Searching for the best essential oil recipe for hair growth? Are you experiencing hair loss or hair fall? Is your hair thinning?!
Create your own essential oil recipe for hair growth. Essential oils like Rosemary, Peppermint, Cedarwood, Tea Tree, and Ylang Ylang boost circulation and stimulate new cell and hair growth.
Use carrier oils like Coconut, Rosehip, Jojoba, and Castor carrier to strengthen and nourish your hair and make it feel softer and more silky. Adapt your essential oil recipe for hair growth to Dry Shampoo, Hot Hair Oil & Serum, and a wonderful Hair Rinse.
Take control right now and empower yourself with stronger, healthier hair! Let’s find your perfect essential oil recipe for hair growth
Introduction to Our Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth
If you are seeking the best essential oil recipe for hair growth and thickness, you have come to the right place. We are going to look at the best essential oils for hair and which carrier oils to use alongside, to create a variety of natural hair products. Combine these to stimulate hair growth, improve hair health, and reduce hair loss.
This is not our only hair post, we have done a few in the past so I’ll link to other essential oils for hair posts as we go, as well as to ones about how to promote hair growth and improve hair health.
Consider this the whistle-stop tour to find the perfect essential oil recipe for hair growth.
Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth - The Science
Understanding hair growth will help us get the maximum effect from our oils. So, a bit of science to support our essential oil recipe for hair growth.
Hair & Keratin
Hair is made up mostly of a fibrous protein called Keratin. The amount of keratin in our hair varies from person to person but usually comprises between 65% and 95% of our hair. is It also forms body hair, fingernails, and toenails. Our skin also contains keratin.
The way hair grows is fascinating, you're gonna love this bit of science!
- First, stem cells divide to form a type of cell called keratinocytes.
- Keratinocytes then move to various parts of the body. Their shape flattens, and then they die. ( Poor things! )
- These newly formed (recently dead) cells are pushed up through the skin
- As cells are pushed, they detach from all their nourishment sources.
- They die and form keratin, through a process called keratinization.
Keratinized cells for what is essentially a rod of tissue and protein begin to build.
- This is how the shaft of your hair is formed.
Since hair is dead it is no longer supported by any nourishment from our body. Therefore it is important to feed and nourish it. We could use any number of natural ingredients to do this.
Limitations of an Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth
While there is evidence to support using essential oils on your hair. But there are some areas that you could fall down, so let’s look at those.
Essential Oils to Stimulate Hair Growth
Essential oils and carrier oils are great tools to help hair growth, but they will not do the job as effectively as they could on their own.
Massage is a key ingredient in encouraging hair growth.
Hair loss often happens because the circulation is not strong enough and does not provide the hair follicles with enough oxygen and nutrients to sustain the hair.
Any agent that will improve the circulation and encourage the production and absorption of more oxygen in the hair follicles is going to prove useful. This better oxygen absorption and circulation stimulation will both help to strengthen and repair them.
Excellent circulation and blood supply are required to stimulate hair growth. Massage is wonderful for scalp health and stimulates hair follicles. Doing it with carrier oils and essential oils aids keratin formation and nourishes the hair.
If you have thinning hair and are experiencing a lot of hair fall or hair loss, massaging your scalp with our essential oil recipe for hair growth may be helpful.
Make a massaging hair treatment with our essential oil recipe for hair growth part of your weekly regimen for super soft, healthy hair, full of life and vigor.
Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth on Your Hair…in A Shampoo?
Hmmm…this is a common trickster!
It takes about 19 minutes for essential oils to be absorbed through the skin and into the bloodstream, then circulate around your body.
With this in mind, if we use our essential oil recipe for hair growth in shampoo or conditioner, we will simply be washing it all away before it even has a chance to get to work.
Therefore, a successful essential oil recipe for hair growth needs to be a base that you can leave on hair your hair longer. This could either be for a short amount of time, in which case you could use a Mask or Hot Hair Oil, or for a longer-lasting product, a Hair Serum or Dry Shampoo.
It’s rather exciting because we can use our essential oil recipe for hair growth in a variety of bases. It gives us the power to create effective natural hair products packed with active ingredients to improve the health of your hair.
