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Dandruff: Burdock, cleavers, peppermint, rosemary, sage, white willow
bark, marigold, horsetail, elderflower.

Dry Hair: Comfrey root, orange blossoms, avocado, cherry root,
burdock root, marjoram leaf

Oily Hair: Dandelion, lemon juice, strawberry leaf, clover, hops,
lemongrass

Slow growth/hair loss: Nettles, thyme, peppermint, rosemary, parsley,
linden flowers

Dull, unmanageable: Rose geranium leaves, nettle, quassia, hops,
basil


CONDITIONERS
Egg Conditioner
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup lukewarm water
Beat egg yolk until it is thick and light colored. Slowly drizzle
drops of oil into egg, beating well. Slowly add and beat the water
into the egg mixture. Transfer mixture to a container. After
shampooing, massage all conditioner into hair and leave on for a few
minutes before thoroughly rinsing.

Protein Conditioner
Beat 1 egg white until foamy. Add to 5 Tbsps plain natural yogurt.
Apply to hair in small sections at a time. Leave in for 15 minutes.
Rinse.

Split End Treatments
1) Mix 1 tsp honey with 2 Tbsps olive oil, then beat in 1 egg yolk.
Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo.
2) Massage hair and scalp with warm avocado or olive oil. Wrap hair
securly in a towel. Leave oil on hair about 8 hours or overnight. If
left on overnight, put a shower cap over head to avoid staining
pillows and bedding. Wash hair, then rinse with a vinegar /water
solution.


Ravishing Rosemary Conditioner
Rosemary essential oil
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Add a few drops of rosemary essential oil to the palms of your hands, work through out your entire hair.

Hot Oil Treatment
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup boiling water
Place olive oil and boiling water into large glass bottle or jar with
a lid. You may need to wrap a towel around the bottle to avoid burning yourself. Shake very well until oil is emulsified. Massage into hair, taking care not to burn your head. Put a shower cap or plastic bag over your hair and wrap your head in a hot towel that has been soaked in hot water then wrung out. Leave mixture on your hair for 1/2 hour, then shampoo as usual


For Dry Hair
1 1/2 teaspoons Corn Oil
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Add the corn oil to your regular conditioner, rinse out as you
normally would.

Egg yolks are widely acknowledged as one of nature's best
moisturizers. Here are a couple ultra-rich masks to "deep condition"
hair .

Egg & Olive Oil Hair Mask
Mix two whole eggs with four tablespoons of olive oil. Smooth through
hair. Wrap head with Saran Wrap and allow to penetrate for 10 minutes.
Rinse well.

Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask
This mask sounds good enough to eat! In a blender mix 1/2 a banana, 1/4 avocado, 1/4 cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes.


Deep Conditioning
1/2 cup Mayonaisse
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Comb the mayonaisse through your damp hair, then wrap your head in a towel, let it penetrate for 20 minutes. Shampoo.

Hair Conditioner
Mix 1/2 cup Pure Honey with 1/4 cup olive oil.
Use 2 tablespoons for normal to oily hair. Using a small amount at a
time, work mixture through hair until coated. Cover hair with a shower
cap and leave on 30 minutes. Shampoo well and rinse; dry as usual.


Dandruff
1) Make an infusion of 1 ounce each of fresh or dried rosemary and
sage in 2 cups of water. Let steep for 24 hours, then use daily as a
hair rinse.
2) Boil 5 heaping Tbsp dried thyme in 2 cups water for 10 minutes.
Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into
scalp, do not rinse. Use second half of solution another day.
3) Instead of shampooing, massage handfuls of baking soda into the
hair and scalp to absorb oil and to loossen dead skin on scalp. Rinse
thoroughly, use no other shampoos. While initially the hair may seem dry, after several weeks, dandruff will be gone and hair will be
smooth and shiny.


