Info on Essential Oils

 

Essential oils are the highly concentrated, volatile, aromatic essences of plants. It is non-oily and highly fragrant which is extracted from a plant and evaporates quickly.

Popular Essential Oils For The Hair:

Basil: Promotes hair growth.

Cedarwood: Antiseptic, astringent, tonic reduces the production of sebum, normalizes both dry and oily skin and hair, stimulates the scalp and hair follicles; used in hair care to treat dandruff and hair loss.

Chamomile: Conditions the hair, helps withy making sheen.

Eucalyptus: A powerful antiseptic, helps to get rid of dandruff.

Frankincense: Great for dry scalp.

Jasmine: Used mostly for the scent.

Lavender: Scalp treatment for itchiness, dandruff, and for the smell.

Lemon: Refresh invigorate, improve elasticity, helps to cleanse the scalp.

Lemongrass: Useful for oily hair, help to slow down scalp oil production.

Myrrh: Can be used for dry hair, scalp & dandruff.

Orange: Balances the production of sebum.

Palmarosa - Regulates sebum production.

Patchouli: Dandruff treatment for oily hair.

Peppermint: Promotes hair growth.

Rose Oil: Soothes scalp and smells great.

Rosemary Oil: Promotes hair growth & Dandruff treatment - DO NOT USE IF YOU'RE PREGNANT!

Tea tree: Treatment for dry scalp, oily hair, dandruff, and underactive sebaceous glands.

Sandalwood: An antiseptic, astringent, anti-inflammatory; good for dry scalp.

Ylang-ylang: A soothing antiseptic, helps to control the production of sebum and stimulates hair growth.