The Hair Infusion: 8 Natural Recipes to Enhance Your Ends
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Are your hair dull and lacking volume? There is a method favored by beauty experts to make your hair shine and stay healthy. For this, you don’t need to spend a fortune on chemical products, most of whose ingredients look unreadable to you.
Nothing beats Mother Nature for achieving dream hair by adding a very simple and natural step to your beauty routine that takes just five minutes: rinsing your hair with a herbal infusion, especially if you have curly, wavy, or frizzy hair.
Not familiar with hair infusion yet? Let me explain everything! And after you try it, you won’t be able to live without the wonderful floral scent that will envelop your hair.
How to prepare your hair infusion?
Making a hair infusion is as simple as brewing a cup of tea. Prefer dried flowers, roots, or plants over tea bags from large retailers that have undergone a slight processing. By using raw plants, you can also better manage the infusion time and dosage.
Once your infusion is ready, let it cool to avoid any risk of burns.
Strain and discard the leftover flowers or plants to keep only the liquid. Then, hop in the shower, and after your shampoo/conditioner ritual, finish your final rinse with the infusion. Dry your hair as you wish or let it air dry.
Which hair infusion to choose based on your needs?
Plants have so much to offer, and depending on your needs, hair type, and scalp sensitivity, it is important to know the properties of plants before you run with your mug to the shower.
The hair infusion is perfect for caring for naturally curly, wavy, or frizzy hair that deserves tailored care.
Speed up hair growth
- Ginger
We know it for its many health benefits, and there’s no reason your hair shouldn’t benefit too!
Ginger has the property of increasing blood flow (yes, that’s why it’s said to be aphrodisiac, makes sense when you think about it…).
The stimulating action of this root will promote growth while simultaneously preventing hair loss. Experiments show that using ginger in hair infusion could accelerate growth by 3-4cm per month compared to 1 to 2cm naturally.
Ginger warms the scalp; if you have sensitive skin, prefer rosemary.
- Rosemary
Devoid of the warming action of ginger, rosemary hair infusion gently stimulates growth. It is primarily used for its calming antiseptic properties, which help purify the scalp, allowing hair to regrow on healthy foundations.
Enhance shine and color
- Black tea
Black tea, filled with antioxidants, will revive the shine of dark brown and chestnut hair. It also slightly covers white hairs, so it can be useful if you want to hide a few first gray hairs without committing to a dye.
If you have frizzy, wavy, or curly hair, black tea will work wonders, as it not only adds shine and darkens the hair but also tames frizz and strengthens the ends of afro and curly hair thanks to its complete oxidation.
- Chamomile
Blondes and light chestnuts know it well; chamomile is the flower that helps to revive their beautiful golden highlights.
Prefer organic dried chamomile flowers; however, if you only have tea bags on hand, that will work just fine by letting them steep for at least 10 minutes, two bags in very hot water.
For maximum sun-kissed effect, don’t hesitate to let your hair dry in the sun.
Fight dandruff
- Peppermint
If it’s delicious in drinks and gives a boost, peppermint can also be used as a natural rinse in hair infusion to fight dandruff.
Perfect for the shower, it awakens the scalp and reduces dandruff thanks to its cleansing action.
It also helps oily hair regain a healthier appearance by dilating blood vessels.
- Green tea
As beneficial for health as for hair, the virtues of green tea have been known for millennia. Rich in vitamins C and D, green tea prevents dandruff production and soothes itching of the scalp.
You should see improvement after a few weeks of use.
Thicken and purify hair
- Thyme
Frequently used, thyme hair infusion has the advantage of thickening overly fine hair. If desired, you can add one to two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to your infusion to enhance the shiny result.
Thyme will naturally facilitate keratin production, which will help strengthen the scales and repair damaged ends.
- Hibiscus
Absolutely magical for frizzy hair, hibiscus is widely used in most African countries. Rich in amino acids, vitamins A, C, trace elements, and antioxidants, hibiscus infusion will work wonders if you’re looking to purify your hair, thanks to its antibacterial properties.
The vitamins will act on the ends by strengthening elasticity and nourishing brittle hair.
This is the infusion you should turn to if you have split ends problems.
Where to shop for your natural products for hair wellness?
If in addition to your homemade infusions, you’re looking for natural treatments to care for your hair, several products made from plants and natural essences are available to you.
- Smooth Infusion Serum Aveda
This leave-in treatment serum offers you a plant infusion throughout the day to revitalize your hair whenever you want. Easy to use, it will enhance the protective and fortifying action of your shampoo and infusion rinse.
- Smooth Infusion Conditioner Aveda
All the benefits of a plant infusion in a natural anti-frizz conditioner.
To fully enjoy the power of plants, Aveda has created with this product a gentle, vegan detangler that suits the most sensitive hair. If you appreciate natural cosmetics, rinse your hair with an infusion after using this conditioner.
- Nutritional Brewer’s Yeast Powder
Besides stimulating hair growth, brewer’s yeast, a microorganism containing vitamin B, proteins, and minerals, makes hair softer and shinier. It also protects against daily aggressions like pollution that dull the hair.
Inexpensive, it can also be used as a dietary supplement to strengthen the immune system or help reinforce intestinal flora.
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