Natural Hair Loss Products
Make your own natural products for hair loss:
Natural hair growth remedies to help keep your hair
Making your own natural hair loss products is a great way to harness the healing power of herbs and essential oils - and protect yourself from harmful chemicals and synthetic additives.
Do Natural Hair Loss Products Work?
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study used a combination of essential oils or a placebo oil in 86 people with alopecia areata.
The essential oil blend combined thyme, rosemary, lavender and cedarwood in a mix of jojoba and grapeseed carrier oils.
Participants massaged the essential oil blend into their scalps daily. The control group daily massaged only the carrier oils into their scalps.
After 7 months, 44% of the participants using the essential oil blend showed improved hair growth,
compared with 15% of the control group.
Source: Hay IC, Jamieson M, Ormerod AD. Randomized trial of aromatherapy. Successful treatment for alopecia areata. Arch Dermatol. 134.11 (1998): 1349-1352.
So, yes, you can have confidence that over time you'll see results. That said, not every natural hair loss remedy will work for every person.
Hair loss is caused by many different factors, and there are many different solutions.
Also, natural hair loss products often take a while to show results, so you need be patient and stick with it
for a few months before trying the next one.
Now let's jump into the recipes - click on the links to jump straight to a specific topic or scroll down to browse through them.
Aloe Vera Scalp Treatment
Recommended Suppliers
Natural Hair Loss Products
Coconut Oil Scalp Massage Recipes
The oils and proteins in coconut oil help prevent protein loss, which is a major factor in breakage and hair loss.
Combining coconut oil with massage stimulates the scalp and increases the skin's absorption of nutrients.
Adding essential oils and herbs to coconut hair growth massage oil increases the stimulating effect.
To make a coconut scalp massage oil, start by warming 1 to 2 tablespoons of Virgin Coconut Oil in a small glass or bottle until
it turns from a white solid into a clear liquid. Stir in any of the following additions:
- 1 teaspoon Lime Juice, 3 drops Lemon or Lime essential oil, 2 drops Peppermint essential oil.
- 1 to 5 drops Cinnamon OR Pepper essential oils. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO SKIN - dilute in the coconut oil.
These essential oils irritate the skin, which causes the release of histamines.
Histamines increase cell division, which promotes hair production.
The first time you use this treatment, use only one drop of essential oil; if your reaction is very mild, the next time increase the drops to two.
Continue increasing each time you use the treatment until you experience a mild to moderate tingling sensation.
Do not overdo it - you don't want to burn your scalp, just stimulate it.
- Heat 2 teaspoons Indian gooseberry (amla) powder or dried amla root and 1 teaspoon fenugreek powder in 1 cup coconut oil.
Heat until the mixture becomes brown - do not let it turn black. Use 1 to 2 tablespoons of this blend as a scalp massage
I haven't (yet) found a good supplier for amla or fenugreek. If you know where to get them, I'd be grateful if you'd let me know.
Just enter your source into the
Hair Help message box. Thanks!
Natural Hair Loss Products
Hibiscus Hair Pack Recipe
Ingredients
- 3oz Hibiscus Petal powder
- 3 tsp Honey
- 6 tsp Aloe Vera gel
- 3 tbsp plain Yogurt
- Enough Coconut Milk to make a paste
- 10 drops Lemon essential oil
- 10 drops Peppermint essential oil
- 10 drops Rosemary essential oil
Directions
- Mix ingredients together, adding enough coconut milk to make a smooth paste. Stir in essential oils.
- Use your fingers to massage the mixture into dry hair.
- Pile your hair on top of your head and put on a shower cap or wrap your hair in plastic wrap.
Wrap a towel around your head and relax for at least 30 minutes.
- Rinse your hair well, then shampoo to remove the hair pack. Do this once a week.
Natural Hair Loss Products
Herbal Hair Growth Rinse
Regardless of their hair type, everybody can benefit from a herbal hair rinse.
It reduces product build-up and balances the scalp's pH.
And with the right herbs and essential oils, it can also boost hair growth by stimulating hair production and
normalizing over-long resting phases in the hair growth cycle.
Ingredients
- 2 cups distilled Water
- 3 tablespoons dried Sage
- 3 tablespoons dried Rosemary
- 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
- 20 drops Lavender essential oil
- 20 drops Rosemary essential oil
- 20 drops Sage essential oil
Directions
- Combine the water with the herbs in a small pot and bring to a boil on the stove.
- Remove from the heat and let steep for 1 to 3 hours.
- Strain out the herbs and pour into a large dark glass or PET plastic bottle.
- Add the vinegar and essential oils. Shake well to mix.
After shampooing and conditioning your hair, simply pour it over your hair, rub it gently into your scalp and then either
leave it in your hair to dry naturally or rinse it out and style your hair as normal.
Natural Hair Loss Products
Aloe Vera Scalp Treatment
Aloe vera cleanses the scalp, balances pH levels and heals skin irritation. It also helps activate enzymes
responsible for hair growth.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup (60ml) Aloe Vera gel
- 1 teaspoon Jojoba oil
- 12 drops Lavender essential oil
- 10 drops Rosemary essential oil
- 3 drops Cedarwood essential oil
Directions
Combine the ingredients in a dark glass or PET plastic bottle.
Massage 1 tablespoon of the mixture into your scalp each night before going to bed.
Massage your scalp for at least 15 minutes to increase blood flow to the scalp, release tension, stimulate hair follicles and help the treatment penetrate more deeply.
Natural Hair Loss Products
Recommended Suppliers
I always recommend Mountain Rose Herbs first because I like and trust them. Their quality is good, their prices are excellent, and many of their essential oils are organic.
Check out their glass bottles for storing your natural hair recipes.
I also found a great little company called
Just Naturals, which has a terrific selection of top quality organic hair and skin care products.
They offer some excellent information on hair loss, why it happens and what you can do about it. It also explains why hair loss products stop working and offers natural hair loss products to stop the cycle..
What Next?
Still got questions? Click on this link to go to Hair Help and ask! Everyone can participate, so you have a huge pool of knowledge and experience to tap into.
Round out your hair care routine by making these other easy, inexpensive hair products for natural hair health.
Shampoo for Natural Hair
Natural Hair Conditioner
Natural Hair Remedies
Natural Hair Color
Natural Hair Products Main Page
Aromatherapy Recipes Homepage from Natural Hair Loss Products
|
