- 1 cup water
- 5 tablespoons white sugar (adjust if needed)
- 1 tablespoon 80 proof alcohol
- 10 drops essential oil
- Bring the water to a boil over high heat and then add in the sugar.
- Stir the sugar water until all the sugar is dissolved.
- Remove the pot from the heat and allow it to cool.
- Once cooled, add in the alcohol and essential oils.
- Transfer to a glass spray bottle for storage.
Oil blends for hair spray
- 5 drops lavender
- 4 drops wild orange
- 2 drops rosemary
- 5 drops peppermint
- 4 drops lavender
- 2 drops lemon
- 5 drops rosemary
- 4 drops tea tree
- 2 drops cedarwood
How to choose the best essential oils for your type of hair?
- Oily hair: Bergamot, Lemon, Cedarwood, Grapefruit, Clary Sage, Bay Leaf (Laurel)
- Hair loss: Cedarwood, Lemon, Bay St Thomas, Spikenard, Grapefruit, Clary Sage, Rosemary Cineole
- Dandruff and itchy scalp: Geranium, Bay Leaf (Laurel), Palmarosa, Tea Tree, Cade, Bay St Thomas, Patchouli
- Dull hair: Ylang-Ylang and Geranium
- Thin hair or hair lacking volume: Rosewood and Lemongrass
- Frizzy hair: Ylang-Ylang
- Natural or Coloured Blonde hair: Chamomile