Dried Rosemary Rinse for Oily Hair
Ingredients 1/2 cup organic dried rosemary Instructions Simmer rosemary in 1 1/2 cups of water. Strain mixture and discard rosemary. Use remaining mixture as the final rinse after shampooing.
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Horsetail Hair Rinse
Ingredients 3 teaspoons dried horsetail Instructions Steep horsetail in boiled water for 20 minutes. Shampoo hair and rinse thoroughly. Poor horsetail rinse through hair and leave in for ten minutes. Rinse with clear water.
Maple Syrup Hair Mask
Ingredients Pure maple syrup Lard (you can nix this if you don’t have any on hand) Honey Wide-toothed comb A shower cap or Saran Wrap Instructions Mix 3 tbsp. pure maple syrup (always better on pancakes than Aunt Jemima’s so it’s good to have on hand for breakfast, too), 2 tbsp lard (if you don’t have this, simply use more [...]
Mint Conditioning Rinse
Ingredients 2 mint tea bags or a handful of mint leaves 2 cups of water Instructions Steep 2 mint tea bags or a handful of fresh mint in 2 cups of boiling water. After the water has cooled, remove the tea bags or strain out the mint. Use the mint tea as a refreshing hair rinse.
Revitalizing Grey Hair Shampoo
Ingredients 1/2 cup of dried sage 1/4 cup of dried rosemary Water Instructions Add the sage and rosemary together in 2 cups of water and simmer for 30 minutes. Turn the heat off and allow mixture to steep for two to three hours. Apply the mixture to your hair and allow to hair to dry. Shampoo. To deepen the color [...]
Haritaki Powder Hair Rinse
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups Distilled Water 2 tablespoons Haritaki Powder 2 tablespoons Hibiscus Petal Powder 1/2 cup Rosemary Hydrosol 1/2 cup Organic Apple Cider Vinegar You Will Also Need A Cheesecloth or a Large Tea Bag Directions Bring 1/2 cups of Distilled Water to a boil, add powdered herbs and stir well. Reduce heat to low simmer, cover, and allow [...]
Rosemary Walnut Rinse
Ingredients 12 ounces Water 8 ounces Organic Apple Cider Vinegar 1/8 cup Rosemary Leaf 1/8 cup Walnut Powder, Medium Directions In a small saucepan, combine 12 ounces of water with 1/8 cup of Rosemary Leaf, and 1/8 cup of Walnut Powder. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce it to a very low simmer. Allow the liquid to simmer [...]
Hibiscus Rinse that provides Red Hair Tint
This rinse will give red highlights to light or dark hair. Ingredients 2 cups water ¼ cup fresh or dried hibiscus flowers Instructions This rinse will give red highlights to light or dark hair. 2 cups water ¼ cup fresh or dried hibiscus flowers
Rosemary Hair Rinse
Ingredients 3 tablespoons rosemary 1 1/2 quarts water 15 drops rosemary essential oil Instructions Boil ingredients together for 15 minutes. Strain. Pour over clean hair after shampooing and let it sit for 2 minutes. Rinse, then condition.
Nettle Tea Hair Growth Rinse
Ingredients 2 handfuls of nettle roots 2 quarts of cold water Instructions Wash and dry nettle roots. Soak 2 handfuls of roots in 2 quarts of cold water overnight. Next day bring mix to a boil and then simmer for 15 minutes; strain roots; use remaining liquid as a hair rinse. .