Beauty Nuskhe: 6 Rose Water Recipes For Hair

The versatility of rose water is enamouring. It imparts its mesmerising aroma to exotic meals, desserts, and beverages, and is a hero ingredient in your hair care and skincare routine as well. Laden with hydrating benefits, it keeps your hair and scalp happy from within. This, of course, shows in the way your tresses look in terms of their glow, bounce, and thickness. Paired with other ingredients that have been an integral part of our desi nuskhe, passed down generations, they create potent mixtures that address all kinds of hair woes.

6 DIY Rose Water Recipes For Haircare

Know more about these 6 DIY haircare recipes using rose water. 

1. Rose Water With Coconut Oil, Amla Powder, & Methi Seeds As A Hair Pack

Methi, amla, coconut oil, and rose water are all known for their deep hydrating properties, which do wonders in nourishing your hair from its roots as well as the scalp from deep within. No wonder, it is great for hair growth and keeping the scalp clean and healthy.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rose water
• 1 tbsp fenugreek powder
• 1 tbsp amla powder
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Method

1. Mix the first three ingredients together and mix well.
2. Add coconut oil to the above mixture to get an even paste.
3. Apply all over your hair and leave it on for about 10 minutes before washing it off with water at room temperature.

2. Rose Water With Glycerine & Aloe Vera Gel For Hair Health

Aloe vera gel offers a myriad of benefits being an antioxidant, antiseptic, and antibacterial. As a result, it is a magic ingredient for treating inflammation, redness, and itchiness of the scalp. It is equally beneficial for your tresses as well, deep hydrating them and adding to their shine, bounce, and overall health. Add rose water and glycerine, both of which add additional hydration to your locks.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp aloe vera gel
• 1 tbsp vegetable glycerine
• 1 cup of rose water

Method

1. Mix the ingredients to get an even mixture.
2. Apply to your hair liberally and let this sit for about 1 hour.
3. Wash it off with normal-temperature water.

3. Rose Water Hair Spray With Apple Cider Vinegar, & Peppermint Essential Oil To Promote Hair Growth

All the ingredients are closely associated with promoting hair growth, thus, working wonders for those experiencing hair fall. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rose water
• 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp beetroot juice
• 1 tsp of peppermint/rosemary essential oil
• 1 tbsp hibiscus flower juice

Method

1. Extract the juice of beetroot and hibiscus flower, and mix them with rose water, apple cider vinegar, and peppermint or rosemary essential oil, as per your choice.
2. Apply it thoroughly on your hair strands and let it sit for 10 minutes.
3. Rinse it off from your hair with water. 
4. Bottle it, if you want to store this, so you can spritz it whenever needed.

4. Rose Water With Jojoba Oil & Vitamin E For Damaged Hair

Jojoba oil is rich in vitamins B, C and E, which is beneficial for moisturising your hair and scalp. It arrests hair fall, thereby, encouraging hair thickness. It also comprises antioxidants that remove free radicals from the hair, further undoing hair damage.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rose water
• 3 vitamin E capsules
• 1 tbsp olive oil/jojoba oil

Method

1. Blend jojoba oil with rose water. 
2. Open the vitamin E capsules and squeeze the oil into the above mixture.
3. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to get an even mixture.
4. Store the mixture in a bottle, so you can use it later as well.
5. Spray it on your hair and scalp liberally and massage your hair for some time.
6. You can leave this on overnight and wash your hair the next morning.

5. Rose Water With Lemon, Dahi & Methi Seeds To Treat Dandruff

Methi (fenugreek) is known for controlling the flakiness of the scalp and for stimulating hair growth as it contains proteins. Dahi, on the other hand, comprises lactic acid that naturally exfoliates your scalp and leaves it hydrated and clean. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup of rose water
• A cup of fenugreek seeds
• Juices of 2 lemons
• 1 tbsp dahi (curd) 

Method

1. Let the methi seeds soak in rose water for about 2 hours, until they become soft. 
2. Put the softened seeds into a blender and make a fine paste out of them.
3. Add lemon juice and curd to this mixture and give them a good mix to get a paste of an even consistency.
4. Apply this mixture evenly all over your scalp and let it stay for an hour.
5. Next, wash it off with a mild shampoo.
6. Do this once a week to make the most of its benefits.

6. Rose Water Shampoo With Glycerine, Castor Oil, & Lavender Essential Oil For Dry & Frizzy Hair

Ingredients

• 1 cup rose water
• ½ tbsp glycerine
• 1 tbsp castor oil
• 4 drops of lavender essential oil

Method

1. Add lavender essential oil and castor oil to the cup of rose water and mix well to get an even mixture.
2. Apply the mixture to your hair and scalp,  and then massage for a few minutes.
3. Let this stay for 1 hour before you wash it off with a mild shampoo.
4. Try repeating this as many times as you can for reaping the maximum benefits of the ingredients. 

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