeated dyeing has
made your hair brittle. It also promotes circulation in the scalp
and makes the hair grow in healthier. You can use the rinse after
shampooing for up to 6 weeks. For Healthy Blond
Highlights
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 cup water
Combine the juice of 1 lemon with 1/4 cup water in a
glass jar; shake well and use as a rinse after shampooing. Rinse
with cool water after 5 minutes. Lemon juice will also help treat an
oily scalp.
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Application:
Prepare an herbal hair rinse the same way you make a herbal
tea: Pour a cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of herbs. Steep for
10 minutes, then strain. Message the rinse into the scalp gently and
evenly; leave it on the hair without rinsing. Dry your hair with a
soft towel. Heat can damage your hair; so try to avoid using a
blow-dryer and allow your hair to dry naturally. |
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Ingredient
Benefits:
Rinse with beer to add shine and body: If you want to do
something nice for your hair, rinse it once a month with flat beer.
After applying the beer, you can rinse the hair with warm water or
not, as you choose. The beer acts as a natural setting lotion,
giving blow-dried hair increased vitality, resilience and hold. The
B vitamins and natural sugar add body and shine. Don't worry: The
stale-beer smell will disappear very quickly.
Apply sesame oil to reduce sun damage: The
rays of the sun are extremely damaging to your hair, bleaching and
drying it until it becomes brittle. Indeed, hair damage caused by to
much ultraviolet radiation is irreparable. However, sesame oil can
provide excellent sun protection. Message a few tablespoons of the
oil into your hair and scalp before going out into the sun for
prolonged periods. Sesame oil includes natural SPF (sun protection
factor) of about 2,5. For added protection you can blend the sesame
oil with 10 drops of carrot-seed essential oil, which is high in
antioxidants.
Apple-cider vinegar for silkiness: Adding a little bit of raw
apple-cider vinegar to the deep-conditioning hair treatment provides
an astringent effect; it works by tightening the cuticle, giving
tresses shine and silkiness. In addition, it helps to ensure that
the ingredients blend well. Raw apple-cider vinegar which has a
cloudy appearance can be found in many grocery stores and is good
for all hair types.
Brush the scalp to improve circulation:
Give your hair 100 strokes with a natural bristle brush every day to
stimulate circulation in the scalp and give the hair a silkier
appearance. Regular brushing will also help to remove the pollutants
and dust that settle on your hair every day and potentially cause
damage.
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