Beauty: The Hair Care Page

There’s nothing more radiant than beautiful, shiny hair. It reflects our self-image, when our lifestyle or mood changes we often change our hairstyle.
Long or short, straight or curly, light or dark, hair is truly our crowning glory.
Healthy, natural hair care is basically a very simple undertaking. Whether your hair is normal, dry, or oily, using nature’s healing plants all hair can benefit from applications of Essential Oils and herbs. Essential oils do not alter your natural hair color but they can help enhance it.

Essential oils stimulate and nourish the scalp and hair follicles. Effective for dry, oily and dandruff scalp, apply a few drops on your fingertips and massage into scalp before retiring for the night. In the morning, shampoo only once.

OR... Add 5 to 15 drops per 100 ml of essential oil to an unperfumed shampoo, preferably one made of natural ingrediants. Mix well and choose an oil that will best suit your needs.

OR... After washing your hair and slightly drying with towel, add 2-3 drops of essential oil on to your scalp and massage gently. Stimulating the scalp and hair follicles will prevent dandruff and encourage hair growth. Healing properties will depend on which oil you choose to use. Remember you can mix oils in a jojoba base and make your own hair care products. Unlike store boughten products, essential oils will not leave your hair greasy. They will penetrate the hair shaft and your scalp as their healing properties work to stimulate growth and condition your hair and skin.

Hair Care Quick Reference

Essential Oil

Hair Type

Property

BasilOily hairPromotes growth
ChamomileFine to normal hair Gives golden highlights
Clary sage All hair typesDandruff treatment
Lavender Normal hairScalp treatment for itchiness, dandruff, and even lice!
Lemon Oily hairGives golden highlights; treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and underactive sebaceous glands.
Myrrh Dry hairTreatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and underactive sebaceous glands.
Patchouli Oily hairDandruff treatment
Peppermint Dry hairPromotes hair growth
RoseFine hairSoothes scalp
RosemaryOily hairDandruff treatment; promotes hair growth.
Tea tree Oily hairTreatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and underactive sebaceous glands.
Ylang-ylang Oily hairDandruff treatment

Property

Essential Oil

CLEANSING
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • CLARY SAGE,
  • FENNEL,
  • GERANIUM,
  • LAVENDER,
  • LEMON,
  • LEMONGRASS
  • TEA TREE
DANDRUFF
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • CLARY SAGE,
  • GERANIUM,
  • JUNIPER,
  • LAVENDER,
  • LEMON,
  • LEMONGRASS,
  • MYRRH,
  • PATCHOULI,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • SAGE,
  • TEA TREE.
CARE FOR DRY HAIR
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • CLARY SAGE,
  • GERANIUM,
  • LAVENDER,
  • MYRRH,
  • PEPPERMINT,
  • ROSE,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • ROSEWOOD,
  • SANDALWOOD,
  • SPIKENARD.
PROMOTE HAIR GROWTH
  • BASIL,
  • CEDAR,
  • PEPPERMINT,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • TEA TREE.
CARE FOR HIGHLIGHTS
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • JUNIPER,
  • LEMON,
  • LEMONGRASS.
CARE FOR NORMAL HAIR
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • GERANIUM,
  • LAVENDER,
  • LEMON,
  • ROSE,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • SANDALWOOD.
CARE FOR OILY HAIR
  • BASIL,
  • CEDAR,
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • CLARY SAGE,
  • CYPRESS,
  • FENNEL,
  • GERANIUM,
  • JUNIPER,
  • LAVENDER,
  • LEMON ; LEMONGRASS,
  • ORANGE,
  • PATCHOULI,
  • ROSE,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • SAGE,
  • TEA TREE,
  • THYME.
SCALP DERMATITIS
  • CEDAR,
  • CHAMOMILE,
  • CYPRESS,
  • LAVENDER,
  • MYRRH,
  • ROSEMARY,
  • SANDALWOOD,
  • TEA TREE,
  • THYME.