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| rain4nights |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 07:35:26 AM
Here's my favorite "home brew" hair rinse. I don't use it all the time, but I do use it a lot, esp. with my homemade "shampoo bars". I even did a presentation on it in a college chemistry class as a "new invention or product" that I could market.
Plan on making a 3:1 water to apple cider vinegar solution. Boil the appropriate amount of water for your solution.
Steep your favorite herbs in the hot water (rosemary is supposed to bring luster to your dark hair, chamomile is supposed to enhance your blonde highlights). If there are any herbal floaties at this point, strain with cheesecloth or flour-sack towel (otherwise you might clog your sprayer).
Mix herbal water and vinegar (3:1 proportion), put it in a spray bottle.
To use: The next time you wash your hair, skip the conditioner after you shampoo and instead, spray on this hair rinse, comb through and rinse thoroughly. Although your bathroom may smell a bit vinegary while you're doing it, the smell does not linger on your hair (thankfully!).
Benefits: 1) won't leave residue build-up, 2) helps hair feel smooth and look shiny, 3) made of all natural ingredients!
Science: remember the old Pantene commercials where the bead of conditioner puts a smooth coating over the rough scales of hair? Well your hair does have scales and basic (high pH) conditions (like those in many soaps and shampoos, esp. homemade soaps) make those scales stand up leaving your hair rough and dull. Conditioners coat those scales to make the hair shaft smooth. This vinegar hair rinse actually provides a mildly acidic environment (your body is naturally on the acidic side, BTW) so that your hair-scales will flatten back down into their proper shape. Thus glossy, smooth, tangle-free, healthy hair. There's lot's more interesting science facts about hair scales, but this post is already too long. 
Note: I believe this originally came from some old hippy beauty book with lots of b&w photos of beautiful people standing in flower fields wearing nothing but their lusterous hair. I had it from the library and have not been able to figure out what it was since. If anyone thinks this book sounds familiar, please share the title.
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| marmieto12 |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 06:34:23 AM
Levisgrammy asked- Does anyone have a solution to taking the brassy look out of blonde hair?
Use lemon juice. Especially helpful when you are in the sun, gardening and hanging out clothes. Also lightens up "age spots" on the face and hands.
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| sheepdream |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 5:56:21 PM
It is no surprise that vinegar smooths the scales on human hair. When processing sheep fleece, vinegar is used as a final rinse to restore the acidity/luster. Both are protein fibers.
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| garliclady |
Posted - Aug 22 2007 : 04:56:38 AM
Would the vinegar work as a detangler. My 3yr old DD das beautiful hair to her waist but is hard to detangle. I wonder if this would work as a detangler between shampoos??
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 9:15:12 PM
I have used rosemary rinse that I made with my fresh rosemary (my hair is dark) and I loved it!! I do rinse mine out with cold water. I should do that again. Right now I have been using Avalon organics shampoo and conditioner in Rosemary..hmmm...thanks for the suggestion..and reminder!!!
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| levisgrammy |
Posted - Aug 21 2007 : 7:38:22 PM
So you don't leave this in your hair? I like to use the honey rinse in place of conditioner. I don't have to rinse afterwards. Does anyone have a solution to taking the brassy look out of blonde hair?
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| GaiasRose |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 09:27:06 AM
I use ACV straight and I adore it. I also use a birch leaf tea that I make now and again.
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| Holiday Angel |
Posted - Jul 23 2007 : 07:58:00 AM
Sounds like a Mother Earth Magazine solution article. lol They were, and may still be, doing all the flowers in the hair type thing..Thanks for sharing Bess! I know some people try beer, but I never had to tell if it works, speaking of Home Brew..
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