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Beer Shampoo

¾ cup beer

1 cup shampoo

1. In a nonreactive pan, boil the beer until it reduces to ¼ cup. Cool the beer and add it to the 1 cup of shampoo in a clean bottle with a tight cap.
2. Wash your hair as usual.

Chamomile Shampoo

This mild shampoo leaves your hair clean and healthy. Only one tablespoon of this inexpensive shampoo per washing is needed.

1 handful fresh or dried chamomile flowers

1 ¼ cups boiling water

3 tablespoons pure soap flakes or leftovers slivers of soap

1 tablespoon glycerine

5 drops yellow food coloring

1. Place the flower in the heat proof bowl and add the boiling water. Let stand for 15 minutes, then strain into another heatproof bowl.
2. Clean out the first bowl. Combine in it the soap flakes and the chamomile mixture and let them stand until the soap softens a few minutes. Beat in the glycerine and food coloring until well blended.
3. Pour the mixture into a clean 450 ml bottle with a tight- fitting lid. Keep in a cool, dark place.

Shampoo Residue Removed for Blond Hair

Mix up this cleansing rinse that will leave your hair shiny.

1 part lemon juice

4 parts water

1. Combine lemon juice and water in a clean container. Shake to mix.
2. Use as a final rinse after a regular shampoo. Don’t rinse it out.

Instant Dry Shampoo

1 tablespoon cornstarch or finely ground oatmeal

1. Sprinkle small amount of cornstarch or oatmeal onto the hair, lifting it up in sections to let the powder get to the scalp. Rub the shampoo through the hair to absorb excess oil.
2. Comb the hair to remove tangles, then spend 5 to 10 minutes brushing to remove all traces of the powder and prevent the suggestion of dandruff. Shake and blow on your hairbrush to clean it while you brush your hair.