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Hair Elixir | Dry Hair
Herbal hair treatment for dry and colored hair
Herbal hair treatment for dry and colored hair
Unfiltered Hostětín apple cider vinegar in organic quality with essential oils and herbal macerate.
Herbal hair rinse with a clean formulation completely replaces your conventional conditioner and helps with any "side effects" from using soap shampoo, such as a waxy film that can occur with higher skin pH or when washing in hard water.
All ingredients are specially blended for dry and colored hair, which will feel silky smooth, shiny, strengthened, nourished, and easy to comb after use.
It contains unfiltered Hostětín apple cider vinegar in organic quality, in which herbs have been macerated for a month. Vinegar is known for its positive effects on hair, softening and nourishing it, as well as on problematic scalp. The herbal macerate includes herbs that benefit dry and colored hair: nettle, birch, sage, calendula, burdock, and horsetail. The special formulation is complemented by 100% essential oils of orange, cananga, and lavender.
You can learn how to properly use the herbal treatment in the FAQ below.
Tip: This rinse pairs perfectly with our solid soap shampoo SHAMPOO BAR | DRY HAIR.
Volume: 300 ml
In case of allergic reaction, discontinue use. Avoid contact with eyes, rinse with water in case of contact.
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Composition and ingredients
unfiltered organic apple cider vinegar, burdock extract, birch extract, sage extract, horsetail extract, calendula extract, orange essential oil, cananga essential oil, lavender essential oil
Inci
Vinegar, Arctium lappa Root Extract, Betula pendula Leaf Extract, Salvia officinalis Extract, Calendula officinalis Flower Extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis Peel Oil, Lavandula angustifolia Oil, Urtica dioica Root Extract, Limonene, Cananga odorata Flower Oil, Equisetum arvense Extract, Linalool, Benzyl Benzoate, Geraniol, Eugenol
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Description
Apple cider vinegar has been used for its healing properties since Hippocrates around 400 BC. It is made by fermenting fresh ripe apples and contains, for example, pectin, potassium, malic acid, and beta-carotene. At Almara Soap, we use unfiltered organic and raw Hostětín apple cider vinegar of the highest quality.
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Greater burdock is a robust herb that usually grows on the edges of roads and fields, but you can also find it in the forest. Often, you may bring home the burdock's fruits, in the form of sticky balls with a purple center, caught on your pants during a walk. Its large leaves were used as protection against the sun or rain. The root is most commonly harvested and finds its use in cooking, healing, and cosmetics.
Blooming period: July and August.
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Silver birch is a distinctly recognizable tree with its characteristic black and white bark, growing almost everywhere. It is very undemanding and, above all, highly resilient, often even considered a weed. In reality, the leaves, bark, and buds of the birch have medicinal properties and have been used in folk medicine since ancient times, especially among Slavic nations. It contains betulin, bitter compounds, flavonoids, betulalbin, essential oils, resins, carotenoids, organic acids, minerals, tannins, saponins, oil, sugar, and also vitamin C.
Blooming period: April, May.
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Common sage is a one-meter tall plant with purple flowers, oval, woolly leaves with a silver tint, and a strong calming scent. Even Saxana knew of its breathtaking effects when she was looking for "grandmother's ear," and our ancestors had gardens full of healing sage. The very name is derived from the Latin word "salvare," which means to save or heal. Its leaves are best harvested just before blooming on a sunny midday when they contain the highest amount of essential oils. The leaves contain essential oils with compounds such as thujone, salvial, and cineole, as well as tannins, oxyterpenic acids, saponins, bitters, resins, B vitamins, and mineral and hormonally active substances.
Blooming period: June, July. Leaf harvesting: just before flowering.
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Horsetail is a spore-bearing herb that can grow up to 70 cm tall, found in lowland and mountainous areas across almost all of Europe and Asia, except for the tropics, as well as in much of North America, New Zealand, and southern Africa. Horsetail can be found in plowed fields, along the embankments of transport routes, and on slopes. It contains primarily silica, which has healing properties, along with flavonoids, saponins, equisetonin, equisetum acid, derivatives of caffeic acid, bitter compounds, tannins, resin, organic acids, fats, and flobafen. Horsetail is most commonly prepared as tea or macerate.
Harvesting period: June - September.
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This striking plant with yellow-orange flowers, elongated sticky leaves, and a beautiful fragrance can be found in many of our gardens. Wild-growing specimens are rarely encountered, usually found at the edges of fields as stray pieces from removed compost. The most effective ones in herbalism are considered to be those with the most orange flowers. Calendula contains essential oils, saponins, bitters, carotenoids, flavonoids, and volatile oils. Due to its fantastic effects, it is one of the most commonly used herbs in cosmetics.
Blooming period: July - September.
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- It has antibacterial effects on the scalp, thus eliminating itching or the formation of dandruff.
- It helps to remove dead skin cells without disrupting the skin's protective barrier.
- It smooths the outer layer of the hair strand (cuticle)
The cuticle protects the hair from damage caused by the external environment and even withstands mechanical influences such as brushing. Its surface is highly structured, and the smoother it is, the hair looks healthier, feels softer, shinier, and is easier to comb. - It is a pure natural ingredient that does not contain any additional substances that may irritate the skin or harm the environment.
- It completely replaces conventional hair conditioner.
- It helps to remove any "wax film" when washing hair with soap-based shampoo, which is caused by hard water or high skin pH.
Pour the rinse into a container and dilute it with warm water. We recommend a ratio of 1:2 to 1:4 (i.e., one part rinse to two to four parts water).
Start with a 1:4 ratio (one part rinse to four parts water) and experiment. Every hair type is different and requires a slightly different ratio.
Dry hair requires more dilution than oily hair. For dry hair, it is advisable to use one tablespoon less of the elixir, while for oily hair, one tablespoon more is recommended.
You can standardly pour it over your hair and then massage it into your scalp and lengths, or it works great to pour the freshly prepared diluted rinse into a spray bottle. This way, you can get it everywhere and save on quantity.
An important step is to let the treatment sit for a few minutes.
You can then leave it on your hair and dry it directly, or rinse it out.
On our YouTube channel, we have prepared a short instructional video with instructions on how to use our new herbal rinses.
No, they won't?
Once the hair is completely dry, the smell of vinegar will disappear.
You can use it daily, but frequent washing is not very beneficial for your hair, so moderation is key!
Maceration, or steeping, is a process through which active substances and fragrances contained in herbs (or other ingredients) are released directly into a carrier medium, which can be:
- oil – a macerate is created, the steeping occurs cold in a closed container for a minimum of 3 weeks,
- alcohol – a tincture is produced, most commonly used in herbal medicine,
- water – an infusion is created, or in the case of heating, which accelerates the maceration process, it is a decoction.
These resulting products can be used either alone or as an additive. At Almara Soap, herbal macerates and decoctions are utilized in the preparation of some natural soaps and cosmetics. This process ensures that the final product contains the maximum amount of active ingredients, which transfer directly from the carefully selected herbs.