Spicy Hair Ingredients
There are many herbs and spices that you probably have in your spice rack or cupboard that can be used on your hair.Allspice (dried berries): colors, adds fragrance, is a mild cleaner.
Use in: Perfumes
Aloe Vera (gel from leaves): Softens, soothes, heals
Use in: Shampoos
Anise (seeds): colors, adds fragrance, opens pores
Use in: hair rinses, Scalp treatments
Basil (leaves and oil): Helps with manageability and hair growth.
Use in: perfume and treatments
Bay (leaves): stimulates, gently cleans, soothes
Use in: hair masks, hair rinses
Birch (bark): gentle cleaner, fragrance
Use in: Hair rinses, hair lotions
Black Malva (flowers): softening, soothing, hair dye
Use in: hair treatments
Black Walnut (leaves, bark, hulls, oil): cures fungal infections
Use in: hair dye
Calendula (flowers): accelerates healing, colors
Use in: Shampoos, hair rinses
Chamomile (flowering tops, oil): hair lightener
Use in: Hair rinses
Cinnamon (inner bark): colors, perfumes
Use in: Various hair products
Cloves (dried bud): fragrance, colors
Use in: hair rinses
Comfrey (root and leaves): Soothes and softens
Use in: Hair rinses
Flax (seeds): softening and soothing
Use in: Setting gel
Goldenrod (flowers and leaves): fragrance, stimulator
Use in: hair rinses
Henna (powdered root): dye
Use in: hair dye
Hollyhock (flowering top): colors, softens, sooths
Use in: hair rinses
Indigo (flowering top): colors
Use in: hair rinse
Jasmine (flower, oil): softening, soothing, calming, gentle cleansing
Use in: Hair rinses
Kelp (sewed flakes and powder): Softening soothing, rich in minerals and vitamins
Use in: hair masks
Lavender (flower, stems, leaves, oil): Fragrance, calming
Use in: Fragrance, hair masks
Lemon (peel, pulp, juice): Fragrance, natural bleach, balances pH
Use in: hair rinses
Nettle (leaves): Stimulator, improves circulation, rich in vitamins and minerals
Use in: hair rinses
Parsley (leaves): Healing, soothing, cleansing
Use in: hair rinses
Raspberry: (leaves, berries): Stimulator
Use in: Hair rinses
Red Clover (blossoms, flower tops): Stimulator, promotes healing
Use in: Scalp treatments
Rosemary (needles, oil): Stimulating, conditioning
Use in: Hair rinses, hair oil
Sage (leaves and flowers): fragrance
Use in: hair products
St-John’s-Wort (flower tops): restores health
Use in: Scalp oil
Thyme (flowers, leaves, oil): Fragrance, gentle cleanser, stimulator
Use in: hair rinse, shampoo
Ylang-Ylang (flowers, oil): fragrance
Use in: Hair treatment, fragrance
Yucca (root): soothing and softening, gentle cleaner
Use in: Shampoo
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