Why not have a go at making a range of products, like Natural Hair Growth Oil to help stimulate new hair growth, reduce irritation to hair follicles, and increase hair growth properties? Try a Dry Shampoo for the days when you don’t have time to wash and give your hair and scalp a ‘treatment’ at the same time. Super quick, super easy, and perfect for when life is busy.
Essential Oils For Hair Growth
The best oil mixture for hair growth and thickness needs a closer look at the active properties of the essential oils and carrier oils.
First, let’s focus on essential oils thought to contain chemical constituents that support healthy hair growth by stimulating or soothing hair follicles to prevent hair loss.
There are plenty of essential oils we can use to support less:
- Hair loss
- Hair fall
- Dryness and damage
- Breakage and split ends
We can use the properties of essential oils to:
- Stimulate new hair growth
- Promote faster hair growth
- Increase hair growth and volume
- Achieve healthier hair and scalp
- Prevent hair loss
Scientific Research, Or The Lack Of It
Now, when it comes to scientific research for essential oils and the benefits for your hair and scalp, it is sadly rather lacking. Understandable when you think of the current need for research in the areas of Cancer, Alzheimers, and Heart Disease. Thick, shiny hair seems at the bottom of the pile. Yet for many of us, our hair is our crowning glory. Where there is research, I will provide it or a link to Liz’s very informative articles for you to explore a little further.
You can start now and delve deeper with 5 Best Essential Oils for Hair Growth: Investigating the Pros and Cons
First, let's dispel a little myth about Lavender essential oil.
Lavender, Friend or Foe For Our Hair?
Everywhere you look, including our own articles, Lavender oil is hailed as the superhero for soothing, calming, and dealing with skin irritations. It warrants its many accolades for the skin.
However, when it comes to our hair when used overly regularly, Lavender essential oil can be quite drying to the hair and scalp. It is something that we should use occasionally in our essential oil recipe for hair growth and more for scalp irritations and skin conditions like dandruff, rather than for the hair itself.
It can be useful in an essential oil blend when tackling hair loss and used in massage oil. However to maintain hydration and to avoid drying out your skin, err on the side of using it less often.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Go more in-depth with - Is Lavender Oil Good For Hair?
Cedarwood Essential Oil (Juniperus Mexicana)
A definite contender for our essential oil recipe for hair growth is Cedarwood essential oil. It is perfect for our best essential oil blend to stimulate hair growth. We talked above about the importance of getting the blood and circulation moving and Cedarwood essential oil has properties that are circulatory stimulants. Combine with scalp massage to increase blood flow and encourage the stimulation of hair follicles to promote and increase hair growth.
Cedarwood has wonderful astringent properties, perfect for stripping the hair of excess sebum and hair product residues. It makes a gorgeous hair rinse.
Head lice and small biting bugs, like midges, really hate Cedarwood, so we can use it to prevent being bothered by these pesky critters too.
It contains antifungal and anti-inflammatory constituents making it an excellent choice for those who experience sore, red, or itchy scalps especially if you have eczema, psoriasis, or seborrheic dermatitis on your scalp.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Take a deeper dive into the benefits of Cedarwood for your hair with:
Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha Piperita)
Peppermint essential oil is another prime candidate for our essential oil recipe for hair growth. Liz delves into its benefits for preventing hair loss and explains why it can be so useful in Is Peppermint Oil Good For Your Hair?
Here is a bit more science: Peppermint Oil Promotes Hair Growth without Toxic Signs
In short, though, Peppermint essential oil contains a vasodilatory constituent called Menthol which supports healthy blood flow and circulation to the hair follicles. Menthol also gives peppermint that refreshing cooling scent and property.
Like Cedarwood, it contains antifungal and anti-inflammatory constituents to support healthy skin formation. This would be useful to those who live with dandruff, eczema, dermatitis, or psoriasis.
Peppermint essential oil smells incredible. Bright, zingy, minty, and exhilarating and it offers a rather titillating tingling, cooling sensation, which is sure to wake you up in the best way possible.
Make it one of your ‘go-to’ essential oils for hair and scalp health and your DIY hair growth oil.
