Use Products From Your Kitchen for Hair Care

Great Ideas for Home Hair Care

Yvonne M. Glasgow, Ph.D.
Are you tired of spending tons of money in the hair care isle at your local retail stores? How about spending all that money on salon hair treatments, are you tired of waisting money? Rather than spending all that money at the store or at some fancy salon, why not whip up some of these tasty treats for your hair. They all use natural ingredients that can be found right in your kitchen! Simple things like egg whites or avocados can help with problems like thinning hair or even add moisture to your dry, frizzy hair. Did you know that you can even add essential oils to your existing shampoo and/or conditioner for added hair health benefits?

Three Quick Recipes For Your Hair

Creamy Avocado Hair Treatment

Avocado helps feed dry hair much needed nutrients that can get depleted with regular daily hair care routines. Massage the creamy insides of one avocado into your clean, dry hair and leave ob for about 15 to 20 minutes. Then rinse your hair thoroughly with warm water.

Coconut Oil Hair Treatment

Coconut Oil is great for relieving dry hair. Massage it into your hair and leave it on for a few hours, great to do while you are working on housework. You will need to wash your hair several times to get all of the oil out, but it will go from being oily to be very silky.

Egg Treatment For Thinning Hair

Just whisk two eggs and massage them into your hair. Wash it out after ten minutes with warm water. This treatment will help enhance hair growth. Egg treatments are also great for healing dry hair and split ends.

Best Essential Oils For Your At Home Hair Care

To help prevent and heal dry hair use geranium, sandalwood, or lavender essential oils mixed with your daily conditioner.

To heal damaged hair, due to dying and other chemical treatments like perming and straightening, use lavender, geranium or frankincense essential oils in either your daily shampoo or your daily conditioner.

To help keep your natural blond hair color bright and shiny try using chamomile or geranium essential oils in your daily shampoo and conditioner. For extra benefits try adding some lemon essential oil to your conditioning treatment once a week.

To help keep your gray hair bright rather than dull use sage, rose, lavender or chamomile essential oils with your daily shampoo and conditioner.

To help stop hair loss us juniper, rosemary or lavender essential oils in your daily shampoo and always make sure to use a gentle conditioner on your hair.

To help prevent and treat dandruff try adding eucalyptus, mint, tea tree or cedar wood essential oils to your daily shampoo. Also make sure to rinse your shampoo and conditioner out thoroughly to help prevent product build-up on your scalp that will just help to enhance your dandruff rather than defeat it.

These treatments are tried and true and are great for at home use. Enjoy them any time you feel like pampering yourself or you are just tired of your disagreeable hair! They are safe for use on yourself and your family. Just make sure to use care when using essential oils, do not ingest them or get them into your eyes.

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