Beer: This week's best beauty hack for beautiful hair

"Humidity had me out here styling my hair with beer this morning & killin' em!"  It was the first Instagram post since my sorority sister and fellow beauty product junkie, Cathy, had relocated to China for her job. Her smooth and shiny ringlets were swept up neatly atop of her head in the accompanying photo. 59 likes and 11 comments later, she assured everyone that a. she would not be going to work smelling like beer and b. that using beer as a hair treatment conditions your hair and smooths out frizz.

As crazy as it sounds, beer has been used as a beauty treatment long before Cathy shared her frizz-fighting secret on social media. Bloggers, stylists, and even celebrities such as Catherine Zeta-Jones, have sung the praises of using beer to achieve shiny, voluminous hair.  Why does it work? The alcohol in beer adds shine, while the proteins in barley and hops are said to help strengthen and condition hair.

In honor of Philly Beer Week, here are 4 DIY beer hair treatments to try at home.

Beer Frizz Smoothing Treatment

Pour beer in hair after shampooing. Finger comb it throughout hair

Rinse and condition as usual.

Beer Clarifying Wash

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 cup beer

20 drops lemon essential oil

20 drops rosemary essential oil

20 drops sage essential oil

Directions

1.  Mix all ingredients well.

2.  Wash hair and rinse well.

3.  Pour apple cider and beer rinse over wet hair.

4.  Massage in to scalp and let sit for several minutes.

5.  Rinse with warm water.

Courtesy of YourBeautyBlog.com

Beer Conditioner

1 cup of warm beer

1 tsp. of coconut oil

Wash hair and follow with mixture as a conditioner. Rinse and style as normal

Beer DIY Hair Lightener

Mix beer and lemon juice and apply throughout hair.

Courtesy of Huffington Post