Hair is pretty incredible. Although technically dead when it is outside of your scalp, it can still be “healthy” or damaged. Today we put so many products into our hair, and apply high levels of heat to it, just to sculpt it a certain way, and achieve a certain look, without a second thought about what we’re doing. In my opinion, beautiful hair is healthy hair, and healthy hair is not the product of what you find on the shelves in stores, but rather in your kitchen.
Why Honey (and the other stuff)?
If you have dry or damaged hair, honey can help. A natural humectant, honey attracts moisture. It’s also full of antioxidants and nutrients to feed hair follicles that house the live part of the hair, encouraging hair growth. That being said, it also needs a medium to help spread it around, otherwise, you can end up with just a sticky mess, so the recipes include other natural ingredients that help you restore dry hair to health and luster, from the scalp up.
Coconut oil, like olive oil, helps moisturize hair and hair roots. It seems to add a little bit more shine (in my opinion) and is a little lighter as well. It’s packed full of nutrients that make it an automatic go-to ingredient in hair treatments.
You will need….
-1/4 cup of honey
-3 tablespoons of warmed coconut oil
Directions
Combine coconut oil and honey and blend thoroughly. Work into damp hair as you would shampoo. Let sit for 10 minutes, and then rinse with warm water.
Much of what you see in stores are just different ratios of basically the same stuff with different fragrances. With honey, you know what you’re getting every time, and I love the results. I like to think of my hair as fairly healthy overall, but with the dry winter months coming up, a little extra moisture and conditioning are always wanted.
Article By Claire Goodall (www.everydayroots.com)
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