We all dream of beautiful, shiny and healthy hair! And everyone knows that the condition of our hair is directly proportional to the condition of our body as a whole. But even proper nutrition and healthy image life cannot guarantee the health of the hair and scalp. After all, stress, poor-quality water and a number of other adverse effects make our hair dull and brittle. And also this eternal horror of all TV clips - dandruff!
We have noted more than once that essential oils can solve many health and beauty problems. So, when the hair and scalp are healed, essential oils come to our aid again.
Aromatic oils have a beneficial effect on hair growth and development, improve the functioning of the sebaceous and sweat glands, prevent dandruff, prevent hair loss and improve hair structure. Hair becomes soft, silky and healthy shine!
Masks with essential oils for hair will help get rid of not only all unpleasant symptoms, but also the causes of the existing problem. Masks are prepared using base and essential oil according to hair type.
Aroma masks for hair. Recipes
Normal hair rarely create any problems for their owners. And yet, they need extra care.
For normal hair, essential oils of cypress, lavender, cedar, lemon, rosemary, chamomile, thyme, rosewood are suitable. Use vegetable oils (jojoba, castor, coconut, almond, olive, sunflower, or sesame) as a base.
For normal hair, you can use the following essential oil-based blends:
- Mix 15 ml of jojoba or almond oil with 7 drops of chamomile oil (for blond hair) or rosemary (for dark hair);
- add to 15 drops of base oil:
- 2 drops each rosemary, lavender, clary sage and jasmine;
- or 2 drops each of lavender, rose or geranium, ylang-ylang and patchouli;
- or 2 drops each of chamomile, lavender, sandalwood and 1 drop of jasmine;
- or 2 drops each rose absolute, patchouli, lavender and sandalwood.
Greasy hair
At oily hair ah effective masks using essential oils of grapefruit, bergamot, lemon, lemon balm, patchouli, eucalyptus. Essential oils of grapefruit and bergamot normalize the work of the sebaceous glands, eliminate the oily hair roots, and also have antiseptic properties. Lemon and patchouli oils nourish hair and help fight dandruff. Essential oil of lemon balm normalizes the secretion of oily hair, increases its tone, prevents sticking and drooping "dirty" look. Eucalyptus essential oil eliminates dandruff, prevents hair loss, is a powerful tonic and disinfectant.
For oily hair, you can use the following essential oil mask:
add 2-3 drops of lemon balm, bergamot and eucalyptus to 15 ml of base oil. The base is jojoba, safflower, sesame, almond or wheatgrass oil. You can rinse oily hair with a solution of apple cider vinegar (1 teaspoon of vinegar per 200 ml of water).
Fine, dry hair
To care for such hair, you can use the following essential oils: orange, ylang-ylang, chamomile, myrrh, tangerine, sandalwood, incense.
Dry hair mask:
- for 50 ml olive oil add 10-12 drops of lavender;
- or for 30 ml of the same base add 0.5 tablespoon of oily vitamin E and 3 drops each of geranium, chamomile and lavender.
To improve the condition of dry hair ends: add 8-10 drops of rosemary to 15 ml of base oil.
For brittleness and split ends, it is better to use the following mixture:
jojoba oil, lanolin, burdock root oil and 1-2 drops of any essential oil for dry hair;
A mask using peppermint oil can help relieve itchy scalp.
Dandruff
There are two types of dandruff - dry and oily.
Dry dandruff occurs when the scalp is dry. It easily peels and exfoliates, making the hair "powdered" with snow. Hair becomes brittle and split.
Oily dandruff, on the other hand, appears on unnecessarily oily skin heads. It has a yellowish tint, peels off heavily and hangs on the hair, showing a not very pleasant picture. Hair becomes greasy on the second day after shampooing.
- if dandruff is oily, then use a mask of 15 ml of jojoba oil and 4-5 drops of bergamot or sandalwood;
- dry dandruff can be treated with a mixture of 15 ml coconut oil base and 5 drops each of lavender oil and tea tree oil, or 2 drops of lemon grass and 7 drops of tea tree oil.
To prevent dandruff, add 2 drops each of cedarwood, rosemary, lavender and tea tree essential oils to 15 ml of olive oil or jojoba.
