Five Homemade Hair Care Products

1. Basic Shampoo

This shampoo is also based on olive oil soap. It has a pleasant fragrance and creamy consistency, and will produce no side effects. 

Ingredients

·         1 tablespoon olive oil soap. Grated

·         100ml water

·         Herbal extract of your choice

·         Essential oil off your choice

Preparation

Boil the water in a saucepan, then turn down the heat and add the soap to the water, stirring continuously until it has dissolved. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. Stir in a few drops of your chosen herbal extract or essential oil. Pour the shampoo into a screw-top jar or bottle.

2. Bulbine Conditioner

This conditioner, suitable for all hair types, is made with Bulbine frutescence¹, a useful cure-all plant in every garden. Sap from the leaves can be used to soothe insect and mosquito bites, burns, grazes and cuts, sunburn and rashes.

Ingredients

·         Fresh Bulbine leaves

·         2 drops rose essential oil

·         2 drops rose geranium essential oil

Preparation

Squeeze the gel from the fleshy Bulbine leaves to fill about four tablespoons. Pour into a bowl, and then add the selected essential oil. Mix well. Apply to washed, towel–dried hair and massage in thoroughly. Leave for 30 minutes. Rinse out thoroughly.

3. Chamomile Conditioner

Modify this recipe to suit your hair color-add dried chamomile for fair hair and walnut shells if your hair is dark. If using walnut shells, crush to a powder using a pestle and mortar or coffee grinder.

Ingredients

·         100 ml water

·         1 tablespoon dried chamomile flowers

·         1 tablespoon walnut shells, crushed

·         6 table spoons lemon juice

·         6 tablespoons cider vinegar

Preparation

Boil the water and pour it over the chamomile flowers or walnut shells. Leave to infuse for ten minutes. Strain the liquid, then stir in the lemon juice or vinegar; leave to cool slightly. After washing your hair, work the conditioner through the damp hair. Do not rinse out.

4. Comfrey Shampoo

This shampoo will cleanse and condition your hair.

·         15 g comfrey root

·         100 ml water

·         2 egg yolks

·         4 teaspoons ethanol

Preparation

Put the comfrey root in a saucepan. Pour the water over it and leave to infuse for three hours. Bring to the boil, stirring continuously. Cover and leave to cool. Strain the liquid, and then stir in the egg yolks and alcohol. Massage half the shampoo into wet hair and rinse. Repeat twice.

5. Mild Herbal Conditioner

The horsetail in this conditioner will make dull hair shine again.

·         500ml water

·         1 teaspoon dried stinging nettle leaves

·         1 teaspoon dried rosemary flowers

·         1 teaspoon dried horsetail

Preparation

Boil the water and pour it over the mixed herbs. Leave to infuse for ten minutes, and then strain the liquid. When cool, massage into the scalp. Leave for three minutes, then rinse.

¹Bulbine frutescence is indigenous to South Africa and it occurs naturally in the Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and parts of all the Cape Provinces. It is an aloe-like succulent plant with a rosette of fleshy, thorn less, straw-colored leaves.

²Horsetail is a safe herb and you can drink horsetail infusion throughout the day for an indefinite amount of time. Always buy organic horsetail grass in order to avoid harmful toxins that are present in conventionally grown herbs.

Have a Sexy Look

Sometimes you do not have to spend a fortune on beauty products in order to look sexy. All you need is some positive attitude, self-confidence and a giving attention to daily chores.

Here is how:

Always take good care of your teeth. Keep them extra white and shiny ensure that your teeth are healthy.

Just use your favorite jewelry when trying to look sexy; there is no need to buy expensive jewelry.

Nothing does the job better than a red lipstick. Younger women should also use some lip-gloss to sweeten their lips and have that shiny attractive look. Older women should avoid lip-gloss and choose a red lipstick that matches their skin type.

Quitting bad habits like alcohol or smoke will have a tremendous impact on the way you feel and look.

A pair of sunglasses of your choice will give you a mysterious and cute look.

Wear clothes made out of elegant fabrics like silk or cashmere. These fabrics feel good and will boost you self-confidence.

Keep in mind that outer beauty is not all you need. Also, attend to that beautiful inner you. Have the right kind of mindset to look sexy. Feel good about yourself. Remember, what is inside is reflected on the outside. You always have to take good care of your inside and feel good about it in order to achieve an astonishing and sexy look.