Oils boost the scalp
To be healthy, the scalp needs to be well irrigated. It is therefore necessary to locally stimulate the microcirculation, which increases the supply of oxygen and nutrients. For this, you can perform a massage with vegetable oil (sweet almond, olive, evening primrose, sesame or argan), with the addition of stimulating and purifying essential oils. To be done once a week, for 1 or 2 minutes.
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fortifying : it combines essential oils (cedar, niaouli, rosemary…) with argan and sesame oils. It is applied to the roots or to the lengths to strengthen them and reduce irritation.
Revitalizing oil, anti-hair loss supplement, Puressentiel, €15.70 for 100 ml.
soothing : enriched with 25 flower and plant extracts, this sunflower oil calms the scalp and can be used on the body or in the bath.
Calming aromatic oil for the body, bath and scalp Shampure, Aveda, €24.50 for 50 ml.
Hair oils repair the fiber in depth
Nothing like an oil bath before shampooing to repair a damaged fiber and seal the scales. Thanks to their affinity for the hair, the oils nourish it, making it denser and shinier. They plump up and thus gain in volume, which also makes them more resistant to styling aggressions (heat, brushing, blow-drying, etc.) and prevents them from breaking. Regenerated, they are protected, softer and silkier.
For dry and very damaged hair
You can apply the oil before a mask to reinforce its moisturizing side, or even mix the two, if the hair is very thick. After the shampoo, the oil helps to protect the hair from external aggressions: it acts in particular as a barrier against humidity and, if chosen with anti-UV filters, it will even protect against oxidation due to Sun.
For an intense nourishing effect
Choose oils of avocado, wheat germ, coconut, borage, kukui (extracted from the nut of the bancoulier, an Asian tree, and which facilitates disentangling), macadamia or argan (which regulates the production of sebum).
To find swelling
Apply protective and fortifying camellia oil to the lengths. This is the beauty secret of Japanese women.
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For colored hair : it contains copra (coconut) and mongongo (southern African tree) oils, which restore the fiber and preserve the hair, especially colored hair, from the aggressions of the sun.
The oil, Leonor Greyl, €33.50 for 95 ml.
nutritious : five vegetable oils (sweet almond, safflower, castor, avocado and jojoba) restore suppleness and shine to the hair. They also make skin soft and satiny.
5 senses oil, Furterer, €28.12 for 100 ml.
Oils discipline the lengths
Used daily, these oils make it possible to soften and discipline the hair, while providing a shiny finish. To smooth the hair and tame rebellious locks, or to draw beautiful curls, we put on sheathing vegetable oils such as those of piqui, broccoli, pracaxi or Abyssinia.
For more shine
We must close the scales of the hair, and therefore choose nourishing vegetable oils such as those of castor, jojoba and Abyssinia. To avoid in case of fine or limp hair, because they weigh down the lengths. In this case, it is better to apply just a few drops to the tips, like a serum.
To shape the locks
The best is to opt for a styling oil, suitable for those who want a more discreet result. Problem: this type of product often contains, in addition to vegetable oils, silicones which tend to suffocate the hair.
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Anti-frizz: squalane and annatto and macadamia oils to care for, deeply nourish, illuminate and discipline even the most rebellious hair.
Rich disciplining treatment Huile Suprême, Phyto, €26.60 for 100 ml.
For brushing : this dry and light oil in spray coats the hair fiber with a protective film composed of fine silicones, which is activated by heat. It is applied to damp hair before brushing.
Blow-dry accelerator smoothing oil, Shu Uemura Art of Hair, €32 for 185 ml.
Oil bath, instructions for use
Particularly beneficial, it cares for the hair without weighing it down and also helps to keep pretty curls. To be done at least once a week.
1. Apply a vegetable oil or a mixture on the lengths and ends, in small quantities.
2. Massage strands one by one to coat all of the hair well.
3. Leave pose between 20 minutes and 1 hour under a hot towel.
4. Eliminate by making a mild shampoo.
6 recipe with essential oils
Normal hair
10 to 15 drops of essential oils (essential oils) of stimulating lavender or rosemary + 3 teaspoons of argan or olive oil.
Greasy hair
10 to 15 drops of lavender, rosemary or geranium essential oils (purifying) + 3 teaspoons of hazelnut or jojoba vegetable oil (regulating).
Dry hair
10 to 15 drops of sandalwood or rose essential oils (soothing and restorative) + 3 teaspoons of avocado or coconut vegetable oil.
Anti fall
10 to 15 drops of essential oils of geranium, lavender, rosemary or chamomile (your choice) + 3 teaspoons of vegetable oil of castor or nigella (or black cumin).
Special grows
10 to 15 drops of Bay Saint Thomas essential oils (a bay native to Jamaica) + 3 teaspoons of castor or mustard vegetable oil.
Dandruff
10 to 15 drops of palma-rosa, geranium or tea tree essential oils (cleansing and purifying) + 3 teaspoons of bay laurel vegetable oil.
Some oils are also revitalizing for the skin
Beneficial for the hair, the oils also have regenerating effects on the skin. Thus we find cocktails of vegetable oils, complementary by their richness in unsaponifiables (which have a restructuring role) and in fatty acids. There are more or less greasy textures, often perfumed, to be applied to the face or body, especially after showering or sun exposure (such as Huile Prodigieuse de Nuxe). They are preferably chosen without mineral oils or silicones…
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