Suffer from thinning hair, premature graying and itchy scalp issues? Try using this herbal DIY rosemary hair rinse for hair growth & more!
The herb rosemary smells fresh, pungent and herbaceous. It has long been used as a memory booster, food spice and also hair treatment! Yup, women in the Mediterranean would use rosemary as an herb for beautiful hair! I’ve written more on the benefits & uses of rosemary here: How to Use Rosemary Leaves for Hair. Please read it to know more!
Here are the best benefits of rosemary for your hair:
- Promotes hair growth & stops thinning of hair
- Soothes an itchy scalp
- Reduces oily hair
- Promotes shiny and glossy hair
- Strengthens the hair shaft
- Fights scalp fungal infection
- Removes dandruff
One of the best ways to use rosemary is by making a DIY rosemary hair rinse. Let’s check out a simple but effective recipe below:
DIY Rosemary Hair Rinse for Hair Growth
There are two ways of making a DIY rosemary hair rinse:
Method One: Using Fresh/Dried Rosemary Sprigs
Ingredients
- 6 cups boiling water
- 6 fresh rosemary sprigs or 3 tbsp dried rosemary (where to get it)
- Pyrex measuring cup (where to get it) or mason jar (where to get it)
Directions
- Pour 6 cups of water into a stainless steel pot.
- Bring it to a boil.
- Add 6 stems of rosemary.
- Let it simmer for 20 minutes on a medium flame.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool down for 30 minutes.
- Filter into a container of your choice like a Pyrex cup or mason jar.
- Your DIY rosemary hair rinse is ready!
Method Two: Using Rosemary Essential Oil
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 7-10 drops rosemary essential oil (where to get it)
- 1 tsp vegetable glycerin (where to get it)
- Pyrex measuring cup (where to get it)
Directions
- Fill a Pyrex cup of mason jar with 3 cups of water.
- Now mix up 1 tsp of vegetable glycerin (this is added as the moisturizing ingredient as well as the emulsifying (or carrier) ingredient for the essential oil: you could also add aloe vera gel or any liquid oil of your choice) with 7-10 drops of rosemary oil and add it to the water.
- That’s it!
To use this DIY rosemary hair rinse (any of the above recipes), simply pour it on your head after shampooing and conditioning as the FINAL hair rinse. Let it stay in your hair. Which recipe do you prefer? Share your thoughts!
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You’ve got 3 cups water in one place, two cups water in another. Which is it?
Thanks for pointing out the typo, Janet. It’s 3 cups!
Do you store it in the frisge? Or room temperature? And how long before it goes bad?
You’re supposed to use it immediately but you can stop it in the fridge for up to 3 days.