Homemade Herbal Rinse Recipe for Blonde Hair
If you're blessed with hair with color of the golden sun then this recipe is just made for you. This herbal hair rinse for golden locks 👱♀️ is gentle to your hair without tanning hair. Some dried herbs contain tannins herbs could ruin your hair color. Using carefully selected herbs that can't leave stains on your locks. Let's make homemade herbal rinse recipe for blonde hair.
HAIRCARE
Tired of using harsh shampoos every now and then? You can always skip them and use a herbal hair rinse to cleanse your hair. So what are herbal hair rinses anyway? Herbal hair rinse can simply be explained as hair treatments infused with hydrosols, floral waters or dried herbs sometimes essential oils, use to cleanse and treat myriad of other hair and scalp issues.
Herbal Hair Rinse for Blonde Hair
Herbal hair rinses are usually a good add-on for a completed set of haircare routine. Though people with colored hair(naturally) like blonde, brunette or red hair should take care when using variety of herbs in creating their hair rinses. Some dried herbs contain tannins, a natural pigment that when used in rinsing hair can cause staining in your golden locks and at all costs should be avoided.
If you do workouts regularly sweaty hair can be a concern and using shampoos daily can damage your hair. Instead you can opt for toxic-free, hassle-free choice that can nourish your hair and skip one shampoo day in a week and uses rinses instead though it should be noted that this recipe won't act as a permanent replacement for shampoos, since shampoos too like any other hair products have their own place in haircare and shouldn't be entirely ignored. Now let's jump in in the recipe making.
Selecting Ingredients
Water: This recipe does not require usage of distilled water. Tap water that is filtered, clean and safe from microbes can be used. This water should be first boiled before herbs and peels are introduced to create a herbal hair rinse.
Calendula floral water: It is a good option for hair issues such as hair dryness and dandruff. It can be used to nurture hair growth. Including this precious floral water that is filled with anti-oxidants can help you to have well nourished hair,
Lemon peel: Lemon contains citric acid which can be a good option for creating a hair rinse to combat scalp and hair greasiness. Just use a zester/shredder to get fine lemon zest. Additionally, lemon has a nice lemony citrus scent that linger after rinsing out your hair.
Grapefruit peel: The good thing about this recipe is that all these ingredients can be found easily in your kitchen at home! Just like what you did with your lemon peel do the same with grapefruit peel. Take your zester and then produce a fine grapefruit peel zest. This ingredient compliment lemon peel coz both of them are citrus fruits.
Rhubarb root herb: It is good for controlling overproduction of sebum on the scalp. Using this herb in the recipe can help to balance hair and scalp pH and prevent oiliness. It does not contain tannins that can stain your gorgeous blonde locks.
Apple cider vinegar: Another ingredient that I find very beneficial to use. Helps to close open hair cuticles but also balances hair and scalp pH. This can may your hair less prone to breakage. This ingredient can lighten a little bit your hair color due to it slight acidic nature, nothing to worry too much about.
Chamomile essential oil: This essential oil contain anti-oxidant properties. It can calm and soothe itchy and dry scalp, adds shine to hair and is very gentle to the scalp and hair. Adding it to the herbal hair rinse recipe means reaping more benefits from it.
Ingredients
1 cup of boiling water
1 cup of calendula floral water
1 tablespoon of freshly zest of lemon peel
1 tablespoon of zest of grapefruit peel
1 tablespoon of rhubarb root cut pieces
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
20 drops of chamomile essential oil
Before creating this rinse gather these utensils on your kitchen top; a saucepan, tablespoons, a kitchen thermometer, strainer or sieve, a stove top and a designated spray bottle. When making your herbal hair rinse remember to gather your ingredients and tools to avoid any kind of inconvenience on the way. This DIY haircare recipe is simple to make and has less downtime. All ingredients can be easily outsourced in your own kitchen and even better if your have your own garden🌿.
Instructions
First step, measure out your two cups, one cup of water and another cup of calendula floral water, pour them in a saucepan. Place the saucepan on the cooker or stove top, turn on the heat and bring it to boiling.
Now without letting the mixture to completely cool down, add your herbal blend ingredients that are freshly zest of lemon peel, zest of grapefruit peel and diced rhubarb root. This herbs do not contain tannins that can stain your blonde hair. Add other two spoonful of apple cider vinegar to the mix.
Then close tightly with the lid and leave the herbs to infuse in the water. Wait for your mixture to cool to room temperature 25℃(77℉).
Use a clean cheese cloth or a strainer to strain liquid from the spent herbs.
At this stage, you can add your favorite essential oil. In this case, I'm using chamomile essential oil because it's very gentle to the hair.
Pour your herbal hair rinse in your designated spray bottle.
How to Use Your Herbal Hair Rinse
First prepare your hair for the herbal rinse. Pre-heat the mixture if the air is very chill.
Return the mixture to the bottle and then spray your herbal hair rinse all over your hair and massage thoroughly.
Leave your herbal hair rinse to take its effect for five minutes.
Rinse out your hair and towel dry it.
Apply leave-in conditioner and/or hair oil and style your hair the way you'd like.
About me
Hello, my dear gorgeous! Welcome to my blog and learn with me as you walk in your skincare journey. I'm skincare enthusiast and a student. I like sharing my passion of beauty and skincare with the world. I like blogging, reading and binge watching YouTube vlogs and Netflix during my leisure time.
