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Hair Care – A guide to essential hair oils

Posted On : Jan-02-2012 | seen (645) times | Article Word Count : 497 |

Essential oils, as the name specifies that these are the oils which are essential for the healthy hair should be chosen carefully to suite your particular hair problem. Here is the complete guide and list of all essential oils needed for different hair conditions
Dry hair, oily, brittle, dull, dandruff or hair loss, the natural hair products such as henna, shikakai, amla and natural hair color are the best options for long lasting results without any side effects. Essential oils are also one of the most important products which can improve the health of hair in every condition. But there are some exceptions like which essential oil you should use in different situations or the hair problems. How to do and what are the essential oils to use?

What are the essential oils recommended for healthy hair?
Numerous essential oils are recommended for healthy hair.

Dry hair:
• Essential oil of sandalwood
• Sage essential oil
• Lavender essential oil
• Geranium essential oil
• Rosemary essential oil
• Essential oil of ylang-ylang

Greasy hair:
• Rosemary essential oil
• Essential oil of juniper
• Essential oil of sage
• Essential oil of tea tree
• Essential oil of grapefruit
• Essential oil of cypress
• Essential oil of cedar
• Essential oil of lemongrass
• Essential oil of petit grain
• Lemon essential oil
• Essential oil of basils
• Lavender essential oil

Film:
• Essential oil of tea tree
• Sandalwood essential oil
• Essential oil of bergamot
• Lavender essential oil
• Rosemary essential oil
• Essential oil of petit grain
• Essential oil of cedar
• Essential oil of sage
• Patchouli essential oil

Hair Loss:
• Rosemary essential oil
• Lemon essential oil
• Essential oil of juniper
• Geranium essential oil
• Essential oil of ginger

Dull hair, brittle, damaged:
• Essential oil of ylang-ylang
• Essential oil of sage
• Essential oil of chamomile
• Essential oil of lemon grass
• Lavender essential oil
• Sandalwood essential oil
• Geranium essential oil
• Lemon essential oil
• Rosemary essential oil

There are not too many precautions while applying the natural hair products such as henna, Acacia Concinna, soap nut products and natural hair color but still there are methods of application to get you the best results. So, here is the method which will tell you, how to use essential oils for beautiful hair?

In shampoo
Use a regular shampoo (mild and neutral) which you have added a few drops of essential oil selected from the lists above (10 to 20 drops of essential oil in 10 ml).

Massage
Before shampooing, gently rub and massage the scalp with the following preparation: dilute the essential oil selected from base oil (grape seed oil, sweet almond, olive oil cold pressed?) at a rate of one drop of essential oil per tablespoon of base oil.

Under
As for massage, dilute the essential oil in base oil (1 drop of essential oil in a tablespoon of base oil).
Ideally, prepare the day before dilution and in the evening, put the mixture in the palm of your hand and apply and hold your hair and scalp. Leave it overnight then wash your hair with shampoo in the next morning.
You can also apply the essential oil by putting in more time on the tips of your fingers a few drops of undiluted oil, if not abused.

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Natural hair products such as henna, soap nut products, natural hair color and hair dye are the recommended products to avoid any side effects.

Keywords : Essential oils, natural hair oil, hair colors, natural hair care, hair care products,

Category : Health and Fitness : Beauty

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