Safety:
- Do not use it during pregnancy and be mindful of using it during breastfeeding
- Peppermint stimulates the heart, so it carries a mild risk of fibrillation.
- Anyone with epilepsy or a heart condition should use only the smallest dilutions.
- G6PD is a blood disorder that mainly affects males. Therefore, Peppermint essential oil is not suitable for patients with G6PD Deficiency.
- Don’t use Peppermint on your scalp if you have broken skin or sores. It will sting!
- For children under 6 years old use a 0.25% dilution.
Top Tip!
Struggling with hair loss in your beard? Dip into Peppermint Essential Oil for Beard Growth: Combat the Loss of Facial Hair
Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Rosemary, as a herb, has been used for millennia in hair care and it is most popular as a hair rinse to encourage thick, shiny hair. This was tested in a 2015 trial of androgenetic alopecia. (hair loss due to hormonal balance)
Rosemary essential oil proved more effective than the standard treatment, Minoxidil 2%, for hair loss and was more successful at stimulating hair growth. The study concluded ‘The findings of the present trial provided evidence concerning the efficacy of rosemary oil in the treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia’. Panahi (2015)
Ezekwe (2020), stated ‘several botanical and natural ingredients do show promise in treating androgenetic alopecia’. These included Rosemary, Thyme, and Tea Tree essential oils.
Rosemary, both as a herb and an essential oil, works wonderfully with Thyme oil (and as a herb) for improved hair health. Try them together for a powerhouse effect.
We can use the brilliant active properties of Rosemary oil to support our natural hair routine and reduce damaged hair. It’s very good at improving hydration and moisturizing dry hair, so if you want beautiful healthy hair make Rosemary part of your routine. I found a DELICIOUS recipe for DIY Honey Rosemary Hair Rinse from AHAA Living, (I say delicious because you could drink it if you wanted!)
No essential oil recipe for hair growth would be complete without a dash of Rosemary essential oil but be cautious since it does have a long list of contraindications and safety recommendations (see below) and needs to be diluted carefully: Explore How to Dilute Rosemary Essential Oil for Hair.
Safety:
- Rosemary contains constituents proven to be pro-convulsive for some people, be cautious with this essential oil if you have epilepsy.
- The stimulant nature of Rosemary may also stimulate your blood pressure, so those with Hypertension - High Blood Pressure need to use it with caution, if at all.
- It contains constituents that can be neurotoxic and can affect psychosis or delusory issues like schizophrenia; use with extreme caution if you experience or are diagnosed with any of these.
- If you have any of these conditions and wish to use Rosemary, please consult your relevant medical professional for advice and supervision.
- High in the chemical constituent Carvone, the maximum dilution of this oil is 1.4%
Tea Tree Essential Oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)
For the best essential oil recipe for hair growth, we need to consider the many properties of Tea Tree Essential oil. We explored it in depth in Is Tea Tree Oil Good For Hair?
Widely used in the industry to alleviate dandruff, and deter head lice, nits, and other biting insects like midges, it can also help reduce spots and acne, even those in our hair and hairline.
Grab your bottle of Tea Tree oil and make yourself an essential oil hair tonic to restore the balance of oils to your hair. It can be very useful if you have greasy or oily hair and need to create a better balance of oils through the hair. Tea Tree is one of the best essential oils to use for clean, healthy hair that shines with vitality.
Tea Tree essential oil can help deodorize your hair, making it an ideal ingredient in Hair Spritzes and Dry Shampoo to get rid of the odor of a long day or a fun night out!
Tea Tree for Healthy Hair Growth
Bit of a red herring this one, because within the confines of this post, we imagine that people want more hair, but of course that might not always be the case.
Tea Tree and Lavender essential oils were researched by Tirabassi (2013) to reduce idiopathic hirsutism, where women have male hair growth patterns.
Both were found to reduce unwanted excess hair.
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 16 weeks of pregnancy.
Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)
For your own homemade hair oil recipe for hair growth, Ylang Ylang should be on your list, especially if your hormones are going through flux. Ylang Ylang is a master balancer, supporting healthy hormonal balance and blood pressure and bringing balance to body and mind.
