reset your hair

Here is a quick tip: for those of you who love hairspray, and gel and silicone based products, you need to reset your hair.

Uhn? All of those items will weigh your hair down and block your pores. The end result being lifeless hair and products that don't seem to work anymore.

So some of you have noticed this and have purchased a clarifying shampoo. There is an easier way and it is sitting right in your cabinet. I like to refer to it as resetting your hair, making a clean palette so that your hair can receive all benefits of the products you purchase

You will need baking soda, apple cider vinegar, and water. If you want you may also add a few drops of essential oils.

Warm 3 cups of water and add 1 - 1 1/2 tablespoons of baking soda. If you want you may add up to 20 drops of an essential oil like lavender, peppermint, rosemary, chamomile, carrot, tea tree or grapefruit. Pour this mixture over your hair,up to 1 cup at a time and massage scalp and hair. Rinse with lukewarm water between cup pours.

Follow your baking soda wash with an apple cider vinegar rinse. 1 teaspoon of vinegar to 1 cup of water, and any essential oils you wish, up to 8 drops. Pour the rinse over the entire head and allow to sit for about 5 minutes. Rinse your hair with cool water for 1 full minute to seal the cuticles.

Your hair will feel softer and lighter and contain a natural sheen after finishing this treatment.