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Natural Home Made Beauty Recipes

Heavenly Hair

A woman's hair is her crowning glory.  Attractive, shiny, well groomed locks always draw admiring gazes from both men and women.

The secret to beautiful hair involves a number of factors.  Nutrition, natural elements (sun, humidity, water hardness), brushing, combing, washing and drying procedures all play a role in the health and condition of your hair.  With the following recipe ideas, you'll be able to give your hair a quick pick-me-up between regular salon appointments for a fraction of the cost and a miniscule amount of the time.

You'll also find recipes for tonics, conditioners, rinses and other aids to promote tresses that radiate a silky and sleek wholesomeness!

Dry-Hair Conditioner

1/3 ripe avocado, peeled
1/3 cup mayonnaise

Mash avocado thoroughly.  Mix and blend well with mayonnaise.  Massage the mixture into your scalp and work throughout your hair.  Cover with a plastic shower cap and leave in for 40 to 60 minutes.  Rinse out.  Shampoo as usual.

Dandruff Remover

1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup water

Shake ingredients in a bottle.  Use an absorbent cotton pad to dab the solution directly onto your scalp.  Apply two or three times a week and always before shampooing.

Dry-Hair Mayonnaise Treatment

2 tbsp. mayonnaise or mayonnaise-type salad dressing

Gently massage mayonnaise throughout your hair and scalp.  Leave for 30 to 35 minutes, then rinse out.  Shampoo well.  This treatment can be used as often as you wish.

Dry-Hair Oil Treatment

2 tbsp. refined odorless castor oil
1 tbsp. soybean oil

Before starting this treatment, open the pores of your scalp by steaming with towels that have been wrung out in hot water.  Warm and blend the oils over a low flame.  Gently massage the mixture into your scalp and spread throughout your hair.  Pay special attention to dried-out ends.  Wrap your head in hot steaming towels for 15 to 20 minutes.  Rinse and shampoo thoroughly.

Egg Shampoo-Conditioner

1 egg yolk
1 tsp. baby oil
1 cup cool water

Beat the yolk to a froth.  Add the oil and beat again.  Stir into the water.  Massage gently into your scalp and spread through your hair.  Rinse well.
 
 

Oily-Hair Cleanser & Conditioner #1

1/4 cup fine cornmeal 
1/4 cup ground orris root

Mix the ingredients.  Pour into a large salt (or similar) shaker.  Sprinkle onto your scalp and throughout your hair.  Brush out thoroughly.  Note:  If orris root isn't available, or if you run out, you can use cornmeal alone.

Oily-Hair Cleanser & Conditioner #2

2 egg whites
pinch of borax

Add borax to egg whites and beat until stiff.  Apply to your scalp and hair with a nail brush or an old toothbrush.  Allow to dry.  Brush out vigorously and thoroughly.

Extra Sheen Rinse (Blondes)

2 tbsp. camomile
2 cups water
Steep the camomile in fast-boiling water for 10 minutes.  Allow to cool.  Strain through muslin or a nylon stocking.  Use the liquid as a final rinse.

Extra Sheen Rinse (Brunettes)

2 tsp. dried rosemary
2 cups water

Steep the rosemary in boiling water for 10 minutes.  Cool.  strain, as above, and use the rosemary liquid as a final rinse.
 
 

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