How to use burdock hair oil

Burdock oil from ancient times was used by beauties as a mask for hair. What effect can be obtained from its use and is it possible to replace the well-known cosmetic means used in salons?

Burdock oil is considered one of the best folk remedies, which has a magical effect on the hair. It helps to deal with hair problems in different areas.

1. Improves hair growth.
2. Prevents their loss due to hereditary factors or stress, as well as during pregnancy and lactation.
3. It helps to correct the work of the sebaceous glands, thereby reducing fat content. Here the main task is not to overdo the mask on the head.
4. Dry head, dandruff caused by dryness, itching.
5. Reduces the negative effect of the hair dryer and curling on curls. It performs the function of thermal protection.

All this happens with the scalp and hair follicles due to its composition, which includes:

1. Mineral salts that contain micro and macronutrients.
2. Fatty acids that nourish the scalp.
3. Flavonoids and vitamins that maintain a neutral PH balance of the head.
4. A special substance inulin, which improves the metabolism of the dermis at the cellular level, thereby contributing to the acceleration of hair growth.

Contraindications for burdock oil virtually no, except for individual intolerance. To find out if you are allergic to this product, you should put a drop of oil on the elbow bend, wait about 15 minutes, and if there is no redness, then you can use this tool.

Blondes or people with bleached hair should be very attentive to the color of the oil used, as its greenish tint can go to the hair.

Another disadvantage in the use of burdock oil to restore hair - it washes away the paint. After it, the natural tone begins to shine even through the black tone, and the blond acquires a yellowish tint.

Benefit will be only if the goods you purchased are of good quality, but in our pharmacies they do not always sell good goods, not to mention shops. Therefore, in order to be sure of the quality of the product used, it can be made by yourself. This tool is prepared on the basis of burdock root. To prepare it, the plant is suitable not older than 2.5 years.

Oil can be prepared in the period of active juices. That is, from April to September.

1. Dig up the root, wash well, chop into pieces measuring about seven centimeters, it can be smaller.
2. Leave them to dry for two hours. After that, the roots should be placed in a plastic container and pour sunflower oil so that it completely covers them. Cover and place in a dark place for a month. Then you need to strain through cheesecloth and can be used.

Of course, you can buy and ready. In shops and pharmacies you can find burdock oil and with various additives, but this product should be used very carefully, as, for example, pepper, which is sometimes included in such oils, can cause a serious allergic reaction. And certainly this mixture can not be left on the hair at night. Although it is possible to leave ordinary burdock with dry scalp, it will not harm.

Also in stores sold various formulations, which include burdock oil. They have a lighter texture and they are not difficult to wash off. But in them there will not be so much useful substances, as in a natural product from a burdock.But like any cosmetic tool, burdock oil can not be overdone. Otherwise, the scalp will become very oily, and then you will need to deal with another problem.

At the beginning of the application it may seem that burdock oil, on the contrary, increased hair loss. But such cases are not fixed. Most likely, this increases the growth of hair, thereby the hair bulb is released, giving room for growth to a new, stronger hair.

The procedure for applying this tool is not so simple. And it takes time and effort. When applying it is worth being attentive to trifles and do not rush. Most often burdock oil is applied to the hair in its pure form. Here is the instructions for use.

1. The tool should be applied to clean hair, for this they need to be washed with shampoo twice. If applied to dirty curls, the effect will be reduced, as sebum creates a protective film on the scalp and hair, and it is impossible to penetrate useful substances.
2. Hair should not be wet, they need to be dried a little with a towel. You can not use a hair dryer, the head should be wet.
3. The oil should be heated to a temperature of 40 degrees, it is better to do it on the steam bath in order to preserve all the useful substances, although you can use the microwave. When applied, the mixture should be warm.
4. Before the procedure it is necessary to comb the hair and divide them into thin strands, securing with rubber bands.
5. Gently massage the oil into the scalp with circular fingers.
6. Now go to the curls. We remove on one elastic band and we put structure. It is necessary to smear hair from roots to ends. To do this, you can use a sponge or hairdresser brush.
7. It is necessary now to create on the head a kind of thermos. Put on polyethylene first, then warm with a towel or handkerchief. You can heat the entire structure with a hair dryer, for this you need to supply hot air for 10 minutes.
8. Keep the wrapped head for at least 3 hours, after which you can proceed to flush.

The frequency of application of such a mask is 2-4 times a week. The course is two months, after which it is necessary to arrange a break for 10 days, then you can continue anew. This recipe is suitable for hair loss, for strengthening them, enhancing their growth, for dry scalp, with split ends, or if damaged by staining or perm.

Burdock oil can also be used as masks. Usually they are made once a week, replacing one procedure for treating curls with clean burdock oil.

If your hair is brittle, lifeless, grow poorly, a mask with chamomile and aged wheat germ will help. To do this, take all three ingredients in equal quantities. The resulting mixture is rubbed for 40 minutes in dirty hair. Then you can wash it off.

Another way to enhance growth is a mask with ylang-ylang bey. At 2 tbsp. l Burdock oil needs five drops of essential extracts of ylang-ylang, chamomile and bey. Apply this composition, like the previous one. In addition, this mixture gives the hair shine and vitality.

