Herbal Hair Conditioners
If your hair is dry, try a chamomile oil. To make, combine 1/3 cup chamomile flowers and 1/3 cup olive oil or grapeseed oil, and place in a jar with a lid. Place in a sunny window and shake the jar at least once a day. After two weeks, strain out the flowers. To apply, use approximately 2-4 teaspoons, depending on the length of the hair. Brush out the hair and then apply to hair ends, avoiding the scalp. Leave on about ten minutes, then shampoo out. Make hair rinses with distilled water, herbs and vinegar. Try parsley or sage for dry hair, lavender or lemon balm for oily hair, and parsley or rosemary for dandruff. Combine one cup of fresh herbs with 1 quart distilled water. Heat and simmer for fifteen minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 15 minutes more to infuse. Strain out the herbs and add 1 quart cider vinegar. Shampoo hair, then rinse with the mixture, using approximately one cup. Hair conditioners can be made also. Combine 1 cup fresh minced herbs with one quart distilled water, simmer 15 minutes, then let stand one hour to infuse. Then add one tablespoon of glycerin, one drop at a time while stirring. After shampooing, comb about a teaspoon into the wet hair. No need to rinse out.
Skin Oils
Why apply potentially harmful chemicals to your skin? Many commercial
preparations contain mineral oils which are petroleum derivatives. Mineral
oil can be very irritating to skin, clogging pores and causing blemishes,
and drying out skin. Natural oils such as seed or nut oils are very good
for the skin.
Lavender Oil
Ingredients: 2 cups lavender flowers, 2 sprigs rosemary, one piece of
orange zest, 1 ¼ cups olive or grapeseed oil.
Directions: combine all except oil and pound in a mortar or on a cutting
board. Pack the herbs into a small jar (two cup capacity) and pour in the
oil. Cover and shake well. Place the jar in a sunny window for two weeks,
and shake it at least once a day. After two weeks, strain the mixture.
Keep refrigerated when not using.
Calendula Oil
Ingredients: 1 cup calendula flowers, 2 cups olive or grapeseed oil, ½ cup
wheat germ oil.
Directions: Combine all ingredients in a jar, cover. Place in a sunny
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