I think almost all naturals have a spray bottle, some even carry a mini one for their bags, and fill it with all sorts a nurturing goodies to be sprayed on their lovey locks at will. I am no exception, I have many of them, I’ve learned to love and appreciate this useful tool in my natural hair arsenal! I often get asked what I use in my spray bottle, so here it goes…
My Spray Bottle
Distilled Water – Distilled water is pure with no additives or trace minerals, distilled water should be used as opposed to regular old tap water due to the high mineral content of hard water. This results in deposits on your hair. Buildup of calcium and magnesium on the hair shaft can cause hair to feel rough, dry and damaged; the opposite of what we want for our hair.
Aloe Juice– Aloe vera juice, with its excellent moisturizing properties can serve as a natural conditioner to deeply moisturize the hair strands. So, if you are struggling with dry, damaged and unmanageably frizzy hair, then aloe vera juice is your friend! The enzymes found in aloe vera gel and juice act as a hair growth stimulator. So, you can use aloe vera to promote hair growth. It can also help to control dandruff.
Agave Nectar for vegans or Honey for those who are not – I add a bit of agave nectar if I feel my hair is dryer than normal or especially frizzy, not only helps with dryness and frizz, but add shine. I add this only if I feel I need it.
Lavender Essential Oil – It is a good treatment for dandruff and itching, helpful in controlling hair breakage and improving hair growth. Daily massage with lavender oil has proven to help significant re-growth (click link for recipe for lavender oil hair growth solution) https://hippiechicchick.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/lavender-oil-and-hair-growth/. Oh and it smells fantastic!
Rosemary Essential Oil – Rosemary oil stimulates the hair follicles, and healthy scalp means hair can grow longer and stronger.
Sweet Orange Oil – This essential oil has a wonderful light fragrance, and like lavender has calming and anti-stress qualities. It stimulates the scalp increasing micro-circulation, great for dehydrated scalp. Also acts as an antiseptic.
Jojoba Oil – According to the Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, jojoba oil is an ideal cosmetic ingredient for products designed to moisturize and protect, due to its chemical composition and stable nature. Jojoba is structurally similar to the sebum our skin produces naturally. The Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine explains that if your scalp is dry, jojoba oil acts as a substitute, moisturizing the hair follicle and preventing tangles and coarseness. If there is excess sebum, jojoba oil breaks down the buildup, cleaning hair, scalp and hair shaft. Jojoba oil dissolves residue buildup from hair products, as well as environmental pollutants.
How To Use
Give your bottle a good shake before each use ( as the oil and water will separate) and spritz hair daily or as needed to add moisture. I use this same spray bottle mixture for twist outs along with my tried and true flax seed gel (click link for the recipe) https://hippiechicchick.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/flax-seed-oil-and-gel/ . Its is also great for those who use the LOC method. This mixture is also great for caring for hair while in a protective style. Contrary to popular belief (or wishful thinking) our hair still needs care while in a protective style. My hair is currently in a braided style and I lightly spray hair twice daily with this mixture (a.m and p.m.) When spraying in the evening before bed I apply very little of my oil mixture ( jojoba, lavender, orange, rosemary, tea tree) to scalp and braids. I use a bottle with a long pointed tip so that oil can easily be applied to scalp and hair without over doing it.
This formula works really well for my hair, I hope it works just as well for yours!
xoxo hippiechicchick
8 responses to “What’s In My Spray Bottle”
Teri
January 31st, 2014 at 22:45
Do all of those essential oils have to be a part of it? I think I only have two of them :(
hippiechicchick
January 31st, 2014 at 23:12
Not at all! This is just the combination I use and that varies depending on my hairs needs, what fragrance I’m leaning toward, or quite frankly what I’ve got on hand.
Different EO can give you different benefits, so use the ones for your particular hair needs.
Have fun!
HCC
Anita Singh
November 14th, 2013 at 23:08
I have tried Kesh Vardhak herbal hair drops and found it very effective in hair falling & regrowth.
Zulma
February 7th, 2013 at 23:27
You almost need a little hang tag that comes with this product to decipher
the ingredients. I just had my longer hairs cut to my shoulders, and a vast majority of
it are at the top of my ears. Most people focus more on drugs, electrical devices used to improve hair growth and
hair products that contain damaging chemicals that could
be damaging to the hair’s health and yet look away from one of the natural methods of treating hair loss.
ebonynaturalrose
August 3rd, 2012 at 21:00
I swear by my spray bottle. Whenever I have someone ask me for any kind of natural hair advice that is what I tell them. My spray bottle contain water, aloe juice, lavender essential, castor oil, grapeseed oil, and a few other that I can’t remember (because it’s loaded) Lol. Great blog!!
hippiechicchick
August 3rd, 2012 at 22:54
Thanks! So glad you enjoy the blog:) Spray bottles are awesome, you get so many hair goodies all in one container, a couple of spritzes and instant hair treatment!
Happy Spritzing:)
Michelle@Radiant Brown Beauty
August 1st, 2012 at 22:56
OK why is my spray bottle filled with nothing but filtered water lol.
I need to add some delicious oils to mine too.
I’m actually going to make a facial toner to keep in a spray bottle so I can take it with me to work. My esthetician recommended it.
hippiechicchick
August 2nd, 2012 at 14:49
Load it up! LOL, great idea about the spray bottle for facial toner, Love it:)