| Essential oils distilled from known herbs have been | | | | stimulating of all essential oils used for both skin and |
| known to posses therapeutic and medicinal qualities | | | | hair. |
| for ages and can be harnessed not only to enhance | | | | 2. Nutritive Essential Oils: Sea Buckthorn and Carrot |
| hair and skin tone but also to stimulate follicles and | | | | Root are fine examples as they provide B-vitamins |
| promote hair growth after a bout with hair loss. | | | | and antioxidants to the hair follicles which medical |
| Ruling out other known factors that cause hair loss, | | | | experts believe neutralize oxidative damage to the |
| like unhealthy lifestyles, diseases or stress-induced | | | | mitochondria in follicles that is at the root of |
| problems, aromatherapy using the right essential oils | | | | diminished hair growth. |
| have been observed to enhance not only hair tone | | | | 3. Balancing Essential Oils: Lavender (lavendula |
| and growth, but also promote a healthier skin. That's | | | | angustifolia) is the foremost balancing oil that is |
| because these oils commonly harnessed to stimulate | | | | known for its anti-inflammatory and regenerative |
| hair growth are basically the same ones used for | | | | properties that help balance the scalp's natural oil |
| enhancing the skin. Here are a few therapeutic oils | | | | secretion while reducing cellular-level inflammation |
| known to have specific benefit to the scalp. | | | | that's often implicated in reduced hair growth. Green |
| Types Of Oils For Your Needs | | | | Myrtle is another great choice for its anti-bacterial |
| It's important that you have a good understanding of | | | | properties that also promote the right level of natural |
| what's causing your hair to fall and not be replaced. | | | | oils for the scalp. For the ladies, Clary Sage has |
| That's because there are at least four types of | | | | properties that balance proper estrogen production |
| essentials each addressing a different therapeutic | | | | where hormonal balance is critical for health hair |
| need. You have stimulating (increasing metabolism at | | | | growth. |
| the cell level for new cell growth), balancing (creates | | | | 4. Immune Supportive Oils: These oils combat specific |
| balance between overly-dry and over-oily skin), | | | | scalp infections that retard hair growth. In particular, |
| nutritive (provided vitamins and essential fats for | | | | there are essentials oils that specifically address |
| healthy hair follicle growth) and immune supportive | | | | Alopecia Areata whose symptoms are unsightly |
| (heals infections known to deter optimum hair | | | | patchy hair loss. The Tee Tree, Myrtle and Cedar oils |
| growth) essential oils. | | | | in combination with Rosemary, Thyme, and Lavender |
| 1. Stimulating Essential Oils: There are two herbs with | | | | oils mixed in Jojoba and Grapeseed oil carriers are |
| a long history of use for hair care. Rosemary and | | | | excellent concoctions that have mild antiseptic |
| Sage. Both herbs have leaves that can provide tonic | | | | properties to treat alopecia aerate. |
| hair rinse that can stimulate hair growth. There's a | | | | Choosing The Base Oils |
| special rosemary variant called the rosemary c.t. | | | | The base oils are necessary to carry just a small |
| verbenone. It contains special molecules that speed | | | | amount of essential oils to vaporize in any |
| up cellular activity in the scalp and is most commonly | | | | aromatherapy. The base oil is often Olive oil, Evening |
| used for stimulating hair growth. The distilled essential | | | | Primrose, Jojoba and Grapeseed. Not only are they |
| oils from the common sage (Salvai officinalis) or what | | | | excellent carriers, but they also contain excellent |
| is also known as dalmation sage is the most | | | | properties that stimulate hair growth as well. |