“Invest In Your Hair, You Wear It Every Day”!

Home-made hair care, good enough to eat!
Many of the whole foods we eat daily to maintain a healthy inner glow can also be used externally on our bodies, hair and face, in the form of face scrubs, cleansers, moisturisers, body washes, shampoos, conditioners, hair masks, etc. the list is extensive. The vital vitamins, minerals, and oils within these foods not only help to nourish our bodies internally but they can also be harnessed to nourish us externally.

Below I have put together recipes for a variety of haircare products that you can make quickly and easily at home with just a few simple kitchen staples. You can choose to make them for yourself or even give them as gifts by reusing pretty glass jars or bottles. Your friends and relatives will love the personal touch, and you’ll be recycling and saving money too at the same time!
So what are you waiting for ? Get those blenders ready and lets get started !!

Lemon & Ginger Moisturising Shampoo
This heavenly creation is ideal for cleansing, especially if you are prone to dry hair and a flakey scalp. The olive oil and eggs help to nourish and moisturise, whilst the addition of the Castile soap, lemon juice and ginger thoroughly cleanse, and invigorate.

Ingredients
3 Tbsp of unscented Castile soap
1 Tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
3 Organic eggs
1.5 Cups of ginger tea

Method
Blend together all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Wet the hair with warm water, and massage in a good amount of the shampoo mixture for 1 minute and rinse clear with warm water. Unused shampoo must be refrigerated in an airtight jar and will keep for 3-4 days.

Apple Cider Vinegar Conditioner
Vinegar is an excellent softener, that makes hair shine with health.
Don’t worry the vinegar smell will fade away completely when your hair dries.

Ingredients
4 Organic eggs
2 Tbsp of grape-seed oil
2 Tbsp vegetable glycerine
1 Cup filtered water
2 Tsp apple cider vinegar

Method

Blend together all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Massage into freshly shampooed hair and scalp. Leave on for up to 15 minutes, and then rinse thoroughly with warm water. Unused conditioner must be tightly sealed in an air tight jar and refrigerated, this will keep for 3-4 days.

Deep-Conditioning Honey & Yogurt Hair Mask
All of the ingredients in this recipe deeply nourish and moisturise the hair and scalp, leaving hair soft, supple and manageable.

Ingredients
2 Organic eggs, beaten
1 Cup plain organic, full-fat yogurt
2 Tbsp grape-seed oil (or olive oil)
1 Tbsp raw honey

Method
Blend all of the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Apply to dry hair, concentrating on the ends of the hair. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, covering with a shower cap or towel to keep in the heat and contain any drips. Shampoo as usual. Unused conditioning mask must be tightly sealed in an air tight jar and refrigerated, this will keep for 3-4 days.

Welcome to beautiful, soft, silky manageable hair, Naturally !! xxx

 

“LIFE IS LIKE A BATH, THE LONGER YOU ARE IN IT, THE MORE WRINKLED YOU GET”!

Feeling stressed, worn out or just feel like a long relaxing soak in the tub? Then it is time to whip up some of these heavenly fizzy treats.

You can adapt them how you wish by adding your favourite essential oils and colours and make them in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit your mood.

These lovely little fizzes are great for softening bath water and smell amazing. They also make great gifts. So have fun experimenting with them. If you want a mood lifting bath try adding grapefruit or peppermint, or lavender and rose for a more relaxing soak.

You will need:

1 3/4 cup Baking soda
2 cups Cornstarch
1 cup Citric acid
Spray bottles
Natural food colourings
Mixing bowl
Essential oils
Baking moulds

Method:

Sift the baking soda, citric acid and cornstarch through a sieve to remove lumps.

To colour the mixture and add different tints, fill as many small
spray bottles as you need with water and then add about 6 drops of your chosen food colouring to each one.
Pour 1 cup of the powdered mixture into a mixing bowl and
lightly spritz, stirring after each spritz, until the powder is the
desired colour. Add the water slowly, so the mixture does not
fizz. If mixing two tints, alternate colours as you spritz.

Check the consistency of the powder with your fingers; when it can
be tightly packed or shaped, stop spritzing (this may take a little
while).
Select an essential oil of your choice, or two if you prefer and add 6
drops in all. Combine well and begin to firmly pack your mixture into small
baking moulds or silicone ice cube trays (do not over fill).

Allow the fizzies to set for 2 hours, and then carefully pop them out of the moulds, ensuring that they are thoroughly dry first. Run a bath, add fizzies, pour drink, add self to bath, lay back and relax..Enjoy!

Note: Once you get the hang of making these little bath treats you can begin to experiment further by adding rose petals, dried lavender, rosemary or oatmeal etc.