Hair Care

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Hair quality is determined by the thickness of the hair or its volume and the sheen or shine. 

The key factor affecting hair quality are the amount of keratin , a compound produced by your body (also responsible for your nails), and the amount of sebum, or body oil, produced by the gland at each hair follicle.

Sometimes, the body does not produce sufficient amounts of the two ingredients, or low quality of the ingredients, causing noticeable imbalances in appearance of our hair.

The amount and quality of these two elements (thickness and sheen) is based on many factors.

Sometimes, our diets are not very comprehensive and omit some vital elements. In other instance, substance use, ill-health, tension or stress, restlessness, hydration, hair, and body treatments including tinting and others also affect us.

While these conditions are concerning, they can be alleviated through complimentary treatments using essential oils.

Alopecia

Alopecia is the condition where lumps of hair begin to fall off the scalp, when your immune system attacks the hair follicles. Many different reasons are to be considered, ranging from stress, using hairstyles that put pressure on scalp, bacterial infections on the scalp, to genetically linked factors (heredity).

The objective of therapy would be to resolve either or all of the reasons highlighted above. Therefore, an essential oil blend containing at least 3 drops of each of Rosemary, Peppermint, Lavender, and Clary Sage, combined in a carrier oil – 10ml of jojoba, avocado or olive oil, would be useful for the above purposes including strengthening hair follicles, when applied at most twice daily.

Thickness and Volume

 
  • Lavender – 6 drops
  • Rosemary – 4 drops
  • Peppermint – 1 drop

5ml of ethanol, and 15ml of clean water or avocado oil. 

Use your fingertips dipped to massage into the scalp and repeat twice daily until benefit is observed.

Reduce dandruff

add 3-5 drops of either

  • Clove
  • Lemon
  • Eucalyptus
  • Ginger
  • Oregano
  • Peppermint
  • River Tea tree oils

to your shampoo.

Improve Hair Sheen

add 3-5 drops of 

  • Chamomile

Use any of the carrier oils

  • Jojoba

  • Argan

  • Coconut

  • Castor Oil