DIY Lavender and ACV Hair Rinse

I have to say this first because it's important: remember that when using an ACV rinse, that more vinegar is not necessarily better. Most of the problems that I've heard from readers were from using too much ACV! Please start with this ratio:

1 cups of water to 1 TBSP of apple cider vinegar (ACV)

You can use that recipe alone, but you can also add other ingredients (essential oils, herbs) to the based to get a specific response or scent.

For example, I changed the original recipe a few times by removing ingredients and adding news ones, but eventually I found out that I'm happier with my base plus lavender and the additions of essential oils to help my thin hair and dandruff.

I found that this new recipe works better for the dry, itchy scalp without sacrificing any of the other benefits that I have found from this rinse.

Feel free to tailor this recipe to your hair concerns by using the essential oils I listed below to get the response you want.

For instance, if you don't have dry scalp, then you can use this recipe without the tea tree oil. If you do not have a problem with hair loss, then you can remove the cedar wood.

It's really easy!

Recipe for Hair Rinse:

• 4 cups of water
• 1/4 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar (types with the mother is best)
• 1/2 cup of Dried Lavender -- I use Lavender Flowers from France. Oh lala!) or 10 drops of Lavender Essential Oil (I recommend this brand)
• Optional: 4-10 drops of tea tree oil (I recommend this brand)
• Optional: 4-10 drops Rosemary or Thyme (I recommend this brand)
• Optional: 4-10 drops Cedarwood (I recommend this brand)

ACV Hair Rinse Original Recipe

Last year I started implementing some more natural products like making my own laundry detergent and all purpose cleaner and I loved them! But then there was the horrid fail: natural deodorant. Horrible. When I was using it, I'm pretty sure that by 2 o'clock my popularity decreased by exactly 97%. Anyways, since then I have tinkered with the thought of doing other natural products like DIY shampoo and conditioner, skin care, dishwasher detergent and dryer sheets, but I've been a little scared to try again!

However, it is a new year and I'm overcoming my fears!!

Goal: 

I'd like to try to implement one new product a month and then review it at the end of the month and again if I end up tweaking anything. 

Obviously January is almost over, but never fear! I've already started a project: DIY conditioner (hair rinse). I've been doing a lot of research and apparently there are three options: Vinegar, Citrus or Urine.

Obviously urine is out of the question.

According to my research, it's important for hair to have some sort of mild acidic rinse to help rinse out the shampoo residue and to close the hair cuticle which makes hair softer and shinier.