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Before shampooing add 1 drop essential oil of geranium to 1 tbsp shampoo to stimulate blood flow to the scalp.

After shampooing you can’t rinse hair enough. Using plenty of clean water and gradually taking the temperature as cold as you dare may be all that’s needed to create shine.

Following the final rinse, pour a pot of cooled herbal tea over your hair: sage tea for shine; thyme or yarrow to encourage growth.

To remove built-up hair product and restore the hair shaft’s acid mantle after shampooing, add half a cup of cider vinegar to the final rinse water.

After semidrying, scent hair by tousling over smoke from a stick or cone of sandalwood incense (avoid if using flammable styling products).

Hair thinning might be a sign of an under-active thyroid gland. Ask your doctor to check it out. The Australian Bush Flower Essence Old Man Banksia helps rebalance the thyroid, or take a supplement of Fucus vesiculosis (a seaweed rich in iodine) and eat iodine-rich foods.

Once a week treat hair to a deep conditioning treatment with nourishing oils and masks that impart useful nutrients for hair and scalp health. For extra dry and brittle hair, use oil treatments twice a week until you see results.

dry hair and scalp Apply this treatment before relaxing in a warm bath.

1 strip dried seaweed

4 tbsp Dead Sea mud

1 tbsp runny honey

1 tbsp grapeseed oil

1 cup green tea, cooled

2 drops each essential oils of rosemary and cedarwood
In a large bowl, crumble the seaweed into the mud. Stir in the honey, oil, and enough green tea to make a firm paste. Drop in the essential oils. Plaster over the scalp and dry hair.
Pile hair on top of the head, place a plastic bag over the scalp and wrap in warm towels. Relax for 20 minutes. Rinse and shampoo. (Omit rosemary oil if you have epilepsy.)

Warming oil allows it to penetrate the hair shaft better. Divide hair into sections, and apply evenly through each section, then blow hot air over the head for 5 minutes. Comb hair through, wrap in a towel, and allow the oil to penetrate for 20 minutes before shampooing. Alternatively, apply the oil before using the sauna.