Top 10 Weird Homemade Hair Treatments

Olive oil, sea salt, lemon juice... sounds like the ingredients for a salad dressing, right? Well, you probably could make a great dressing with these ingredients, but they also make great homemade hair treatments. From those that are downright bizarre to those that are very beneficial, this is a list of some of the weirdest items you can find at home to use for beautifying your hair: Mayonnaise Well, this does make your hair softer, but I would just stick with conditioner. While the vegetable oil and eggs in mayonnaise may condition your hair very well, this stuff will leave your hair smelling funky, no matter how much Herbal Essences you use afterward. Ketchup Here's another condiment that can be used to treat your hair. If you swim in chlorine-filled pools very often and have blonde hair, you may want to try putting some ketchup in your hair for about 30 minutes or so every now and then. The red ketchup will counteract that strange green hue that chlorine can leave in blonde hair without damaging it. However, it's another condiment that might leave your hair with a strange odor (and could lead to a craving for French fries). Olive oil Olive oil is a great hair treatment. Just put it in your hair overnight or at least for 30 minutes or so, then shampoo and condition as you normally would. It's very helpful for girls who dye their hair blonde, keeping hair from becoming too dry and brittle, and it leaves hair feeling very shiny and soft.

Beer I'm not sure who would want to waste a beer on their hair, but it's another homemade method of giving your hair a little extra softness and shine. Perhaps it's the barley in the beer that's so beneficial for contributing to lovelier locks; I think there even used to be a conditioner available that contained beer. As great as it may be for your hair, however, it's a lot more fun to drink it (and if you drink enough of it, you'll eventually just quit worrying about what your hair looks like, anyway). Tea and coffee If you dye your hair a darker color, black tea and coffee are great temporary color boosters (although it can be a bit of a hassle to pour these beverages in your hair). For blondes, chamomile tea can boost your color and make your hair feel nice and soft (plus, unlike many of the things on this list, it actually has a pleasant scent). Lemon Juice If you're a blonde, lemon juice is great, because not only will it boost your color, if you leave it in your hair and stay out in the sun for 30 minutes to an hour, it will actually lighten your hair a little. Try combing it through your hair before you go outdoors to create subtle, shiny highlights. Beet juice And here's one for the redheads. Beet juice may not be the most pleasant stuff in the world, and it can really stain clothing and furniture, however it's this staining power that makes it great for boosting a redhead's hair color. So not only are beets very healthy for your insides, they can make you look beautiful outside, as well. Body lotion Have you run out of conditioner and don't feel like going to the store to get more? Well, try using some of your favorite body lotion in your hair. It's very moisturizing and can have a very similar effect on your hair as conditioner (and it often contains similar ingredients). I tried this once with some cocoa butter lotion and it left my hair very soft and tangle-free, and it smelled absolutely wonderful. Baby powder The smell of this, however, I can't stand. But it is great for oily hair. If you haven't washed your hair in awhile or you just have a naturally greasy scalp, sprinkling a little baby powder on your head and combing in through your hair can soak some of that grease right up. Who knew something made for babies' bottoms could also be great for use on your head? Sea salt If you want that naturally wavy, I-just-came-from-the-beach look (which is one of the most popular celebrity hairstyles right now), try spritzing some of this in your hair. After your hair has slightly air-dryed, spritz a little bit of a sea salt/water mixture in your hair and scrunch it. The sea salt enhances natural waves, so once it's all the way dry, you'll have a beautiful, beach-ready look. While some of these treatments may be a little too odd, many of them can actually make your hair look amazing. So if you like to think outside of the box and (like me) hate browsing through the hundreds of hair care products available, you may find that you already have something available in your own home that can make you just as beautiful (if not more so). By Regret

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Spa Quality Hair Treatments at Home

Do you love to pamper yourself with salon style treatments but want to do it yourself? It's easy to create salon style deep hair conditioning treatments and hair masks at home. I promise your stylist won't mind and she or he may very well want the scoop on your new secret!Many top salon's and spa's know the secret to great beauty treatments lie in the kitchen.The very best at home hair treatment is using olive oil or jojoba oil. Jojoba oil is actually preferable but it is more costly than olive oil. Both oils contain natural emollients and oils that help condition the hair deep within the cuticle. They also coat the hair leaving it feeling glossy and looking shiny. Adding heat to the mix will increase the conditioning qualities of the oils by opening up the hair cuticle so the oils are even deeper absorbed.Essential oils are very beneficial when creating at home hair treatments. You can purchase these at your local health food store or online. Be sure to do a little research and get quality oils. Never apply essential oils directly to the scalp as this can cause burns. Always dilute them.The first thing you want to start with before a hair treatment is clean damp hair.