Acceleration of hair growth
For those who want to quickly grow long hair, you should resort to using oils of rosemary, juniper, ylang-ylang, lemon balm, cloves, fir and cinnamon.
In this case, it is better to use one specific oil, remembering to add it to the base oil.
Hair loss
The following essential oils will help to cope with this problem: rosemary, eucalyptus, orange, cedar, chamomile, ginger, pine, thyme, limette, neroli, sage.
Mask recipe:
Mix 15 ml of base oil and 2 drops each of rosemary, sage and cedarwood oil.
How to make a hair mask with essential oils
Masks with essential oils can be applied to both dry and damp hair. Before applying, the mixture must be slightly warmed up in a water bath. Rub the oil into your scalp and hair with your fingers, then wrap your hair with plastic (bag or cling film) and a towel. The mask should be applied every other day 10-15 times for treatment and once every 2 weeks for prophylaxis. It is necessary to keep the mask for about an hour. Then the mask should be washed off with water and rinsed thoroughly with shampoo.
Essential oils don't always mix well with other substances. To create a mixture that has a homogeneous consistency, you must first prepare a "micro-mixture": mix 1 part of the base (in an amount that fits on the tip of a spoon) with 1 drop of essential oil, then add 1 more drop of essential oil and 2 parts of the base to this mixture, then a third drop of essential oil and three parts of a base, etc. Then in the micro-mixture, stirring thoroughly, add the remainder of the recommended amount of the base.
Always test an essential oil for individual tolerance! To do this, apply the "micro-mixture" to the back of the wrist and wait 12 hours. After the expiry of the control time, are there no unpleasant skin reactions? Fine! You can safely use this oil!
If you do not always have enough time to make a mask with essential oils for your hair, you can add them to shampoos, conditioners and water to rinse your hair.
But it's important to remember that some oils can react with shampoo ingredients. Here is a list of oils that are not advisable to add to finished products, as they can react with it: cypress, cedar, lemon, tangerine, orange, ylang-ylang, pine, juniper.
But if you still want to add any of the above oils, proceed as follows: mix 120 ml liquid soap, 60 ml of water and ½ teaspoon of oil (jojoba or olive). Add essential oils to this mixture.
Long hair has always been appreciated by a woman. If your hair does not grow as fast as you want, you can help with affordable home remedies. Fortunately, the choice is quite large. And essential oils are one of the best options.
20 hair masks with essential oils
Components of essential masks
Lemon will improve blood circulation, reduce fragility and restore the shine of curls. After such a mask, the curls grow faster.
Ylang Ylang Ether will get rid of split ends and hair. Cypress will reduce oiliness and fight dandruff.
Black pepper- it improves the skin and stimulates growth. And cedar ether, shine and strength. The hair will gain strength, and the fat content will decrease.
Ether Bay works great for baldness, accelerating the growth of curls and strengthening the locks.
Tea tree will defeat seborrhea and keep the skin healthy. It is good to add oils of peppermint, verbena, lavender, rosemary, lemon, patchouli, lemon balm, pine and esters and rosewood extract.
Bergamot irreplaceable in the care of oily strands, as it normalizes the production of fat.
Carnation ether improves the penetration of nutrients to the roots and. Used for skin diseases.
Geranium- an antiseptic and an excellent reducing agent. The oil is good at regenerating cells and regulating the production of sebum.
Similarly acts and grapefruit ether... The ether of cinnamon and fir is recognized as an excellent accelerator.
Moisturizing
Stir six teaspoons of slightly warmed base oil, peach extract, almond or jojoba and five drops of ylang-ylang ether, four tangerine, three drops of incense and yolk. A moisturizing mask is applied to the strands and kept for about forty minutes, wrapped up. Wash off with shampoo.
For oily strands
Three large spoons of white clay and oat flour are mixed and diluted with five such spoons of kefir. Six drops of lemon ether, three drops of citronella extract and a couple of drops of bergamot are added to the mass.
For food
About a dozen drops of rose extract are diluted in a glass of slightly warmed up water. A couple of teaspoons of lemon juice and a large spoonful of honey are added to the mixture.
