Natural Herbal Hair Rinses
Leave your hair smelling heavenly and super-shiny after you’ve cleaned it with your natural soap. A lovely herbal rinse also promotes healthy hair and a healthy scalp. Herbal hair rinses are very simple to make. You can mix up a large container at one time and save it for up to a week.
Dark or dull hair will benefit greatly from a rinse made with these botanicals:
- Fresh rosemary
- Elder flowers
- Ground Walnut leaves
- Nettle
- Horsetail leaves
Put these herbs in a pot with 4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Let them steep while the water cools. After cooling, strain the ‘hair tea’ into a container. Add a cup of apple cider vinegar and a the juice of a lemon (or a couple ounces of lemon juice). To use this, dilute one cup of your mixture with 4 cups of water. Your can use it right away and store the rest in your refrigerator.
Dry or fair hair will really perk up with this rinse. Use:
- Calendula petals – 1 cup
- White oak bark – 1/2 cup
Put the herbs into a pot with 3 cups of water and boil. After cooled, strain and add a cup of apple cider vinegar. Rinse your hair with this blend by diluting a half cup of your solution with 3 cups of water.
All hair types can use this herbal rinse. It’s easy to make but you’ll need to start it ahead of time as it takes a couple of weeks to produce. Get a quart jar with a tight fitting lid. Fill it half full with any combination of the following herbs:
- Basil
- Rosemary
- Lavender
- Nettle
- Horsetail
- Sage
- Chamomile
- Yarrow
Pour in enough apple cider vinegar to fill your jar. Shake it everyday for for two weeks then strain. To use it, dilute a half cup of the vinegar/herb solution with 4 cups of water.
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve liked to use an apple cider vinegar rinse on my hair after washing it. These herbal variations make it even better. Give them a try.
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