Friday, August 16, 2013

Hair Helpers for Thicker, Longer Hair Naturally!


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 In my search for remedies to improve my hair happenings like thinning, slow growth and dryness ~ these are the best of the best {for me} IMHO.  Not only are they all natural and pretty darn inexpensive, they're time savers too!




Dry Shampoo!

My beloved hair stylist McCall @ Lunatic Fringe in Park City, UT has been on board with dry shampoo for a long time, gently "advising" me to get on board too.  Well, I haven't...until recently.  I'll tell you why in a minute :)


RECIPES
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I've been using the basic recipe of my dry shampoo for our dog, Bart {click here}.  It certainly lends itself to human use and since I don't have fleas, I forego the Melaleuca and add Rosemary (hair loves Rosemary!) instead ha!  

Basically, you have a dry base of your choosing...in my case, I chose arrowroot starch and, a few drops of whatever EOs you need or want.  Add the wet and dry to a blender or processor, blend, spread out on a baking dish and let dry.  That's it!  I used to use a shaker container but I've found I prefer a small mason jar so I can use a pinch at a time.



C O L O R:  

There are ways to add "tint" to dry shampoo and it's impressed the heck outta me!  Check out the difference.  On the left my dirty, sweaty hair (dry, after a workout).  On the right is my hair after a "dry poo" treatment with a little color added for blondies.  Amazing huh?  The tint was accomplished by simply putting a dried herb in the food processor and pulverizing until powdery then adding to the arowroot starch.  I used 2 parts arrowroot, 1 part herb powder for tint.

Now the hard part, the exact recipe can't be unveiled quite yet.  I was asked to be part of a group test but, very soon I'll be able to share more :)











THICKER HAIR BLEND
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I've been using this EO blend for months now, it's helping so much!  Even McCall (hair stylist) agrees as she's seeing more new growth.  Let me tell you, I've saved myself hundred's of dollars in expensive hair serums with this blend!

5 drops Lavender
5 drops Rosemary
4 drops Clary Sage
4 drops Cypress

I multiply this recipe by 10x and fill a roller bottle for spot application every night!  You can also add 6 drops of the blend to a handful of shampoo.  I started to appreciate dry shampoo after a nightly application of this blend.  I only wash my hair twice a week now.










LAVENDER ROSEMARY FINAL RINSE
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You can find an entire blog post on this wonderful, wonderful, WONDERFUL final hair rinse {HERE}.  

However, I have some NEW notes on this rinse that the blog post doesn't cover because it's a fairly new discovery!  

People are finding that after long term use their hair is growing longer and there's more of it.  SandyKay of APIYOL shared another method of application, this is a great idea too!  

{SPRAY the final rinse on after washing your hair.  Part your hair and spritz, part your hair and spritz until head has been covered.  Now my recipe lasts a lot longer than when I used to pour it on.}

Whatever would we do without Mother Nature's Beauty School?

The End!


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6 Comments:

At August 16, 2013 at 10:57 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

When showering, do you cover your head? Do you only use the dry twice a week? You don't shampoo in the shower? And where is the best place to get the arrowroot starch?

 
At August 16, 2013 at 11:01 AM , Blogger a b 'n' me said...

I don't think the link to the dry shampoo is working... :)

 
At August 16, 2013 at 11:26 AM , Blogger Laura in 'bama said...

This all sounds so good! I occasionally use the rosemary oil on my scalp, but what I have smells really LOUD and I have 3 cats that like to sleep with me. So I don't use it as much as I'd like to! Can't wait to see the recipe for the dry shampoo . . . I'm constantly trying different treatments so I don't have to wash my hair all the time. I've gone from almost every day to maybe twice a week!

 
At August 16, 2013 at 11:47 AM , Blogger LuminouzFlame said...

Did you add a carrier oil to the thicker hair blend or just the eo's?

 
At August 16, 2013 at 10:53 PM , Blogger Amy said...

Ok, so are arrowroot powder and arrowroot starch the same thing? I got some Bob's Red Mill all-natural arrowroot starch/flour at the healthfood store, but have been afraid to use it - thinking I got the wrong thing. LOL! Is what I got correct for recipes calling for arrowroot powder?

 
At August 18, 2013 at 7:32 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I use gel and hair spray to improve the look of my fine, thinning, short hair so I shampoo my hair every morning (after sweating all night, getting old is the pits). I'm buying olive oil castile soap from my artisanal olive oil guy for a hand soap, so I'm thinking of adding the thick hair EO combo to make shampoo. Any comments, ideas? How much of the recipe should I add to 8 ounces of soap?

Btw,I've been usinga spray bottle for the acv mix, too.

 

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