Home Hair Care

Sometimes a home remedy can cure what store bought products can’t. This theory goes beyond medicine or food and into the realm of hair care. With hundreds of options in the beauty store some of the products work and others leave you wondering if anything works. Well here are a few home hair repair recipes we’ve heard from SOLE readers for treating split ends and dandruff.

 Split-Ends Treatments

3 tbsp. (45ml) clear, runny honey

4 1/2 fl. oz. (125ml) extra virgin olive oil

2 drops of rosemary essential oil

2tsp (10ml) cider vinegar

Place the honey in a bowl and add the olive oil and rosemary essential oil. Beat them together.

Massage the mixture into your hair, then wrap it in a hot towel and relax for 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then shampoo and condition. Give your hair a final rinse with warm water to which you have added the cider vinegar. This mixture can be stored for up to two months.

Mix 1 tsp. honey with 2 Tbsp. olive oil, then beat in 1 egg yolk. Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo.

Massage hair and scalp with warm avocado or olive oil. Wrap hair securely in a towel. Leave oil on hair about 8 hours or overnight. If left on overnight, put a shower cap over head to avoid staining

pillows and bedding. Wash hair, then rinse with a vinegar and water solution.

Anti-dandruff Shampoo

2 tbsp. (30ml) kaolin powder

3 tsp. (15ml) ground rice

3 drops eucalyptus essential oil 

Mix the kaolin and rice together, then ad the essential oil and blend in carefully to make sure it is thoroughly dispersed. The mixture should be fairly dry and resemble breadcrumbs.

Mix a small amount of mixture with some water to create a thick paste.

Massage it gently into the roots of your hair and scalp. Leave for 15 minutes, then rinse out and condition. This mixture will keep for up to a month in the refrigerator.

Dandruff Treatment

Boil 7 heaping tablespoons dried thyme in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not rinse. Use the rest of the solution another day.

 Dandruff Control Rinse

1 cup apple cider vinegar

6 aspirins, crushed

1/4 cup witch hazel

Combine all ingredients and store in a tightly capped jar or bottle. After shampooing, gently massage rinse into your hair, leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse again with warm water.

 

*This information is not meant to be, and should not be, a substitute for professional advice. If you are having problems, need personal advice, or have concerns, consult a stylist or other professional.