yolk with one tablespoon (or two squirts) of castile soap. Blend them briskly in the palm of your hand
and rub into your hair immediately.
In ready-made shampoos for dry hair, look for ingredients such as jojoba oil, aloe vera, cucumber
and licorice extracts, milk and soy proteins, vegetable glycerin, and panthenol (vitamin B5). Some of
the best shampoos for dry hair include John Masters Honey & Hibiscus Hair Reconstructing
Shampoo, Lavera Rose Milk Repair Shampoo for Dry Hair, Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose
Moisturizing Shampoo, and Avalon Organics Lavender Nourishing Shampoo.
Keep plain jojoba oil in your shower and massage a handful of oil into your scalp at least once a
week. You may also add a few drops of jojoba oil to your shampoo as you work it through your hair,
but make sure to rinse thoroughly. Desert Essence sells a generously sized bottle of organic jojoba oil
(Desert Essence Jojoba Oil for Hair, Skin & Scalp) that you can use as a facial cleanser and a
nutritious mask for dry hair.
Diet matters, too. In the winter, when many people suffer from drier hair and scalp, introduce more
oily fruits and vegetables, such as avocado and broccoli, in your diet. “Your lifestyle has a
synergistic effect on your health and appearance,” says John Masters. “A diet rich in organic raw
fruits and vegetables is extremely beneficial for the condition of your hair. Olive, avocado, and fish
oils will help keep hair healthy and shiny.”
Green Tip
Pure plant oil is the best conditioner for dry hair.
Here’s a recipe for a nutritious preshampoo conditioner that infuses your hair and scalp with much-
needed moisture.
Mediterranean Garden Preshampoo Hair Butter
3 tablespoons organic virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons avocado oil
2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon organic spirulina extract
10,000 IU vitamin E
2 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops bergamot essential oil
2 drops chamomile essential oil
Yield:
4 ouncesUse daily before shampooing for maximum results. This hair mask will last for one week of daily
treatments.
- Blend all ingredients in a small bowl, making sure the essential oils spread evenly.
- Massage one tablespoon of the treatment into wet hair and scalp, concentrating on split ends