Try it, you'll like it, your own homemade natural hair setting lotion
Wait until hair becomes damp-dry before applying setting lotion.
The many benefits of custom setting lotions offer are volume, hold
and luminous shine, as well as control from fly-away hair while you set,
blow-dry or style your hair. There are a number of natural
hair-conditioning substances which will hold your hair without weighing
it down. If you have chemically treated hair they will also help restore
the acidic pH and elasticity. With the proper ingredients you can create
a custom setting lotion that is ideal for your particular hair type.
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Tip:
If you prefer to apply a hair-setting
lotion with your hands instead of a spray bottle, use the following
amounts for each application: For short hair, use 1 tbsp.; for
medium-length hair, use 2 tbsp.; and for long hair use 3-4 tbsp. |
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Setting Lotion
Recipes:
Shine for all hair types
(except very dry hair)
1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp. honey
1 tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice
5 drops geranium essential oil
Help for fine, dry hair
1/2 cup warm water
1 tsp. honey
1 tbsp. apple-cider vinegar
4 drops rosemary oil
1/8 tsp. jojoba oil
Conditioning for chemically treated hair
1/2 cup warm water
1tsp. honey
1tbsp. apple-cider vinegar
5 drops geranium essential oil
1/8 tsp. jojoba oil
- Dissolve the honey in the warm water.
- Add the proper ingredients for your type of hair and mix
thoroughly.
- Transfer the lotion to a spray bottle. Note: Recipes
make 4 applications. Setting lotions will stay fresh for for up to
2 weeks in the fridge. If you are allergic to honey, maple syrup
can be used as a substitute.
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Color-Enhancing Rinse
Use setting lotions after you color your hair. Rinses with
color-enhancing herbs can intensify your natural hair color. For
blonde hair, use Roman-chamomile flowers. Calendula petals are best
for red and auburn hair. Try stinging nettle, sage, walnut shells or
rosemary for brown or black hair. To make the rinse, boil 3 cups of
distilled water or springwater. Remove it from the heat. Add 3 tbsp.
of dried herb, stir, cover and steep 30 min. Strain and cool.
Shampoo, squeeze out excess water and saturate your hair with 1 cup
of the rinse. Squeeze out the excess, then apply a setting lotion.
The rinse may stain light towels, so always use dark ones. You can
store rinses in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
Successful Blow-Drying
Start with freshly washed hair, and wait until it becomes damp-dry
before applying setting lotion. This will prevent flyaway hair, as
well as make it easy to shape. Begin to blow-dry while bending your
head forward, starting from the roots. This technique will plump up
the underlying hair and help give the hair at the top more hold, as
well as create more body and volume.
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Application:
Wash your hair and let partially air-dry-or blow-dry it until
just slightly damp. Apply setting lotion sparingly yet evenly, using
a spray bottle. Comb the lotion carefully through your hair, and
then style as usual with the dryer. |
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Ingredient
Benefits:
Honey for natural hold and conditioning: The components in
honey will condition and nourish your hair and scalp. Honey provides
hair with natural hold, shine and volume. It also keeps your scalp
from drying out, which helps prevent the formation of dry flakes.
Lemon juice for beautiful shine:
Fresh-squeezed lemon juice gives your hair a lovely shine. It also
lightens blonde, medium-blonde hair. If your hair tends to be dry,
however, do not use lemon juice.
Rosemary for fine hair: Rosemary essential
oil improves hair structure and
supports
healthy scalp function. The oil gently conditions fine and brittle
hair.
Vinegar for hair repair: Apple-cider vinegar
smoothes the hair cuticle and protects against structural damage.
This helps chemically treated hair, as chemical processing roughens
and damages the cuticle.
Geranium for aroma: Geranium oil is great for
setting lotions. It has a soothing aroma as well as as a cleansing,
antiseptic effect.
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