Sea-buckthorn oil is a very valuable product. It is no wonder that today it is used in many spheres: cosmetology, medicine for the treatment of various diseases, food industry and cooking. In cosmetology, sea buckthorn oil is used to care for hair, skin and nails, and it can also serve as a wound-healing tool. But oil from sea-buckthorn is especially useful when caring for hair.
This orange-red liquid, with an incomparable aroma and taste, stimulates hair growth, strengthens them, perfectly copes with baldness and dandruff. It can heal various damages on the scalp and restore to life the discolored, dyed, exhausted by ultraviolet radiation and ecology, as well as hair that has suffered from various factors.
The composition of sea buckthorn oil is very rich. It contains phytosterols that help to restore metabolism, carotenoids, tocopherols known for their properties as an antioxidant, as well as vitamins A, B, C and E. In addition, the composition of the sea buckthorn oil, which is important for hair, also includes linoleic, palmitic and palmitoleic acids.
Sea-buckthorn oil for dry hair
Sea-buckthorn oil is very suitable for growth and restoration of dry and damaged hair. To do this, at home, such a cream is prepared: take 3 tablespoons of burdock root and pour half a glass of water, all this is mixed, brought to a boil and cooked for about 15 minutes, then the mixture is given 5 tablespoons of sea buckthorn oil. The resulting cream is rubbed into the scalp before each wash.
Another mask is used in extremely severe cases. To restore very tortured dry hair mix 2 tablespoons of sea buckthorn oil and as much olive, add a spoonful of sour cream and one yolk to them. All this is well mixed and applied over the entire length of the hair for 2 hours. After that, the mask is washed off with warm water.
Sea-buckthorn oil for oily hair
For oily hair, also make masks with sea buckthorn oil. In this case, it is mixed with one yolk and 2 tablespoons of castor oil. All this is well mixed and applied to the scalp. After 40 minutes, wash the mask with warm water. Another mask is made from sea buckthorn oil and mustard powder. The oil is slightly heated and the mustard is dissolved in it to the state of gruel. The mixture is applied to the scalp for 15 minutes, after which it is washed off with water.
Other masks with sea buckthorn oil for hair
- Very often sea buckthorn oil is used for rapid hair growth. To stimulate growth, make a mask of sea-buckthorn oil and dimexide, which helps useful substances to penetrate deeper into the skin. There are cases when with the help of this mask hair grew by 4 centimeters per month. So, to create a mask, you need to warm up a little 2 tablespoons of sea buckthorn oil and add to it a teaspoon of dimexide. The resulting mixture is rubbed into the scalp and washed off after 40 minutes. And so that the hair does not become greasy, when washing into the water, you can add a little apple cider vinegar.
- With hair loss, the mask of sea-buckthorn, burdock, eucalyptus and castor oils will be very effective. All ingredients are mixed in equal parts and applied to the scalp for about 2 hours. After time, the hair is washed with infusion of nettle and chamomile. Very useful is a mask in the winter, when the hair is particularly weak.
- From dandruff, a mask of olive and sea buckthorn oil will save. To create it, the ingredients are mixed 6: 1 and applied to the roots of the hair for about 40 minutes. The mask is usually washed off with shampoo, and it needs to be applied every 2 weeks for 2 months. At the end of time dandruff should disappear for a long time, but with proper care and forever.