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Authors: Lorraine Massey, Michele Bender
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One thing that really helps frizz-prone hair during warm weather months is to keep all your gel and styling products in the fridge. (If you forget to do this, stick them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before using.) The cold closes the cuticle of your hair shafts, leaving you frizz-free! In the winter, do the opposite: Warm your conditioner in the microwave for a minute or two, apply your gel or style product, and wrap your head with a warm towel. Leave on for half an hour.
SWIM-IN-LOVE
Here’s a fabulous trick for protecting your hair when swimming in a pool: In addition to applying conditioner, pick up one of those sleek-looking oil spray misters at any housewares store. Fill it with olive oil and a few drops of your favorite herbal essence. Spritz the fragrant oil on your hair before jumping into the pool or spritz the lining of a bathing cap before putting it on your head. The oil will help protect your hair from the damaging chlorinated water.
ALOE, GOOD-BYE
Aloe vera is a completely natural hydrating and conditioning substance that is therapeutic for your scalp. It’s also great to use on your hair after you’ve been to the beach or before and after hair coloring treatments. Be sure to get the edible type of aloe vera gel (the kind that has to be refrigerated after opening), which can be found at health food stores.
After you’ve cleansed and rinsed your hair with warm water, apply a generous amount of aloe vera gel to your scalp. Massage the scalp gently for several minutes. Rinse your hair, and then condition it as usual. Or massage the gel into your dry scalp and leave it overnight.
You can also leave aloe vera gel in your hair as an alternative for styling gel: Just add 3 drops of your favorite herbal essence oil to a 3-ounce bottle of aloe vera, and scrunch it into your hair.
TLC (TENDER LOVING CURLS)
This revitalizing oil treatment will nourish the ends of your hair. It’s especially useful in winter, when your ends are in constant friction with wool and other heavy fabrics. The amount of oil you use depends on the length and thickness of your hair. You can add one or more essential oils found at most health food stores.
1 to 3 teaspoons olive oil, jojoba oil, or shea butter
2 to 4 drops pure essential oil, like lavender, verbena, or vanilla
1. Combine the olive oil and the essential oil, and apply it to the ends of your hair.
2. Wrap your hair with clear plastic wrap, like a turban, and leave it on for 30 minutes.
3. Rinse your hair thoroughly with Lemon Aid (see recipe on the previous page).
GINGER & TONIC
A nice pick-me-up, this potion will also add luster and shine to your curls. Vegetable glycerin can be found at most health food stores.
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Poetry in Potions: Ginger 'n' Tonic (0:37)
2 cups water
2 heaping tablespoons fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
1. Place the water in a medium pan, and heat over high until the water comes to a boil.
2. Add the ginger and the vegetable glycerin, bring the mixture back to a boil, and boil for 1 minute.
3. Cover the pot, turn off the heat, and let the ginger mixture steep until cool.
4. Strain the liquid to remove the ginger bits. Pour the Ginger & Tonic into bottles.
5. Pour liquid over wet hair as a prerinse before cleansing. Ginger & Tonic can also be used as a facial spritz or, if you leave out the vegetable glycerin, as a tea to aid digestion. (Just add lemon, lime, and agave or honey.)
The G & T potion can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Makes 2 cups Ginger & Tonic
GLISTEN TO ME
Spritz this gentle, all-natural hair spray on your curls whenever they look dull or need a quick pick-me-up. It will add shine and extra dimension. For this recipe, use distilled water because it doesn’t contain minerals. Vegetable glycerin can be found at most health food stores.
one 12-ounce spray bottle
12 ounces distilled water
3 drops
One thing that really helps frizz-prone hair during warm weather months is to keep all your gel and styling products in the fridge. (If you forget to do this, stick them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before using.) The cold closes the cuticle of your hair shafts, leaving you frizz-free! In the winter, do the opposite: Warm your conditioner in the microwave for a minute or two, apply your gel or style product, and wrap your head with a warm towel. Leave on for half an hour.
SWIM-IN-LOVE
Here’s a fabulous trick for protecting your hair when swimming in a pool: In addition to applying conditioner, pick up one of those sleek-looking oil spray misters at any housewares store. Fill it with olive oil and a few drops of your favorite herbal essence. Spritz the fragrant oil on your hair before jumping into the pool or spritz the lining of a bathing cap before putting it on your head. The oil will help protect your hair from the damaging chlorinated water.
ALOE, GOOD-BYE
Aloe vera is a completely natural hydrating and conditioning substance that is therapeutic for your scalp. It’s also great to use on your hair after you’ve been to the beach or before and after hair coloring treatments. Be sure to get the edible type of aloe vera gel (the kind that has to be refrigerated after opening), which can be found at health food stores.
After you’ve cleansed and rinsed your hair with warm water, apply a generous amount of aloe vera gel to your scalp. Massage the scalp gently for several minutes. Rinse your hair, and then condition it as usual. Or massage the gel into your dry scalp and leave it overnight.
You can also leave aloe vera gel in your hair as an alternative for styling gel: Just add 3 drops of your favorite herbal essence oil to a 3-ounce bottle of aloe vera, and scrunch it into your hair.
TLC (TENDER LOVING CURLS)
This revitalizing oil treatment will nourish the ends of your hair. It’s especially useful in winter, when your ends are in constant friction with wool and other heavy fabrics. The amount of oil you use depends on the length and thickness of your hair. You can add one or more essential oils found at most health food stores.
1 to 3 teaspoons olive oil, jojoba oil, or shea butter
2 to 4 drops pure essential oil, like lavender, verbena, or vanilla
1. Combine the olive oil and the essential oil, and apply it to the ends of your hair.
2. Wrap your hair with clear plastic wrap, like a turban, and leave it on for 30 minutes.
3. Rinse your hair thoroughly with Lemon Aid (see recipe on the previous page).
GINGER & TONIC
A nice pick-me-up, this potion will also add luster and shine to your curls. Vegetable glycerin can be found at most health food stores.
There is video here that your device does not support.
Poetry in Potions: Ginger 'n' Tonic (0:37)
2 cups water
2 heaping tablespoons fresh grated ginger
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
1. Place the water in a medium pan, and heat over high until the water comes to a boil.
2. Add the ginger and the vegetable glycerin, bring the mixture back to a boil, and boil for 1 minute.
3. Cover the pot, turn off the heat, and let the ginger mixture steep until cool.
4. Strain the liquid to remove the ginger bits. Pour the Ginger & Tonic into bottles.
5. Pour liquid over wet hair as a prerinse before cleansing. Ginger & Tonic can also be used as a facial spritz or, if you leave out the vegetable glycerin, as a tea to aid digestion. (Just add lemon, lime, and agave or honey.)
The G & T potion can be refrigerated for up to 1 week.
Makes 2 cups Ginger & Tonic
GLISTEN TO ME
Spritz this gentle, all-natural hair spray on your curls whenever they look dull or need a quick pick-me-up. It will add shine and extra dimension. For this recipe, use distilled water because it doesn’t contain minerals. Vegetable glycerin can be found at most health food stores.
one 12-ounce spray bottle
12 ounces distilled water
3 drops
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