Your essential oil recipe for hair growth benefits from Ylang Ylang’s ability to balance sebum production. It can help control how oily or greasy your hair becomes. If you have issues with oily hair, make Ylang Ylang your best friend. It’s a highly effective essential oil for hair care.
Ylang-ylang essential oil supports healthy circulation. As we have seen new cells require good circulation to stimulate hair growth. Massaging your scalp with Ylang Ylang essential oil not only stimulates the scalp but also induces a sense of calm. It also has aphrodisiac properties, so maybe get your partner to give you a head massage and see where it leads! Wink wink.
Discover - Ylang Ylang Essential Oil for Hair: Nature’s Conditioner
Safety:
- Do not use it in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Carrier Oils To Use With Essential Oils For Hair Growth
When it comes to our essential oil recipe for hair growth we need to consider that the carrier oils are just as important because they too are packed with active ingredients that can be supremely useful to us. Just as we use essential oils for their properties, we can do the same with carrier oils. Your essential oil recipe for hair growth will be doubly effective if you choose the right carrier oils.
Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa Canina)
Research from Truong (2023) concluded, ‘findings suggest that Rosehip seed oil stimulates hair growth and may show promise as a preventive and/or therapeutic agent for hair loss’.
We can use Rosehip to reduce hair fall and hair loss and try to slow down thinning hair.
Rosehip Seed carrier oil has antioxidant properties that will always place it at the top of my list for both skin and haircare.
Coconut MCT Carrier Oil (Cocos nucifera)
Coconut oil comes in a few varieties, Cold Pressed Extra Virgin which can be solid at room temperature. Fractionated Coconut Oil goes through a separation process called ‘fractionation’ which separates the different types of fats to leave an odorless and colorless oil.
Coconut MCT carrier oil has a type of fat called Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) left intact in the carrier oil. The difference lies in how our body metabolizes the different ‘chains’ of fatty acids. MCT is a medium-length fatty acid chain and is metabolized in a different way than a long-chain triglyceride or LCT. Our body finds it easier to metabolize, digest, and absorb MCT and so they are converted or absorbed more quickly into the body.
When it comes to scalp health and your essential oil recipe for hair growth, use a carrier oil like Coconut MCT. The hair's cortex can more quickly absorb all the oils it needs and nothing more. It absorbed quickly into the scalp fostering the perfect environment for hair growth.
If you are going to use Coconut MCT carrier oil in your essential oil recipe for hair growth, make sure you are massaging it into the scalp too for that extra added benefit.
Jojoba Oil (Simmondsia Chinensis)
Try Jojoba oil as it most closely resembles our own sebum and helps to balance sebum production, Perfect if your hair and scalp are too dry or too oily. Jojoba helps you find a more natural balance.
Castor Oil (Ricinus Communis)
Castor oil is really thick and unctuous and wonderful for bringing moisture to dehydrated hair. Especially if you heat it up. Adding heat allows it to penetrate the deeper layers of the skin. It has ricinoleic acid in it, which nourishes the hair follicles and increases the blood flow, which in turn boosts cell production and formation. Always get the best from it by using it in a hot oil treatment.
Sweet Almond Oil (Prunus Amygdala)
Sweet Almond oil is always very popular for hair that tends to be on the drier side. It has a rich, thick formulation, which seals in hydration and smoothes the hair shaft.
Hemp Seed Oil
Hemp Seed oil is another beautifully rich carrier oil that will make your hair super shiny and more manageable.
Deep dive with Liz on the Best Carrier Oils For Hair Loss And Regrowth: Top 9 Oils for Natural Hair Care to get extra tips for your homemade oil for hair growth and thickness.
Our Favorite Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth
You can take this one essential oil recipe for hair growth, and add it to a variety of bases to give you a range of effective products to improve the health and appearance of your hair.
Just this one simple essential oil blend can help you reduce hair loss and hair fall, and improve blood circulation to the scalp, which promotes skin and hair cell production and regeneration. For stronger, thicker, healthier hair and scalp, this is all you need.
Remember that the carrier oils are as important as the essential oils.
Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth
You Will Need:
- Measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Silicone spatula
- Bottle funnel
- 100ml Bottle
- Oil and waterproof label
Ingredients:
Carrier Oils
- 40 ml of Coconut MCT Carrier Oil (Cocos nucifera)
- 20 ml of Jojoba Carrier Oil (Simmondsia chinensis)
- 20 ml of Castor Carrier Oil (Ricinus communis)
- 13 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa Canina)
Essential Oils
- 60 drops of Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus deodara)
- 40 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita)
- 20 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- 10 drops of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)
Safety:
- Do not use during pregnancy
- Not suitable for children under 12
Rosemary Specific
- Rosemary contains constituents proven to be pro-convulsive for some people, be cautious with this essential oil if you have epilepsy.
- The stimulant nature of Rosemary may also stimulate your blood pressure, so those with Hypertension - High Blood Pressure need to use it with caution, if at all.
- It contains constituents that can be neurotoxic and can affect psychosis or delusory issues like schizophrenia; use with extreme caution if you experience or are diagnosed with any of these.
Peppermint Specific
- Peppermint stimulates the heart, so it carries a mild risk of fibrillation.
- Anyone with epilepsy or a heart condition should use only the smallest dilutions.
- G6PD is a blood disorder that mainly affects males. Therefore, Peppermint essential oil is not suitable for patients with G6PD Deficiency.
Method:
- Combine all the carrier oils together in the measuring jug
- Add the essential oils and mix thoroughly until well combined.
- Use a bottle funnel and decant into a 100ml bottle.
- Use a silicone spatula to maximize every drop getting in the bottle.
- List all ingredients on an oil and waterproof label.
- Include the date and a 3-month expiry date.
How To Use:
Ideally, it’s best to use your essential oil recipe for hair growth when it is warm. It will offer you the best results and allow the oils to penetrate more deeply into the skin and be better absorbed.
- Pop the oil into a small bowl set over a larger bowl of warm water and leave it to sit for a few minutes to absorb the heat.
- Section your hair and work in sections, cover your hair in oil working from root to tip. Pay particular attention to any dry ends.
- Massage into your scalp fairly vigorously and stimulate that all-important blood flow.
- Wrap your hair in a hot towel and allow it to absorb for at least 30 minutes.
- Shampoo your hair as normal to rinse away any excess oil, you may need to repeat the shampoo if your hair is holding on to a lot of oil.
- Wrap your wet hair in a clean, hot towel, sit back and rest for 10-15 minutes and enjoy the warmth.
- Dry and style as normal.
- Alternatively, you can use it as a spot treatment on dry ends and to tame flyaways.
Different Bases For Our Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth
Now the exciting thing about this essential oil recipe for hair growth, is that you can take it and add it to a variety of different bases to create a range of hair-tastic products!
Let me show you how you can tweak it to your needs and create products that suit you and your hair.
Dry Shampoo
It’s so easy to make your own Dry Shampoo you will be wondering why you never made it before. You can even tint it to suit your hair shade. Amazing!
Read this first DIY Natural Dry Shampoo: Save Money and Nourish Your Hair.
Then take the basic Dry Shampoo Ingredients:
- ½ cup of Cornstarch (Zea Mays (Corn) Starch)
- ½ cup of Arrowroot Powder (Maranta Arundinacea Root)
- 10 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa Canina)
- 30 drops of Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus deodara)
- 20 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (Mentha piperita)
- 10 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- 10 drops of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)
Safety:
- Do not use during pregnancy
- Not suitable for children under 12
Rosemary Specific
- Rosemary contains constituents proven to be pro-convulsive for some people, be cautious with this essential oil if you have epilepsy.
- The stimulant nature of Rosemary may also stimulate your blood pressure, so those with Hypertension - High Blood Pressure need to use it with caution, if at all.
- It contains constituents that can be neurotoxic and can affect psychosis or delusory issues like schizophrenia; use with extreme caution if you experience or are diagnosed with any of these.
Peppermint Specific
- Peppermint stimulates the heart, so it carries a mild risk of fibrillation.
- Anyone with epilepsy or a heart condition should use only the smallest dilutions.
- G6PD is a blood disorder that mainly affects males. Therefore, Peppermint essential oil is not suitable for patients with G6PD Deficiency.
Method:
- Measure out your carrier oil and mix in your essential oils making sure it is well combined.
