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Essential Oils for Your Hair
Hair is said to
be our crowning glory. Oftentimes, people remember us
by the kind of hair we wear. It
creates an impression. Because of these,
people, male or female, are conscious
about their hair. We hear the
expression - bad hair day- blaming a
bad day because of bad hair. It
may be just an expression but the hair
industry is one that will never
go out of business.
Hair salons flourish everywhere. There
are lines of specialization for
everyone. There is the hair styling,
the cutting, and the hair care
which includes; hot oil, hair spa,
hair conditioning, hair
transplantation and many more. Under
hair care, several ways to care
for hair has evolved, one of which is
the use of Essential Oils.
Essential Oils for the hair have been
available and were in use even
during the ancient times. The
Egyptians and the Chinese are known to
have been particular in the use of
oils for the hair.
Before we go deep into the roots of
all the hair care with the use of
essential oils, let us first get to
know our hair.
Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of
dead cells from skin. It is found
only in mammals, which we are. It
projects from the epidermis, though
it grows from the hair follicles deep
in the dermis. What grows in our
scalp is called the head hair, our
crowning glory. The average human
head has about 100,000 hair follicles.
The average hair loss per day is
about 100 strands.
There are 3 stages in growth. The
first stage on which the hair grows
from the base of the hair follicle is
called anagen. The second stage
is called the catagen, this is the
time when the hair has now stopped
to grow, the root shrinks and the
follicle breaks down, allowing the
upward growth of the hair. And the
last stage is the telogen, this is
the time when hair is loosely anchored
to the hair root. After a couple
of months these hair strands will fall
out.
At any stage care is needed. Too much
hair styling like braiding, blow
drying, hair ironing, etc., are
punishing to the hair. These are hair
stressors. If you cannot avoid them,
then you need essential oils for
your hair. Essential oils are safe to
use, being a natural hair care
and
skin treatments. Their natural
healing properties allow them to
effectively assist in treatment for
everything from bruises to
dandruff. The following are a list of
oils and how they can help.
Basil: Oily hair - promotes
growth
Chamomile: Fine to normal hair-
gives golden highlights
Clary sage: All types of hair -
dandruff treatment
Lavender: Normal hair- Scalp
treatment for itchiness, dandruff, and even lice!
Lemon: Oily hair -Gives golden
highlights; treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and under
active sebaceous glands
Myrrh: Dry hair -Treatment for
dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and under active sebaceous glands
Patchouli: Oily hair -Dandruff
treatment
Peppermint: Dry hair- Promotes
hair growth
Rose: Fine hair -Soothes scalp
Rosemary: Oily hair -Dandruff
treatment; promotes hair growth
Tea tree: Oily hair -Treatment
for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and under active sebaceous glands
Ylang-ylang: Oily hair -Dandruff
treatment
Thyme, lavender, and cedar wood,
"carrier" oils jojoba and rapeseed oil: for all hair types for hair
growth, useful when massaged in the scalp every day. It is a natural
process for hair to fall but it is not natural for it to lose its
glow. Aging and unhealthy practices are the reason for this. The
above lists of essential oils for your
hair care are useful in keeping
your hair glowing, growing and staying up there till it is time for
it to fall. Let your hair be your crowning glory. Use any of the
essential oils that suit your need.
Essential oils can also be used in
body wraps to help
with skin firming and detoxification of the skin and this can lead
many helpful remedies such as: skin firming, tightening, anti
wrinkle, preventing
sagging skin, smoothing out skin and complexion of
skin. Our top sellers for skin care have been the dark circles eye
cream, stretch marks cream and also the firming lotion for the
entire body.
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