Despite the fact that modern cosmetology technologies are capable of much, and care products that offer beauty, strengthening and he alth of hair can be listed indefinitely, girls and women still return to natural and proven methods. Such a remedy, familiar to our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, is burdock oil for hair. How to use this wonderful beauty product and what natural masks can be made from it without resorting to high costs and efforts, we will tell in our article.
Properties
Everyone knows that burdock oil is extracted from burdock root (or burdock). The rhizomes of this plant are cleaned and pre-treated, and then poured with vegetable oil for a certain amount of time. This method is called oil extraction. During this process, a lot of useful substances are released from the burdock roots. This is an abundance of vitamins (A, C, E, etc.), mineral s alts of calcium, chromium, copper and zinc, polysaccharides, including inulin, tanninssubstances, fatty (palmitic) acids, polyacylenes and phytosterols.
Due to the large number of active biological substances, the properties of burdock oil for hair are useful for:
- strengthen hair follicles and reduce hair loss;
- regeneration of the skin and hair follicles, healing of microcracks;
- eliminate dandruff and irritation of the scalp, normal secretion of sebaceous glands;
- improvement of the general condition, additional nutrition of the entire hair, nutrition of dry and brittle ends;
- activating dormant hair follicles, favoring hair growth.
No dropout
Regardless of the causes of hair loss on the head, with regular use of burdock hair oil, this problem can be weakened and even stopped. It is especially useful to use the oil after chemical dyeing or perming of hair, after or during a vacation, with long-term exposure to the sun with swimming in a s alty sea or a chlorinated pool. Also, after some illnesses and taking antibacterial drugs, stress, unfavorable working conditions, nourishment is simply necessary, which burdock oil can give hair.
Even the problem of male pattern baldness can be "pushed back" for several years by regularly applying hair masks with burdock oil. The important word here is "regularly", since one or two times or episodic applications do not have to wait for a miracle. 2-3 single applications per week are considered optimal.within three to four months with a break for a month and the resumption of treatment.
How to use burdock oil for hair
For a better effect, the oil needs to be slightly warmed up, up to 40 degrees will be enough. This can be done by placing a bowl of oil in hot water or heating in a water bath, you can also heat it in the microwave if there is no time at all. But it is better to use the first two methods, as there is a risk of overheating the oil in the microwave.
The dosage of burdock oil is individual and depends on the length of the hair, as well as their thickness. It usually takes 2-3 tablespoons to apply the oil just to the scalp.
It is recommended to apply burdock root oil on both dry and damp hair. If you chose the second option, then your hair should be really damp, not wet. Excess moisture is best blotted with a towel. You need to start applying from the roots, then distribute the product throughout the hair growth with a comb. Then the hair is removed under a plastic cap, and warmed with a towel on top. The effect of the oil on the hair should last from 40 minutes to 2 hours.
Burdock oil is excellent for hair, not only in its pure form, but also as an addition to home-made hair masks, in combination with other products.
How to wash off
It is recommended to wash off the burdock root oil from the hair with a regular shampoo, rinsing the head with it twice. But if after that your hair is not fresh enough, you can use a mask-desiccant, which will absorb all excess oil.
To do this, before washing, prepare a mixture of 4-5 tablespoons of rye flour and warm water. The consistency should be like pancake batter or sour cream. Apply the mixture after shampooing your hair with massaging movements, as if washing your hair. Leave the product on the hair for seven minutes, then rinse again using shampoo.
It is good to use after washing the hair with a balm, as well as a cooked decoction of chamomile or nettle for hair. Traditionally, chamomile decoction is rinsed with blond hair, and dark hair is rinsed with nettle decoction. If you add 2-3 teaspoons of table vinegar per liter of decoction (preferably natural apple or grape), your hair will be easier to comb and acquire a he althy shine. Such a decoction will adequately replace any expensive hair balm.
Cooking at home
It will be enough just to prepare burdock oil for hair at home. To do this, you need to dig up the rhizome of burdock in spring or early autumn, preferably growing outside the city, away from roads and industrial zones. The plant should not be older than 1 year, this can be seen from the size of the leaves - they should not be very large. The roots should be washed, peeled and cut for further grinding in a blender or on a grater.
For the oil base, you can take the vegetable oil that you like best. It can be sunflower, almond, sesame, castor,linseed, olive, any oil. To add sophistication, you can add 2-3 drops of fragrant essential oil of rosemary, bergamot, rose, etc. 100 ml of oil is enough to pour 50 grams of raw burdock. Put the future infusion in a dark place at room temperature for 7-10 days.
