Mister who? Heh. :D

Right now I'm just using a tiny touch of grapeseed oil and water. Was just curious what other folks use (if you use a mister). I read that someone uses rosewater and I have GOT to get to the health food store one of these days and get some, that sounds lovely.

Currently, I've got two misters for haircare -- one with just water in it and one with Feye's oil+water+conditioner mix.

I have tons of other misters, too - for deoderants, air fresheners, etc. But not so important for this board, probably. :)

Cheers,
Jonobie

Right now, just plain ol' distilled water.

I've used oils mixed in and/or conditioner before. But just doing have any mixed right now.

Right now its distilled water, a few drops of jojoba oil and a few drops of EO's. Bergamont and Orange something-or-other. Smells nice. I like to use it before a second day braid. It helps keep the escaping wispies at bay and it smells good all day.

Distilled water, lavender EO, and wee bit of glycerin. I have to mist my hair in the mornings or it looks like @ss. 8)

bunniee

I've got filtered water with EOs in there (currently orange, last batch was lavender). I use it when I come home from a club or pub to get rid of the horrible smell in my hair. Can't sleep if I don't, ugh :p

I use both a water-mister, to just wet down my hair, and a water+oil+conditioner-mixture to distribute oil.

My latest scent for the water+oil+conditioner mixture is Lush's Coolaulin coconut conditioner and a few drops of lavender oil. Heavenly smelling, possibly an aphrodisiac :twisted:

Oils used are jojoba or sweet almond oil, and the ratio is 8:10 water, 1:10 conditioner, 1:10 oil + a few drops of essential oil.

I use distilled water with lavender EO to mist my hair on days that I don't wash (and even sometimes when I do). It gets rid of the static and makes my hair very soft and smooth. You got me thinking, though. Perhaps I'll add a few drops of jojoba to the next batch.

Good question! :D

I've currently got rosewater, a little jojoba oil, and regular tap water (I'm bad.) in mine. I need to get another spray bottle to just put plain water into. I have no idea if the rosewater actually /does/ anything, but my s&c have no scent beyond aloe vera, and I /missed/ having pretty scented hair.

So now it smells ever so delicately of rose. ^_^

ratios to avoid protein OD.

My hair mister has a rosewater-jojoba mix too. I just use it to mist my hair after my shower to make it easier to comb.

Pure rosewater, no added water. It's the best and sends me into a dream every time I use it. I love to mist my hair just before bunning and when I take it down later....mmmmmm!

Newbie question - do you mist to keep the frizzies in check, make hair more manageable, condition, or just to smell nice?

Rachel

Well one with straight tap water that serves double duty: Dampening and dicipline for the dogs and cats.

The other one is a little olive oil, a little Suave Coconut Co, a few drops of Vanilla Extract (mmmm vanilla) and bottled water. Shake well and spray on hair while standing in tub! If you don't you will slip and fall on the linoleum.Heeheehee.

Newbie question - do you mist to keep the frizzies in check, make hair more manageable, condition, or just to smell nice?

Rachel

I either mist to detangle (with my oil and water mixture) or to rewet my hair on non-wash days so that I can style it more easily (the plain distilled water mix). Sometimes, too, I mist my hair with the oil and water mix as a preconditioning treatment.

Cheers,
Jonobie

Thanks, Jonobie! That helps me out a bit. ;)
Rachel

I mist to tame flyaways, add moisture, to smell nice and to add shine and sofness. Rose water adds softness to my hair and I think it helps with shine too.

I'm hot on the trail of experimentation with misters. I have about five going, with different oils and things. I'll hold out for a full report until I get more definitive comparisons.
I will say, tho, that misting is one of the very best things that's ever happened to my hair. It's so fine that it's easily overwhelmed, as someone once said here, and misting is a perfect balance. Plus it allows me to keep "doing stuff" to my hair without overwhelming it, when I should be leaving it alone! :rolleyes:

....... $12, credit cards, lunch receipt for a Pepper and Egg Sandwich...... oh you asked "what's in your mister?" not "what's in your wallet?"...... i misunderstood :P

distilled water with lavender EO

Anne, forgive my ignorance, but could you explain more about the rosewater? where do you get it, what brand, etc.

LOL at Karen!

I have some distilled water, some jojoba, and some EO. Usually lavender, but sometimes I throw a little geranium in.

I would love to know about the rosewater, too.

Right now I had one of plain water and one of a sort of leave-in conditioner, which has distilled water, Suave Natuals Chamomile conditioner, and a little bit of silicone hair glosser in in.

Hmm, maybe I should add a little bit of conditioner to my plain-water one as well? Or some essential oils? (I have a little bottle of 5th-distilation neroli oil -- that is, the cheap version -- that would smell wonderful in my hair...)

