Haircare: 5 homemade hair oil recipes

For the health and beauty of the scalp and lengths, nothing beats an application of oil! Many have interesting properties to nourish, sheath, detangle and shine the hair. They can be associated (or not) with essential oils if one wishes to create a more effective and more "treating" mixture. If you face two problems, for example, with an oily scalp and rather dry lengths, use two oils chosen to accord to their virtues. You can also decide to treat a problem one day (the scalp), and another (the lengths and ends) the next day ... Before proceeding with your DIY treatment adapted to your hair problem, we adopt the right reflexes.

HAIR BATH: A ROUTINE IN 6 STEPS

• I applied the vegetable oil or the mixture of oils in small quantities to the entire scalp.
• Then we stretch it over the lengths and to the ends. Ideally, proceed strand by strand, smoothing the product and allowing it to penetrate the fiber.
• Then, we tie the hair; we tie a hot towel (or we cap a plastic cap) around his head to maintain the heat and promote the penetration of oils.
• 30 minutes break is enough if you are in a hurry, but an hour will be more effective. Parched or frizzy hair can even let the hair bath act overnight, protecting the pillow.
• Rinse with a gentle and natural shampoo: in two stages if you have oily hair, in one on dry hair, which will leave a light protective film on the lengths.
• It is advisable to do an oil bath once a week if the hair is dry to very dry.
• For oily hair, we can decrease the frequency once every 15 days, for example.

AN OIL BATH TO ILLUMINATE YOUR COLORED HAIR

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of coconut, vegetable oil + 2 tablespoons of hibiscus vegetable oil + 3 drops of ylang-ylang essential oil

What are its benefits?

• Coconut oil nourishes and smoothes the hair fiber, while that of hibiscus, rich in antioxidants, sheaths and restores vitality and softness.
• Yang-yang essential oil brings shine to the hair.
• For fair hair, we can replace the latter with 3 drops of German chamomile essential oil, known to brighten blonde highlights.

A HAIR BATH TO GALBER YOUR THIN HAIR

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of coconut, vegetable oil + 2 tablespoons of castor vegetable oil + 5 drops of rosemary cineole essential oil

What are its benefits?

• Coconut oil nourishes and smoothes the hair fiber; that of castor can repair devitalized hair, brittle and it promotes growth.
• The essential oil of rosemary with cineole is revitalizing.
• If the hair needs to be fortified, we can replace the latter with 5 drops of essential oil of Atlas cedar, which helps to slow down hair loss, but can also eliminate dandruff.

A HAIR BATH TO STRENGTHEN YOUR WHITE HAIR

Ingredients: 2 or 3 tablespoons of castor vegetable oil + 3 drops of German chamomile essential oil

What are its benefits?

• The revitalizing castor oil is suitable for coarse and dull hair. The same amount of oily can replace its macerate of amla (plant extract diluted in castor oil), which delays the bleaching of the hair and makes it shine. Indian women commonly used this mixture to beautify and strengthen their ebony hair.
• German Chamomile Essential Oil is a blue oil that effectively removes yellow highlights from white hair.

AN OIL BATH TO NOURISH YOUR DRY HAIR

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of avocado vegetable oil + 1 tablespoon of argan vegetable oil + 3 drops of ylang-ylang essential oil

What are its benefits?

• Very soft, avocado vegetable oil is nourishing, protective, and restructuring.
• Well known for its properties, argan oil is rich in antioxidant vitamin E and fatty acids. It brings regeneration and shines to dull hair.
• The essential oil of ylang-ylang restores shine, but it also helps to regulate the deficient sebum of dry hair.

HOW TO STORE YOUR OIL WELL

The amounts offered (usually 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil per application) are suitable for all heads, including long hair, unless they are very thick or drink the oil. You can double the doses if you want to have a mixture ready for the next time. As long as we store it in a small tinted glass bottle, which closes perfectly. And store it in a cupboard away from air, light, and heat. He then keeps all his qualities for six months.