Homemade Hair Care Recipes ... For Dummies!
Part 2
Sunshine Shampoo for Blonde Hair
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Directions:
1. Mix together all the ingredients;
2. Heat in the microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes until it is hot but not boiling;
3. Cool the mixture completely and strain to remove the lemon zest;
4. Store in a bottle;
5. Shampoo as you normally would;
6. Rinse well with cool water.
Dandruff Shampoo
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup shampoo of your choice (but not a shampoo that contains a conditioner, a dandruff shampoo, or an oily hair shampoo)
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 3 tablespoons apple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 6 finely ground cloves
Directions:
1. In a blender, mix all ingredients on low for 30 seconds;
2. Wet the hair with warm water;
3. Shampoo the mixture into the hair well;
4. Rinse with warm water.
Neutralizing Dandruff Shampoo
Ingredients:
• Baby aspirin
• Shampoo
Directions:
1. To make gentler dandruff shampoo;
2. Crush a baby aspirin;
3. Add it to an ounce or two of shampoo;
4. Mix well.
Shampoo & Conditioner
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup shampoo of your choice (not a shampoo that contains a conditioner, a dandruff shampoo or an oily hair shampoo)
• 1 teaspoon coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon macadamia nut oil
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
Directions:
1. In a blender, mix all ingredients together on low for 30 seconds;
2. Wet hair with warm water;
3. Shampoo mixture into the hair well;
4. Rinse with warm water.
Horsetail Hair Rinse
Ingredients:
• 2 1/2 teaspoons dried horsetail
Directions:
1. Steep horsetail in boiled water for 20 minutes;
2. Shampoo hair and rinse thoroughly;
3. Poor horsetail rinse through hair;
4. Leave in for ten minutes;
5. Rinse with clear water.
Rosemary Rinse for Oily Hair
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup dried rosemary
Directions:
1. Simmer rosemary in 1 1/2 cups of water;
2. Strain mixture and discard rosemary;
3. Use remaining mixture as the final rinse after shampooing.
Natural Hair Smoothers
Frizz Controller
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup conditioner
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon almond oil
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients, blending well;
2. Spray hair with water mister to dampen it;
3. Work mixture through hair thoroughly;
4. Leave on for 20 minutes;
5. Shampoo.
Frizz Control for Curly Hair
Ingredients:
• 1 small aloe vera leaf
Directions:
1. Snip off end of leaf and apply a dollop of aloe vera gel to palm;
2. Work through hair to ends.
Control Frizzies
Ingredients:
• Ice cube
Directions:
1. Place an ice cube on top of a section of hair;
2. Hold it in place with cupped hands, one placed under the hair, the other over the ice cube;
3. Pull the ice cube down the hair shaft, from top to bottom of the head;
4. This can be done on wet or dry hair;
5. Rinsing the hair with very cold water has the same effect.
Fly-Away and Static Control
Ingredients:
• Natural hand lotion
Directions:
1. Apply a small dab of natural hand lotion to the palm of your hand;
2. Rub hands together and apply to roots of hair.
Natural Hairspray, Gels and Fixatives
Natural Hair Gel
Ingredients:
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
Directions:
1. Thoroughly dissolve gelatin in 1 cup warm water;
2. Keep refrigerated in sealed container.
Natural Hairspray
Ingredients:
• 1/2 orange
• 1/2 lemon
Directions:
1. Chop fruit into small pieces and place in a pot with 2 cups water;
2. Boil until reduced by half;
3. Cool, strain, and place in a spray bottle;
4. Store in the refrigerator or add one once rubbing alcohol to store at room temperature for up to two weeks;
5. Add more water to reduce stickiness, if desired.
For Extra Body and Shine
Egg Shampoo 1
Ingredients:
• Egg
• Shampoo
Directions:
1. Mix together one raw egg with a small amount of shampoo;
2. Use immediately;
3. Do not use hot water;
4. Let this mixture sit in your hair for five minutes;
5. Rinse especially well.
Egg Shampoo 2
Ingredients :
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbs. castile soap
• 1/2 cup water or herbal tea
• 5 Drops of essential oil of your choice
Directions:
1. Combine all in blender and whip until smooth;
2. Shampoo with mixture using warm water;
3. Rinse.
Beautiful Shine Rinse
Ingredients:
• Lemon Juice
Directions:
