Showing posts with label homemade hair recipe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homemade hair recipe. Show all posts
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Avocado Hair StrengtheningTreatment

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Hello Ladies!


So I gave myself an Avocado hair treatment a few weeks ago. I wanted mine to be more fortifying than conditioning so here are the ingredients I used:

3/4 of Haas Avocado

1 Egg

3tbs Olive Oil (appx.)

2tbs bottled water (appx.)

2tbs REAL Mayonnaise (heaping)

This is the recipe I created myself. It was AMAZING. The next time I do it I will take photos. I recorded the creation so that video will be up soon. I put it on moistened hair, not shampooed. Mine was a bit too runny.
The results were:
Soft, slightly loosened curl (temporary), manageable, less tangled hair. I loved this treatment, I will be trying to stick myself to doing it at least twice a month and on the off weeks maybe do an egg protein treatment. My hair is very thin, as in the actually strands so that is why I am putting so much protein in it. I will do a post about protein treatments tomorrow.

Also, keep in mind the posting I did on protein shakes was not just about fitness, it also helps to take whey protein shakes for your hair.


Also please note that not every person's hair will like Avocado, my best friend tried it on her hair and hers felt brittle and dry after words. Try it first and see if your hair likes it, then you'll know if you want to make it a staple or not.

Love love!


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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Henna for your Hair

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Hey Ladies!!

So last night I did a henna treatment on my hair. I did the treatment mostly for color and then for some of the conditioning. I wanted to see what it would do for my hair first hand. I purchased some henna from one of the local Indian grocery stores for like $2.99/100gram box. I made sure to purchase the Mehandi, body art grade henna. I bought to boxes to make sure I had enough for my hair. In the end I really only needed to use approximately a box and a half, but I had already poured all of the two boxes in the bowl. 

The ingredients I put into my mix were:
2 boxes of Mehandi Henna
1 egg
8 drops or more of Rosemary essential oil
1/2 cup ACV ( you could also substitute this with lemon)
1 tbsp Castor Oil
1 tbsp Coconut Oil
2 tbsp Olive Oil
***Add water as needed to make it a yogurt consistency.
* add paprika, cinnamon, nutmeg, black tea, black coffee, indigo or other things as needed to alter color of henna's dye. ( I didn't know to do this when I mixed mine).

After putting all the ingredients except for the water into the bowl I mixed them, then began adding the water. 

*What I learned AFTER I had already applied my henna is that you can add things like Paprika, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, black tea, black coffee, ground cloves and some select other things to throw the color of your henna. I really wanted a red the be on my hair just because my hair is dark brown so the more red it has, the more red my hair will show up, so more like an auburn/ red brown. 

Back to the process...
So after you've mixed your mixture with all the ingredients you have to let it sit for at least 12 hours so the dye can release and you will actually get some color. During this process go back and mix your henna maybe once or twice during the twelve hours to make sure that the dye releases throughout the henna. It should be a brown color when you return if you want to dye red, you will see red 'liquidy' packets in the henna, that is the dye. 
Once your dye has been sitting for 12 hours, you can begin to apply it. Some people apply henna to freshly washed hair, some people apply it before washing hair. Do the henna in sections as a person would apply a relaxer, but you can use bigger chunks of hair. You should let the henna sit on your hair for at least 3 hours if not 5 or 6. The longer it is on your hair, the more the color work on your hair. I sat for  4 hours, only because I had work the next day and I started the color at 7:00pm.  I knew henna would take like an hour to get out of my hair and do the conditioning.
After you wash out henna you should DEFINITELY DEEEEEEEEEEEP Condition, regardless of if you shampooed or conditioned before the henna. Henna can be drying, so you must deep condition after it. And when I say deep condition, I mean like put conditioner in and sit for like 30 minutes with saran wrap on your head so your body will heat it up , but sit under the dry with a low setting for like 20 minutes. 
I did a deep conditioner with a mayo, coconut milk, banana (DO NOT USE A BANANA- you've been warned),  olive oil, and jojoba oil. I followed that with a Giovanni deep conditioner mixed with HE Hello Hydration and Organix Coconut Milk conditioner. I let that conditioner sit in my hair for roughly 15 minutes with saran wrap on. I rinsed it out then did the organix as my leave in conditioner (which I normally use on any wash). 
Henna takes time and effort to wash out, do this on a day when you are free the next day or free all day for that day and start in the morning. The henna made my hair a deep red brown color, it would be noticeable in the direct light, but only barely. I will do it again and use the paprika for a more red color to my hair. I plan to do the treatment maybe in 2 weeks or so. You should give henna 7 days to show its true color, the color continues to oxidize as you wear your hair for a few days, once day 7 has hit, you'll know your true color.