For shine
Stir a couple of large spoons, spoon almond oil, grape seed extract, good cognac. Add a teaspoon of honey and a couple of drops of rosemary and lavender extracts.
Mix the yolk with a couple of large spoons of jojoba, add a couple of drops of lemon ether and a drop of rosemary and rosewood. Works great on bleached or curls.
For growth
A couple of drops of rose, bay, pine oil are added to the base oil. The mixed composition is spread along the length, held for an hour and washed off. The procedure is carried out every two days for a couple of months.
A good mixture of a couple of large spoons of base oil and a couple of drops of any ether for growth. Wrap up the head from above. It is recommended to leave it overnight and wash it off in the morning.
It is good to mix a couple of large spoons of extracts and olive, a dozen drops of vitamins E and A and a couple of drops of the selected ester to accelerate growth. All ingredients are mixed and heated in a water bath. Hold for an hour or more. Wash off with a mild shampoo.
A teaspoon of honey with yolk and a drop of bay oil, cypress, black pepper, verbena, tea tree are added to the equally divided extracts of coconut and burdock
To strengthen
The main preparation scheme - three to five large tablespoons of base oil are mixed with three to five drops of ether. Combining several varieties is more effective.
Against falling out
To a couple of large spoons of burdock extract according to the recipe, add a drop of ethers of nutmeg, ylang-ylang and cedar. The composition can be selected independently. It is important to carry out procedures every other day, then - once or twice a week.
For normal hair
On a large spoonful of jojoba or almond extract, take seven drops of chamomile ether for light strands or rosemary.
A couple of drops of rosemary, clary sage or jasmine are added to a large spoonful of base oil.
Add a couple of drops of geranium, lavender, patchouli, ylang-ylang to a large spoonful of olive oil.
For oily curls
Take seven drops of rosemary on a large spoonful of jojoba. Three drops of lavender, cypress, bergamot drip to a spoon of jojoba.
For dry hair
Eleven drops of lavender extract are dripped to a couple of large spoons of olive.
A strand for a couple of tablespoons of olive take half a large spoonful of an oil solution of vitamin E, three drops of geranium, lavender, chamomile or rosemary. The latter can be taken in six drops. If the ends of dry strands split and exfoliate, you can add nine drops of rosemary to a large spoonful of olive.
Anti-dandruff
To a large spoonful of the base, add a couple of drops of cedar, rosemary, lavender and tea tree. It turns out the prevention of the appearance of seborrhea at home.
The composition of a large spoonful of base and four drops of lavender with a tea tree is effective against dry dandruff. A couple of drops of lemongrass or lemon sorghum and seven drops of tea tree extract are added to a spoonful of coconut oil.
From oily dandruff to a large spoonful of jojoba oil, pour four drops of sandalwood or bergamot.
From baldness
On a large spoonful of olive or avocado extract, take a couple of drops of cedar, sage, rosemary.
With head lice
A couple of large spoons of almond extract are added with a dozen drops of lavender, rosemary, rose, geranium, eucalyptus.
To a couple of large tablespoons of alcohol, add a spoonful of lavender and tea tree once or twice a day.
Effective mixtures
For shine, the extracts of chamomile, rosemary, sage, jasmine and cedar are mixed equally.
For the freshness of oily curls, mix in a two-to-one ratio of lavender and peppermint esters.
To stimulate growth, mix equally clove and cinnamon oils.
How to get the most out of ether masks
Base oils are used as a basis for the composition: burdock, coconut, jojoba, sea buckthorn. It is desirable to dry the curls in a natural way. For recovery, oil masks are applied once a week, then less often. It is best to prepare masks in glass or porcelain dishes. It is recommended to beat the additional ingredients with the base oil first. Then add ethers drop by drop.
Stir with a spatula made of wood or glass. Metal should not be used according to the cooking method. The composition is settled for about twenty minutes. Then the mixture is spread on the roots and along the length. On top of the mandatory insulation and keep from half an hour to a couple of hours. Remove with heated liquid and shampoo. Rinse with acidified water.
An allergy test is mandatory before use. Esters are highly concentrated substances. And you cannot use them in their pure form for hair. For fifteen milliliters of base, three to nine drops of the ether mixture are needed. It turns out that their share should not exceed about three percent.
