Hey,

a quick question. Do you use a hair rinse after shampooing?

If you do, I’m curious which ones are your favorites. Leave a comment but first read the post. Maybe you use the same as I do. However, if you’re new to the topic, I will try to show you that a good hair rinse works wonders.

What do you need hair rinse for?

After all, rinsing the hair merely with water does the trick, right? Water is fine but natural hair rinse brings many benefits you should be aware of.

Our hair is built of cuticles. Their condition determines if hair is healthy or damaged, smooth and luminous or dull and coarse. What’s important, the cuticles react to the changes of pH. They open up in an alkaline environment and close back in an acidic environment. Water is alkaline so it isn’t hair-friendly. That is why hair is often frizzy, static and coarse after washing. Luckily just one product is enough to change that. A good rinse seals the cuticles making the hair easier to comb and style.

Benefits of Natural Hair Rinse

• It seals raised cuticle scales after washing.
• It washes shampoo which might have been left out of hair.
• It has a smoothing effect making hair easier to style and brush.
• It brings lovely healthy shine.
• It prevents hair color from fading.

What makes a good hair rinse?

The benefits are encouraging, aren’t they? Not every hair rinse works the same, though. You need to check the ingredients or ideally DIY. An acidic rinse gives the best effect. The lower the pH, the better, and that’s why vinegar, e.g. apple cider, is a popular base for hair rinsing products. Today I share three easy recipes for hair rinses you will love from the first use!

MY BELOVED HAIR RINSES

1. Fast smoothing apple cider vinegar rinse

You need:

• 1 cup of clean water
• 1 spoon of apple cider vinegar

Boil water and let it cool down. Add vinegar and use the mixture for rinsing. Ideally, use it every time you wash the hair.

2. Growth-stimulating coffee hair rinse

You need:

• 1 liter of clean water
• 1 black tea bag
• 3 teaspoons of ground coffee

Brew the tea using part of the water (a cup will do). Brew the coffee using the water that is left. Once both infusions cool down, you can mix them. Use it like any hair rinse but it is good to use cool running water for the last rinsing to make the coffee smell less intense.

Note! Coffee-and-tea hair rinse may darken light-colored hair.

3. Lightening hair rinse for blondes

You need:

• 3 cups of clean water
• 2 chamomile bags
• fresh juice from one lemon

Put chamomile in a pot filled with water and cook it for around 20 minutes. Put it aside until it’s cool. Squeeze out the juice out of the lemon. Drain the infusion and mix it with lemon juice. Use the mixture for rinsing anytime you shampoo the hair.

Note! This one, on the other hand, lightens the hair so I suggest using it only on fair-colored and bleached hair.