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| Lavender is an astringent herb because it stimulates, and its fragrance can’t be beat for a hair rinse with a pleasant scent! |
Looking for another way to go green in your home? Try herbal hair care products – the kind your grow yourself! Herbs provide a gentle and inexpensive way to pamper your hair the natural way while providing variations for hair types and special conditions. With just a few ingredients you can enhance the appearance of your locks, provide shine and fragrance, and improve the overall quality of your hair!
Start by choosing the types of herbs that can help your particular needs and wants: Astringent herbs reduce excess oil, demulcent herbs soften, and aromatic herbs add fragrance. Whether you’ve got dry or greasy hair; itchy, flakey dandruff; or you’re just looking to add some body and luster, there’s an herb out there to make your hair look great! Here are just a few wonderful herbs that can help you get the tresses of your dreams: | Add Photo to Journal |  | | Photo Credit: © Judith K. Mehl | | As a demulcent herb, parsley protects dry hair by coating the strands. |
Greasy hair: Use any astringent herb like rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) or mint (Mentha). An astringent herb will increase the tone of your hair.
Dry hair: Use a demulcent herb like comfrey (Symphytum officinale), slippery elm (Ulmus rubra), parsley (Petroselinum crispum) or sage (Salvia officinalis). Demulcent herbs are rich in mucilage, which puts up a protective barrier and coats the hair. Dandruff: Combined with vinegar, herbs like rosemary, parsley, chamomile or sage will reportedly help control dandruff. Body and luster: In addition to helping hair types, many herbs also provide body and luster to serve double duty on your locks. Some of the easiest to grow are rosemary, parsley and nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus). Remember, if you have dry hair, stick with ones that would help you, like parsley, sage or comfrey. Greasy hair requires herbs like rosemary or mint.
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