Nature, generous in gifts, offers women essential oils for hair care.
Their assortment is huge, and the method of use is somewhat different from that developed for base oils (olive, coconut, and others).
Those who have never used them, but would like to direct their opportunities for treatment, healing, giving shine to their curls, cannot do without a small educational program.
Why are they needed, their properties
There is hardly a problem that essential oils cannot solve. They stimulate blood circulation in the scalp. The hair follicle is strengthened, they acquire shine, become silky, thick.
Success, however, depends on how well the choice of a particular remedy is made.
Here are the main properties of ethers:
This problem is successfully solved by a mixture of ethers, geranium, as an addition to the base.
Basic rules for use: how to apply, how much you can hold, how often to apply
The main rule for almost all broadcasts is they cannot be used in their pure form without risk of injury to the skin.
Usually they are used as a supplement to natural base oil, some kind of ready-made cosmetic product or just milk.
Another indispensable condition is that the aroma of the product should be pleasant to you. This is the secret of aromatherapy: even a wonderful product will be useless if a person frowns at its smell.
Do not tolerate geranium or pine? Do not try to overcome your feelings, choose an analogue that will appeal to you.
The dosage is of great importance. Remember: this natural product is measured in drops.
According to experts, female dosages are usually higher than male dosages, and for elderly and pregnant women, half of the average dose is sufficient.
It is dangerous to use perfume before combing.- there is a high probability that the oil will come into conflict with it, and you will have to pay (with migraines or allergies).
Add to shampoo, conditioner
Adding a few drops of ether (which should not be used in its pure form) in a regular, commercial shampoo or conditioner is a great option.
It is only necessary to take into account that such a remedy cannot be stored for a long time without losing its healing properties, therefore, each time before use, you need to prepare a small portion at a time.
Chamomile, juniper, yarrow, ylang-ylang, grapefruit, sage are ideal for this purpose.
You can, of course, use other ethers that will better suit a specific purpose. The choice of the drug is a purely individual matter.
Everyone will be able to find "their own" oil - there are more than three hundred of them.
You can make your own shampoo from liquid soap (200 ml), water (1/2 glass), (7 ml) and any ether (20 drops).
The volumes of the ingredients can be reduced, leaving the proportions in which the components are presented.
Making a rinse
To prepare the rinse aid, it is important to choose a product with a pleasant scent... The second point is that it should be pleasant for the hair.
Dry ones prefer chamomile, jasmine, patchouli, rose, ylang-ylang; fatty - lemon balm, geranium, ginger, verbena, any of the citrus products. For normal hair, in this regard, there are no restrictions, and the choice is wide.
A liter of water will take from 6 to 10 drops of ether. The future rinse aid should be mixed well before use.
We rinse your hair with orange essential oil:
The best oil formulations
The best mask will be the one that suits your hair type. But there are those that will be useful to people with any type of strand. Consider best masks for hair with essential oils.
Here is a recipe for a universal mask, which contains rosemary and lavender esters (a couple of drops each). The rest of its ingredients are (2 tablespoons), and almond (1 tablespoon each), cognac and honey (1 teaspoon each).
First, the base oils are heated in a water bath. When the mixture cools down, honey, ethers and brandy are introduced into it. Mix well.
The mixture is rubbed into the roots, applied along the entire length, then put on a plastic cap on the head, wrapped in a towel.
Hold for an hour, and then wash off. This mask provides the curls with a healing effect, stimulates growth.
A very simple remedy is suitable for hair loss. consisting of rosemary ether (5-6 drops) and half a glass of warm water.
The components are mixed and then rubbed into the hair roots with massage movements. Having wrapped up the head, let the mixture work for an hour. Wash off with shampoo in two steps.
The most effective mask against hair loss:
The base of the mask to strengthen curls makes almond oil, and its partner - cinnamon ether (a few drops), which acts in this case as an alarm clock, activates the sleeping bulbs.
The mask is kept on the head for 30 minutes. The mouthwash must also contain some essential oil.
To boost growth a mask with ylang-ylang (4 drops) is suitable. In addition to this component, you will need: jojoba (4 tablespoons), juice squeezed from half a lemon, and cognac (1 teaspoon).
