DIY: Herbal Hair Rinse Recipe

Hello Lovelies!

Herbal hair rinses are a fantastic way to take care of your scalp health and add beneficial shine and colour boosts. My favourite rinse is the mint rinse - it refreshes my scalp and leaves my hair very shiny. Creating your own hair rinse is super easy, affordable and a very nice and relaxing ritual that iIlike to do every sunday. Ladies - if you do not pamper yourself trust me - no one will ;) Plus you feel like a little gypsy witch working on your herbal secrets , haha. Preparing every rinse is easy and I use the same method all the time only the herbs I use differ depending on my mood.

How to Prepare your Rinse

- If possible try to use fresh herbs. Wash as needed and remove roots if necessary and boil with 1 l of hot water - cover the top so that the essential oils can not escape too easily.

- Let it sit and cool down to room temperature for a while.

- I like to add one tablespoon of raw organic honey to add shine to my hair.

- As well as 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar for increased shine and less knots. Balanced the ph of your scalp as well.

- Lately I have been adding 2/3 drops of my favourite essential oil (bloodorange at the moment!) as well for a nice smell! 

Just wash and condition your hair as you would do normally and then at the end pour your herbal hair rinse over your head and let it sit for 2 minutes. Rinsing the herbal hair rinse out is optional sometimes I do sometimes I don't :o) . 

Herbs you can use

• Hibiskus:  Red Heads like me anywhere? - use hibiskus tea for intensified red streaks! 
• Black Tea:  Great for brunettes and black haired beauties! Gives additional colour shine but might dry out hair of used for a very long time because black tea has like henna astringent effects. 
• Chamomile: Boosts up your blonde hair and is antiseptic if you have scalp issues or sensitive skin. 
• Cat Nip: Shine booster and makes your hair incredible soft and fluffy. I don't know how this works but it does work like a charm. Plus your cats will love your hair too ^^ 
• Mint: Refreshes and balances an oily scalp. You can combine Rosemary as well for a wonderful fresh and vitalising scent!
• Ginger: Adds shine and lets your scalp tingle in a wonderful fresh way! Helps with oily hair. 

These are my personal recommendations that I have used and liked so far. Your possibilities are endless I do think a lavender rinse would be a great idea as well - I still have to try this one out yet. I would love to hear your experience and recipes if you love herbal rinses like I do!

Care: Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse Recipe

Eine saure Rinse gehoert zu den Haarpflege Basics und sorgt fuer Glanz und verbesserte Kaemmbarkeit. Die Rinse ist sauer und neutraliziert damit kalkiges Wasser, Seife und Shampoo Reste. Sie verstaerkt den Glanz indem sie hilft die Haaroberfläche und Schuppenschicht zu schliessen. Die Haare werden weicher und eurer Kopfhaut wird es auch gut gehen. 

Einige Dinge sollte man im Kopf behalten:

• Bitte nicht überdosieren! 1 Teel. auf einen l Wasser ist mehr als genug.
• Nicht anwenden wenn die Kopfhaut gereizt und wund ist.
• Augenkontakt vermeiden.
• Regelmaessige Anwendungen verstaerken die Wirkung: Also nicht gleich die Flinte ins Korn werfen, wenn nach der ersten Rinse nicht viel passiert :)
• Der Essiggeruch verfliegt wenn euer Haar trocken ist
• Ich spuele sie nicht aus, koennt ihr aber wenn ihr mögt.

Natuerlich kann man auch Zitronensaft verwenden - den wuerde ich als Anfaenger aber nicht empfehlen da er von Zitrone zu Zitrone variiert und die Dosierung so schwerer ist. Wenn ihr ein PH Papier habt und nachmessen koennt - super. Die Rinse sollte bei 4,5-5 liegen , der natuerliche PH ist 7 , die meisten Seifen sind alkalisch und liegen bei 8-9. Vor allem wenn ihr eure Haare mit Seife wascht ist sie unverzichtbar damit kein weisser Belag entsteht (Kalkseife) und auch in Wasserregionen mit besonders hartem Wasser kann sie Wunder wirken.

Habt ihr Erfahrungen mit einer sauren Rinse? Wie sind eure Resultate?

Ich mache das schon seit 2 Jahren und bin sehr zufrieden :)

Liebe Gruesse,

 Zoey!

The apple cider rinse (ACR) is a basic conditioning agent that will help to increase your shine. The acidy ph will help to remove build up and balance your scalp and hair's ph by closing the follicle of your hair. Most cleaning agents are bases and the acid will help to neutralise the natural environment. You will especially benefit from it if you live in a hard water region like I do. Your hair will be softer and shinier and your scalp will be happier as well :) I promise. 

There are some important notes to keep in mind:

• Don't overdose , 1 tablespoon on 1 liter of water is more than enough - overdosing can dry your hair out.
• Do not use on open wounded irritated scalp .
• Avoid eye contact.
• Regular rinses will strengthen the effect and shine.
• Don't worry about vinegar smell - it will vanish once your hair is dry.
• Can or can not rinse out the rinse :) I personally leave it in.

You can also use any lemon acid that you have - I will not recommend that since the ph of lemon juice is not constant and you might just overdose especially if you are a beginner. If you have a ph- paper and can measure your mix it is ok. The ph should be around 4,5-5 slightly acidy. Our skins natural ph is 7 and most cleaning detergents have a ph of 8-9.

How are your experiences with the ACR? Do you see effects and benefits? I am doing this on a regular basis for over 2 years and I am very happy with the increased shine. 

Love, Zoey.