Naturally Organic Hair Treatments

Many factors can contribute to the condition of oily or unhealthy hair, washing hair improperly with commercial, drying shampoos, washing without stimulating the scalp to remove oil and dead-skin buildup, rinsing incompletely, and not brushing thoroughly enough to stimulate the scalp’s circulation and to distribute oils. All of these affect the health of your hair. Styling products, stress and poor diet can also lead to excess oil production, causing dandruff, flaky scalp, clogged hair follicles and even scalp odor. To balance your scalp’s oil production and bring back a healthy shine, try one of the many all-natural conditioners made with herbs, essential oils, eggs and vinegar.

Application:

Hair treatments should be applied to dry, unwashed hair and scalp. Using your fingers, run your hands through your hair to distribute the lotions evenly to its ends. Wrap your hair in a plastic wrap and cover with a towel, leave it on for up to 30 minutes (for a vinegar treatment) or one hour (for an egg treatment). Shampoo in cool water with a natural shampoo. Rinse well, towel dry and use a wide-toothed comb to brush out.

Natural Roots and Oils:

Grape-seed oil provides nutrients for troubled hair, this thin, pale yellow oil pressed from grape seeds provides the hair with trace minerals and other nutrients and conditions the hair.

Cedarwood balances the scalp’s oil production by increasing blood circulation and cleaning out the clogged follicles. Cedarwood oil specifically helps to heal dandruff and thinning hair. It has a refreshing evergreen scent, lends body to your hair and adds a silky shine.

Peppermint essential oil stimulates the scalp and is cooling and stimulating. Peppermint oil is an astringent to help treat oily scalps.

Burdock root soothes and adds shine as it soothes oily and irritated skin. As a mild astringent, burdock root will help smooth the cuticle and remove oil from hair, adding shine.

Rose Petals revitalizes the scalp while it tones and tightens the scalp with a gentle astringent action. It has a wonderful rose petal scent.

Treatments for Oily Hair:

2 Egg Yolks 4 Tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice 4 Tsp. grape seed oil 5 Drops Cedarwood oil 5 Drops Peppermint oil

Let the egg yolks reach room temperature, and mix them with the lemon juice. Use a whisk to stir the grape seed oil drop by drop into the yolk mixture until it has a creamy consistency. Shortly before using, stir in the essential oils. Massage your scalp for 5 minutes with the mixture, distributing it evenly, and leave on for 1 hour. Shampoo out, using cool water.

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