You can also strip the hair with an apple cider rinse so that you will achieve optimum results from your deep conditioning hair treatments.Apple Cider Hair RinseThis hair rinse will strip the hair of build up from oils, conditioner's, styling products. The apple cider rinse isn't necessary before a deep conditioning hair treatment but if you use a lot of styling products or non salon brand products it is a good idea.1 cup apple cider vinegar2 cups warm water8 drops rosemary essential oilCombine everything in a squirt bottle and apple to damp previously shampooed hair generously. Let sit for 5 minutes then rinse. Deep Conditioning Oil TreatmentThe best way to give yourself an oil treatment at home is to gather your supplies before hand. You will need towels, about 1-2 cups of oil (olive or jojoba or use a mixture of equal parts of both) a plastic shower cap and access to a, stove and microwave/dryer. The first thing you want to do is place your oil in a coffee cup. Boil some water on the stove top and place in a ceramic bowl and remove from heat. Put your cup of oil in the boiling water, be sure that there isn't too much water in the bowl that it will flow into the cup of oil. Let this sit for about 5 minutes until the oil is nice and warm. Next you will want to apply it generously to pre shampooed hair. Place the shower cap over your hair and then heat a damp towel in the dryer or microwave and wrap the warmed towel around your head over the shower cap. Let sit for 20 minutes then rinse well and follow up with a light shampoo. You can get creative and add essential oils to the olive or jojoba oil. Add up to 12 drops of rosemary, lavender, sandalwood or even peppermint depending on your needs. The first 3 our rich in moisturizing and regenerative properties. Mint and rosemary will also help treat and scalp problems like dandruff and psoriasis.Luxurious Avocado and Honey Hair MaskThis hair mask is a real treat for your hair. Variations of this recipe can be found in treatments in many upscale spas. This mask will help nourish damaged, dry and chemically treated hair from the inside out. The essential oils increase the therapeutic effect on your hair with this simple mask.What you will need;2 ripe avocado's mashed4 tbsp. honey15 drops rosemary essential oil3 drops sweet orange essential oilMash everything in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Apply to pre washed damp hair. Cover with a shower cap and a warm towel as per the olive oil treatment and let sit for half an hour. You can shampoo your hair afterwards if you like but it's not needed.These simple treatments can give you salon quality results for a fraction of the price or a lengthy salon visit. By April Horton

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Spa Hair Treatments to Try at Home

There are several easy tricks spas use to get your limp locks looking beautiful and full of luster again. Most of the scalp and hair treatments that spas use are easy enough for you to use with products you can find in the store or make using things you already have at home. Here are four tricks spas use that you can do yourself at home to treat your hair and scalp.To Treat Dandruff: Dandruff is usually caused by a fungus and requires special treatments to really deal with the problem. Many spas use tea tree oil in their scalp treatments because it is a well known anti fungal. A little tea tree oil will quickly ease the flaking that accompanies dandruff and soothe the constant itchy feeling that can be more than annoying for sufferers. Place a few drops of tea tree oil on your fingers and massage into the scalp for a few minutes. Make sure you make contact with your scalp rather than covering your hair in tea tree oil. Rinse the scalp with warm water. You can also use products like Paul Mitchell's Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment instead of a tea tree massage.

To Control Frizzy Hair: Frizzy hair is generally caused by a lack of moisture and that can easily be remedied by the use of moisturizing products. There are several different moisture rich treatments that spas use in order to get your hair back in shape but almost always the treatment is followed by applying steam and a thorough rinse. Try finding a shampoo to use that has coconut, jojoba, or grape seed oil as an ingredient. If you want to replicate your spa experience you can also directly apply any of the mentioned oils directly to your scalp and massage into your head and hair. In order to remove the oil from your hair rinse with water and shampoo. To Regain Luster: Lack luster hair is a problem everyone deals with when their tresses have been exposed to the sun for too long or as a result of the products we use on them. Spas return your hair to the lush locks we love using a variety of mud massages and products that quickly restore shine. It may sound messy but you can do a mud treatment at home too. Sephora carries several different mud treatments for hair the best of which is Oscar Blandi Fango Marine Mud Treatment. Follow up the mud treatment with a nourishing grape seed oil treatment to add shine to dry and damaged hair. By Sophia Sanchez

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