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Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

by Deborah Dunham (Subscribe to Deborah Dunham's posts)
Posted Jan 21st 2011 at 12:00PM  
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Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair
"EcoBeauty -- Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends" author Janice Cox shares some of her favorite recipes to soothe dry winter tresses.
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Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

Honey and molasses are both natural humectants, meaning they attract and hold on to moisture. They are also excellent ingredients to use in creating your own conditioning hair pack to help combat dry winter hair. (Yield: 4.5 ounces)

Ingredients
1/2 cup honey or molasses
1 tablespoon almond oil

Directions
Stir the honey and oil together until well mixed. Then apply the entire mixture to clean, damp hair and massage into your strands and scalp. Put on a shower cap or cover your hair with plastic wrap and leave the treatment on for 20 minutes. Shampoo and condition as usual.

Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

This is a great conditioning hair mask for repairing dry, damaged hair especially during the winter months. It will help revive lackluster hair, from your scalp to the ends of your hair. (Yield: 5 ounces)

Ingredients
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tablespoon light olive oil
2 to 4 drops essential oil of peppermint
1 to 2 drops essential oil of rosemary

Directions
Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix until you have a smooth paste. Apply the mixture to clean, damp hair and massage into your hair and scalp. Put on a shower cap or wrap your hair in an old towel and leave the mixture on for 15 minutes, then rinse well with warm water and style as usual.

Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

Avocados are rich in oil, protein, B vitamins and vitamin A, and they are super-hydrating to dry, damaged hair. They contain more protein than any other fruit, and their abundant natural oil will coat your hair and form a protective barrier, keeping your locks well hydrated, soft and flexible. (Yield: 2 ounces)

Ingredients
1 ripe avocado, mashed
2 tablespoons sour cream
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions
Stir all of the ingredients together until you have a smooth paste, using a fork or blender. Apply the entire mixture to your head and massage it into your hair and scalp. Wrap hair in a warm towel or put on a shower cap and leave the treatment on for 20 minutes. Rinse well with warm water, then shampoo as usual.

Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

Use this conditioner once a week during the winter to keep your hair soft, radiant and flexible. It contains three natural oils that are effective in treating dry hair and easily found at your local grocery or natural food store. (Yield: 2 ounces)

Ingredients
1 teaspoon almond oil
1 teaspoon avocado oil
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions
Mix all the ingredients together and stir thoroughly. Massage into your hair and scalp. Wrap your hair in plastic wrap or use a shower cap and leave the conditioner on for 15 minutes. Shampoo your hair as usual and rinse well.

Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair

Using fresh eggs to nourish and condition your hair is a classic beauty treatment -- you may remember your grandmother doing this! The protein and lecithin contained in eggs keep your hair soft and smooth. (Yield: 3 ounces)

Ingredients
1/4 cup water
1 egg
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Directions
Mix together all of the ingredients and stir well. Shampoo your hair as usual and massage the conditioner into your hair. Leave on for 1 to 2 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with warm water -- but not too hot or you could end up with bits of cooked egg in your hair! Follow with a cool rinse and style as usual.

Homemade Remedies for Dry Winter Hair



Anyone who has ever pulled off her winter hat only to be greeted by a staticky mess can attest that winter is not kind to our hair. The cold temperatures, low humidity and indoor heat are extremely drying to our locks, often leaving them dull, brittle and lifeless.

But with a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen, you can whip up a batch of moisture for your tattered tresses.

"It is important to restore and lock in moisture by using oil-rich products that hydrate your hair and scalp and help protect it," said Janice Cox, co-author of "EcoBeauty -- Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends."

Not only do homemade, eco-friendly beauty products use all-natural ingredients with no harsh chemicals or cruel animal testing, they are also perfect for people with sensitive skin or allergies.

"I know people who are gluten-free or have celiac disease and cannot have grains," said Cox. "They often find wheat is an ingredient in many commercial hair-care products. You can get the same results using homemade products that you do with commercial ones -- and save a lot of money in the process."

Why not give it a try? Check out the gallery above for a few of Cox's favorite recipes to soothe dry winter tresses:

Cox's final piece of advice? "When you are making your own products, you are in control and you can make substitutions. You can improvise with natural oils (say almond instead of olive or sour cream instead of yogurt). Also if you do not want the scent, leave out the essential oils or add in your favorites. You are in charge, and that is one of the main benefits of at-home beauty!"

Want more all-natural hair remedies that you can make at home? Try these!
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the beautynista, 1-21-2011, 9:55PM

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the beautynista

Organic coconut oil is also a GREAT oil for the hair.

