By Janice Cox
October/November 2009
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Makes 12 ounces
Sage leaves can darken hair and cover gray hairs.
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• 2 cups water
• ¼ cup fresh or dried sage leaves
1. Boil water and pour over sage leaves. Let mixture cool and then strain out all solids before using.
2. To use: Pour over clean hair as a final rinse. Do not rinse.
Janice Cox recently co-authored a book with her daughter Lauren Cox, EcoBeauty—Scrubs, Rubs, Masks, and Bath Bombs for You and Your Friends (Ten Speed Press, 2009). Look for it in bookstores nationwide.
Click here to read the main article, Body & Soul: Herbal Hair Rinses.