4) Mint Rinse
Boil:
1 cup water
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 handful of fresh mint leaves
Strain and pour into a container. With fingertips, massage solution
into the scalp, let dry without rinsing out.
5) Use the hot oil treatment recipe given on this page.
6) Soothing Herbal Hair Rinse
Combine equal parts of dried rosemary, comfrey, witch hazel leaves and nettles to make about 1/2 cup. Add to 2 cups of water in a covered pot. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let steep overnight. Strain. Shampoo and rinse hair then use herb tea for a final rinse to relieve itchy, flaky scalp.


Hair Coloring
Herb, Fruit & Vegetable Rinses for Color and Highlights
These rinses work over a period of time to subtlely color and add
highlights to the hair. First wash and rinse hair, then pour any of
these rinses over the hair 15 times catching the excess in a bowl or
the bathroom basin as it runs off the hair, then pouring it over the
hair again.


For Brunettes
1) Cook an unpeeled potato in boiling water. Cool slighly. Dip a
pastry brush or cotton ball in the cooking water, cover and saturate
hair, being careful not to get any on skin. Leave on hair for 20
minutes then rinse out.
2) Make an strong infusion of any of the following herbs and teas then
use as a rinse:
Rosemary
Sage
Raspberry leaves
Parsley
Ivy Berries
Catnip
Black coffee
Black Tea (for chestnut highlights).

Rosemary Tonic Rinse
A few sprigs of fresh or a teasp of dried rosemary.
Add 1 teaspoon of boiling water. Allow to cool and use as a rinse
after shampooing.

For Blondes
1) Marigold gives golden highlights to light hair and brings out red
and gold highlights in light brown and red hair. Saffron, tumeric,
calendula, mullein, privet and yellow broom in addition to any yellow
blossomed herb or flower also add color and highlights for blondes.
2) Rinse hair with a solution of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to one
gallon of water after shampooing.
3) To restore hair that was once blonde, mix 10 grams of licorice root with 10 grams of oat straw, add a pinch of saffron. Cover with water and boil to make an infusion. Strain and use a s a rinse after
shampooing. It should be allowed to soak into the hair and NOT rinsed out.
4) To bring out highlights and lighten blonde hair, steep 1/2 cup of
camomile tea in one quart of boiling water . Strain and cool slighyly.
Shampoo hair until oil free, then rinse with the tea infusion.
5) Add 4 tablespoons of chopped rhubarb to 3 cups of hot water, simmer for 15 minutes. Strain, cool, then use as a rinse after shampooing.

Blonde Highlights
1 cup lemon juice
3 cups chamomile tea (brewed, & cooled)
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Mix ingredients, pour over damp hair then let sit for an hour, wash
hair. This is effective in the summer.


Chamomile flowers
Boil half an ounce of camomile flowers in a pint of water for 20
minutes. Allow to dry and use for a hair rinse.
Chamomile Shampoo
Combine 1 Tblsp of soap flakes
1 teaspoon of Borax
1 ounce of powdered Chamomile flowers
Add 1/2 pint of hot water and beat until a thick lather is formed.
Wet the hair with warm water and massage with the lather, working it
into the scalp. Rinse, make a second application of the lather, and
rinse again.

Enhance red hair
1/2 cup beet juice
1/2 cup carrot juice
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Mix ingredients together, pour over damp hair. Let it sit for 1 hour
while you sit in the sun. Wash out

For Redheads
1) Use strong black coffee as a final rinse
2) Use a strong rosehips tea
3) Make a decotion of red hibiscus tea, use as a rinse
4) Make a rinse from calendula
5) Use an infusion of saffron for a rinse.

For Grey Hair
1) Potatoes: Boil potato peels in water, strain, and cool. Use the
strained water as an after-shampoo rinse to darken grey hair
2) Sage covers the grey when used consistently over a period of time. Simmer 1/2 cup dried sage in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Steep for 2-3 hours. Strain, use as rinse on clean hair. Leave on until hair has dried, then rinse out.
3) Mix 1 oz. sage, 1oz. rosemary and 1 pint of water. Simmer for 30
minutes and strain. Massage into the scalp and grey hair.
4) Mix 1 tablespoon of apple-cidar vinegar with one gallon of warm
water, use as final rinse.
5) Use an infusion of hollyhock (blue-purple flowers) to remove the
yellow cast from grey hair.
6) Use betony as a rinse to cover yellow in grey hair.


