If you think that the useful properties of essential oils end only on aromatherapy, you are deeply mistaken. It is not just fragrant substances, but also noble remedies that can help get rid of many diseases (or to conduct effective prevention).
These remedies "know how" to penetrate deep into the skin and hair, so to use essential oils for hair have learned for a long time. Nowadays, they are added to modern shampoos and rinsers - but here you have to decide, because because of the strong penetration of each essential oil, its particles will go deep into your skin ... along with the "chemistry" of the purchased shampoo. So it's better to trust professional cosmetologists advising to give preference to ancient recipes, such as making home masks for hair healing. And depending on the oil you choose, you can get a different effect: for example, strengthening the density of the curls, their healthy shine, treating the scalp and so on. Rarely when oils are used in a single form - they are often combined, because the complex oil effect at times enhances the effect of this or that procedure.
Before preparing a home mask, the essential oil is first diluted in a more neutral, so-called base. The list of base oils is quite long: this is the sunflower or olive oil , and more exotic almonds , jojoba , avocado , peach , coconut , and also grape seed oil or wheat germ . Calculation: 3 to 5 drops of essential oil per 1 teaspoon of base oil.
Before applying to the hair mask warmed up, but not in a saucepan, but more carefully - in a water bath (so the healing composition is better absorbed). The mixture is rubbed into the skin under the hair, the head is warmed for an hour. To apply such oil masks can be quite often: the course of treatment consists of 10-15 procedures (every other day), and the prevention course - 10 masks, two per month.
Effectively regulate the work of the sebaceous glands such oils: grapefruit, tea tree, eucalyptus, lemon, patchouli, mint, cedar, verbena, sage, pine, bergamot, ginger, cypress, cayaputa, lemon balm, thyme, juniper, oregano, rosemary and cloves.
The most "running" mask for hair of this type: 15 ml of jojoba oil plus 5 drops of cinnamon, juniper, rosemary and clove oils. Warm up and apply, as written above. This tool will not only remove excess greasy shine, but also accelerate the growth of hair.
Masks with essential oils for oily hairThis means that the sebaceous glands do not cope with their work. "Repair" them will help the oils of lavender, orange, jasmine, ylang-ylang, geranium, palm rose, rosewood, mandarin, incense, sandalwood, myrrh and chamomile.
Masks with essential oils for dry hairIf your hair falls too often, look for the following essential oils for hair: rosemary, verbena, cedar, bei, petigrain, aira, ylang ylang, tea or rosewood, coriander, incense, pine, mint and cypress. By the way, almost any of them will not only stop hair loss, but will also accelerate their growth.
Really popular is a mask against hair loss : 1 tablespoon of honey, as much olive oil, 1 egg yolk, three drops of essential oils of cedar and rosemary.
Masks with essential oils from falling outThe real champions among assistants in hair growth are essential oils for hair: pine, rosemary, cinnamon, ylang-ylang, fir, lemon balm, sage, cloves and juniper.
The most convenient procedure is combing , in which a couple of drops of oil are applied to the teeth of a wooden comb.
Not bad proved and strengthening mask. Mix 3 drops of rosemary oil, as much lavender, 2 drops of cedar and thyme oil, 0.5 teaspoon of jojoba oil, and 4 teaspoons of grape seed oil. This emulsion is applied to both the hair roots and the skin below them.
Mask recipes with essential oils for hair growthDo you want to look like a picture of gloss? The oils of geranium, cedar, lavender and bergamot will help you. Say, the essential oil of geranium restores every hair, and lavender oil treats dandruff, eliminates brittleness and reduces the loss. Lemon oil also can revitalize every strand - drip 2-3 drops into the rinse water, that's all the care. Especially the latter means well suits blondes.
Recipes of masks with essential oils for shine of hairIf you are tired of endless dandruff, which is showered on your shoulders, urgently buy one of the following oils: tea tree, geranium, lavender or rosemary. Apply them not in pure form, but with a base oil (ideally - burdock oil). A couple of times in 3-4 days, brush the roots of hair with this simple masochka, and soon the problem will be solved.
If dandruff goes "by the arm" with dried hair, to revitalize your hair, you need a remedy with a slightly more complex composition. Prepare a mixture of wheat germ oil, where to add 5 drops of essential oils of rosemary, tea tree, and geraniums. Apply this mask every 2-3 days, and after a couple of weeks you will see the result.
Even if you have normal hair without pronounced problems, this does not mean that they can not be nourished - besides, it's so nice to arrange a home spa and relax at least once a week! Unlike going to an expensive beauty salon, this procedure will cost a penny. You only need a bottle of essential oil for your hair - yolk, kefir, black bread, mustard powder, mineral water, banana, lemon, and you can eat in any kitchen. Choose "recipes", look at the results, and after a while you will be able to become a real cosmetologist ... Of course, only for the treatment of your own hair, the "tastes" of which you will learn across and through.