Wax and Bubbles

Hair rinses are a great way to bring the luster and shine back to your scalp. And when your scalp is health, you hair will become healthy as well. Here are five more hair rinses you can make and use at home to help bring dull hair back to life.

• To add shine and body: Rinse your hair once a month with flat beer and decaffeinated tea. Pour a can of full-bodied beer into a glass and allow to sit out over night with three full-sized decaffeinated tea bags in the beer. Apply to your hair and allow to sit for about 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Doing this process once a month will help give over dried hair more vitality.

• To help with oil buildup: Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 tsp. dried sage. Allow this mixture to cool completely then strain the dried sage out of the water. Apply to hair and work into the scalp to help reduce the oil on the scalp. Do this process after your shampoo so the mixture has greater effect.

• To help with split ends: Rubbing olive oil into the ends of your hair about 2 to 3 times per week can help guard your hair against damage that causes spilt ends. Leave the olive oil on the hair overnight for much more added benefits and wash your hair as normal in the morning hours. Style as normal.

• To help with hair loss: Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 tsp. dried birch leaves and pour over hair while in the shower. Be sure and allow to cool completely and strain out the dried leaves before sue. If used on blond or gray hair it may make the hair appear darker so use caution with these hair colors.

• To bring out natural highlights: Mix together 1 lemon with 1/4 cup of water in a jar and shake well. Use this mixture as a rinse after shampooing and rinse with cool water after about 5 minutes. It will help treat oily buildup on the scalp as well.

The best way to keep your hair looking healthy is to brush your hair everyday with a natural bristle bush. This helps improve circulation in the scalp and will help remove pollutants and dust from the hair has well.

The scalp of our hair supplies the hair with protein and other nutrients to keep the hair healthy. This supply comes from blood vessels and to keep the hair healthy you have to treat the scalp rather than the hair shaft itself. There are chemical rinses and natural rinses that help in the process.

Natural rinses act to stimulate circulation in the scalp rather than coating the hair and other simple techniques will help to repair and keep your hair looking great. Here are a few that can help and some can be done in less than 30 seconds.

• Linden Flower Rinse: boil 1 cup water, and 1 tsp linden flowers. Steep the linden flower and allow to cool a bit, strain out the flowers and rinse over stressed or over-dried hair. Can be used for up to 6 weeks.

• Sesame Oil Rinse: 1 tbs. of sesame oil into the hair and scalp can help guard your hair against sun damage. Apply to hair and scalp before heading out into the sun.

• Chamomile Rinse: 1 cup boiling water plus 1 tsp. chamomile flowers. Pour the water over the flowers and steep. Allow to cool slightly and filter out the flowers. Rinse hair and scalp with this water mixture and it will give your hair sheen; you can also use this to lighten blonde hair healthy.

Use these rinses incorporation with your normal shampooing routine to help keep your hair and scalp healthy in a natural way. Hair rinses date back to before women took the time to care for themselves and just using their old techniques can keep your hair looking great everyday.