Chamomile Hair Rinse for Blondes and Rosemary for Brunettes: Herbal Recipe

When my sisters and I were little, Mom sometimes brewed a chamomile rinse for our hair.

• A small handful of dried chamomile flowers (about 2-3 Tbsp)in
• a pot of 2 cups water

Bring to a boil on the stove then immediately turn down heat to low and simmer 15 minutes.

Strain the liquid through a cloth into a jug and allow water to cool.

She would put a large bowl in the kitchen sink to catch the liquid. We would stand on a chair and bend over the sink while she rinsed the liquid through our freshly-shampooed hair into the bowl--then pour it back into the jug and repeat as a final rinse.

It smelled wonderful and made our long blonde hair shiny.

Chamomile is now easily available in tea bags, you could try steeping chamomile tea bags instead and save yourself the trouble of straining the herbs through the cloth.

My mother's great-grandmother, Granny, would use a rosemary rinse on her brown hair when she was young. To make this, substitute dried rosemary for the chamomile.

Note: Chamomile tea is also a very soothing drink. My children liked to have a small cup before bed, sweetened with a little honey--and a bedtime story.