Make Your Own DIY Hairspray
Making your own DIY Hairspray is a cinch if you’ve got the talent for boiling water, and, your sugar bowl is at hand. This recipe is particularly useful for people with skin sensitivities who would normally breakout from the sometimes harsh chemicals in over the counter hairsprays.
Make Your Own DIY Hairspray
This DIY recipe is particularly useful for those with skin sensitivities which preclude using traditional hairspray.
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Materials
- ½ cup water
- 2 teaspoons Splenda Sugar Blend (or granulated sugar)
- 2 tablespoons rubbing alcohol
- 5 Favorite Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil
Instructions
- Bring tap water to a full rolling boil, and remove from the heat.
- Stir in granulated sugar until dissolved; stir in rubbing alcohol.
- If desired, add up to 5 drops of pure Essential Oil in the scent of your choice.
- Allow to cool completely, and add to a clean spray bottle which has a very fine mister, to assure even, light distribution.
- To use, shake bottle to assure even distribution of the oil (if used), and spray lightly over dry, styled hair.
- Allow to dry completely (a matter of moments) before adding a second application, if needed.
This actually WORKED! Not that I doubted you fine people of course, but it worked! This was good for the “beachy hair look.” Not strong enough to wear every day for work, but perfect for spraying my post-swim hair into a beachy hair look.