Basic Information About Essential Oils
It is important to remember that before using essential oilsoils, it is necessary to conduct a preliminary allergy test. It is best to test the product in two stages. First, apply a drop of the oil you are testing to a piece of cotton and inhale its aroma at short intervals. If you do not like the smell or any unpleasant sensations arise during the day, it is better not to use the product with this ingredient. If no problems arise, add a couple of drops of the essential oil you are testing to a small spoon of any vegetable oil, mix and apply to the elbow, then wait a few minutes. If there is even a hint of irritation or redness, then this product is not suitable for you. To check whether you have bought undiluted oil, conduct a simple test using a sheet of paper. Apply a drop of essential oil to it, and at some distance from it - a drop of regular vegetable oil. Wait a few minutes for the drops to flow; if both traces are equally greasy, you have bought diluted essential oil. The real one should leave a slightly colored trace, or even leave no trace at all. Unfortunately, this test will not determine whether the tested product is natural or synthetic, restored. This can only be checked if you have an absolutely natural product and you can compare their aromas. But in principle, this information should be indicated in the certificate. There is an opinion that essential oil must certainly be expensive and a low price allegedly necessarily indicates that the product is of poor quality. As a rule, citrus and coniferous essential oils are an order of magnitude cheaper than floral ones. In addition, the prices of essential oils often depend to a greater extent on the policy of a particular company that produces them. Please note: essential oils are strictly contraindicated for pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as adolescents before puberty, people with heart disease or severe kidney disease (without consulting a doctor).
Masks for better hair growth
The basic recipe for any hair mask looks like thislike this: add three to five drops of essential oil to a teaspoon of the vegetable oil you have chosen. Depending on the length of your hair, you need to take two to five spoons of base oil (we will talk about the properties of vegetable and essential oils in more detail later). Rub the oil mixture into the scalp and hair roots. Massage your head for fifteen to thirty minutes, gradually distributing this mixture, without missing a centimeter, along the entire length of your hair. After some time (from half an hour to several hours), the mixture must be thoroughly washed off with shampoo. Please note that under no circumstances should you use any essential oils in undiluted, pure form, because you can get an extremely unpleasant burn of the skin or mucous membranes. Such masks should be done in courses of one and a half to two months, twice a week. Basic vegetable oils:
- Jojoba oil
A truly universal tool for complexcare of our hair, it is quite suitable for any hair, including very damaged hair. But it is believed that it works best on oily hair. Due to the fact that this product helps to cleanse the pores, it perfectly stimulates hair growth, as well as eyelashes and eyebrows.
- Avocado oil
On the contrary, it is suitable for dry hair. In addition, it is an excellent remedy for dandruff.
- Coconut oil
Also suitable for dry hair.It protects hair well from the harmful effects of the sun and insufficiently humid air. Its advantage is that it always washes off any hair without the slightest problem.
- Burdock
Another universal remedy, suitable for anyonehair, strengthens them very well and returns elasticity and shine after just a few uses. However, it should be noted that if you have light hair, only a transparent burdock product will suit you: the greenish one, sold in tubes, alas, can stain them.
- Almond
An excellent option for very oily hair, as it cleanses the pores of the skin and quickly restores the function of the sebaceous glands.
- Olive
A universal remedy, it is not for nothing that it has been valued since the times of Ancient Greece. It significantly accelerates hair growth, in addition, it gives it shine, restores brittle ends, and can stop hair loss.
- Linen
Almost as useful as olive oil. Suitable for absolutely every hair type. Helps to cope with brittle hair ends and dandruff.
- Oil of a walnut
Suitable for dark hair, if used in too large quantities, it may slightly color very light and fine hair. This product also promotes better hair growth.
- Sesame
It works more effectively on dry hair than others. However, keep in mind that its smell is very strong, it will be very difficult to get rid of it. Although this remedy is extremely useful.
- Argan oil
Also suitable even for the driest hair. Great for dealing with split ends.
- Shea Butter
The best product for curls.It is universally suitable for all hair types, moisturizes, nourishes, makes hair shine, strengthens damaged ends. Before use, it must be melted in a water bath. This is by no means a complete list of base oils, but it includes the most popular, effective and affordable ones. In addition, most of them can be bought in a regular supermarket. It is advisable, of course, to choose 100% natural oils, or at least buy so-called cosmetic ones. When buying a product, be sure to pay close attention to the expiration date. It is very important to use suitable base oils for your skin type when making hair masks. We would like to provide a list of the most effective essential oils for hair growth, which also have a beneficial effect on the entire body:
To enhance the effect of the oilmixture, you can warm it up, but before that you need to make sure that the selected base product does not spoil when heated. Flaxseed oil especially does not like this. Of course, the oil mixture should not be overheated, it is recommended to bring it to body temperature. Only a small amount of oil that you are going to use should be subjected to heat treatment. It is preferable to apply masks to dry hair, since on damp hair the mixture will form a film and not be absorbed. Dry, damaged hair after using masks can be additionally treated at the ends with a base oil, for example, olive or argan, and after such a procedure it does not need to be washed off. This helps to cope with split and weakened ends.
How to apply oil masks
Take a small container and pour the required amount into it.quantity of base oil, add essential oil in the required proportion, mix well. Comb your hair thoroughly, dip your fingers into the product and run them through your hair, starting from the roots. Massage your scalp, dipping your fingers into the product if necessary. To distribute it along the entire length of your hair, just very carefully separate your hair into strands and comb them with your fingers, periodically adding a small amount of the product. There is no point in pouring it on your head: most of the mask will be lost this way. After treating all your hair, comb it with a wide comb and braid it, if the length allows, of course. If desired, you can wrap your head in cling film or a regular bag: the sauna effect enhances the effect of the mask. However, this method is suitable if you are not going to keep the mixture on your hair for more than a couple of hours; after that, the cellophane on your head begins to irritate, and it is very uncomfortable to sleep in it. Accordingly, if you are going to leave the mask on overnight, put a soft, well-absorbing towel on your pillow. The product should be washed off with shampoo, and it is important to distribute it along the entire length of the hair to wash off the mask. While washing, it is advisable to feel the degree of cleanliness of the strands, adding shampoo if necessary. But do not overdo it with it, so as not to dry out the hair. Over time, accumulating experience, you will calculate the required amount of shampoo and oils. If for some reason you do not want to use basic vegetable oils, fearing that they will weigh down the hair or will be difficult to wash off, you can add a small amount of the selected essential oil to a ready-made cosmetic hair mask or shampoo. However, the use of basic oils with essential oils allows you to have a complex effect on the hair. If you want not only to speed up their growth, but also to treat them, oil masks can be left on your hair overnight at least once a week. This way you will enhance the effect. If desired, you can combine various essential oils: this will not only allow you to enjoy exquisite aromas, but also combine several effects, which is sometimes very much in demand in our world, where the environmental situation, alas, is not very conducive to healthy hair.