Then you need to strain the infusion, pour it into the pan, boil for 12-15 minutes. After pour into a glass bottle and use as needed, keeping the oil in the refrigerator.
Massage
Very useful for hair of any type will be a scalp massage with burdock root oil in winter and spring, when hair needs to be nourished.
Heated oil should be rubbed over the entire surface of the head until a pleasant sensation of warmth is felt for about 10-15 minutes. Having finished this useful massage procedure, it is recommended to make a hair wrap: distribute the oil over the entire hair growth with a fine comb and leave to act for 40-60 minutes, covering the head with a polyethylene cap and then with a towel. Rinse your hair with shampoo two, and if necessary, three times.
Fortification
We offer you several options for simple hair masks with burdock oil, aimed at strengthening them:
- Take 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon honey and 3 tablespoons burdock oil. Mix everything thoroughly and heat only slightly (so that the yolks do not curl) in a water bath. Spread evenly, put on a plastic cap and leave for 35-55 minutes. Rinse with shampoo, even twice if necessary. If aapply such a useful mask 2 times a week for 2 months, your hair will not only fall out less, but will also please you with external grooming.
- Replacing the yolk with a tablespoon of lemon juice in the first version, you can make a mask for oily hair that strengthens the hair roots. Leave on for about an hour and rinse with shampoo.
- The next mask has a very good firming effect. Take onion juice (grind half an onion in a blender and squeeze out the resulting slurry), a tablespoon of aloe juice and 3 tablespoons of burdock root oil. Apply a slightly warm mixture and keep for an hour. Do not interrupt the treatment course - 1.5-2 months with repetition in a month.
Add a small amount of your hair balm to the mask to make the oily substance wash out more easily. Try to use this little secret, you will certainly be pleased with the result.
Burning effect
To strengthen hair follicles, it is very effective to use burdock oil with pepper for hair. Here are two examples of such masks:
- Mix a tablespoon of pepper alcohol tincture from the tables. a spoonful of water so as not to burn the scalp. Add 3 tablespoons of burdock oil. Apply only to the hair roots, hold for 30 to 40 minutes. Wash off with shampoo. Use this mask only once a week.
- Instead of tincture, you can use crushed red pepper powder. To do this, just take a teaspoon (without top) of ground pepper and stir in 3-4tablespoons of burdock oil. Keep also from half an hour, then rinse using shampoo
According to many reviews, burdock hair oil with red pepper will not only strengthen the hair, but also wake up their growth. More on this below.
Striving for growth
Burdock oil is also great for hair growth. Consider some of these useful masks:
- Three art. spoons of burdock root oil, one tbsp. l. cognac, one tbsp. l. honey, one yolk. Warm up all components (except cognac, which must be added before application). Try to apply only to the hair roots, to affect the hair follicle. Hold for forty to sixty minutes and rinse your hair.
- One st. a spoonful of dry mustard powder, two tbsp. spoons of kefir, two tbsp. spoons of oil from the roots of burdock, one yolk. Stir the mustard with kefir, add the rest of the ingredients, warm up a little, apply to the roots, hold for 30-50 minutes.
- Two tbsp. spoons of nettle decoction, half a tablespoon of natural lemon juice, two tbsp. spoons of oil from the roots of burdock. Stir, apply a warm oily liquid for 1 hour on the roots and hair. Then rinse with shampoo.
Recovery
The simplest restorative mask is a mask of two tbsp. spoons of burdock oil and two egg yolks. This mixture should be slightly warmed up and applied to the hair. The mask does not flow, so you can keep it for more than an hour. Then you need to rinse your hair well with shampoo several times.
Also to restore the structurehair, their shine, improvement of the condition and elimination of dry ends, a remedy from several oils is suitable. If the hair is oily at the roots, then it is better to avoid applying such a mask to the scalp. Mix a tablespoon each of olive, burdock and coconut oils. For better flushing of the oil, add one tbsp. a spoonful of hair balm. Hold for an hour and then wash off.
Hair and more
Burdock root oil is an excellent tool for strengthening eyelashes, eyebrows and even nails. If your eyelashes have become brittle and your eyebrows have thinned a bit, the magical strengthening effect of the oil will work for them too. Many experts advise to drop a couple of drops of miracle oil directly into the mascara. You can also arrange oil masks for eyelashes and eyebrows after makeup removal, putting cotton pads soaked in burdock root oil on your eyes, which restores depleted hairs, fortifies them and improves metabolic processes.
Healing procedures with nail oil provide for their strengthening, he althy appearance, have a beneficial effect on the cuticle, softening it. For such procedures, it is necessary to dip the phalanges of the fingers in heated oil or rub the oil into the nails every day with a cotton pad.
