Ether ... Essential Oil ... Something elusive, magical, alluring and intoxicating. The magic of flavor!
Assyria, Greece, Ancient Rome, the Middle East, India, China, Japan ... At all times and all over the world have used the therapeutic properties of essential oils for beauty and health of hair.
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Types of essential oils for hair
There are many kinds of essential oils derived from various plants and used in health and beauty industry. Each of them is a unique combination of different aromatic components and has unique properties. Therefore, in order to pick up their individual tolerance essential oils for the hair, it is necessary to know all the pros and cons of and approach to the problem of selecting the most responsible way. Better to stick to well-known medical rule - do no harm. And in order not to harm the hair and achieve the desired results, it is not necessary, ladies, smear head hitting the first product. So easy to get the opposite effect, if not suffer from allergies or poisoning.
Because of the extensive range of essential oils, we look at the most popular and most frequently used types of cosmetic product.
Oil calamus
The thick yellowish liquid with a particular woody-spicy aroma. It has powerful anti-inflammatory and disinfectant action. Applied with alopecia, or hair loss. It stimulates recovery of the hair roots and helps to get rid of dandruff and seborrhea.
Bergamot oil
It is obtained from the peel of immature fruits, flowers and leaves of bergamot. Composed of unique components: bergapten linalson, limonene. It is well suited for people with excessive activity of the sebaceous glands of the scalp. It features fresh fruit and citrus, spicy-tart flavor.
Essential oil of cloves
Easy flowing with the warm, oily, pungent aroma. Prepared from the leaves and unopened buds of the clove tree. The composition is dominated by eugenol. It has a vasodilating and anti-microbial effect, suitable for all skin types, except sensitive.
Geranium oil
Light, fluid, colorless to yellowish-green, with a buttery, floral and bitter flavor. The main components are geraniol, citronellol, Menton, rozenoksid. Ideal for sensitive and dry skin. Possesses strong bleaching action, it eliminates the flaking skin and dandruff.
Grapefruit oil
Easy-flowing, pale yellow hue. It has a gentle, chilly, fresh aroma with a slight bitterness. It normalizes the function of sebaceous glands, cleanses pores and contributes to their narrowing. Tones, reduces the fat content of the hair.
Ylang-ylang
Pale yellow oily liquid with an intense sweet, floral-Balsam aroma with spicy notes. Components - methyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, methyl salicylate, eugenol, geraniol. It is very effective for preventing hair loss, increased fragility and dandruff.
The oil of cinnamon
The golden-yellow color, with a warm, spicy aroma of bittersweet. It has a characteristic odor of cinnamon and a burning aromatic taste. The oxidation darkens and thickens, getting gummy consistency. It has an antiseptic effect. Improves blood circulation, stimulating the growth of hair.
Oil of lemon
Light yellow or pale-green liquid with a typical bitter-cold smell of fresh lemon. This was prepared from fresh skin of the fetus. It contains limonene, citral, geraniol, linalool and other substances. This is - a natural bleach, which gives the hair a platinum shade. A good remedy for dandruff and brittle hair.
Patchouli oil
Golden amber, dark orange dense liquid with a bitter, smoky, tarry-tart, warm aroma. The main component - pachulievy alcohol. Recommended for use as a means of caring for aging skin. It is widely used to combat dermatitis, nourishes the hair and eliminates dandruff.
Oil of fir
It is almost colorless or pale yellow liquid with a rich, sweet scent of Balsam. It turns out the needles and young shoots. It contains pinene, bornylacetate lemon lavraldegid. An essential ingredient balms for the treatment of seborrhea and hair loss.
Rosemary oil
The pale yellow liquid with a fresh, grassy aroma with mint Balsam shade. It contains limonene, kamfin, cineole, camphor, borneol, linalool. It stimulates hair growth and removes dandruff. Rosemary rinse hair after washing, rubbing his head with hair loss, especially after an illness.
Tea tree oil
Pale yellow or olive fluid liquid with a fresh, warm, spicy and pungent aroma with a slight tinge of camphor. The component to Main - terpinene, 1, 8 tsinneol, tsimin. It is used as an effective antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agent. Suitable for regular care of oily and problem skin.
Eucalyptus
Colorless or light yellow fluid liquid, darkening with time. Aroma resinous, pungent, camphor tree with a strong odor. The structure consists of cineole, limonene, pinene, tsimin. Used for natural skin whitening. Excellent tool for getting rid of dandruff and hair loss.
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Types of hair and use of essential oils
We have considered only a small part of the range of essential oils. Now we have to figure out which of them, in any case, and how best to apply it.
Normal hair suit geranium, lavender, lemon, rosemary.
For brittle and dry aromatherapists recommend the use of ylang-ylang, rosemary, geranium, patchouli.
For oily better suited lemon, tea tree, eucalyptus, bergamot, grapefruit.
To strengthen the hair and their loss will be advantageous cinnamon, fir, ylang-ylang.
