Eco-friendly tip #2: Hair, Hair and more Hair

Do you remember in last week's Eco-friendly tip I promised tips on natural hair care. I am so excited to share these hair tips and recipes because you can make them right out of your home! You'll be using some of the best products for your hair and some of the ingredients come right out of your pantry or refrigerator. How cool is that! So lets get started! Ooooops before I get started can I say shea butter, shea butter, SHEA BUTTER! So good for your hair and body.

I came across this site called Motowngirl.com. I absolutely LURVE this site. It is pack with wonderful ideas, information, instructions and recipes to naturally care for hair. Although, the site is geared toward hair for women of colour, I'm sure some of the tips and information can be used for any hair texture. The following recipes are just a few examples of what you can find on that site! Enjoy!

CONDITIONER
Rosemary Honey Conditioner:
1/2 cup honey
3 tsp warm olive oil
4 drops of rosemary oil
1 tsp guar gum

Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Apply small amounts at a time to slightly damp hair. Massage into hair until hair is completely coated. Cover with heated towel or shower cap. Leave on hair for 30 minutes and then remove towel or cap. Shampoo and rinse with cold water.

Honey/Olive Conditioner:
3 tsp of honey
1/4 cup of olive oil

Warm honey and then mix in oil. Apply to hair until hair is full coated. Cover with shower cap and leave for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse with cold water.

HAIR RINSES
Hair Clarifier:
2 cups of warm water
1/2 cup of lemon juice

Mix ingredients in bowl and pour onto hair. Massage and leave in for 10 minutes. Rinse out, condition and style.

Hair Sheen Rinse:
1 tsp honey
4 cups warm water

Mix ingredients. After shampooing hair apply mixture to hair. Leave in rinse and do not wash out. Dry hair as natural.

Check out From Nature With Love for a lot of the oils and natural ingredients to make these homemade recipes.