1. Mix the juice of one lemon with a cup of water;
2. After normal hair washing, apply this rinse;
3. It will shine even the dullest hair.
Silken Seal
Ingredients:
• Apple cider vinegar
Directions:
1. Apply quarter of a cup of apple cider vinegar into damp hair;
2. Leave for three minutes;
3. Rinse it.
Hair Tonic
Ingredients:
• Beer
Directions:
1. Shampoo;
2. Apply a cup of flat beer;
3. Rinse with warm water.
Cleansing Rinse
Ingredients:
• Vinegar
Directions:
1. Mix one half cup vinegar and 2 cups of water;
2. This works similar to the lemon juice to give hair extra shine.
Hair Mask
Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask
Ingredients:
• Banana
• Avocado
• Cantaloupe
• Wheat germ oil
• Yogurt
Directions:
1. Blend 1/2 a banana, 1/4 avocado, 1/4 cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt;
2. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule;
3. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.
4. Rinse.
Honey & Olive Oil Hair Mask
Ingredients:
• Honey
• Olive oil
Directions:
1. Mix 1/2 cup honey and 3 tablespoons olive oil;
2. Work a small amount at a time through hair until coated;
3. Cover hair with a shower cap;
4. Leave on 30 minutes;
5. Shampoo well and rinse.
Yogurt Hair Mask
Ingredients:
• Egg
• Natural yogurt
Directions:
1. Beat 1 egg white until foamy;
2. Add 6 tablespoons of plain natural yogurt;
3. Apply to hair in small sections at a time;
4. Leave in for 15 minutes;
5. Rinse.
Egg & Olive Oil Hair Mask
Ingredients:
• Eggs
• Olive oil
Directions:
1. Mix two whole eggs with four tablespoons of olive oil;
2. Smooth through hair;
3. Wrap head with plastic wrap;
4. Leave in hair for 10 minutes;
5. Rinse well.
Strawberry Hair Mask
Ingredients:
• Strawberries
• Mayonnaise.
Directions:
1. Mash eight strawberries with one tablespoon mayonnaise;
2. Massage into washed, damp hair;
3. Cover with a shower cap, then a warm towel;
4. Wash out with a shampoo/conditioner combination.
Other
Hair Detangler
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup fresh oregano leaves
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup water
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, heat all ingredients together on low;
2. Let simmer for 30 minutes;
3. Remove from heat and strain mixture to remove particles;
4. Let solution cool;
5. When cool, pour solution into spray bottle;
6. After shampooing and conditioning hair as usual, spray the solution directly into the hair, saturating the strands and the scalp;
7. Comb through hair and leave on.
Hair Mist
Ingredients:
• 1 teaspoon cherry extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups water
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle;
2. Shake well before each use;
3. Apply by spraying into hair;
4. Massage with fingers or by combing through.
Linden Flower Rinse for Dried Hair
Ingredients:
• Linden Flower
Directions:
1. Pour one cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of linden flower;
2. Steep for ten minutes, then strain;
3. Massage into scalp gently and evenly;
4. Leave it on the hair without rinsing;
5. Dry your hair with a dry soft towel;
6. Avoid blow drying if possible.
Birch Leaf Rinse for Healthy Scalp
Ingredients:
• Birch Leaf
Directions:
1. Pour one cup of boiling water over a teaspoon of birch leaves;
2. Steep for ten minutes, then strain;
3. Massage into scalp gently and evenly;
4. Leave it on the hair without rinsing
5. Dry your hair with a dry soft towel;
6. Avoid blow drying if possible;
7. Warning: On blonde hair it will darken it.
Scalp Stimulant
Ingredients:
• Mouthwash
• Witch hazel
Directions:
1. Mix together mouthwash and witch hazel in equal parts;
2. Dip an electric toothbrush in the mixture;
3. Rub the scalp with the vibrating brush;
4. If you experience an uncomfortable tingling, gently rub the spot with a piece of cut banana.
5. Shampoo hair.
Dandruff Control
Ingredients:
• rosemary essential oil
Directions:
1. Wash and dry your hair;
2. Add three drops of oil to half a cup of warm water;
3. Massage into your scalp;
4. Gently towel your hair dry;
5. Repeat as often as you wash your hair.
For Itchy Scalp
Ingredients:
• Herbal tea
Directions:
1. Use a strong, organic herbal tea that has cooled;
2. Following shampoo and conditioner, gently massage into your hair and let sit;
3. Rinse out with cool water.
Odor Removal
Ingredients:
• Tomato juice
Directions:
1 cup of tomato juice will remove odors from your hair.
