11 Hair Rinse Recipes That Are Quick & Easy But Super Effective

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Hair rinses are a fantastic way to improve the health, texture, and fragrance of your hair while addressing specific concerns like dullness, frizz, or scalp issues. Here are some of the best rinses you can try, along with their benefits and how to use them.

What Are Hair Rinses?

Hair rinse is a type of liquid you use after washing your hair, usually after shampooing and conditioning. It’s the final step to help your hair look and feel better. Hair rinses can do different things depending on the type you use. Some are meant to add shine, others help with detangling, and some even help with scalp health while others help control hair fall.

You simply pour or apply the rinse to your hair after you’ve shampooed, and then rinse it out. It’s like giving your hair an extra boost or treatment, but it’s super easy and quick to do. And the best part is that it is readily available in stores and market places or you can make one with ingredients you might have at home, like vinegar, lemon juice, or herbal teas!

Right order of incorporating hair rinse in your hair care routine:

1. Hair oiling treatment (optional but highly recommended)
2. Shampoo
3. Hair conditioner
4. Hair rinse
5. Wash your hair with water.

Best Hair Rinse Recipes You Definitely Should Try

There are numerous rinse recipes out there. But these are my tried and recipes that worked best for me:

Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse for Removing Product Build-up

ACV hair rinse is one of the most recommended ones on the internet. That’s because it works really well. Just a heads up this hair rinse smells little off.

• Benefits: Balances scalp pH, removes product buildup, adds shine, and reduces dandruff.
• Ingredients: Apple Cider Vinegar – 2 TSP, Water – 2 cups
• How to Use:
• • Mix 2-4 tablespoons of ACV with 2 cups of water.
  • Pour over your hair after shampooing, leave it for 2-3 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
• Frequency: Once a week to prevent over-drying.

Fermented Rice Water Hair Rinse For Hair Growth

This is the fermented rice water rinse that I usually use at least twice a month and it has improved my hair’s texture and elasticity to such an extent that I can’t even explain. Just a quick warning though, it is fermented so it smells a bit gross. But you can always make this rose hair perfume to make your hair smell good.

• Benefits: Boosts hair strength, improves elasticity, enhances shine, and promotes hair growth.
• Ingredients: Rice – 3 TSP, Water – 1 cup
• How to Use:
• • Soak 1/2 cup of rice in 2 cups of water for 30 minutes, then strain.
  • Apply after shampooing, leave it on for 10-15 minutes, then rinse out.
• Frequency: 1-2 times a week.

 

Fenugreek Rinse for Hair Fall Control And Faster Hair Regrowth

If you are facing severe hair loss and losing more than 100 strands a day, then you need to give this fenugreek rinse for hair loss a try. This is something that I always incorporate in my hair care routine whenever I struggle with hair fall and slow hair regrowth.

• • • Benefits: Brightens hair, removes excess oil, fights dandruff, and leaves hair smelling fresh.
• Ingredients: Fenugreek seeds – 3 TSP, Water – 1 cup
• How to Use:
  • Soak Fenugreek seeds overnight in water. Next morning, strain the water and keep it aside.
  • Just pour this bitter smelling water on your washed hair and leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse it with water.
• Frequency: Twice a month.

To utilize the soaked fenugreek seeds, you can always whip up a fenugreek and curd hair mask for dandruff control or fenugreek and aloe vera hair mask for frizzy hair. Also, don’t forget to check out how to use fenugreek seeds for hair in 5 different ways.

Lemon Rinse for Dandruff and Greasy Hair

If you have itchy scalp, dandruff or if you are tired of dealing with oily hair or if your hair gets greasy fast, then give lemon rinse a try. This lemon rinse works really well and keeps greasiness and itchiness at bay.

• Benefits: Brightens hair, removes excess oil, fights dandruff, and leaves hair smelling fresh.
• Ingredients: Lemon Juice – 3 TSP, Water – 2 cups
• How to Use:
• • Mix lemon juice with 2 cups of water.
  • Pour it over your hair after shampooing, let it sit for 3-5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
• Frequency: Once a week (to avoid over-drying).

 

 

Guava Leaves Treatment For Hair Loss

This is a hair rinse that I learnt from my dad’s Ayurveda books. You might not realize this but leaves of guava tree are extremely beneficial for hair.

The guava leaves are packed with vitamin B2 and Vitamin C, along with antibacterial properties and antifungal benefits that promotes renewal and repair of damaged hair cells, promotes better scalp health. This is why guava leaves are an effective hair loss treatment.

 

• Benefits: Controls hair fall, minimizes hair breakage, regrows new hair.
• Ingredients: Guava leaves, Water-2 cups
• How to Use:
• • Boil 2 cups of water and add guava leaves. Let it boil for next 3-4 minutes. 
  • Let it cool down and strain the decoction. 
  • Pour it over your hair after shampooing, let it sit for 3-5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
• Frequency: Once a week until you see an improvement in your hair fall. 

