This is a perfect time to nourish and treat your hair as we change seasons and prepare for the wintertime. You don't need to go out and buy expensive products or chemical-laden masks, all you need is some coconut oil and dry or fresh nettles. If you don't have nettles, you can use basil, rosemary, or just plain coconut oil. I chose nettles for their stimulating and nourishing properties. Lately, I started to feel like my hair is getting dull and dried out and needs some loving. I know that during changes in weather hair can start to shed as well. In Rosemary's book Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, she writes that our hair is like a garden. It needs tending to and even some weeding now and then. I just sat outside in the sun and massaged the most luxurious and wonderful smelling oil into my hair - coconut oil infused with nettle. Here's how I prepared the simple treatment:
1. Place about 3 tablespoons of coconut oil in a thick glass bowl
2. add about 1-2 teaspooons of dried nettle or herb of choice
3. boil water in a pot and place the bowl of oil over the pot (double boiler method)
4. stir the oil constantly to ensure the herbs or oil don't burn - the oil shouldn't be smoking or boiling!
5. let the oil become infused with the nettles and keep stirring. around 10 minutes.
6. remove the oil from the heat source, drain it over a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a separate glass bowl
7. let the oil cool down but it should be warm when you apply it
8. sit in a sunny breezy place and pamper yourself as you apply the oil to your scalp and hair. massage it in to help stimulate regrowth and renewal.
9. when all your hair is saturated, wrap it in a warm dry towel
10. leave the oil in for about an hour, then shampoo and rinse it out.
Enjoy!
2. add about 1-2 teaspooons of dried nettle or herb of choice
3. boil water in a pot and place the bowl of oil over the pot (double boiler method)
4. stir the oil constantly to ensure the herbs or oil don't burn - the oil shouldn't be smoking or boiling!
5. let the oil become infused with the nettles and keep stirring. around 10 minutes.
6. remove the oil from the heat source, drain it over a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a separate glass bowl
7. let the oil cool down but it should be warm when you apply it
8. sit in a sunny breezy place and pamper yourself as you apply the oil to your scalp and hair. massage it in to help stimulate regrowth and renewal.
9. when all your hair is saturated, wrap it in a warm dry towel
10. leave the oil in for about an hour, then shampoo and rinse it out.
Enjoy!
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