Home Remedies for Hair Care
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Hair Care Home Remedies:
Submitted at 2009-03-23 01:39:57
if you use expensive products to strip gunk out of your hair your wasting your money buying extra shampoo.
a friend of mine is a beautician i called her for advice on the best product to strip my hair with. at the time i was using alot of products for straightning and blow drying and the products had built up on my hair and made it look greasy she said to take baking soda and mix it with your regular shampoo. works exactly the same and a whole lot cheaper than buying more products.
who knew that baking soda could be used for so much.. cleaning.. cooking.. your face.. hair.. hmm.. baking soda could take over the world lol.
rating: 7 (89 votes)
Submitted by Michelle at 2005-11-25 00:35:26
The best thing for your hair? Stop washing it! My best friend does hair and she washes her hair once to twice a week. I know it sounds youcky, especially for me who used to wash my hair nightly. But now I do it every 3 to 4 days. It takes a few days for your head to regulate the oil, but now it is so soft and healty, natrualy. If you use a lot of product like me, just go through the motion of washing your hair, minus the shampoo. Most styling product rinses out with water. I really mean it your hair will thank you!
rating: 7 (189 votes)
Submitted by sara at 2006-09-17 18:33:38
This i straight from a stylist, just random things you can do to help your hair.
If you wear ponytails, dont use any small bands or anything with metal or you will notice the hair breaking where the band sits. I have pulled out too many rubber band or hair bands to see a ring of breakage there. Use cloth ties or dont wear it up all the time.
To prevent bleached hair from turning green in the pool, wet the hair with clean water first or put condition in the hair so that it soaks up something else first befor it hits the pool water
If you dont want to pay for expensive brand shampoos at your salon, stick to Dove products, they dont strip color as bad i find
Dont wash your hair every single day, you can rinse it with warm water, but only shampoo every other day or every third day.
Try to stay away from products with Alchohol, it will dry your hair.
Try to use products with sunblock or wear a hat outside, it will protect your hair from damage.
Ever notice one side of your head seems to grow hair faster? Its posible thats the side you sleep on most..stimulating the scalp causes good blood flow wich help the hair to grow.
Be easy on wet hair, it stretches more when wet and could cause breakage or brittle hair. Use a large tooth comb or brush, not a briste brush untill it is dry
And befor you even say it, I know I cant spell or type well, and what works for one wont always work for another, but in most cases this is good advice.
rating: 6 (148 votes)
Submitted at 2005-10-20 23:01:02
Comb olive oil through the dry parts of your hair, and towel dry. Put a towel on your pillow, and leave the oil on overnight. Shampoo it out in the morning. This worked well when I had no money for good conditioner. Olive oil is actually great for everything--skin, hair, nails--be careful with extra virgin, though, because it smells weird.
rating: 6 (107 votes)
Submitted by Lori at 2005-07-06 07:21:56
For a great hair treatment/conditioner try 1 egg yoke, 1-2 Tbsp Olive Oil, and 2-3 drops Vitamin E. Combine these, wet hair, mix combination into hair. Let set for 3-5 minutes, feels/looks/smell strange but it works so well. Wash out with shampoo.
rating: 6 (77 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Wash hair with peppermint or spearmint tea to promote hair growth.
rating: 6 (108 votes)
Submitted by niti at 2005-12-30 08:22:49
To prevent hair loss drink one cup of lettuce and spinach juice in combination daily.
rating: 5 (70 votes)
Submitted at 2005-02-18 20:25:38
For soft hair use olive oil, it in crease shine too. All you have to do is 5 min before you shower pour a small amount olive oil in your hand and work threw hair, roots to tips.When you shower all you have to do is shampoo, and the oil is gone and your hair is left soft and shiny. (Sunflower or vegetable oil works also)
You could also not shower for a week and let your hair get really greasy, but do you really wanna do that...
rating: 5 (59 votes)
Submitted at 2006-10-29 19:18:25
If you want to give your hair protein mix avacados and mayonaisse. Then wash thouroughly and condition as usually.
