Natural Hair Care
‘Hair-care’ is my favourite topic! After years of dandruff problems using commercial shampoos and thinning hair later in life (and pointless medical checks and blood tests looking for possible causes) I came to the realisation that the chemicals in commercial preparations were my worst enemy. When I used commercial hair colouring products my hair fell out and thinned even further. So the warning signs had always been there. I now no longer use chemical preparations on my hair and use a soap-based home-made shampoo containing rosemary and lavender to stimulate hair growth (which people make and take home during my Natural Hair & Body Products Workshop). Occasionally for something different I make up a lemon-based bleach to enhance the fairness of my hair – see e-book No. 71 - Natural Hair Dyes and Colours for recipe – its cheap and easy to make. As a result my hair and scalp have greatly improved - and although the hair that I lost some years ago has not fully grown back - there has been no further hair loss and the dandruff and itchy scalp issue have become something of the past.
I'm running a workshop next week-end covering natural hair care alternatives and body products. Details below. It's a good place to start in changing what you use on your body and hair. I hope you can come along and join in.
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What are the best natural hair & body alternatives?
Pure soap - Most commercial shampoos are detergents - common grease strippers that remove all the natural goodness from the scalp and hair. Good quality soap is gentler and contains less chemicals. Make up and use soap based shampoo that contains natural oils to enhance hair health.
Eggs - High in natural protein it has been known for centuries that eggs are one of the best mediums for enhancing hair health and lustre. Remember 'egg-creme shampoo' from days gone by?
Cider vinegar - A natural anti-bacterial hair rinse and conditioner.
Almond Oil - Oil added to shampoos is a natural hair conditioner and 'de-tangler'.
Oatmeal - Older generations believed that natural hair oils were essential for healthy hair and scalp. To avoid 'over-washing' the hair and removing all the natural oils a 'dry shampoo' was used as an alternative. Oatmeal - when rubbed into the scalp - would absorb the excess oil which can then be brushed out - without stripping the hair and scalp of all it's natural oils.
Herbs - Fresh is always best. A simple infusion of fresh garden herbs and water - cooled and strained - used as a hair rinse - imparts the healing properties of the herbs into the scalp to heal and rejuvenate.
Lemon - A natural bleach - straight from Mother Nature - that is gentle, safe (and cheap!).
Rice-flour - A talc alternative this is not mined - taken from the earth's resources. Rice-flour (and corn-flour) are similar to talc in texture and do much the same job. Unlike talc they also do not contain added chemicals (such as to prevent caking).
I'll be covering all this and more in my up-coming Natural Hair & Body Products workshop - including making and taking home a range of products - soap-based hair shampoo, spray deodorant, body powder, tooth-powder and foot-powder.
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| For more information.....
e-Book No. 14 - Natural Hair Care. Offering lots of hair-care options. Includes numerous
natural recipes for shampoos, conditioners, rinses, herbs for hair care,
specific hair problems: dandruff, oily hair, baldness, graying hair, frizziness.
Covers dry shampoos, hair spray and hair setting lotion. Price: $12.00. To download click here |
| e-Book No. 71 - Natural Hair Dyes & Colours: Commercial
hair dyes contain powerful carcinogenic chemicals - this book offers safe, cheap and
easy-to-make chemical free alternatives to commercial hair dyes and colours
using natural materials. Covers: hair rinses & dyes using such ingredients
as: sage, chamomile, lemon juice, rhubarb, black tea, coffee, turmeric, red
wine, hibiscus, henna and more. Price:
$12.00 To download click here |
| | Here's the workshop details:
Natural Hair & Body Products Workshop
at the Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre, Norton Summit
Saturday November 21 – 1-3pm
Learn how to make your own deodorants, hair care products (shampoos, dyes and rinses), foot care products, mouth-washes and
tooth-powder.
Please bring 4 small jars for your take home products.
Venue: Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre, 1 Crescent Drive, Norton Summit.
Cost: $10
Bookings: Val 08 8390 1891 email: valhunt@ahnrc.org
or - if you prefer - you can book through me via return email
(The
Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre is a beautiful venue in the
Adelaide Hills with wonderful views over Adelaide - only a short drive
from the city (down Magill Road). Very relaxed atmosphere, plenty of
parking. Val (the co-ordinator) offers a wonderful spread for afternoon
tea included in the cost - so the afternoon is well worth the drive!).
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| | Not able to come to the workshop? You can download the entire workshop in PDF format. Here's the details:
Natural Body
& Hair Products 'Workshop at Home'
Download
Creating alternatives to commercial
products at home using simple ingredients from the home and garden.
Natural, safe alternatives for deodorants, body powders,
shampoos, hair dyes, toothpaste and foot care. All chemical free using natural
ingredients (from kitchen and garden)
Covers recipes and procedures for making: Lavender spray
deodorant, herbal deodorant spray, rose
deodorant/body powder, chamomile body
powder, herbal hair shampoo, deodorising foot powder, teeth-cleaning
powder, lemon hair bleach, dry hair shampoo
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| | | What's the difference between an e-book and a workshop down-load?
The workshop downloads are more practical in that they focus on specific product recipes and basic information related to the product (made in the workshop). E-books contain more comprehensive information and a wider range of recipes (so that you have more options to choose from). |
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