I have a bunch of floral flower waters I use.. i think the two I mostly use is the lavender floral water, and the rose water.

Nothing else is added. It's just to help maintain my moisture :) (and scent!) mmmm lavendar floral water!! :D

Rose Water ......I just luv the fragrance :D

Hey Bunniee,

I have a mister with glycerin in it, too! Actually, it's a distilled water/glycerin/honey/lavender EO mix that I'm still tweaking. Makes my hair shiny and less frizzy.

I also have one with just distilled water and lavender EO.

Koalaboop

Mine has water, a small amount of conditioner, some jojoba, some apricot kernel oil, and some glosser. I only use it when I know I'll keep my hair braided until the next time I wash. It seems to keep my hair soft and shiny.

I use it for my face as a tonic, but there is alcohol in it, isn't there ? So I wonder what it will do in the sun ? :?: But maybe the talk is about a different rose water ?Please, could anyone clarify ? Thanks :D
eva

Eva, the rosewater I have seen is either rose oil and distilled water, or a rose infused water. I got mine at the health food store. I think I know the stuff you're talking about though, the stuff made with glycerin for a skin softener? I didn't realize it had alcohol in it.

The rosewater I use is steam distilled.

You can read about how they do it here:

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/whatishydrosol.php

i keep it full of water and a little bit of jojoba, mango and coconut oil. but i only use it before i put my hair in a bun or something, then i leave it for a day or two.

i keep it full of water and a little bit of jojoba, mango and coconut oil. but i only use it before i put my hair in a bun or something, then i leave it for a day or two.

Mmmm! that sound yummy. How do you keep from eating your hair? ;)

heh, sometimes its hard, trust me! i havent yet found any decent oils in my town, so its just the John Frieda beach blonde Life Preserver Oil - i highly recommend it! (although a bit pricey.. i paid about ten bucks)
and my boyfriend *loves* the smell, so its worth it! :D

Water, Mega Tek, Equess botanical spray, drop of Ion Glossing Mist, and that's it.

I find that making my own Mist/Detanger suits me better than buying a 'Detanger' from the store.

Great question :)

White Rain Extra Body Conditioner and Water

I've been using rosewater, Gardenia water and Lavender water. They smell wonderful! They're by "Heritage Products" and I get them at the health food store. They don't have any alcohol or anything else in them but water and oil. :cloud9:

Currently it's water, a couple of drops of conditioner (of the CO kind), and one drop patchouli EO. I love when I take my hair down at night and it's all warm and patchouli-smelling. :D Next time, I might add one drop of lavender too.

OK I was thinking of
some Pur filtered water
aloe gel
Glyereine
lavanader oil
and maybe some tea tree oil?
perhasps some conditoner in it also?

What do you think> what amounts?

At the moment it's water with a drop of leave-in CO (no cones) and a few drops of rose oil. Yummy.

I actually have two misters right now... one with conditioner and water and the second with water that was boiled and then added lavendar essential oil to it. :smile:

On the occasion that I do mist, there must be jojoba oil and Infusium 23 :)

I have aloe gel and distilled water in my mister. It works great for flyaways, and I spray it my my face in the summer, when I'm working outside.

I use my mister for my weekly vinegar rinse. I pour purified water into the bottle and add some white vinegar. It's so much easier to spray it on my scalp than to try pouring it from the bottle.

At the moment it's distilled water and a bit of Bumble and Bumble Leave In (rinse out).

Okay, here's a question from someone who does'nt mist but is beginning to see some benefits. Do you mist when you get out of the shower as a leave in or is it just for pre updo? I'm thinking my hair would like aloe and jojoba oil.

aloe juice, aura glow oils

Okay, here's a question from someone who does'nt mist but is beginning to see some benefits. Do you mist when you get out of the shower as a leave in or is it just for pre updo? I'm thinking my hair would like aloe and jojoba oil.

Im a mistaholic! I mist after shower,during drying,before updos,etc etc. ;)
And in my mister is aloe and jojoba, one small drop each with distilled water. It works like a charm!

Deb :)

I just finished making a new mister. I mist all the time, it is refreshing and my hair loves it. My new one is a 2oz mister. I also mist my face with this.

Filtered water
20 drops of jojoba oil
4 drops lavender EO
2 drops lemongrass EO
Aloe vera gel a couple squirts

Thanks Dmartinez. I think I'll try that.

Arcticpixie I used that same mix in my mister I seen it on here before and I made it by a recipe but I cant find any where how much of each do you use? My hair loves it so much, brings the curl out also. Vanilla extract never thought of that though does it have any effect on your hair or is it just for smell?

