My friend, Sarah, and I finally made the the Lavender Mist. We followed it as in Lorraine Massey’s Curly Girl handbook (thanks to SG public libraries). We are ecstatic to try it out!
Lavender oil is great for reviving the curls and it also has cleansing properties. Great for those days when you don’t want to wash your hair for some (lazy) reasons. No wait, it is not also advisable to wash your hair everyday as it strips off hair’s natural oil *bleh* (defensive huh?)
Just so readers would know, from where I grew up (Philippines), taking a bath everyday is a must. From all the commuting via jeepney rides, tricycle rides, multicab rides, dust and dirt will always leave their disgusting trace on you. When you wipe your face with your neatly pressed super white hanky, you see streaks of brown (even black) marks on them, like your wiping off your mascara (okay I’m exaggerating). Touching your hair, you can feel it all clumped together with a touch of dust, pleasant huh? (sarcastic)
And so to continue..
What we need:
- 1/2 gallon water
- 5 drops pure (not synthetic) lavender essential oil
- 3 empty spray bottles
For our case, we only used 1 litre of water. (Conversion 1gallon = 3.27854 litre) Doing some ratio and proportion, we used 2.6 drops of lavender oil (just make some rough estimation).
We got the lavender essential oil from The Body Shop for only S$21.90. Warning: DO NOT apply lavender oil to skin undiluted. (A guide comes together with the box)
You can get the spray bottles from Watson’s and similar beauty stores, it is quite common.
Steps:
- Boil water in a large pot
- Let it simmer for 1 hour (this is for getting rid of the impurities)
- Remove from heat
- Add the lavender oil, stir and replace lid
- Let it cool and place into the spritz bottle
Congratulations! You have just made your very first mister! *clap* *clap*
You can keep a small spray bottle on your bag when you can sneak in a quick touch up. We shared this with our friends, both curly and straight. It’s a great gift idea too, especially this Christmas season, unique and personal.
Our only question here is the expiry, for how long can we keep it? Any idea? Enlighten us please.
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