Herbal egg shampoos might make you think of the '70s, brick-hard granola bars and rainbow T-shirts, but this natural hair boost is making a comeback. The appeal of an egg shampoo made from things you probably have in your kitchen cupboard is hard to resist. Many commercial haircare products already contain plants and herbs such as rosemary, chamomile, lemon verbena, tea tree or rose. Albumen, which is from eggs, is often used in commercial shampoos as a thickener and to condition hair. Prepare an herbal egg shampoo appropriate for your hair type and use only as much as you need for one shampoo.
Instructions
1. Begin by making the herbal egg shampoo in a glass or stainless steel bowl. Whisk one whole egg with 1/2 cup water. Add 1/3 cup aloe vera juice. Also prepare a hair rinse by combining one cup of water with one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
2. Fine-tune your basic egg shampoo by adding herbs and plants according to the type of hair you have. For dry hair, add 3 to 5 drops of geranium, rosewood or ylang ylang essential oils. If you have oily hair, add 3 to 5 drops of lemon, sage, lavender, Swiss pine, cypress or sage.
3. Customize your herbal egg shampoo further. If you have dandruff, add 4 to 8 drops of cypress, sandalwood, lavender, tea tree and yarrow. To stem hair loss, add 4 to 8 drops of lemon, Swiss pine and rosemary.
4. Nourish split ends by adding 4 to 8 drops of ylang ylang, sandalwood and rosewood. For dark hair, add 4 to 8 drops of sage, rosewood, sandalwood or rosemary. For blonde hair, add 4 to 8 drops of lemongrass, grapefruit or lemon.Combine the essential oils by stirring to blend.
5. In the shower, wet your hair thoroughly and cleanse with a mild liquid soap such as glyercin or castile soap with lavender. Rinse, then coat your clean hair with the herbal egg shampoo, distributing it evenly. Work thoroughly from the scalp to the ends. Let the mixture sit in your hair for one to two minutes.
6. Rinse your hair with diluted apple cider vinegar. Rinse the vinegar from the hair and wring it out gently. Condition as you normally would and rinse once more.
7. Let your hair air dry, or if you blow dry your hair, comb real aloe vera gel through the hair. Blow dry it to just barely damp. Comb jojoba oil (with whatever kinds of essential oils you used in your egg shampoo) through your dry hair as a natural hair gel that is also a sunscreen (jojoba provides a SPF 16).
8. Do not store any leftover egg shampoo; discard it. It is too strong to use on the face but could be used on the feet prior to a pedicure. Rinse completely and moisturize.
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