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Home » DIY Hair Rinse and Skin Toner

DIY Hair Rinse and Skin Toner




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February 26, 2014 by Andrea Fabry 7 Comments

Enjoy the rejuvenating benefits of this all natural personal care product!  The recipe is a variation of Queen of Hungary Water, an herbal astringent handed down since the 1300’s.

Ditch the harsh chemicals and create your own herbal skin toner and bath soak. Ideal as a hair rinse too! #natural #skincare #beauty

Andrea Fabry
DIY Skin Toner and Bath Soak

This pleasant smelling vinegar product is ideal as a skin toner, hair rinse, or a calming addition to bathwater.

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Ingredients

  • 5 small handfuls lemon balm dried or fresh
  • 4 small handfuls dried calendula dried or fresh
  • 4 small handfuls rose petals dried or fresh
  • 3 small handfuls comfrey dried or fresh
  • 1 small handful rosemary dried or fresh
  • 1 small handful lemon peel dried or fresh
  • 1 small handful sage dried or fresh

Instructions

  1. Fill half gallon jar with herbs.
  2. Fill to top with raw apple cider vinegar. Allow 2 inches of head room.
  3. Cover tightly.
  4. Keep at room temperature 3-6 weeks. Shake jar on a daily or weekly basis.
  5. Strain. Pour strained solution into an appropriate container.
  6. Dilute as desired with witch hazel extract, rose water or filtered water.
  7. Dab on face and massage into skin. Use as a hair rinse or add to bathwater.
  8. This recipe can be stored indefinitely.
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http://it-takes-time.com/2014/02/26/dii-hair-rinse-and-skin-toner/

Don’t have all these herbs available? Feel free to use any combination based on what you have on hand. Just So Natural Products offers a convenient herbal sachet containing all seven herbs. Visit Just So to order your Queen of Hungary Herbal Blend.

Filed Under: Beauty, DIY Tagged With: DIY skin toner, natural astringent, Queen of Hungary water

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Comments

  1. Deb Gatz says

    March 28, 2017 at 5:32 pm

    Hi Andrea, while watching one of your DIY videos a while ago, I thought you made mention that you make your own witch hazel. (Or maybe I was imagining things.) If you do make your own, have you posted a recipe or how to video that you can send me a link to view? Thank you so much!

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    • Andrea Fabry says

      March 28, 2017 at 5:44 pm

      I used to make it. I followed a similar protocol as the one in this post:
      http://newlifeonahomestead.com/how-to-make-witch-hazel-astringent/

      Basically, infusing the witch hazel leaves into distilled water. I just buy it now 🙂

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      • Deb Gatz says

        March 29, 2017 at 5:55 pm

        Thanks very much. I’ll give one of those a try.

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  2. Ellie Yellowbank says

    September 19, 2017 at 8:11 am

    Hi Andrea! I love this toner and decided to use above herbal combination in an olive oil infusion. I recently used the finished oil to make some body butter, (using Kokum and Mango butter, added some clary sage essential oil and a bit of arrow root powder). Love the end product and scent combination of above herbs. Thanks for always sharing your creations.

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    • Andrea Fabry says

      September 19, 2017 at 9:25 am

      Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and encourage, Ellie. Glad it worked for you! Great idea for using that combination of herbs.

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