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The LongLocks Natural & Organic Hair Product Recipes Cookbook |
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We at the LongLocks HairSticks Boutique believe natural products are best for your hair, best for your soul, and best for the environment. We are pleased to provide the visitors to our boutique with the LongLocks Hair Care Recipes CookBook, a free archive of recipes to help you create your own natural and organic hair care, beauty products and remedies including shampoo, conditioner, hair treatments and and hair color that you can make using essential oils and ingredients found in your own kitchen and garden. Making your own hair care products allows you complete control over what goes into them, and ensures that you have the purest and freshest hair products possible. |
To explore our collection simply make a selection from the list below and you will move to the corresponding hair product. Each recipe is color-coded by hair product category for easy navigation. Please be sure to read our disclaimer before you begin creating your own custom made hair care products.
We have included helpful links to just about all the harder-to-find organic ingredients
you need to make the hair products below. Be sure to check out our recommendations for great organic cosmetics, homemade hair product how-to books and natural beauty products, as well.
If in the end you decide you'd rather purchase green shampoos, conditioners and hair treatments than make your own, you'll definitely want to check out the decadently luxurious organic skin and hair care products from JustNatural. To die for!
Those interested in homemade hair products will find also find a wealth of resources regarding natural hair care in our Organic Hair Care Library.
Sometimes it is easy being green! |
Avocado Deep Hair Conditioner
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Ingredients
1 small jar of mayonnaise
1/2 avocado
Directions
Peel avocado and remove pit. Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl with your hands until it's a consistent green color. Smooth into hair being careful to work it to the ends. Use shower cap or plastic wrap to seal body heat in. Leave on hair for 20 minutes. For deeper conditioning wrap a hot, damp towel around your head over the plastic, or use a hair dryer set to a low to medium heat setting.
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Tropical Island Hair Conditioner
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Ingredients
1 avocado
Organic coconut milk
Directions
Peel and pit avocado. Mash avocado and slowly add coconut milk until smooth and the consistency of hair conditioner. Work through hair to ends. Rinse after 15 minutes and shampoo.
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Jojoba Hot Oil Hair Treament
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Ingredients
2 teaspoons jojoba oil
1 teaspoon organic soybean oil or organic sunflower oil
Directions
Combine ingredients then warm gently on low heat. Test temperature on inside of forearm. Massage mixture into hair.Wrap hair in a hot towel or cover with shower cap or plastic wrap for 15 minutes. Shampoo & rinse out. Reciped may be doubled for very long hair. |
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Rosemary Hot Oil Hair Treament
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Ingredients
1/2 cup of organic dried rosemary
1/2 cup organic soybean oil or organic sunflower oil
Directions
Combine ingredients and heat until warm. Strain through a fine strainer or cheesecloth. Coat the entire head and hair with the oil mixture, working it through to the ends. Wrap hair in plastic wrap and wrap in a warm towel. Leave oil on hair for 15 minutes. Wash hair until oil is completely removed.
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Nettle Hair Lotion
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Ingredients
1 cup nettle leaf (not root)
Directions
Simmer nettles in three cups of water. Strain. Rub into hair and scalp every other night for soft, shiny hair. Keep refrigerated.
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Bodifying Horsetail Hair Rinse
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Ingredients
2 1/2 teaspoons dried horsetail
Directions
Steep horsetail in boiled water for 20 minutes. Shampoo hair and rinse thoroughly. Poor horsetail rinse through hair and leave in for ten minutes. Rinse with clear water.
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Ginger Dandruff Treatment
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Ingredients
Ginger root
1 teaspoon organic sesame oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions
Squeeze ginger root through press to obtain one tablespoon of juice. Mix all ingredients. Apply to scalp and let dry before shampooing. Repeat three times a week. |
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Jojoba Oil & Beer Hair Conditioner
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Ingredients
1 cup WARM beer
1 teaspoon jojoba oil
Directions
Mix all ingredients. Apply to hair and massage through. Rinse well. You may want to shampoo afterward if your hair remains oily.
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Clarifying Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
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Ingredients
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups cool water [the cooler the better]
Directions
Mix ingredients in an unbreakable bottle. Shampoo and rinse hair as usual. Poor vinegar rinse through hair, do not rinse again [the cider vinegar scent will very quickly dissipate]. Conditioner should not be needed but you can apply a leave-in conditioner to ends if necessary. Ratio of vinegar to water may be adjusted according to the amount of clarifying needed or frequency of use. This rinse is probably the most popular homemade hair product, it will effectively remove product build-up from hair [including silicone] and leave it very soft and shiny.
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Baking Soda Clarifier for Heavy Hair Product Build-Up
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Ingredients
3 tablespoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons creamy honey
1/4 teaspoon water
Cider Vinegar Clarifying Hair Rinse [see above]
Directions
Mix ingredients together to form a paste. Add additional water, a few drops at a time, if the mixture is too thick. Shampoo hair as usual. Apply mixture to hair and leave on for up to five minutes. Rinse hair as usual. Poor Cider Vinegar Clarifying Rinse through hair, do not rinse again [the cider vinegar scent will very quickly dissipate]. If your hair is "squeaky clean" apply a light, silicone-free conditioner or silicone-free leave-in conditioner. This is best used for first-time clarifying, by those who use a full line of hair products that include silicone that have left behind a heavy build-up, or those who clarify rarely. |
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Quick Pre-Shampoo Hair Oil Treatment for Dry Ends
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Ingredients
olive oil
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jojoba oil
Directions
Pour a small amount of oil into the palm of your hand. Rub palms together and gently apply to ends of hair. Shampoo as usual.
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Chamomile Brightener for Blonde Hair
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Ingredients
6 organic chamomile tea bags
1/2 cup plain yogurt
oil of lavender
Directions
Bring one cup of water to boil and steep tea bags for 15 minutes. Discard teabags. Combine yogurt and 7 drops of lavender oil with chamomile tea, mix thoroughly. Apply the mixture to dry hair, working through to ends. Cover head in plastic wrap and condition for thirty minutes. Shampoo hair. |
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Natural Brunette Hair Dye
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Ingredients
Triple strength black coffee
Directions
Shampoo hair. Place a large bowl in sink and rinse hair with cooled coffee. Repeat several times, reusing the coffee. Leave final rinse in hair for at least 15 minutes. Rinse with clear water. |
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Red Hair Color Enhancer
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Ingredients
1/2 cup beet juice
1/2 cup carrot juice
Directions
Mix ingredients together, pour over clean, damp hair. Wrap head in plastic and apply hot towel, medium dryer heat, or sit in the sun for one hour. Shampoo. |
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