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The advantage of using fresh nettles is that they havea very long growing season. Wear thick gardening gloves for picking and chopping them! Ingredients: 50g stinging nettles or 25g dried nettles 125ml cider vinegar 125ml filtered, mineral or rainwater 6 drops rose essential oil
Used regularly, this will gradually and subtly add pretty red tones to your hair. Beware if you bleach your hair, though, as this can make it go carrot-y). INGREDIENTS 25g dried sage leaves 20g dried marigold leaves 225ml red wine kaolin powder to mix 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 egg yolk Put the [...]
Unfortunately, it’s hard to find a botanical, “back-garden” hair colourant that will cover grey hair – but this comes closest; if you use it regularly, it will gradually darken grey hair, though it won’t ever cover it completely. INGREDIENTS 110g chopped fresh sage leaves or 50g dried sage leaves 225ml cider vinegar kaolin powder to [...]
If your hair has split ends, is brittle or otherwise out of condition, use a super-charged pre-shampooing treatment regularly to put back the gloss and shine. Once a week is ideal. If you have very long hair, this is sufficient for one treatment; if yours is short use less; it will keep well in the [...]
Used once a week, this will keep the summer lightness in blonde hair, or gradually lift mouse-to-fair hair. INGREDIENTS 25g dried chamomile flowers 25g powdered dried rhubarb root 200ml boiling filtered mineral or rainwater 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil In a pstle and mortar or an electric herb grinder, grind the chamomile flowers to [...]
You know those times when you haven’t the time to washand style your hair, but it’s sending out an S.O.S.? This sprinkle-om, shake-out treatment works like a dry shampoo, to absorb oil and make hair look and feel fresh again. It’s best in a beauty emergency, rather than as a regular treatment, though. INGREDIENTS 25g [...]
Modern shampoos often contain harsh, oil stripping detergents which can irritate the scalp and allow other synthetic ingredients to penetrate the body more easily. Some chemical hair dyes, meanwhile, also have a health question mark over them. But it’s possible to care for hair more gently – with kinder shampoos, shine enriching treatments and even [...]