Essential oils are oils that has been extracted from herbs or flowers and are
highly concentrated. These oils nourish, protect, and cleanse hair, stimulating
new hair growth. Typically, an essential oil is not applied by itself, but
rather mixed with another oil. The most common essential oils used for hair
growth treatments are lavender, peppermint, rosemary, and tea tree.
Essential Oil Treatment
Ingredients :
1 cup almond oil
10 drops tea tree or peppermint oil
Directions :
Apply to hair beginning at the scalp and working down to the tips of the hair.
Cover hair with a shower cap and leave overnight before washing with shampoo
and conditioning.
Due to essential oils having anti-bacterial properties, deep scalp and hair
treatments leave the hair healthier and fuller. The following recipe is for an
occasional essential oil treatment:
Deep Scalp Conditioner
Ingredients :
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon dark molasses
3 drops peppermint oil
1 egg
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
Directions :
1) Combine all ingredients except vinegar. In a squeeze bottle, combine the
vinegar and 1 cup of warm water. Set in the shower to use later.
2) Wet hair with warm water.
3) Apply the conditioner to the hair from the root to the tip.
4) Wrap head in a hot towel. Let sit for 15 minutes.
*Note: be sure you use a towel that is old because molasses can stain!
5) Rinse hair and shampoo thoroughly.
6) Once the water runs cleanly from hair, use the vinegar rinse as a final step
in the treatment.
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