For All Hair Colors
Make an infusion of any of the following for color, conditioning,
highlights and shine:
Catnip: Make a rinse of catnip and water to promote hair growth and
shine.
Nettle Parsley Rosemary: good as a hair tonic for thinning hair and
dandruff and to stimulate hair growth.
Thyme: makes a great stimulating shampoo.
Yarrow: Use a yarrow rinse for mild cases of dandruff.

SHAMPOOS
Nana's Egg Shampoo
1 large egg separated
3 Tbsp castile soap
In a bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Blend in yolk followed by the
castile soap. Wet hair with warm water. Massage half the egg shampoo into scalp. Rinse well then massage remaining shampoo into scalp. Leave on hair about 1 min. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.

Egg Shampoo #2
1 egg
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp castile soap
1/2 cup water or herbal tea
Drop of fragrant essential oil of your choice (optional)
Combine all in blender and whip until smooth. Shampoo with mixture
using warm, not hot water for the shampoo and rinse. Store any
remaining shampoo in the refrigerator for use the next day.

Herbal Shampoo
1/4 cup of your favorite herbal tea, strongly brewed
8 oz liquid castile soap
Add soap to tea. Stir over low heat until well blended. Store in a
capped bottle.


Apple Cider Softness
1-2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
3 cups distilled water
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Pour over your hair as the final rinse. It will leave your hair
feeling soft. Good for all hair types.


Note: Before use, lightly shake shampoo to mix the oil that may
separate from the rest of the ingredients.
3 cups distilled water
1 tblsp calendula (pot marigold)
2 tsps rosemary
1 tblsp nettle
2 tsps orange peel
2 tsps comfrey
2 tblsp chamomile
1/2 tsp of lavender essential oil
1 tsp jojoba oil (omit if hair is oily)
2 tbls borax Steep herbs in boiling water for 30 minutes. Strain, add
the oils and stir well. Add the borax and gently stir until thoroughly
mixed. Pour into a labeled bottle and keep refrigerated to preserve
the freshness.
Shake shampoo before use to mix the oil that may separate from the
rest of the ingredients. Very mild and gentle, and suitable for
babies.

Oily Hair
1/2 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Blend ingredients together with 1/4 cup of your regular hair shampoo.
Wash hair then rinse well.

Dry Shampoo
1/2 cup Cornstarch
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Sprinkle the cornstarch in your hair, let it absorb for a few minutes,
brush it out. This is great if you are in a pinch.

Frizzy Zapper
1 tablespoon almond oil
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup conditioner
*Ingredients can be found at any health food or drug store.
Mix ingredients, blend well. Pour mixture over damp hair, work it
in....leave on for about 20 minutes for a good deep conditioning. Wash
out. This works for all hair types.


Yields: approximately 40 treatments
Special: Leaves hair shiny and soft. Good baby shampoo, very mild and gentle.
2 cups (473 ml) distilled water
1 tablespoon (15 ml) calendula (pot marigold)
2 teaspoons (10 ml) rosemary
1 tablespoon (15 ml) nettle
2 teaspoons (10 ml) orange peel
2 teaspoons (10 ml) comfrey
2 tablespoons (30 ml) chamomile
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) essential oil of lavender
1 teaspoon (5 ml) jojoba oil (omit if hair is oily)
1/2 cup (118 ml) all-natural, gentle baby shampoo

Bring water to a boil and remove from heat. Add the herbs, cover, and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain mixture into a medium-sized
bowl, add the oils and stir vigorously. Add the shampoo and gently
stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a labeled bottle and keep
refrigerated to preserve the freshness. You may keep a small bottle in the shower with enough shampoo for about one week, if you wish. Use approximately 1 tablespoon (15 ml) per application. This shampoo will not produce mountains of billowy suds as it does not contain strong foaming agents. It cleans gently with minimal sudsing.

