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Home Made Hair Care Products
Hair Dye Alternatives
Lighten hair:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 gallon warm water
Rinse hair with mixture.
Red tones:
Rinse with strong tea of rosehips or cloves, or use strong black coffee.
Cover gray:
½ cup dried sage
2 cups water
Boil sage for thirty minutes, then steep for several hours. Apply tea to hair after it cools. Allow to dry, then rinse and dry hair again. Apply weekly until you have the shade you want and then monthly to maintain color.
Darken hair:
Rinse hair with a strong black tea or black coffee.
Hair Shampoo Alternatives
Everyday shampoo:
Castille bar soap
Water
¼ cup olive oil, almond oil or avocado oil
½ cup distilled water
Grate castille bar soap and mix it with water in a blender or food processor. Blend 1 cup of castille liquid with olive oil, avocado or almond oil and distilled water.
Dandruff remedy:
Wet hair and rub in a handful of dry baking soda, then rinse.
Hair Spray
1 chopped lemon (or 1 orange for dry hair)
2 cups pure hot water
1 ounce vodka
Place lemon and hot water in a pot, and boil until only half remains. Cool and strain. Place in a fine spray bottle and test on hair. If too sticky, add more water. Store in the refrigerator, or add 1 ounce vodka per cup of hair spray as a preservative (with vodka, hair spray may be stored unrefrigerated for up to two weeks).
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.
Abraham Lincoln
Tea (Camellia sinensis): Slather yourself with a strong cold tea. Some researchers say the tannic acid and theobromine in tea help cool sunburn, and compounds called catechins help prevent and repair skin damage caused by ultraviolet rays. Both green and black teas are also antioxidants, which means that they fight free radicals produced int he skin by exposure to UV raditaion.
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