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Herbal Conditioner for Oily Hair

Don’t think oily hair needs no conditioning; it needs it as much as dry hair, and a monthly treatment will ensure that your hair keeps its bounce and lustre.

75 ml (6 tbsp) rum

75 ml (6 tbsp) strong yarrow tea

3 egg yolks, well beaten

Liquidise all ingredients together. Wet the hair well. Section the hair and apply this mixture to each section, using cotton- wool pads. Rub into the scalp and hair. Meanwhile have a strong infusion of yarrow and rosemary tea warming on the stove. Dip a small towel into it and wring it out, as hot as you can bear. Wrap it around your head. Cover with a shower-cap to keep the heat in. Have another hot towel ready to replace the first one as it cools, the aim being to keep the hair warm to absorb the conditioner. Try to keep the treatment going for an hour. Finally, wash out with a good shampoo and rinse with yarrow tea.

Setting Lotions For oily hair

250 ml (1 cup) skimmed milk with 10 ml (2 tsp) sea salt dissolved in it beer strong herb infusion, eg yarrow, lavender, rosemary, 250 ml (1 cup) herb to 500 ml (2 cups) boiling water

For dry hair

lemon juicestrong maidenhair fern tea, 1 cup fern, well pressed down, to 250 ml (1 cup) boiling water. Stand for 10 minutes. Strain.

Setting lotion

1 egg white and 10 ml (2 tsp) gelatine, whisked in 250 ml (1 cup) boiling water, then combed into the hair

Herbal Treatment for Falling Hair ft

Boil up equal quantities herb and rainwater for 5 minutes. Use any of the following, or combinations thereof: globe artichoke leaves, lavender leaves and flowers, maidenhair fern, calendula

flowers and a few leaves, nasturtium flowers and a few leaves, nettle, quince peels, cores, leaves or blossom, rosemary, southernwood, thyme, vine leaves, watercress, and willow leaves. Allow to cool, then strain. To every litre (4 cups) herbal infusion, add 120 ml (¹/2 cup) vodka. Dab this mixture liberally into the roots of the hair every day, but do not rub too strongly as this will encourage the hair to fall out. The mixture will last about a month; the vodka acts as a preservative.

To Thicken Hair and Encourage Growth

This is an old-fashioned mixture which should be applied once a month.

250 ml (1 cup) honey

250 ml (1 cup) almond oil

250 ml (I cup) strong marjoram tea for dark hair or 250 ml (1 cup) strong chamomile tea for fair hair

Put ingredients through a liquidiser, then rub the mixture into the scalp. Cover with a plastic shower-cap and leave on for half an hour. Shampoo in the normal way. Use a rosemary or basil rinse to cleanse. Keep any excess in the refrigerator for the next time.

Natural Treatment for Damaged Hair

Eggs probably make the best protein treatment for brittle hair. This amazing treatment should be applied once a week to put strength and lustre back into damaged hair. Once your hair is looking good again, use the treatment monthly to keep it that way.

37,5 ml (3 tbsp) castor oil 37,5 ml (3 tbsp) lanolin

25 ml (2 tbsp) medicinal olive oil

50 ml (4 tbsp) glycerine 12,5 ml (1 tbsp) shampoo

310 ml (11/4 cups) warm water 2 eggs

2 extra egg yolks

10 ml (2 tsp) apple cider vinegar

few drops lavender oil

In the top of a double boiler melt and blend castor oil, lanolin and olive oil. Remove from heat and stand for 5 minutes. Using an electric mixer on a low speed, or an egg beater, slowly whisk in glycerine, shampoo and water. As it thickens whisk in the egg yolks, cider vinegar and the essential oil. Pour into a screw-top jar and refrigerate (be sure to label it or someone may mistake it for mayonnaise!). The next day add 2 eggs, beaten at high speed, and apply to newly shampooed hair. Cover with a shower-cap for at least one hour, then shampoo out. Finish up with a herbal rinse.

Quick Protein Conditioner

This is an excellent weekly conditioner, quick and easy to make.

2 eggs

12,5 ml (1 tbsp) castor oil

12,5 ml (1 tbsp) wheatgerm oil

12,5 ml (1 tbsp) glycerine

10 ml (2 tsp) apple cider vinegar

Beat all ingredients together briskly. Apply to hair after the initial shampoo. Cover with a shower-cap for 15-20 minutes (half an hour, if you have the time, is ideal). Shampoo out and use a herbal tea as a final rinse.

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