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 may or may not be associated with essential oils if you want 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 according 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 6-step routine
- Apply vegetable oil or a mixture of oils in small quantities all over the scalp.
- Then we stretch it over the lengths and to the ends. Ideally, you should proceed strand by strand, smoothing the product and allowing it to penetrate into 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 one o’clock will be more efficient. Very dry or frizzy hair can even let the hair bath act overnight, making sure to protect 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 make 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.
In video: a regulating oil bath for oily hair
An oil bath to illuminate your colored hair
Ingredients : 1 tablespoon of coconut vegetable oil + 2 tablespoons of hibiscus vegetable oil + 3 drops ofylang-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.
- Ylang-ylang essential oil brings shine to the hair.
- For fair hair, the latter can be replaced with 3 drops of German chamomile essential oil, known to brighten blonde highlights.
A hair bath to shape your fine 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, the latter can be replaced 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 gray 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 particularly suitable for coarse and dull hair. It can be replaced by the same quantity of oily macerate of amla (plant extract diluted in‘Castor oil), which delays the bleaching of the hair and makes it shine. This mixture is commonly used by Indian women 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 shine 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 properly store your skin care oil
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 literally drink the oil. You can obviously double the doses if you want to have a mixture ready for the next time. As long as it is stored 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.
Read also :
- Scalp: how to take care of it
- What do I eat to keep my hair beautiful?
- Hair: make your own color reviver
