There are several products on the market that claim that they are able to rid you of dry, damaged hair. They may be right, but before you break the bank, check your kitchen or your herb garden. It might be even possible that a little vial of essential oil that you got in a gift basket that you have sitting at the back of your closet might be of some use. Point is, there is no need to panic; you can try these natural remedies as an option to store bought alternatives. Of course, you need to desist from doing what made your hair dry and damaged in the first place for you to see any long lasting results.

Shampoo

Moisturizing Shampoo For Dry Hair

Ingredients

1/2 cup liquid Castile Soap

1 teaspoon lavender oil

2 teaspoons avocado oil

1 teaspoon coconut oil or castor oil

Directions

Add avocado oil, coconut oil and lavender oil to Castile Soap. Mix together and wash hair. Add any extra to a bottle and store. Rinse hair properly and then condition.

 

Conditioner

Sorrel Conditioner Recipe

Ingredients:

4 cups Red Jamaican Sorrel (also called Hibiscus)

1 tsp ginger

 

Directions:

Place the sorrel in a bowl (fresh or dried sorrel will do).

Grate a piece of ginger and put with the sorrel.

Pour boiling hot water over the sorrel (enough to cover it).

Steep sorrel ginger mixture in hot water for two to four hours.

Pour slowly on freshly shampooed hair.

Put hair in plastic cap and let it sit for an hour or two.

Rinse out with fresh water.

Note: If you don’t have any Jamaican Sorrel at hand, you can use the Avocado Hair Conditioner Recipe instead.