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Linda, 1-22-2011, 9:33AM

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Linda

Thank you. Wonderful to hear about a healthy way to improve your hair. I refuse to use anything from the large "chemical companies", with their hormonne disrupter and cancer causing chemicals. Please give us more ways to avoid these toxic companies which are on all the shelves of all the stores.

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Jay, 1-22-2011, 10:43AM

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Jay

I use a dab of Cetaphil Facial Cleanser in my hair, toweling or massaging it into my hair after shampooing. It won't cause flakes or irritation, and obviously shampoos out easily the next night. And this was at my dermatologist's recommendation, after hearing from other patients!

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Bee, 1-22-2011, 12:07PM

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Bee

This was a huge help to a natural sista.

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LisaM, 1-22-2011, 1:26PM

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LisaM

LOL, I wonder how many people will try this? Probably more than u think, but....may have use cat/dog poop, if their goose can't be found.

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Chante, 1-22-2011, 1:53PM

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Chante

this is so stupid, never heard of wheat in a shampoo or cond, would wheat and grain most likely be in your food not hair products, and why would put condiments on your hair when you can just go buy a good bottle of condionter? get real people some real bored housewives here

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D, 1-22-2011, 2:12PM

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D

Actually there really are unexpected things in hair products. I was very surprised to read the ingredients of a hair de-frizzer that included wheat. I'm guessing that is what acts as a "paste" to make the hair smoother. I have found that using the vitamin E oil I mentioned in my earlier comment, works wonders with my thick, dry hair, and doesnt make my hair feel gross. :)

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TuffyMagee, 1-22-2011, 4:44PM

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TuffyMagee

Chante, you need to educate yourself. Wheat protein is used in a lot of hair products. Actually though most 'good conditioners' are filled with chemicals and junk that's unnecessary. You got something against nature?

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chante, 1-22-2011, 1:58PM

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chante

I agree with the one, this is so silly, this site, when you can go buy a good condtioner, they make so many now to suit your needs...lets not resort to being ridiculous. Goose poop is all natural too!

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kylem, 1-24-2011, 3:16PM

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kylem

There are nice trailor parks with nice people and there are trashy trailor parks with trashy people. Would you post the address of the trashy park you live in????

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D, 1-22-2011, 2:04PM

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I have very dry hair, and discovered a very easy, very inexpensive way to control it. After I wash my hair and lightly towel dry it, I used a few drops of vitamin E oil that I get at the 99 cent store. I comb it thru and let my hair air dry in a pony tail. When its dry I use my velvet covered hot rollers and my hair comes out so shiny and soft and very bouncy.... I never thought I could have hair like this, now I have it every day :)

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viola hamilton, 1-22-2011, 3:59PM

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viola hamilton

I went to an all white beauty college back in the day,and the owner taught
us that ethnic hair was the only so called GOOD hair. It needed no permanent waving to give it body before the wet sets that we did.This man
also taught us never to refer to ethnic hair as NAPPY.He is world reknown
and has written books on" THE CORDAY METHOD OF HAIR CUTTING"and" THE CORDAY METHOD OF PINSETTING AND ROLLER SETTING"His name is Louis Corday,
and I doubt that he is yet ali ve.But I have never forgotten his teaching.

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patsgirl442, 1-23-2011, 1:56PM

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patsgirl442

my sister in law is from the phillipenes, where they mash up a coconut and let it sit in their hair for an hour or so before rinsing it out... yes, coconut oil or milk will have the same effect for those of us not lucky enough to live in a tropical climate! it makes your hair soft, shiny, and strengthens it against damage! :)

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Hele, 1-23-2011, 4:43PM

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Hele

Mayo is the best thing to use for dry hair. Smear it on and comb through, wrap in a towel and leave on for a half hour and rinse. Silky smooth after.

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Cecilia, 1-23-2011, 10:05PM

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Cecilia

Some people I know used beer as a rinse after shampoo. I would think they had to rinse again???My mom used the yolk of an egg after she washed her hair with shampoo, I suppose that was like a conditioner, and then rinsed. Her hair was beautiful, they were long, and she always wore her hair pulled back in a bun. I never tried either.

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olivia, 1-23-2011, 11:58PM

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I WOULD TRY THAT MY HAIR IS NOT DRYED OUT THANFULLY BUT IF IT WAS I WOULD TRY EVERYTHING BUT THE EGGS I DRAW THE LINE THERE! I THINK THE AVACADO WOULD BE FUN IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN SO WHY NOT YOUR HAIR!

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