rating: 5 (46 votes)
Submitted by Nikkie at 2007-10-17 13:42:40
Soft Shiney Hair
Just take real mayonaise, enough to coat hair, and work into hair and scalp. Leave on for about 20 minutes then rinse and/or wash & style as usual. Do about once a month or as often as needed. This works wonders making soft and shiney hair.
rating: 5 (29 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Wash hair with chamomile, rosemary, sage, or yucca tea to restore shine and vigor.
rating: 5 (38 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Apply raw egg and olive oil to prevent hair loss.
rating: 5 (91 votes)
Submitted by jade at 2004-11-02 19:04:40
for hair growth also healthier and stronger hair take oilive oil capsils. Also good for your skin.
rating: 5 (26 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Take pantothenic acid for general hair health.
rating: 5 (5 votes)
Submitted by Lauren Elizabeth Donatelli at 2005-06-02 13:56:24
To keep your hair from breaking, pour a bottle of beer into a frying pan. Over a moderate flame, simmer the beer until it is reduced to a thick syrup. Let this cool, and pour into a full bottle of shampoo. Shake thoroughly. Wash your hair with this shampoo as usual. The protein from the beer will keep your hair in good condition.
rating: 5 (27 votes)
Submitted by Aditi at 2009-01-26 15:03:27
Soft and shining hair ..simple but the best tip:
Mix 3 parts of ANY HAIR CONDITIONER, 1 PART of HONEY and 1 part of ALMOND or SUNFLOWER or OLIVE oil. Mix it well. Set it for 5 minutes. Wet your hair and apply it all over your hair and keep it for 20-25 minutes. Rinse off with any shampoo.
This is the best moisturizer for dry and frizzy hair.
Also dont rub or pat your hair with towel. Either use a paper towel or an old T-shirt to dry your hair.
rating: 5 (12 votes)
Submitted by Tiffany Sullivan at 2004-11-09 04:01:48
Fill a big bowl with concentrated hot tea, soak hair for 5 minutes and rinse with cold water to help restore hair health and vitality.....works especially well for hair that has been overprocessed by dye and perm chemicals.
rating: 5 (24 votes)
Submitted at 2005-11-29 15:10:49
To remove build-up on hair. Mix shanpoo or dish liqiud with baking soda, form a smooth paste. Apply to hair, let set 5 min, then wash as normal, removes hair spray and all dulling residue.
rating: 5 (42 votes)
Submitted at 2005-02-07 10:46:54
For hair growth apply coconut milk with aspirin and leave in hair for 2 hours then wash and rinse hair
rating: 5 (60 votes)
Submitted by jade at 2004-11-02 18:59:54
Use flat beer to help prevent spit ends do it once or 2 times a month but it straight on your hair, wrap it in a towel for 1 to 2 hours and rinse out.
rating: 5 (33 votes)
Submitted at 2007-01-11 15:37:12
For shinny hair, remove the outer layers from one leaf of aloevera plant blend in blender with small amount of water. Let sit for approx 30 minutes. Comb through hair, put a plastic cap on for about 30/45 minutes (the longer the better) Wash hair.
rating: 5 (14 votes)
Submitted by Rae at 2009-03-18 06:44:07
I don't have a perm so you know what that is like if your an African American but I get my hair soft, straight and bouncy by applying olive oil onto my dry hair sit under the dryer for 30 min. Then wash with Mane and Tail shampoo (be sure to wash out all the oil) then condition with Mane and Tail conditioner (again under the dryer for 30 min.) then rinse out. Blow dry and press. Do this every two weeks. I don't have a perm and my hair is always soft and shiny.
rating: 5 (3 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
For dry hair, apply a puree of avocado for fifteen minutes and rinse.
rating: 4 (38 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
For normal hair, apply a puree of cucumber for fifteen minutes and rinse.
rating: 4 (16 votes)
Submitted by Cali at 2009-05-11 18:41:59
Keep your conditioner in the fridge. Cold conditioner will help to close your hair follicles. Which will prevent split ends and such.