If your hair quickly becomes greasy you will find a composition with grapefruit, grapes and lemon. Here you will need one tablespoon of the main ingredient, grapefruit pulp, and one teaspoon of grape seed extract and lemon juice. All this must be rubbed into the roots of the hair, wrap with a film and a towel and leave for 30 minutes. Then everything is thoroughly washed off with shampoo.

Another recipe that increases hair growth, the use of burdock oil with pepper. This will require 3 spoons of the main ingredient and a teaspoon without a slide, you can slightly less red pepper. Insist this composition for a month, then apply to hair and hold no more than 15 minutes.

You can mix two tablespoons of castor and burdock oil, add peppermint tincture in the amount of 6 spoons, rub into the hair from root to tip.Leave for 40 minutes. This mask is suitable for accelerating the growth of oily hair.

Also any natural products. Whether honey, egg yolk or cocoa, will enhance the effect of burdock oil, and vice versa, burdock extract will increase the effect of these substances.

Often use a combination of burdock oil with egg yolk and honey. Here are mixed 3 tbsp. l main ingredient, 1 tbsp. l honey, 1 raw egg yolk. Everything warms up in a water bath until the honey is completely dissolved. In a warm condition applied to the roots and along the entire length of the hair. This mask should not be applied to oily scalp.

Cocoa powder instead of honey will help fill the hair with power and brilliance, but this mask can not be applied to blondes. Cocoa hair can be colored and get a chocolate shade.

Another recipe is a mixture of burdock oil, mustard and egg yolk. The proportions are as follows. Two tablespoons of oil and mustard are mixed with egg yolk. The mixture is applied only to the roots. If you apply the composition to all the hair, and especially on the ends, mustard can overdry them. Need to be careful. The mask should be wrapped with a film and a towel and left on the hair for no more than 40 minutes. It is extremely important not to overdo it. Otherwise, dry scalp you can not avoid. When applying this mask to the hair, it is recommended to protect the tips of the hair by applying base oil, whether it be simple sunflower or olive.

The most difficult in the use of burdock oil and masks on its basis is the washing of the drug.

You should immediately make a reservation that it is better to spend the use of Maslenitsa compress on weekends, when you have a lot of free time and you are not in a hurry.

If you wash off the oil with shampoo, then it should be applied directly to the oil and spread on the hair, after which you need to wet the head and lather the shampoo. Washing should be carried out qualitatively at least twice. It is not always possible to determine on wet hair whether the applied substance has washed off. It should be well dried head hair dryer, and then to assess whether there is a greasy gloss on the curls, especially at the roots. If necessary, repeat the process from the beginning.

But it is better to wash the hair after the oil from the burdock using a specially prepared mask of rye flour.

For this 3 tbsp. l rye flour is diluted in water, which must first be heated, to the consistency of the pancake dough, whisk quickly and thoroughly. Apply this mixture on dry hair, from the roots to the ends. After the mixture is applied, it should be lathered. And leave for 5-10 minutes. Then it is necessary to massage the head and hair again, after which it is good to wash them of this consistency.

At first glance, it seems that this procedure is difficult and time consuming, but this is not quite so. By making a course of masks, from the second to the third time you will be able to adjust, and you will easily flush the oil from the first time.

In addition to the use of burdock oil for hair, this product has a lot of other useful properties.

It has a beneficial effect on the skin as a whole. They can simply soften problem areas, such as elbows, knees, heels. Also, this product is used as nutrition of the skin of the body as masks or wraps. To do this, apply to the skin and leave for 20 minutes. Then wash it off.

Fading skin, too, burdock oil is not superfluous. It perfectly restores the elasticity of cells, returns youth and life to the epidermis.

It is also useful for eyelashes, as well as for hair. When they fall - it is an indispensable tool. Burdock oil is simply applied daily at full length. It is easiest to make a brush from the old mascara. Of course, before use it must be well washed. And after each use, it is necessary to treat with soapy water and dry. As a result, the cilia become thicker, longer, decreasing their fragility and loss. The course of treatment is 1 month. As a preventive measure, it can be limited to applying 2 times a week.

Recently in fashion in men wearing a beard. But not everyone can afford it because of thin, sparse, lifeless hair. Burdock oil can also help here. It should be used as well as for hair on the head.

Another area of ​​application is nail care. It effectively strengthens the nail plate, enhances growth, protects against the penetration of fungal infections. Its use stops nail lamination, copes with the softening of the cuticle.

Burdock oil should be applied twice a day to the nail plate and rub into the skin around it. For treatment, this procedure is carried out every day, for prophylaxis - 1-2 times a week. You can do the bath with its use before each manicure. After such care, the nails will grow, change, will be full of health.

And if there are small children in the house - it is generally an indispensable tool. It can be used for various skin irritations, including those caused by the use of a diaper. To reduce redness and inflammation, it is recommended to take baths with this product.

Only when using burdock oil for a child, you need to choose a 100% pure product, without any impurities and additives, in order to avoid allergies.

In our country, when in Soviet times there was not a large variety of cosmetic means, this product was very popular. Many still do not betray their reverent attitude to burdock oil. According to numerous reviews, this all-natural composition perfectly helps to restore healthy appearance to hair, stop their loss and enhance growth. Many, having tried it, after one course, no longer return to the care products that they used before.

Burdock oil is a storehouse of vitamins and other beneficial substances that will give your hair, scalp, body, eyelashes, nails a shining, full of health look. Burdock oil - the source of your youth and beauty.