Essential oils by condition
If you’re worried about specific problems with your hair and scalp, you can select your blend of essential oils this way:
Normal Hair: If your hair isn’t chemically damaged or dry, you can use the following essential oils* — rosemary, lemon, lavender, cedarwood, geranium, clary sage and thyme.
Dry Hair: If your hair appears dull and gets split ends easily, you need oils that will assist with stimulating your sebaceous glands, such as lavender, sandalwood, rosemary and geranium.
Hair Loss: If you notice that your hair is shedding more than it should, you can use oils that promote hair growth and prevent hair fall, including ylang ylang, lavender, rosemary, geranium, clary sage, cypress, sage and roman chamomile.
Creating and using your essential oil blend
Never directly apply essential oils to your scalp — they first need to be diluted using a carrier oil, water or even a natural shampoo you like to use.
If you have fine hair, you should use a carrier oil like grapeseed, apricot kernel* or peach kernel*. Those who have thick coarse hair should opt for oils like rosehip oil, olive oil*, avocado oil*, sesame oil*, hemp or evening primrose.
The number of essential oils you will be using will determine how many ml of carrier oil you will need.
1. For a teaspoon of oil (5ml), you want to use 3-5 drops of essential oils.
2. For 25ml of oil, use 7-25 drops of essential oils*.
3. For 100ml of oil, use 20-60 drops of essential oils.
Using it this way, you massage the oil into your scalp and hair and allow it to sit for about an hour. However, some leave it on overnight for extra nourishment. Afterward, rinse it out using a natural shampoo.
Another option is to place 10-20 drops of essential oils into one cup of water and do a hair rinse. This should be used as a final rinse after you wash your hair. This will help to condition your hair.
Third option is to place the essential oils into your natural shampoo. You’ll need to base this off the size of your shampoo bottle. You can use about 5-10 drops of essential oil in a regular bottle of shampoo that’s around 16 fl oz.
You can use your essential blend each time you wash and style you hair. Mix up the carrier and essential oils to see which of them work best for your hair.
Tabatha says
This was helpful! Very helpful. Right now I have some major scalp ailments that is really slowing down my progress, so I can’t wait to make my scalp tonic. All I have to figure out do I want to do a scalp massage or a rinse?
Safiya Elle says
You should try rinse if you have sensitive scalp — but try both and see which one works better.
Tabatha says
This was helpful! Very helpful. Right now I have some major scalp ailments that is really slowing down my progress, so I can’t wait to make my scalp tonic. All I have to figure out do I want to do a scalp massage or a rinse?
Safiya Elle says
You should try rinse if you have sensitive scalp — but try both and see which one works better.
[email protected] kofi says
If I’ve been using the synthetic shampoos, is there anything else I need to do to remedy their negative effects besides stop using them…
Safiya Elle says
Other than throwing them out, I recommend replenishing your hair with natural shampoo thats mixed with amla, shikakai and aritha. You should also do coconut oil deep conditioning after washing your hair (weekly or bi-weekly).
[email protected] kofi says
If I’ve been using the synthetic shampoos, is there anything else I need to do to remedy their negative effects besides stop using them…
Safiya Elle says
Other than throwing them out, I recommend replenishing your hair with natural shampoo thats mixed with amla, shikakai and aritha. You should also do coconut oil deep conditioning after washing your hair (weekly or bi-weekly).
Mrs.Mason says
Very helpful information i am in the process of looking to buy more essential oils….
Mrs.Mason says
Very helpful information i am in the process of looking to buy more essential oils….