All ingredients, except for ylang-ylang, are kept in a water bath for 20 minutes, then (already in the cooled mixture) they are also introduced.
Stir, distribute over the strands, wrap the head with a towel and hold for two hours.
The choice depends on the type of hair: for dry, for example, rosemary, for oily - lavender. The best way application of the drug - aroma combing.
Essential oils improve the condition of the strands, have a beneficial effect on health.
Can relieve headaches, improve mood, strengthen nervous system, especially if they are correctly selected - before going to bed, use funds with relaxing properties, and in the morning - with invigorating, increasing efficiency.
Any beauty salon offers a variety of hair treatments, from keratin lamination to hot scissors.
However, not all of these procedures and products are completely harmless to hair, unlike essential oils.
People have used them for a long time to give shine and pleasant scent to hair.
Essential oils are a mixture of odoriferous substances obtained mainly from the flowers and fruits of plants. The main thing is to initially determine the existing problem, and select the necessary oils to solve it.
What effect do oils have?
Sage and lemon oils can be used to reduce oily hair. Geranium and rosewood oils will help give dry hair strength and shine. Use verbena and rosemary oils to stimulate the growth of hair follicles, and chamomile and sandalwood will help with split ends. Tea tree and lavender oils will save you from dandruff.
One of the popular essential oils is ylang ylang. It has a pleasant aroma, is rich in vitamins, makes hair smooth and manageable. The oil restores damaged hair shaft, reduces the risk of hair loss.
Equally beneficial is the use of tea tree oil, it fights dandruff and oily hair. It has antiseptic and antimicrobial properties and is used for hair and facial skin.
To make your hair look healthy and shiny, you need to make some effort: select and purchase oils, make a mask. But all this is worth the effect that you will notice shortly after the start of hair treatment, provided that it is used continuously.
How to use ethers correctly
There are several ways to apply hair esters:
Enrichment of finished cosmetics.
Experts do not recommend adding oils to shampoo, as it is detergent for hair. In addition, it contains a number of chemicals that, when mixed with added oils, can damage the scalp and hair.
It is preferable to make masks based on oils yourself, or add a couple of drops of esters to high-quality organic rinses and balms.
Oils are added in very small quantities so that their proportion does not exceed 1-3% of the total mass.
Making oil masks.
The oils are applied to unwashed dry hair. They are applied to the skin, massaged, and then transferred to the entire length of the hair. For deep penetration, wrap your head with cellophane, as evaporation occurs from the open surface.
Keep the mask for at least an hour, but you can go to bed with it. With the right combination of oils, balm or hair rinse is not required.
Aroma combing.
This procedure is popular for home use, as it is easy to perform and gives the desired result.
You need to understand that the aromatherapy procedure affects only the hair trunks, and not the bulbs.
Pick up a comb with sparse teeth, wooden, without varnish. Apply to teeth with up to 5 drops of oil or mixture and brush along the length of hair. It is optimal to carry out the procedure once or twice a week, up to 3-5 times a day.
What hair oils can be mixed
When making masks, ethers are not taken in their original form, they are added to base oils, a couple of drops per 1 tablespoon.
For oily hair, choose the base oils of jojoba, grape seed and avocado. For dry hair, olive, peach, almond, little shea will help.
Coconut oil works for all hair types.
Cosmetologists advise choosing an oil that does not have a strong aroma as a base oil, it can be peach, almond, grape seed oil. But olive and castor are used less often because of the rich smell.
Best essential oils for oily hair
If the hair is prone to oily, then it quickly becomes greasy and unattractive. appearance... Esters help to reduce the amount of sebum secreted and make the hair shine.
Suitable base oils:
Jojoba (moisturizes well);
Grape seed (contains vitamins for growth);
Almond (nutritional properties);
Olive (rich in vitamins, perfectly nourishes the hair).
Essential oils suitable for reducing oiliness in hair:
Patchouli - nourishes oily hair;
Grapefruit - rich in vitamin, reduces sebum production;
Ylang-Ylang - reduces skin oiliness;
Tea tree - suitable for oily hair.
Citrus mask for oily hair
To reduce grease, use a mask based on grapefruit essential oil.
