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An assortment of natural homemade hair recipes, from shampoos to treatments for thin hair and getting rid of unwanted greys to a natural homemade hairspray. You can make with everyday organic food ingredients. Recipes similar to these have been used for hundreds of years to help stimulate inner energy and outer beauty.  

Organic Tomatoes for your Holistic Hair 

Many things can affect the tone and smell of your hair. Whether it's a green hue from too much chlorine or too much sun exposure, there's one thing that will have your hair good as new in a matter of minutes - Tomatoes, organicaly grown. You can apply tomatoes to your hair in a variety of ways, organic tomato paste or tomato juice should work wonders. The acidity in the tomatoes helps to balance the Ph levels in your hair, bringing back its natural colour and smell!

Organic Lemons, Chamomile for your Holistic Hair

Rinsing your hair with a mixture of water and lemon juice can help to lighten your hair colour. This works best on already light hair (light brown and blonde) and can be enhanced if you leave the mixture in your hair and then head out into the sun. Do not do this if you are worried about your hair going really light though! You can produce a similar effect by rinsing your hair with freshly brewed chamomile tea - just make sure it's cooled down before pouring it onto your scalp.

Organic Coffee for your Holistic Hair

To give brown hair a warmer glow, brew one strong cup of organic espresso and let cool completely. Pour the coffee onto dry hair and leave it on for 20 minutes. Now rinse it out. Your hair should shine and glow like never before.

For Thin Hair

Heat coconut oil, give yourself a hot oil head massage every night. When you are done massaging wrap a hot towel on your head. Leave for an hour and wash with gentle shampoo. No need for conditioner. Let your hair air dry and you will be able to tell the difference.

Unwanted Grey Hair

Make a strong 'tea' of Sage and a bit of Rosemary, strain it and refrigerate, before washing hair, spray on the base of the grey patches of hair, can also massage in. Leave for 5 - ten minutes and then wash as usual.
To make a strong rosemary & sage tea use equal amounts of rosemary & sage to 1 cup of water, combine ingredients and steep for 10 minutes, strain and use liquid for the colourant. Must be repeated daily for a few weeks before you notice any changes.

A few teaspoonfuls of baking soda added to your shampoo once per week will remove any styling products that have built up in your hair.

Mayonnaise is a great conditioner that will leave your have soft and shiny. Apply the mayonnaise to dry hair and leave on at least 20 minutes or overnight. Shampoo and rinse well.

Use lemon juice to create natural highlights in your hair. Apply lemon juice to select strands of hair and go out and do some gardening. 

Mix raw organic eggs and apply to damp hair as a conditioner. Leave for 5 - 10 minutes and rinse well.

If you have thinning hair, soak your hair each day in burdock tea. Will help slow or completely stop hair loss.

Remove Hair Product Build-up 1/4 cup vinegar + 1 cup water. After conditioning the hair use this as a final rinse. Leaves your hair soft and shiny.

Shampoo Recipe

In a blender, combine 1 ounce organic coconut / olive oil, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar. Use as regular shampoo.

Hair Conditioner

Combine mashed avocado with some coconut milk. Comb it through the hair and let sit for 10 -15 minutes, rinse out.

Floral Vinegar Rinse

1 3/8 fl oz (40 ml) apple cider / white wine vinegar + 20 drops lavender essential oil + 20 drops rosemary essential oil + 10 drops geranium essential oil or ( lemon essential oil if you have oily hair) + distilled water.

Mix the vinegar and essential oils together in a 10 1/2 fl oz (300 ml) spray bottle. Top up with distilled water. Shake well before use.

To use, rinse your hair after shampooing, spray thoroughly with the vinegar rinse. Don't rinse out.

Hair Treatment

Mix two whole eggs with four tablespoons of  organic coconut / olive oil. Smooth through hair. Wrap head with plastic wrap,or warm towels, and leave on hair for 10 minutes. Rinse well.

Fruit Smoothie Hair Mask

Blend 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 on hair for 15 minutes.

Homemade Hairspray

Chop one organic  lemon into four pieces. If you have dry hair, you can do the same with an organic orange. Place the lemon or orange in a pot with 2 cups filtered water. Boil until half of the initial amount of water remains. Cool, strain, and place in a spray bottle. Store in the refrigerator. By adding one ounce of rubbing alcohol as a preservative the spray can be stored for up to two weeks un-refrigerated. If you find the hairspray is too sticky, just add more filtered water.