Natural Herbal Rinse Recipe for Thinning Hair
Do not lose hope if you have thinning hair, there's always a way to maintain your hair strands naturally and over time you'll see significant positive changes. After reading this post then you can make your own rinse. Let's make natural herbal rinse recipe for thinning hair.
HAIRCARE
If you have thinning hair then avoiding conventional shampoos filled with sulfates detergents, silicones, triclosan, parabens, mineral oils and other toxic ingredients can be harsh for your hair strands and exacerbate your condition. Embracing 'no-poo' protocol can save your already compromised hair and using herbal rinses can be another alternative.
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What Causes Hair Thinning?
There are factors that can make or contribute to thinning of hair strands. Things like genetics, lifestyle habits, medical conditions and so on. Such as
Overtreating your hair with chemical treatments like relaxers, perms, colorants and Brazilian treatments.
Conditions such as trichotillomania
Stress and anxiety
Nutrient deficiency
Extreme hair hold silicone-containing gels
Tight hairstyles and braids
Herbal rinses do not leave toxic residue after wash. You can also use a natural homemade hair conditioner for co-washing to boost your hair thickness over time without causing more damage to your hair.
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Selecting Ingredients
Water: You can use distilled water though clean and safe water from the tap will do the trick. You will boil it together with rosemary hydrosol for reaping more benefits. Just know that this herbal rinse will not be able to stay for long before going stale. You get to use once or twice only. Throw away unfinished rinse.
Rosemary hydrosol: Hydrosols and floral waters can boost your hair rinse function on hair. Rosemary hydrosol can also help to grow your hair. It is filled with anti-oxidants that can promote both hair and scalp health that's why it is added in this hair rinse.
Comfrey: This herb is another good option for thinning hair. Comfrey herb when used in hair rinses can add shine and make your hair moisturized. This herb is very effective for both hair and scalp health.
Horsetail herb: Horsetail has anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties which can help to not only cleanse but also help with hair growth and hair thinning. This claims are substantiated by anecdotal claims and researches.
Dried rosemary herb: Rosemary has many benefits with studies to back it up. Including rosemary in your hair rinse for hair thinning recipe will boost the results. But also rosemary herbs and rosemary hydrosol can work together to bring better results for your thinning strands.
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 and hair loss.
Rosemary essential oil: It is a very good essential oil to hair care. Rosemary has been proven in studies to help your hair grow, stimulate hair follicles. It is included in your herbal hair rinse to combat hair thinning.
Ingredients
1 cup of boiling water
1 cup of rosemary hydrosol
1 tablespoon of comfrey herb
1 tablespoon of horsetail herb
1 tablespoon of dried rosemary herb
2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
15 drops of rosemary essential oil
Gather your tools and supplies; a saucepan, tablespoons, a kitchen thermometer, cheese cloth or strainer, a designated spray bottle and a cooker. 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 mini-garden🍃!
Instructions
Begin taking your two cups, one cup of water and one cup of rosemary hydrosol, pour them in a saucepan. Place the saucepan on the cooker or stove top and bring it to boiling.
Next step, without letting the mixture to cool, add in your herbal rinse preparations, comfrey, horsetail and dried rosemary herbs. This herbs can help regrowth and strengthen hair strands. Add apple cider vinegar to the mixture.
Close tightly with the lid and leave the herbs to infuse in the water. Wait for your mixture to cool to room temperature, 25 Celsius (77 Fahrenheit).
Use a cheese cloth or strainer to strain liquid from the used herbs.
At this stage, you can add your favorite essential oil or essential oil that can help you in hair, let's use rosemary essential oil in this herbal rinse.
Add one tablespoon of olive oil if your hair and scalp is very dry too. This is optional step.
Pour your herbal hair rinse in your designated sterilized spray bottle.
How to Use Hair Herbal Rinse
First option: cleanse your hair with homemade shampoo.
Second option: skip shampoo and go co-wash route for critically damaged thin hair especially from chemical treatments.
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 hair oil and style your hair the way you'd like.
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