It is rich in vitamins A, B, D, C and P, optimizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands, improves the body's immune defenses. They give the hair a shiny and fresh look, makes it friable and reduces the secretion of sebum.
For the base, take 1 tablespoon of almond or jojoba oil and add 3-5 drops of grapefruit ether.
The product is rubbed into the head, and after a couple of hours, washed off with a detergent.
Essential oils for dry hair
Dry hair requires increased moisture and smoothing. Ester masks give hair shine, reduce damage and improve blood circulation.
The base oil for masks can be:
Corn (promotes growth, adds shine);
Sea buckthorn (nourishes the scalp, makes hair soft);
Olive (rich in vitamins and nutrients);
Avocado (nourishes bulbs, heals damage).
A couple of drops of the following esters are added to it:
Sandalwood - normalizes blood circulation in the scalp;
Lavender - nourishes and heals;
Ylang-ylang - strengthens the hair structure, adds thickness;
Jasmine - soothes dry scalp;
Juniper - accelerates hair growth.
Vitamins A and E will serve as an excellent addition to the mask for thinning hair.
Moisturizing lavender mask for dry hair
Take 2 tablespoons of olive oil, rich in vitamins and minerals, plus 10 drops of lavender oil.
Lavender moisturizes curls, nourishes roots and strengthens bulbs.
This mask will make your hair thicker and more beautiful, reducing dry hair.
Essential oils for hair strengthening and growth
To make hair strong, avoid hair loss and strengthen the structure, you need to work on the roots.
They are based on olive, burdock and cedar oil.
Ethers are added to them:
Tea tree - strengthening properties;
Rosemary - heals damage, prevents hair loss;
Pines - normalizes blood circulation;
Nutmeg - Increases growth rate.
It is useful to add honey or egg yolk to the mask, they will serve to saturate the hair with nutrients.
Firming hair mask with cinnamon oil for hair loss
By increasing the rate of blood circulation, cinnamon activates "dormant" hair follicles, deeply nourishes and strengthens the curls from the inside.
Mask recipe: a spoonful of olive and 3-4 drops of cinnamon oil. Rub into the head, rinse off after an hour with warm water.
Likewise, you revitalize your hair, reducing breakage and hair loss.
Table of the best essential oils for hair
Among the great variety of esters, about 30-40 types are applicable for hair, they restore, maintain color and reward with shine.
Conclusion
If you want to have thick hair and amaze others with luxurious hair, use essential oils. Make masks 2 times a week, perform aroma combing. The main thing is to choose the base and essential oils specifically for your case.
Do you use funds based on folk recipes? What essential oils do you prefer? Share your experience in the comments!
Essential oils are good for the whole human body. They are widespread and popular in aromatherapy, skin and hair care, and medicine. Let's take a look at the amazing properties of essential oils specifically for hair and how they can be used to boost growth.
Useful properties of essential oils in hair care.
The properties of oils have been used since ancient times, they were revered by those who aspired to be the owner of beautiful, healthy and well-groomed hair. They contain active components, the complex work of which has a beneficial effect on the condition of the hair, in particular, they contribute to their nutrition, strengthen the roots, add shine, and also stimulate the growth processes. By improving the blood circulation of the hair follicles, the work of the sebaceous glands is normalized, thereby eliminating the problem of oily scalp, weakness and brittle hair, somewhat improving the structure damaged hair, including the condition of the tips.
When used systematically, essential oils for hair growth allow to "stir up" a certain amount of "productive" hair follicles, which are at rest. This in turn makes the hair thicker, stronger, and prevents hair loss.
Essential oils for hair growth.
Essential oils such as ylang-ylang, clove, geranium, eucalyptus, juniper, bergamot, tea tree, cinnamon, fir, rosemary, lemon balm, sage, citrus fruits are mainly effective in the care and treatment of various hair problems, as well as for stimulating growth.
Rosemary - stimulates blood circulation in the scalp, regenerates damaged brittle and dull hair, strengthens it.
Sage - has a positive effect on the general condition of the hair, has excellent cleansing properties, is effective against dandruff and regulates the secretion of the sebaceous glands. A combination of rosemary and sage oils gives effective results.
