AROMATHERAPY HAIR
CARE.
To impart a delicate fragrance and to enhance body and
shine whilst treating your hair gently and naturally, add essential oils to
unscented shampoos and conditioners and use regularly to maintain beautiful
hair and a healthy scalp. The use of essential oils together with scalp
massage can have a stimulating effect on the scalp which may be helpful in
nourishing and feeding the hair follicles to promote new hair growth.
For a deep acting treatment to condition and strengthen
the hair, use Jojoba oil with your choice of essential oils once a week and
leave in over night to act on the hair and scalp. In the morning, shampoo,
massage in well and rinse thoroughly with warm water. However, avoid washing
your hair too frequently as this will strip it of natural oils and may leave
it weak and damaged.
RECIPES:-
Shampoos.
Add essential oils to a mild, unscented shampoo. Always
rinse with clear water to remove any residues.
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Normal hair - Grapefruit, Geranium, Ylang Ylang.
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Dry hair - Lavender, Sandalwood, Chamomile.
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Oily hair - Tea Tree, Peppermint, Lemon, Cedarwood.
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Deep cleansing - Lemon, Geranium, Tea Tree.
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Fair hair - Chamomile, Lemon.
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Dark hair - Ho Leaf, Ho Wood, Rosemary, Patchouli.
Conditioners.
Apply after each shampoo, leave on the hair for a couple
of minutes, then rinse thoroughly with clear water. To 30ml conditioner add
the essential oils and mix well before use.
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Normal hair - 5 drops Grapefruit, 4 drops Rosemary,
4 drops Geranium.
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Dry hair - 5 drops Chamomile, 4 drops Sandalwood, 4
drops Neroli.
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Oily hair - 5 drops Tea Tree, 4 drops Ylang Ylang, 4
drops Grapefruit.
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Dandruff - 5 drops Tea Tree, 4 drops Cedarwood, 4
drops Lavender.
Deep conditioning treatments.
Apply once a week and leave on the hair overnight to
nourish and deep condition the hair, (sleep in a bathcap otherwise you'll have
a very messy pillow by the morning !).
Apply shampoo directly to the hair before adding water
and rinsing out. Use 15ml Jojoba oil and add essential oils to this before
massaging well into the hair and scalp. Longer hair may require more Jojoba to
cover all areas of the hair thoroughly.
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Normal hair - 2 drops Grapefruit, 2 drops Lavender,
2 drops Geranium.
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Dry hair - 2 drops Chamomile, 2 drops Lavender, 2
drops Sandalwood.
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Oily hair - 2 drops Tea Tree, 2 drops Petitgrain, 2
drops Patchouli.
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Thinning hair - 2 drops Lavender, 2 drops Rosemary,
2 drops Grapefruit.
Recipes taken from "Aromatherapy - simply for
you" by Marion Del Gaudio Mak.
