4 Dry Hair Remedies

Is your hair stubborn? Dry at ends and oily at the scalp? Like the t-zone of a part dry, part oily face?

You can have lustrous hair like the commercials or celebrities without spending a fortune on a stylist that makes house calls. Most of the ingredients are in your refrigerator. Here are some tips from stylists who tend to the locks of celebrities like Reese Witherspoon. We love her hair in Legally Blonde and other movies!

1. Getting to the root--the scalp
You can't have full, bouncy hair without a healthy scalp. To reduce excess oil, dampen a cotton ball with witch hazel, dab it along your hairline and part, and rinse hair with cool water. If your scalp is flaky, add five drops of tea-tree oil to your favorite shampoo as a booster. Then skip the conditioner which weighs down the hair with added oils, and instead apply a detangler to the ends of your hair. Your scalp may be sensitive so be sure to check for any burns before treatment.

2. Add Volume
It's time to kick it up a notch. In a bowl, mix one egg yolk, a half cup of honey, two tablespoons of olive oil, and two small ripe avocadoes. Apply the concoction to the entire head and leave on for one to two hours, until it hardens. Shampoo and condition as usual. And for extra bouncy, non frizzy curls, this tip came from Drew Barrymore: blot ringlets with paper towel.

3. Boost Shine
Just like your face needs treatments like scrubs to clean and then glow, your hair will benefit from olive or jojoba oil masks for that added shine.  Starting at the roots, brush a quarter cup of natural oil (synthetic oils don't work as well) through dry hair and leave it on for five minutes to help the oil penetrate deeper. Skip the roots--the scalp emits enough warmth on its own, and applying extra heat could lead to greasy textures later.

4. Preserve Color
Minerals in the water system can copperize and dull blondes and redheads. There is a solution! Mix a quarter cup of distilled white vinegar with a half cup of filtered water and pour it over hair before rinsing with cool water. Graying brunette beauties need to be careful as the peroxide-based dyes give darker shades a reddish hue. When using a coloring kit in a box, use a toothbrush to paint the individual strands. And to neutralize the harsh scent of vinegar or dyes, add a few drops of oil essence, like lavender.

Give it a true and be sure to take BEFORE and AFTER photos and we would be happy to share them here.