Bergamot - in addition to its ability to influence hair follicles, it normalizes the functions of the sebaceous glands, and has an antiseptic effect.
Cloves are considered to be a strong antimicrobial agent that effectively fights dandruff.
Geranium is an excellent growth accelerator, good antiseptic, regulates the secretion of the sebaceous glands, eliminates dandruff.
Cinnamon - stimulates blood circulation to the scalp through a warming effect.
Melissa - fights dandruff, normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands, has a calming effect on the scalp.
Tea tree - strengthens weakened hair, eliminates itching, dandruff.
Eucalyptus - fights dandruff, strengthens roots and stimulates hair follicles.
Fir - helps to stimulate follicles.
Lavender - besides having a positive effect on hair growth, it prevents hair loss.
Cornflower - improves blood circulation, suitable for oily hair, it is especially effective when combined with burdock oil or fenugreek.
Peppermint - nourishes the roots by increasing blood flow to the scalp.
White birch - soothes and cleanses.
Ginger - accelerates blood circulation, strengthens follicles.
The essential oils of marjoram, nutmeg and black pepper also stimulate hair growth.
The main methods of using essential oils.
Essential oils to improve hair growth are good to add to ready-made shampoos, conditioners (two to three drops each), enrich masks, and also include in home care products. Regular use of essential oils will give visible results in a few weeks. However, you can use a different essential oil each time. Too frequent use of oil masks with essential components is not recommended for hair, in order to prevent sufficient one application per week, with a therapeutic purpose - two or three procedures.
It is not recommended to use pure essential oils for hair growth because of their high concentration, exclusively in a mixture with a base (fatty, vegetable) oil (almond, burdock, olive, linseed, etc.). Four tablespoons of warm oil requires six drops of essential oil.
Mask recipes with essential oils to accelerate hair growth.
In order to stimulate and accelerate hair growth, it is effective to make masks yourself at home with the addition of essential oils. It is necessary to do this kind of procedure regularly, especially in the autumn-winter periods. Before each procedure, the composition for the mask must be made a new one, combining different essential oils. The composition is applied to the scalp and the entire length of the hair, giving Special attention roots, wrap the head with cling film on top and wrap it with a towel or a warm wide scarf. Oil masks with essential components, it is good to withstand from half an hour or more. Then wash off the mask the usual way, that is, using your regular shampoo. After that, rinse your hair well with a mixture of water and five drops of the essential oil that you added to the mask.
For the growth, nutrition and thickness of any type of hair, such a mask is effective: grind the egg yolk with a teaspoon of honey previously melted using a water bath, then add two tablespoons of olive oil (can be replaced with any vegetable oil), a few drops of fir essential oil and three drops of rosemary. Do this mask three times a week. The course of treatment lasts a month.
Masks with olive oil combined with essential ingredients are useful to accelerate the growth of dry hair. You can also combine 50 ml of sesame or almond oil with jasmine oil (three to four drops).
For normal hair type, in order to stimulate growth, such a mask is suitable: combine two tablespoons of the base (coconut, castor, almond, etc.) with rosemary essential oil (three drops), or take a drop of chamomile, lavender, patchouli for two tablespoons of the base , geraniums, roses, ylang-ylang.
The following recipe will also help to improve the growth processes: combine 100-150 ml of any vegetable oil with two drops of cloves and pine, add four drops of rosemary and cinnamon.
To improve hair growth, a mixture of citrus oils is effective: for two teaspoons of almond oil, take two drops of eucalyptus, orange, patchouli. In addition, the mask will restore shine, improve the condition of split ends, giving the hair a generally healthy and well-groomed look.
The combination of olive oil (10 ml) and cinnamon (no more than 2 drops) has an unrivaled effect in hair care, stimulating hair follicles. Because of the strong action of cinnamon, it is recommended that you check your skin for any allergic reactions before using the mixture.
The addition of orange, lemon, tangerine oils to the masks strengthens the hair, has a lightening effect (especially important for blondes), and also prevents the ends from cutting.
There are many more to list the benefits and effectiveness of essential oils for hair. It is important to apply these properties in practice, not to be lazy, and then the effect will surpass all your wildest hopes and expectations.
Again, test your skin for allergies before using the oils!