It was a new experience, the henna definitely caused my curls to form a bit more, I didn't notice any loosening, yet, but I noticed it caused more of them to clump together, which I like.

The color isn't overwhelmingly noticeable so I won't post pictures, but in a few weeks when I do my next henna treatment, I will either document it or photograph it.

love, love




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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Hair Recipe #2: Honey in your Hair!!

Posted by Anonymous |

Honey: For hair, honey is very restorative naturally. It can be used as a natural and healthy means for restoring hair and for hair that is thinning or falling-out. Honey can also be used to help with baldness and adding shine to dull hair.


Honey is definitely a super food that comes up with many more uses than just a tea sweetener. IT is rich in antioxidants and antimicrobials and has many uses for the skin on your body and face. Here are a few recipes for your hair and skin that will leave you with a Naturale Radiance and soft, full hair.



Honey Hair Shine

You'll need:

2 tsp Honey

4 cups warm water


This is a leave in treatment to be applied after shampooing and conditioning. First, microwave the honey for a few seconds so its easier to mix. Next, combine the honey and water, mix well. Finally, apply to your hair after shampooing and conditioning. This is a leave in treatment, so there will be no need to rinse. Dry your hair and style your as usual.



Honey Pre-Poo Treatment

You'll need:

1 c Honey

1/2 c Olive Oil (use 1/4 cup if you hair is on the oily side)


Honey can increase the health of your hair follicles and scalp simultaneously. First, you will combine the ingredients of the mixture together. Next you massage it onto your scalp and let it rest there for a half hour. After the 30 minutes is up, you wash your hair as usual.





Here are two other hair recipes, which I came across on eHow.com…


Honey My Hair's Back!

You'll need:

1 tsp. Honey

1 tsp. Olive oil

2 tsp. Water


This mixture is said to help correct hair loss and/or baldness. First, you mix the honey, olive oil and water to make a paste. Then, you massage themixture onto the areas needing it the most, such as the thinned and/or hairless spots. You should do this before you go to bed and leave the mixture in over night. In the morning, wash your hair as usual and use this treatment regularly at night.



Another version of a similar recipe, which is meant to be washed out is…


Honey It's Growing!

You'll need:

1 tsp Heated Olive Oil

1 tsp. Honey

1tsp. Cinnamon


The mixture is applied to your scalp 5-15 minutes before washing your hair. Wash and style as usual.



I have not tried these last 2 recipes as of yet, I don’t have balding spots, but I recently found someone who is willing to let me try this on them to see if it works. I will let you all know.

-Hair loss recipes courtesy of eHow.com





I hope you all can see the benefits of honey, soon I will also post some honey scrub recipes for you all to try. I'll include one now that can help with dry, chapped lips during the winter.


Honey Lip Scrub

You'll need:

1 tsp Honey

1/2 tsp sugar (I have only used white sugar, but other people said brown sugar is great too)


Simply combine the mixture in your hand or in a container, your can mix it with your finger or a small spoon. When finished mixing, you simply apply it to your lips and rub on them for roughly 3 minutes or so making sure to scrub your entire lip. Then rinse off the mixture and be sure to moisturize you lips.

This recipe is meant to exfoliate your lips and slough off the dry dead skin that peels off of your lips. I use this mixture every few weeks when I feel my lips are chapped. Feel free to add your own variations onto it, lip perhaps adding olive oil or something. I haven't tried it, but it may be a good experiment.




So, if there is one thing you should be sure to include on your grocery list this week, its HONEY!! Give these recipes a try, also look around on line and see what other homemade recipes there are using honey. Let me know how these recipes works our for you all. Leave comments on any hair recipes you may have involving honey or any other naturale ingredients!



xoxo


Naturale Radiance


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