Grape seed oil for hair and scalp. The school of natural cosmetics. Lesson #33
Grapeseed oil is widely used in skin care.
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Benefits of grape seed oil for hair
Grapeseed oil added shine to hair, reduced breakage, and reduced hair wear (in a study on strands of natural, colored, and bleached hair).
Grape seed oil has anti-inflammatory, bactericidal and regenerating properties, normalizes intracellular metabolic processes, strengthens blood vessels, improves blood circulation.
Grape seed oil helps to cope with such hair problems as excessive oiliness, dandruff, brittleness. It also helps to stimulate hair growth, restores their healthy appearance, elasticity and shine. Grape seed oil is used as a remedy for hair loss.
Grape seed oil:
rich in linoleic acid (58-78%),
contains vitamin E, phytosterols, carotenoids, chlorophyll,
In refined oil, the content of fatty acids is preserved, but the other listed beneficial substances are reduced. But refined oil is more stable and less comedogenic.
Grape seed oil is used not only in hair masks, but also applied in pure form as a leave-in treatment, enriched with it shampoos and conditioners, added to water for rinsing, as it has a light texture, is easy to rinse off and is suitable for any type of hair.
Grape seed oil combines well with essential oils and other seed oils: almond, peach, apricot, as well as with avocado, jojoba and wheat germ oils.
How to use grape seed oil for hair?
Apply in pure form as a mask before washing your hair. The oil can be warmed up, applied with massage, or kept warm under a cap. The oil is distributed along the partings as a mask for the scalp (for flaking, dryness, dandruff, oiliness, to improve hair growth). Leave for 30 minutes, depending on the effect on specific hair. Then distribute the shampoo without water over the skin and hair, then lather and rinse under running water. If necessary, repeat shampooing. Alternatively, you can apply grape seed oil to the roots of your hair and coconut oil to the length.
Inclusions in cream masks, which are also applied before washing hair.
In small quantities, you can try adding it to balms/conditioners for hair or "dry" oils (as a leave-in treatment). A few drops of grape seed oil are added to the balm. And then applied to dry hair for softening. But it can give the effect of greasy strands, you need to take into account the initial condition and individual reactions.
Masks are used 1-3 times a week depending on the need:
to prevent hair loss it is better to do it before each hair wash, to soften it - depending on the situation, if the problem is pronounced, do it more often, for prevention or to maintain the result - less often.
Let's look at different recipe options, from simple to more complex.
For hair growth
A way to speed up hair growth is to massage your scalp with warm oil. After the massage, apply the oil along the entire length of your hair and leave it for 30 minutes. Then wash your hair as usual. The blood flow to the scalp after this procedure also helps strengthen the hair follicles, preventing hair loss.
A more complex but effective way is to use grape seed oil in combination with other useful ingredients.
Hair growth mask
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Ingredients:
Sea salt 1/2 cup
Grape seed oil 1/2 cup;
Half a lime;
Essential oils: orange, sage, lavender - 5 drops each.
Instructions:
Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a wooden spatula. Do not use metal utensils! Store in the refrigerator in a glass container with a lid.
This mixture should be used to massage the scalp 1-2 times a month.
Oil serum for strengthening hair roots
This product is applied before washing your hair. It improves blood flow, strengthens hair follicles, and improves growth.
Ingredients:
Grape seed oil 2 teaspoons
Pumpkin oil 2 teaspoons
Nettle extract 5 drops
Rosemary extract 5 drops
Fenugreek extract 5 drops
Vitamin E (complex) 2 drops
Juniper essential oil 8 drops
Rosemary essential oil 14 drops
Lemon essential oil 8 drops
Instructions:
Mix everything, apply to scalp for an hour or two.
Damaged hair is often dehydrated, which is why it loses elasticity and shine, splits and breaks.
Nourishing hair restoration mask
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Ingredients:
Grape seed oil 1 tablespoon
Olive oil 1 tablespoon
Avocado (pulp) 1/2 pcs
Rosewood essential oil 5 drops.
Instructions:
Apply along the entire length of the hair under polyethylene, leave for 30 minutes, wash off with shampoo.
Mask for split ends
The ends are the driest and most damage-prone part of the hair. Grape seed oil is easily absorbed, so it can be applied after washing to the dried ends of the hair as a leave-in treatment.
Applied in this way, the oil moisturizes the hair and makes it smooth, and also makes combing easier and prevents split ends.
Moisturizing mask
To moisturize dry and brittle hair, it is useful to rinse with warm water and grape seed oil in the proportion: 1 tablespoon of oil per 4 glasses of water.
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How to use
Masks with grape seed oil, as with other hair oils, should not be used too often. As a rule, 1-2 times a week is enough.
As for rinsing or applying to the ends of the hair (leave-in care), these procedures are usually carried out after each hair wash for about 1 month.
Precautions
Grape seed oil is one of the hypoallergenic cosmetics. Due to its mild action and anti-inflammatory properties, it can be used even on damaged skin. However, each organism is individual, so possible intolerance cannot be ruled out. Before use, it is recommended to test on a small area of ​​skin.
Grape seed oil perfectly moisturizes the skin, so it is often used in home and professional cosmetics. Owners of normal and combination skin can use cosmetics with a grape component. The oil will help to nourish the dermis, prevent excessive sebum secretion and give the face a fresher and more radiant look.