rating: 4 (16 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
Wash hair with white vinegar periodically as a preventative measure.
rating: 4 (21 votes)
Submitted by Belle at 2008-01-08 19:02:02
For dry hair, rub in warm olive oil into hair and scalp and leave on for 30 minutes, then shampoo and rinse out. This work great.
rating: 4 (16 votes)
Submitted by Sunrise1 at 2007-05-12 13:50:00
For Shiny and healthy hair...
do you know how they say that cold water is great for the hair and helps make it shinier well for this home remedy you are going to start with :
1: Microwave for 20 sec: 3 capsule of vitamine E, 2 tbp of mayonaise and 1/2 a cup of olive
2: put the mixture in the mixer at high speed for like 10 sec
3: Pass some ice on your hair( you know how they say cold water is better fo your hair and it makes it shiny do you know any colder water then ice lol)
4: apply 30 min before shower, when in shower star with runing water for a while and then do about 2 shampoo massage the shampoo until it makes a lot of mousse
do this i'd says 2 a month and your hair is going to be great
rating: 4 (7 votes)
Submitted at 2005-05-29 23:59:34
Soy protein powder or soybean flour strengthens hair, can promote growth/re-growth, and makes it look and feel good overall. Create a smooth paste with the powder/flour and water, apply all over to wet hair, leave it in for a while, then wash it out.
rating: 4 (11 votes)
Submitted at 2007-12-20 01:48:33
For stronger, healthier,shinier and of course oily hair make a paste of one yolk and plum brandy about 60ml of brandy, if you have long hair double the yolk and brandy. Apply it onto your hair and keep it for 10 min. and wash your hair as you usually do.
rating: 4 (8 votes)
Submitted at 2003-11-07 17:47:18
For oily hair, apply a puree of carrots for fifteen minutes and rinse.
rating: 3 (15 votes)
Submitted at 2009-06-16 10:52:35
Take biotin. A great hair vitamin that works wonders is called Hair, Skin, & Nails Formula by GNC. There is usually buy one get one 50% off deals. It really works!
IF you straighten your hair every day, give it a break! Try letting it air dry or put it up one day without washing it.
This is coming from a cosmetologist.
rating: 3 (10 votes)
Submitted at 2005-06-22 06:28:23
TAKE ONE EGG AND COMBINE IT WITH YOU SHAMPOO EACH TIME YOU SHAMPOO. IT'S GOOD BECAUSE THE EGG PROVIDES PROTEIN.
rating: 3 (23 votes)
Submitted by corrine at 2007-10-23 20:27:22
in order to get blonder or lighter hair streaks without highlights go to the beach or out in the sun and put lemon juice in ur hair it may smell bad but it really works or even beer.
rating: 3 (18 votes)
Submitted by Jennifer at 2007-07-20 17:21:25
After shampooing and conditioning, pour i cup of white vinegar on your hair and rinse with cool water. The smell will go away when you rinse, and your hair will be shinny.
rating: 3 (6 votes)
Submitted by Gillian at 2006-02-25 01:01:38
curly hair/ straight hair
For curly hair, just braid your hair. For crimped look, do smaller braids, for bigger curls, do big braids. Do this with wet hair before bedtime, and when you pull the braids out in the morning, your hair will be curled. Just spray lightly with hairspray after running finger combing it, and youre good to go.
To have straight hair, just get a paper bag, and an iron. Be sure to put the paper bag over the hair, and use the ironing board. you can straighten the hair by bending over the board, laying hair down, pulling it taut with one hand, placing the paper (or tea towels, even) on top of the hair, and then ironing it out. It might help to blow dry the hair first, as blowdrying tends to relax curls a little. (its all about heat)
rating: 3 (51 votes)
Submitted at 2008-07-07 15:41:20
If you use hairspray and you find little white things in your hair wash your hair with your regular shampoo but also use baking soda....it gets everthing out including dirt and such !
rating: 3 (12 votes)
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