This rinse not only helps you to control hair fall but also helps to darken your gray hair overtime.

Green Tea Hair Rinse For Shiny Hair

If you have dull hair that lacks shine, then you need to give this green tea rinse a try. Take my word for it, it does work. This green tea rinse not only adds a nice shine and gloss to your hair but also makes your hair grow faster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• Benefits: Rich in antioxidants, reduces hair fall, soothes the scalp, and strengthens hair.
• Ingredients: Guava tea-2 tea bags, Water- 2 cups
• How to Use:
• • Steep 2 green tea bags in 2 cups of hot water, let it cool.
  • Pour over your scalp and hair after shampooing, leave it for 5-10 minutes, then rinse with water.
• Frequency: twice a week.

Rosemary Water Rinse

Rosemary water is super effective to boost hair growth, darken your gray hair, and combat hair loss. Plus, it makes your hair smell divine. As per a study conducted, rosemary was proven equally effective as minoxidil to treat severe hair fall problems. It not only helps control hair shedding but also helps in faster hair regrowth and growth, increasing hair volume and treating minor scalp infections. 

• Benefits: Promotes hair growth, reduces dandruff, and stimulates the scalp.
• Ingredients: Rosemary leaves, water-2cups.
• How to Use:
  • Boil a handful of fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary in 2 cups of water for 10 minutes, then strain and cool.
  • Pour over hair after washing, leave it on, or rinse lightly.
• Frequency: once or twice a week.

Aloe Vera Juice Rinse

Aloe vera is one of those amazing gifts of nature that helps in maintaining the PH level of our scalp. It’s rich anti-bacterial properties actually help in treating dandruff from its root cause. It also helps in reducing the product buildup on your scalp and hair shafts. Basically, it detoxifies your scalp and treats your dandruff effectively.

• Benefits: Hydrates hair, soothes the scalp, and reduces frizz.
• Ingredients: Aloe vera juice-1/4 cup, water-2 cups
• How to Use:
  • Dilute 1/4 cup of aloe vera juice with 2 cups of water.
  • Pour over hair after shampooing, leave it for 5 minutes, then rinse.
• Frequency: Once a week.

Hibiscus Rinse

Hibiscus flowers have the ability to add beautiful tint to your grey hair, add shine, deeply condition and add new life to your hair. Its rinse is equally beneficial. 

• Benefits: Adds volume, enhances natural color, and strengthens hair.
• Ingredients: hibiscus flowers, water-2 cups.
• How to Use:
  • Boil hibiscus flowers (fresh or dried) in 2 cups of water, then strain and cool.
  • Pour over hair after shampooing, leave for 5-10 minutes, then rinse.
• Frequency: Weekly.

Coconut Water Rinse

Healthier skin and hair are benefits of using coconut water in your beauty regimes. If you dream of hair that has more life, faster growth and better, using coconut water rinse will go a long way. 

• Benefits: Hydrates hair, reduces frizz, and adds softness.
• Ingredients: Coconut water-1 cup, Water: 2 cups
• How to Use:
  • Dilute pure coconut water with 2 cups of water and pour it over clean hair, massage, leave for 5-10 minutes, then rinse.
• Frequency: Weekly or as needed.

Chamomile Tea Rinse

Chamomile tea is known for its calming effects. But do you know it is equally beneficial if you use it in your hair care routine. I love using it as a hair rinse and here is my recipe.

• Benefits: Brightens light-colored hair, reduces itchiness, and soothes the scalp.
• Ingredients: chamomile tea-2tea bags, water-2 cups.
• How to Use:
  • Brew 2 chamomile tea bags in 2 cups of hot water, let it cool.
  • Pour over hair after washing, leave it for 10 minutes, then rinse.
• Frequency: 1-2 times a week.

Beer Rinse

You might already know the wonderful effects of incorporating beer in your routine. You might have come across beer shampoo but wait till you try this beer rinse. 

• Benefits: Adds shine, volume, and bounce to hair.
• Ingredients: Beer-2 cups, water-2cups.
• How to Use:
  • Use flat beer (let it sit out overnight to remove carbonation).
  • Dilute it with equal quantity of water and pour over hair after washing, massage for a few minutes, then rinse with water.
• Frequency: Once a month (to avoid drying out hair).

Notes

• All these hair rinses work well but may take sometime to show you visible results.
• These hair rinses should be used on your hair by just pouring them on your hair and scalp.
• You need to use these after washing your hair.
• Always rinse your hair well with water after using them.

Hope you guys liked this article. Do share your favorite hair rinse recipe. 

Have a lovely day!