- In a large bowl, combine the Arrowroot and Cornstarch and mix.
- If you are tinting your dry shampoo follow the tutorial on how to do that here.
- Using a pipette, carefully drop individual drops of oil across the surface of the powder in an even fashion.
- Wear gloves and work your fingers through the powder. Be sure to break down any clumps, and make sure you are working the oil through the mixture evenly.
- Cover the powder mix with saran wrap or an airtight lid and allow it to mature overnight.
- In the morning, check it over for any clumps and break any down. Sometimes, I just give it a really good shake.
- Decant the dry shampoo into your chosen container and label it, listing all ingredients for obvious safety reasons.
How To Use:
- Don’t forget to do a 24 to 48-hour patch test.
- You can either use a soft makeup brush to apply the dry shampoo to your hair roots or shake it onto your hair.
- Work the dry shampoo into your hair and scalp well with your fingers.
- You then need to brush it through, it is key to the process, so please don’t skip it.
- That’s it! Easy as pie!
The Perfect Hair Rinse
I was inspired by that glorious recipe above from AAHA and it got me thinking about the perfect hair rinse recipe for strong shiny hair.
Using Rosemary is a no-brainer, but for those of you who might be sensitive to the essential oil, let's stick with the herb itself, it’s no second choice. Thyme herb compliments the Rosemary so beautifully it would be remiss to not include it.
I think you are going to LOVE this one.
Get A Headstart
You can get a lovely head start by infusing 200ml of organic Apple Cider Vinegar with your herbs for 2-4 weeks beforehand. Add half a lemon too for extra zing!
You Will Need:
- Saucepan
- Large measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Measuring cups
- Fine strainer, cheesecloth, or a clean tea towel.
- Funnel
- 1-liter bottle
Ingredients:
Makes 1 liter
- 400ml Water, preferably Spring or Distilled (Aqua) + a little extra top off to a liter.
- 250ml Orange Flower Water (Citrus aurantium dulcis flower water)
- 200ml Apple Cider Vinegar (Acetum)
- 50ml Honey, preferably raw (Mel)
- 50ml Glycerine (Glycerol)
- ½ cup Fresh Rosemary herb (Rosmarinus officinalis)
- ¼ cup Fresh Thyme herb (Thymus vulgaris)
Optional:
Silica-rich herbs for stronger, healthier hair
- ½ cup Nettles - fresh (Urtica dioica)
- ½ cup Horsetail - fresh or dried is fine (Equisetum arvense)
- 20 drops of your Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth diluted in 2 tbsp of Witch Hazel
Safety:
- Take care not to get it in your eyes, if you do rinse with clean water. If irritation persists, seek medical advice taking the clearly labeled container with you.
- If you use your Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth - the safety advice for that will apply also.
Method:
There are two ways to do this. You can either:
Infuse Your Vinegar
- Infuse all your herbs in Apple Cider Vinegar with half a lemon and leave to steep for between 2-4 weeks. There is no need to heat them, the vinegar captures all the herby goodness.
- Simply add everything else to the infused vinegar and mix well. This makes an amazing vinegar.
- If you use the Nettle and Horsetail, they are full of silicon which provides the building blocks for strong hair, skin, and nails.
Alternatively, Go For A Hot Water Infusion
- Measure the water into a saucepan set over a medium heat and add the herbs
- Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a very low simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Take off the heat and set aside to cool.
- When it is just still warm add your Honey and Glycerine. If you add it while it is hot it will reduce the quality of the raw honey.
- When it is cold, add the Orange Flower Water and Apple Cider Vinegar.
- Add your Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth (diluted in Witch Hazel) now if you are using it.
- Strain using a fine strainer, cheesecloth, or a clean tea towel.
- Use a funnel and decant into a liter bottle. Top up with water if needed.
- Label all ingredients, on an oil and waterproof label, and add instructions for use.
How To Use:
- Always do a 24-48 hour patch first - don’t skip this, please.
- Keep in the refrigerator and use within 4-5 days.
Now I use this in the following way:
- I wash my hair as normal and condition it. Then I simply put anywhere between 250 - 500ml of the rinse into a jug and pour it over my hair, making sure it covers every strand.
