Hot Tips for Gorgeous Summer Hair Like the Stars
Achieve celebrity status without having to step foot in the salon. Get the looks seen all around Hollywood in the convenience of your own home. Look no further than your medicine cabinet for the ingredients to achieve effortless summer hair. Epsom salt, a naturally occurring mineral, is easy to use, easy to find and best of all – affordable. It’s one of the best kept beauty secrets used by savvy women. Check out these tips to help keep your hair from falling flat. Then, go to www.epsomsaltcouncil.org for more beauty tips and uses.
Recipes for Head-Turning Summer Hair:
1. Pump up the Volume – Sarah Jessica Parker’s Voluminous Curls
Everyone’s favorite style icon, Sarah Jessica Parker, is back in a big way this summer and she’s sporting her signature loose curly locks. Achieve the look by combining three tablespoons of deep conditioner with three tablespoons of Epsom Salt. Microwave this mixture for 20 seconds then work it into hair from scalp to ends. Leave it in for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water. This promotes body and life to the hair cuticle and can help to restore curl to permed hair.
2. Sleek, Shiny and Totally Clean – Jennifer Aniston’s Flowing Mane
Why does Jennifer Aniston’s hair always look so naturally beautiful? Because it’s free of styling products that can build-up in hair and make it dull and lifeless. To remove hairspray build-up, mix one cup of fresh lemon juice and one cup of Epsom Salt into a gallon of distilled water, cap and let it sit for 24 hours. Pour this mixture onto dry hair and let sit for 20 minutes, then shampoo as normal.
3. Remove Excess Oils – Reese Witherspoon’
A clean scalp is the first rule of achieving healthy hair. To remove excess oil from your hair and to keep it healthy and shiny like Reese Witherspoon, add nine tablespoons of Epsom Salt to 1/2 cup of shampoo. Apply one tablespoon of the liquid to your hair when it is dry; rinse with cold water. Pour lemon juice or organic apple cider vinegar through the hair, leave on for 5-10 minutes, and then rinse.
4. Prolong Your Highlights – Keep colored hair bright and shiny like Jessica Simpson
To keep highlighted hair like Jessica Simpson’s from fading, try this soothing cucumber hair drench. Use one egg, 1 tbsp. olive oil, one quarter of a peeled cucumber and ½ cup of Epsom Salt. Blend the egg, olive oil, Epsom Salt and cucumber in a food processor. Spread this evenly through hair and leave it in for 10 minutes, then rinse. This is perfect if you swim in a chlorinated pool on a regular basis.
Epsom Salt is extremely affordable and easy to find at most grocery, hardware or drug stores. For more information on Epsom Salt and its many uses go to www.epsomsaltcouncil.org.
