Castor oil - a vegetable oil, which is derived from the castor bean (Ricinus communis). It is a colorless or pale yellow liquid with a mild odor or odorless. It boils at a temperature of 313C, a density of 961 kg / m3. Castor oil is approximately 90% of ricinoleic acid. Its structure also includes oleic and linoleic acids.
For the strengthening and growth
Castor oil has long been known as a very effective tool for the strengthening and growth of hair. It can help you to cure dandruff, to cope with the split ends, making hair more manageable.
Hair problems may occur due to heavy and / or chronic stress
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, Genetic features, bad ecology, diseases of the aging process. Hair can fall out and become dry and brittle due to the use of poor-quality hair dyes, hair straighteners, because of frequent dryers hair dryer or a perm.
There are many special cosmetics to cope with all these problems, but they are not always as effective as castor oil, which has many useful properties. For example, it moisturizes and nourishes the hair, making it shiny and silky; moreover, it has antibacterial properties, which help to cope with dandruff caused by excessive production of sebum. Moreover, caste oil helps to stop hair loss. All this makes it almost universal means to move the hair that can replace many balms and masks.
Use of castor oil
To eliminate and prevent various problems with the scalp and hair every week rub castor oil. This is useful for three reasons. Firstly, castor oil removes bacteria and dirt that clog the pores of the scalp (this may be due to loss of hair and dandruff). Second, it eliminates a possible causative agents of skin infections, and thirdly, deeply moisturizes the skin. Regular use of castor oil stimulates hair growth. Within 6-8 weeks you will notice that the hair began to look better.
Castor oil can be applied daily to the eyelashes. A few weeks later, they will become more dense and long, and will grow much faster. Make sure it is if you frequently use tweezers eyelash curler - they make lashes brittle.
Once a month is recommended deep conditioning hair with the help of castor oil. Apply the oil on the scalp and on the hair to the tips. Within a few minutes of massage your scalp, and then put on a shower cap. Rinse with oil after a few hours. Ideally, you should leave the oil on the hair until the morning, but at night you can stain the oil pillow, and cap on his head can prevent you from falling asleep.
Contraindications to the use of castor oil is unknown, but there is always a slight chance of an allergic reaction. If soon after use, you will notice at the signs of skin irritation, stop using oil. If within a few days the symptoms will not pass, consult a doctor.
Prescriptions
The easiest recipe that does not require any skills of mixing and infusion - it is used for medicinal purposes pure castor oil. Buy a bottle of oil at any pharmacy. The oil should be put in a water bath and heat for 15 minutes to make it warmer and more effective. After that, the oil is rubbed into the scalp and the hair along the entire length, then the head is decorated with cellophane. Rinse oil need a mild shampoo, sometimes you may need two approaches to any hint of an unpleasant oily film on the skin and hair remained. You can then rinse herbal infusion, a solution of lemon juice or a mild vinegar solution. Such a warm mask is held an hour and you can arrange a week or two. This method of application is suitable as a preventive and as a therapeutic.
Treatment of castor oil can be combined with the popular aromatherapy today. To this end we take castor oil, which is taken as base or basic, it is possible to add two or three drops of an essential oil
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Which do you like the smell or appropriate for your problem. This aromatic mask except medical hair restoration relieve stress, lift your spirits.
Other mixtures with castor oil are produced using standard hair and scalp products that are used in all the popular recipes. With castor oil mixed yogurt, egg yolk, onion juice, sour cream, aloe
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, Decoctions of various herbs.
The easiest recipe for healthy hair: a mask of yogurt and castor oil. Take half a cup of yogurt, a little heated it in a water bath, add a teaspoon of castor oil. The resulting oil-kefir weight put on his head and hair, soft zamatyvaem cellophane and a warm scarf wrapped on top. The mask works on the hair and scalp for 30 minutes, after which it must be thoroughly rinsed with warm, but not hot water, with a mild shampoo. If the previous recipe for dry hair, then this option is ideal for normal to oily hair. This mixture normalizes the sebaceous glands, strengthens the roots, makes hair thick and shiny.
For severe hair loss problems using onion juice that is mixed in equal proportions with castor oil. Bow burning becomes less in the vicinity of the oil, but no less effective. 30-40-minute mask the scalp before washing the hair roots strengthens and fights dandruff
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. In addition to a mixture of onion juice is also added to the aloe juice or gruel - a powerful tool with hair loss, and tincture of calendula, which is known as antipruritic and anti-inflammatory agent, particularly if worried about skin irritation.
Known recipes where castor oil is mixed with alcohol liqueurs, vodka or pure alcohol, which is also considered an advocate of strong hair. It is better to avoid large concentrations of ethyl alcohol and alcoholic solution of one part to take the two parts of castor oil, and then there is the hope that at last dare to hair loss problem.