Help stimulate the growth of rosemary, ylang ylang, carnation, fir, cinnamon.
But you can get rid of dandruff by using sweet flag, tea tree, lavender, eucalyptus, geranium and rosemary.
That hair is not whipped, use citrus oils and ylang-ylang.
How to apply hair oil
Essential oils like monokomponenty or in balsams are used as masks when washing hair and aromaraschesyvanii.
To prepare the mask is recommended to dissolve the selected fragrance in any vegetable oil. The base can take any oil - sunflower, olive, almond, grape seed, peach, jojoba or avocado. Choose what's best for your hair. To add the required basic aromatic components in the following ratio: per tablespoon bases - 3-5 drops of additives.
For example, the mask for the slow-growing, greasy at the roots of the hair. Basis - Jojoba. Add the rosemary, cloves, cinnamon and juniper.
The mask for dry hair with dandruff. The basic avocado add lemon, rosemary and geranium.
Medical masks made 2-3 times, and preventive no more than once a week.
To wash your hair aromatic oils is recommended to plant in homemade shampoo soap flakes and purified water (100 g per 1 liter) or more complex shampoos from natural ingredients: Glycerine soap - 50 ml of base oil - 1 ch. L., Water - 200 ml, a decoction of herbs - 2 tbsp. l., essential oil - 10 drops.
Another way to take care of hair - aromaraschesyvanie. This combination of aromatherapy scalp massage.
Rules of Procedure: a comb should be wood, dry and clean; for one procedure takes no more than 4-5 drops of essential oils; allergotest need preliminary.
Oil is applied to the teeth of a comb, comb the hair thoroughly in all directions evenly distributed. Aromaraschesyvanie spend no more than 2 times a week.
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Short tips
Remember, the more expensive the product, the smaller bottle. Plain packaging - 10 ml. The most expensive oil of rose, jasmine, sandalwood and others. Bottled in 2 ml and 5 ml vials. One 10 ml vial when used properly enough for 8-12 months.
Essential Oil - a natural, there is no any additional components. Forgery leaves a greasy stain.
Do not forget that essential oils can be a strong allergen. Handle with care.
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The use of peach butter
Recipe mask with peach butter
Tips on using
For the treatment of malnourished and dry hair, as well as preventive measures, many hairdressers are often advised to use peach oil for the hair, it is very well moisturizes the scalp, gives hair strength and shine. In a domestic environment it is particularly popular means to improve the hair and skin.
The therapeutic agent is obtained from the seeds of ripe peaches, which are full of beneficial vitamins and trace elements. Result after its application for the effects compared with the keratin treatment, and most importantly, this method is much cheaper.
For treatment of the scalp, or as prophylaxis to apply peach oil is quite simple: you need to put it in a small amount on the tips of curls rubbing movements. This is especially useful when the tips are cut or broken, in which case the beneficial components tools excellent strengthen and give a healthy shine to the hair.
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The use of peach butter
It promotes hair growth.
It promotes rapid recovery after chemotherapy.
It gives hair volume.
Effectively fights dandruff.
It contains almost all the necessary vitamins for hair growth, e.g., such as A, E, D.
Experts recommend to carry out intensive growth curls periodically scalp massage using the oil from seeds of peach, here it serves as a catalyst for the process. Massage according to national signs, it is best to start doing the growing moon.
This will require a means to warm to room temperature and soft circular motions begin to rub it into the scalp. For high performance the best massages to spend no less than twice a week.
In addition, due to the presence of natural antioxidants in peach, very effective use of funds in the form of medical masks.
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Recipe mask with peach butter
Peach oil, preferably bought at a pharmacy, 1 tbsp. l.
Olive oil, it softens a little action peach, 1 tbsp. l.
Dimexidum, 1 one tablespoon.
All components must be thoroughly mixed and applied to the scalp, leave it for 40 minutes, and then rinse with care, so that nothing gets into the eyes. This procedure is very useful when you split curls.
If you need to "awaken" the dormant hair follicles, then to all the listed ingredients should add one tablespoon burdock oil and one drop of tincture needle. In this case, should strictly observe the concentration and the time allotted for holding the mask, otherwise you may get burned.
With peach oil can solve the problem of hair loss. You will need to take in equal proportions peach and burdock oil and rub into the roots of the hair, wrap the hair with plastic wrap and keep well for two hours, then wash your hair.
Peach hair oil can be used on a daily basis. To do this, prepare a special rinsing solution: a liter of water or herbal decoction diluted with one tablespoon of oil. This is considered a universal remedy, it prevents dandruff, strengthens the hair and skin of the head.
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Tips on using
The most effective use of funds - not more than two times a week.
It is recommended to alternate with peach butter burdock.
On the advice of beauticians water in recipes better substitute herbal decoctions.
After using the money it is better not to apply balm or hair conditioners.
Many natural shampoos are composed of peach butter, which gives not only the pleasant smell of the hair, but also have useful properties.
The constant use of shampoos helps restore damaged hair and get rid of dandruff.
