Lemons are Perfect for Natural Shiny Hair and Lips!
We all want our hair to look good – and natural shiny hair looks great!
But so many supermarket or salon products are full of chemicals, many of which have not been tested for long-term exposure to our skin, nor their interaction with the other chemicals we’re exposed to.
So I like to use natural substitutes where possible – but I have to admit that I also like them to be convenient and easy too!
So these “recipes” are totally natural and non-toxic, and also very easy to make and use.
Lip Exfoliator
This couldn’t-be-simpler recipe (you can’t even call it a recipe because it only has one “ingredient”) is super easy and totally natural.
- Place a few drops of lemon juice on your lips before you go to sleep at night. Do not wipe off or wash off. Leave it on overnight
- In the morning, moisten a soft face towel with a little water and gently rub it on your lips.
That’s it! Lemon softens dead skin cells and dry skin which makes it perfect for exfoliation.
Refreshing Lemon Hair Rinse for Natural Shiny Hair
This simple formula will make your hair look shiny and healthy – use it whenever you want a little extra shine. (If your hair is dry, don’t use it every day – but you probably don’t want to be washing your day every day anyway).
You will need:
- 1 cup of water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Add lemon juice to water.
Wash hair as normal. Pour mixture over wet hair and gently rub in.
After a few minutes, rinse with cool water.
Simple!
Variation – Refreshing Hair Rinse for dandruff
For dandruff, squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into 1 cup of water. Shampoo and condition as normal, using gentle products. Pour the lemon water over your hair as a final rinse (i.e. don’t rinse it off). Then dry your hair as normal.
Lemon Hair Mask
Lemon helps to get rid of dead skin cells and flakes, leaving your hair cleaner and softer – natural shiny hair!
You will need:
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 finely mashed ripe banana
- 1 tbsp. honey
- Mix the lemon juice and banana together (make sure the banana is mashed completely).
- Add the honey and mix again
- Use a comb to spread the mixture on your hair from the scalp to the very tip of every strand
- Let it stand for 20 minutes, then shampoo and dry as normal.
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