- I squeeze it through my hair to distribute it. However, you can gently comb it through if you have very thick or long hair.
- I don’t rinse it off and I wrap my hair in a hot towel for 20 minutes.
- You can then go on and dry and style your hair as normal. When dried, it leaves your hair super shiny, and soft to the touch, and get ready for plenty of compliments because it will be noticed!
- I feel it stimulates hair growth and that I lose less hair and have reduced hair fall when I brush my hair. I tend to notice stronger, new hair growth around my forehead - I suppose it is the most obvious place you would notice it though!
Hot Hair Oil & Hair Serum
We are going to create a bit of magic here and do a ‘twofer’. Two for one. We can take the same ingredients and use them as either a Hot Hair Oil treatment or use it at room temperature as a super nourishing Hair Serum to prevent split ends and tame flyaways.
It is fabulous to use as a DIY hair growth oil, but please feel free to use some of the essential oils mentioned above to create your very own hair growth oil recipe.
You Will Need:
- Measuring jug
- Stainless steel spoon
- Funnel
- 100ml bottle
- Oil and waterproof label.
Ingredients:
- 40 ml of Coconut MCT Carrier Oil (Cocos nucifera)
- 40 ml of Argan Carrier Oil (Argania Spinosa)
- 10 ml of Rosehip Carrier Oil (Rosa Canina)
- 5 ml of Glycerine (Glycerol)
- 60 drops of Rose Geranium Essential Oil (Pelargonium Roseum X Asperum)
- 20 drops of Cedarwood Essential Oil (Cedrus deodara)
- 10 drops of Ylang Ylang Essential Oil (Cananga odorata)
Optional - You can swap these essential oils out for your Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth if you wish. Just remember the different safety contraindications apply if you do that.
Safety:
- Do not use in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Method:
- Simply mix all the ingredients in a small measuring jug and combine thoroughly.
- Use a funnel and decant into your 100ml bottle.
- Add your oil and waterproof label, clearly listing all the ingredients.
- Add the production date and expiry date of 3 months.
How To Use:
Hot Hair Oil
- How much you need depends on your hair type, length, and porosity, you need at least a tsp and probably no more than 2 tbsp.
- Place your oil in a small bowl placed over a larger bowl of hot water and allow it to warm through for about 5 minutes.
- Carefully remove the smaller bowl from the hot water and set down.
- Section your hair and starting at the root, massage the oil down the sections of hair.
- Then give yourself a good scalp massage and massage the oil into your scalp. (Amazing video tutorial here)
- Wrap your hair in a hot towel for at least 20 minutes.
- Wash as normal, but you may need to shampoo twice, condition and dry, and style as usual.
- Stand back and marvel at the gorgeous condition of your hair! Wowee!
Hair Serum
- It’s useful if you have a little in a serum dispenser that will dispense just a drop or two.
- Rub the oil between your hands and work your hands through your hair, paying particular attention to any dry ends.
- Brush through if you feel it necessary.
- No need to rinse, simply style as normal.
- You can add a final drop to tame any wayward flyaways.
- Yes, it IS that easy to make your hair look glorious!
The Final Word
I hope that I have shown you how to create your own essential oil recipe for hair growth and how you can use it in a variety of exciting products. Take control of your own hair care and use the active properties and benefits of essential oils and carrier oils to massage your scalp.
Our Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth may help to:
- Reduce hair fall and hair loss
- Stimulate cell regeneration and hair growth
- Strengthen and nourish hair
- Encourage better volume and hair thickness
- Give your hair extra shine and vitality
- Improve manageability
So what are you waiting for? Grab some Cedarwood, Rosemary, Peppermint, ylang-ylang, and Tea Tree essential oils and create your own perfect essential oil recipe for hair growth.
Mix your oils with Coconut MCT for maximum absorption and boost it with Rosehip’s antioxidant qualities. Jojoba helps to balance oiliness and Castor oil can help with nourishing shine.
Use it in Dry Shampoo, Hot Hair Oil, and Hair Serum, and make your own Hair Rinse and soon you will have so many compliments on the beauty of your hair.
Now is the perfect time to create your own Essential Oil Recipe for Hair Growth and pamper yourself thoroughly, you deserve it!