I mist with Kimberlily's leave-in defrizzing spray, starting just this past week. Before that, I used a mixture of water, conditioner, aloe, coconut oil, glycerine and lavender EO.

Strong chamomile tea. Subtly lightens my hair and adds a little yellow to it (yay! less ash!).

I currently have distilled water, a squirt of conditioner, and peppermint EO. Next time I think I'll add patchoili EO as I really love it, but the peppermint does give me an energy lift.

-Raine, still experimenting

My current mist is:

Rosewater~ about three ounces
Rose essential oil in jojoba base~ about ten drops
A nice squirt of aloe gel
A dollop of glycerine
Filtered water to fill the bottle

This is very fragrant and refreshing. It freshens my nexy-day hair and helps control frizz and expanding.

I Looooove :heartbeat Burt's Bees Carrot Seed Oil Spray. It is intended for the face, but I use it on my hair and, well, all over. It smells fantastic and has some of the best EO's in my opinion. It is a light oil mist, so works great for daily use. The ingredients are: purified water, rose oil, sandalwood oil, patchouli oil, balsam peru, carrot seed oil, and vetiver oil.

boiled cooled water, tablespoon of aloe and a mix of three drops rosemary and three lavender. seems to be working well.

Well my mister is pretty boring with just distilled water in it. But my hair loves distilled water! All these recipes sound wonderful....

Lisa I have to say your puppy is so cute!!!

I love animals!

I use rose water all over...but I did put some patchouli oil in my acv rinse and my hair smells SO GOOD!

Mu hubby said "you smell like 'chouli mama!" He never acts like a 4 year old unless something really pleases him.

In my mister there is only plain distilled water, boring i know but it works for me.

I have a question though, Ive seen several people say they use coconut oil in their misters, but isnt it solid at room tempurature? so do you warm the mister before applying or does it like dissolve in the water and stay a liquid?

green & white tea with some homegrown organic chamomile

Right now, just water. I just bought some grapeseed oil so I might try that in there soon.

Distilled water, lavender EO, aloe gel, Morrocco Method oil, honey

The honey makes my hair a bit crispy, so I'll leave it out next time. :)

Stupid question:

Whats 'mistering' good for?

I can imagine with oil ..but just water? What would that do?

Misting, or I call it 'spritzing' , is one of the most excellent ways to give your hair moisture every day, without it looking like it's been sprayed down with oil or conditioner.

It works better if you use distilled water, which also has a softening effect. A normal ratio for a batch is:

4 ounces of distilled water in a small spray bottle
4-5 drops of jojoba (my preference)
a few drops of your favorite EO
a small squirt of your favorite cone free conditioner

Shake well before each use.


My Spritzer of choice at the moment is HALO.8)

Thank you that sounds nice. I will try it. =)

I just made to to different hair recipes: one mister has a little bit of leave-in conditioner with cedarwood and pennyroyal oil with water.

the other mister has three EO's pennyroyal, cedarwood and peppermint oil with water.

My mister has filtered water, aloe and jojoba. After reading all of this thread, I'm off to buy a second mister and some rose water! It sounds lovely.

I feel deprived, like I should be doing something fancier for my hair. :wink:

My mister just has plain ol' tap water in it. I use it to dampen the ends of my hair at night, because I put coconut oil in it before bed and coconut oil works best for me with damp hair.

right now I have destilled water + jojoba oil + a few drops of lavender + a little bit of shea butter

My mister just has distilled water, jojoba, and aloe. I really need to get a better spray bottle though, the one I have now is more like a jet than a mist.

Mine is a cheap mix of a detangler and leave-in conditioner mister. About a tablespoon of whatever conditioner I'm using at the moment, water and a bit of fragrance oil.

I use rosewater and a dab of lavender oil.

Sennatea, lavender EO and rosemary EO.

|For my hair I use water, rosewater and I recently added rosemary eo which has now completely masked the rosewater. I think my hair would actually prefer something richer so I'm debating adding some jojoba oil to the mix (if I can actually find some!)

For freshening the house I use water, peppermint and bergamot eo and for giving the bath a once over after each use and also the basin etc, I used water and teatree eo.

Distilled water, olive and grapeseed oil (just enough to make a film), sodium PCA, and tangerine oil for scent.

I've got one spray bottle with straight vinegar in it, which I use in the shower, instead of trying to pour diluted vinegar down my hair, and one with water and the tail (no pun intended) end of my mane'n'tail conditioner.

I've got one spray bottle with straight vinegar in it, which I use in the shower, instead of trying to pour diluted vinegar down my hair...
That sounds like a great idea! :wink:
I feel I waste a lot of ACV with regular rinses. Thanks, Rowtree!