Herbal Hair Rinse
1/2 cup Dried rosemary
1/2 cup Dried red clover
1/2 cup Dried nettle
1/2 cup Dried sage (for dark hair)
1/2 cup Dried camomile (for light -hair)
1/2 cup Dried witch hazel, leaf OR -bark (for oily hair)
1/2 cup Dried marigold (for dry -hair)
Mix together herbs and store in a covered, light-proof container.
Before you shampoo, take 1/4 to 1/2 cup herbs and add to 2 cups water in an enamel pot. Cover pot, bring to slow boil, simmer a few minutes, remove from heat and proceed to shampoo your hair.
After last rinse, strain herbs from pot, add enough cold water to
herbal brew to rub into scalp and proceed to rinse hair. Catch
drippings in pot and keep pouring them through your hair until all are
used. You may now either rinse your hair with clear water or omit
water rinse.

Gentle Hair Shampoo
1 cup spring water
1 tablespoon orange peel
1 tablespoon nettle
2 teaspoons rosemary
1 tablespoon chamomile tea
1 teaspoon peppermint
2 cups castile soap
8 drops grapefruit essential oil**
Bring the water to boil, then remove from heat. Add the herbs, cover
and steep for 45 minutes. Strain and cool the infusion, then add it
to the castile soap. Pour into a bottle and add the grapefruit
essential oil.
**a natural preservative


Antidandruff Rinse
4 cups distilled or spring water
1/2 cup rosemary
1/2 cup peppermint
1/4 cup lavender
1 teaspoon borax
12 drops tea tree essential oil
Bring the water to a boil. Add the herbs, stir, cover and turn off
the heat. Steep for approximately 3 1/2 hours. Strain and bottle the
liquid, then add the borax and essential oil. Lable and use within 12
months if you've used dried herbs; 10 days if you used fresh.

Herbal Conditioning Rinse
1 cup spring water -- 1 inch cubes
1 tablespoon lavender blossoms
1 tablespoon burdock
1 tablespoon sage
1 tablespoon basil
1/4 cup rosewater
1/4 teaspoon birch essential oil
1/4 teaspoon benzoin tincture
Bring spring water to a boil and remove from heat. Add the herbs.
Cover the pan and steep for 45 minutes. Strain the infusion, then let
it cool. Add the remaining ingredients, mix well, and bottle. Label
and use within 12 months if you've used dried herbs, 10 days if you've used fresh herbs.

Lice treatment
1/4 tsp. Eucalyptus oil
1 to 3 tsp. Garlic oil or fresh garlic mashed well on a plate, or
fresh garlic out of a jar.
2 tsp. olive oil
1/4 cup vinegar
2 to 3 cups water
Put on dry hair put shower cup on and let sit at least 3 hours

from Kathi Keville's book Herbs for Health and
Healing, page 196
Lice Treatment:
2 ounces vegetable oil
20 drops tea tree essential oil
10 drops each essential oils of rosemary, lavender and lemon
Combine, and apply to dry hair, cover with shower cap. Leave on for 1 hour. Then shampoo 2 times.

Hair Care Conditioners
Egg Conditioner
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup lukewarm water
Beat egg yolk until it is thick and light colored. Slowly drizzledrops
of oil into egg, beating well. Slowly add and beat the water into the
egg mixture.Transfer mixture to a container. After shampooing, massage all conditioner into hair and leave on for a few minutes before thoroughly rinsing.

Split End Treatments
1) Mix 1 tsp honey with 2 Tbsps olive oil, then beat in 1 egg yolk.
Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes.Rinse and shampoo.


Skin Softening Bath
Add 1/4 cup honey to bath water for a fragrant, silkybath.


Hair Shine
Stir 1 teaspoon honey into 4 cups (1 quart) warm water. Blondes
may wish to add a squeeze of lemon. After shampooing, pour
mixture through hair. Do not rinse out. Dry as normal.
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