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♥ Indian Beauty Spot ♥ – DIY: Oil Shampoo. Winter Dry Hair Remedy - Homemade Hot Oil Treatment. Over processing and cool winter months can leave your hair dry and damaged.

Winter Dry Hair Remedy - Homemade Hot Oil Treatment

A great solution for this is to use a hot oil treatment. My favorite budget friendly, homemade hot oil treatment is below: What you will need 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tbsp. daily hair conditioner Lavender essential oil (optional) Shower cap or towel Directions Pour the olive oil in a saucepan and add the conditioner. If desired you can add a few drops of lavender essential oil for fragrance. After 30 minutes, rinse hair out with Shampoo. Use treatment once a week for long, damaged hair. Dry Shampoo for Light Hair and Dark Hair ‹ Small Home Big Start.

I really don’t like washing my hair every day.

Dry Shampoo for Light Hair and Dark Hair ‹ Small Home Big Start

It takes forever to dry my hair and I try not to use heating tools on it every day if I can avoid it. To give me hair a break and still freshen it up, I sometimes use dry shampoo between washes. It soaks up any oils that the hair follicles create at the roots, and gives it a bit of body too. Store bought dry shampoos can be expensive, with top brands being as much as $35, but you can make it at home very easily, for less than $2 a jar!

It’s an easy way to cut back some time on your busy mornings, while still having fresh hair. Dry Shampoo for Light Hair 1/4 cup Cornstarch1/4 cup Baking Soda5-10 drops Essential Oil (e.g. Add the cornstarch and baking soda to a small bowl. Using a fork, mix it up well. I store it in the bathroom in a small jar, with an old makeup brush to apply it. Dry Shampoo for Dark Hair 1/4 cup Cornstarch1/4 cup Cocoa5-10 drops Essential Oil (e.g. Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Noelle Speaks: Grow Healthy Hair Naturally - Proven and Tested. BEFORE Client with over processed dull and dry hair After: 6 months later - same client with new found hair growth!

Noelle Speaks: Grow Healthy Hair Naturally - Proven and Tested

How to: A Quick Fix: DIY Dry Shampoo by Fox & Doll. We invited DIY beauty expert Shana of Fox & Doll back to share another one of her original recipes.

A Quick Fix: DIY Dry Shampoo by Fox & Doll

Last time, she showed us how to make an au naturel lip exfoliator, but this time it’s all about hair and achieving a refreshed look in a cinch! “Simply mix together the ingredients listed in the graphic above, stirring rigorously for about 3-4 minutes. Then, shake directly onto roots, or place in hands and rub into the root area. Brush to blend, distributing it evenly before styling as usual.” » The Your-Hair-Never-Looked-So-Good Hair Mask. The Your-Hair-Never-Looked-So-Good Hair Mask!

» The Your-Hair-Never-Looked-So-Good Hair Mask

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 By Huda Heidi Kattan. 5 Foods You Have In Your Kitchen That Should Be In Your Hair. Baking soda should be in your hair if it has build-up.

5 Foods You Have In Your Kitchen That Should Be In Your Hair

Let’s make a pact today. You and me. From now on, when we have a beauty issue, we’ll look in the cabinets – first – before we run out and buy an expensive (or even bargain) product to fix us. And, I know, I know … there’s just something a little bit comforting about picking up a bottle of FancySchmancy-Make-You-Fabulous Potion; there’s some weird satisfaction in forking over your hard-earned money to feel hot.

But there’s a new and better feeling from fixing it yourself — by rummaging through your kitchen. And don’t get me wrong, sometimes it’s easier or less time consuming to snag a product from the shelf. Now, I’m here to get you started with your tresses. When I say “5 Foods You Have In Your Kitchen,” I mean “5 Foods That Are Still Left In My Kitchen,” because my produce drawer is really bare right now. At this point, I figure if I have these 5 things in my kitchen, you SURELY have them in yours.

Bottle it up. The best stuff in life is free.

Bottle it up

Like sunshine, blue skies and THE OCEAN…if you have access to it, that is. Which I don’t. And I know it’s only January but I’m already Jonesing for spring. So, to scratch the itch, I decided to go with beach hair. Problem was I needed sea spray to get the really beachy look and texture. So with much hesitation and skepticism I took on the task of making my own, with stuff I already had around the house. BELIEVE me when I tell you, this is BY FAR the best sea spray I have ever used, EVER. RECIPE: 1 Cup WARM water 3 Tablespoons Sea Salt 1 Tablespoon Gel or Spray Gel 1/2 Tablespoon Conditioner (or leave-in) A couple spritzes of your favorite perfume DIRECTIONS: Mix Warm water and salt first and shake well. Natural Hair Conditioner and Detangler. Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments. Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast—but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that.

Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments

And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does? Or that the mild acidity in lemon is an effective—and gentler—alternative to chemical-laden products? Next time your locks need a lift, save money by using one of these kitchen fixes. For All Hair Types "The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home. To Use: For normal hair, use the entire egg to condition hair; use egg whites only to treat oily hair; use egg yolks only to moisturize dry, brittle hair, Cox says. Photo by Shutterstock. 8 hair care treatments you can make yourself. Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast — but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that.

8 hair care treatments you can make yourself

And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does? Or that the mild acidity in lemon is an effective — and gentler — alternative to chemical-laden products? Next time your locks need a lift, save money by using one of these kitchen fixes. For all hair types "The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of "Natural Beauty at Home".