With over 130 essential oils available, knowing which essential oils to use for hair growth and how to use them can be tricky. Additionally, many DIY recipes don’t just provide the formula for determining the number of drops of essential oil.
It is about to change, though, since, in this article on how to mix essential oils for hair growth and thickness, we’ll look at the different essential oils and their methods.
How To mix Essential Oils for Hair Growth and Thickness
Essential oils have many benefits, but one of the less thought of benefits is their hair growth support. The following is a list of the best essential oils for hair growth and how to mix essential oils for hair growth and thickness.
Cedarwood Essential Oil
Sesquiterpenes, a substance that increases oxygen supply, is present in cedarwood essential oil. Additionally, applying cedarwood essential oil to your scalp can increase circulation and blood flow to your hair, leading to new growth.
The antifungal property of cedarwood essential oil can also improve the overall health of your scalp.
How to use Cedarwood Essential Oil
- Five drops of Cedarwood essential oil
- a half-pint of your favorite carrier oil OR your favorite conditioner
A great recipe for beginners is this one because it’s so simple. Adding a few drops of cedarwood to your conditioner is the easiest way to get started with essential oil hair care trials. Also, cedarwood is a good moisturizer that helps support hair thickness.
(Carrier oils dilute the essential oils and “carry” them to the skin. This is because essential oils are potent and can irritate the skin when used directly. Sweet almonds, cold-pressed coconut, grapeseed, jojoba, and olive oils are a few of the most common examples.)
Lavender Essential Oil
An excellent 2016 study revealed the benefits of lavender essential oil in mice’s hair growth.
This study was critical because it showed that 5% Lavender Essential Oil diluted in jojoba oil was safer and more effective than a 3% minoxidil solution (found in products like Men’s Rogaine).
Lavender oil improves the condition of the hair and scalp while being less harmful than the long list of side effects of minoxidil. The oil also stimulates blood flow to the scalp and has antibacterial effects that prevent infections on the scalp.
How to use Lavender Oil
Add three teaspoons of lavender oil to a carrier oil, such as coconut oil, and massage it into your scalp for 10 minutes. Then rinse it out and wash your hair, as usual, to experience healthy hair with the added benefit of a calming aroma. Or you can also mix a few drops of conditioner with water before rinsing.
Peppermint Essential Oil
Studies on hair have shown promising results for peppermint essential oil as well. Compared to a 3% solution of minoxidil, a 3% solution of peppermint essential oil has proven to promote hair growth greatly.
The menthol content of peppermint improves the blood flow to the scalp. This, in turn, stimulates hair growth, cleaning clogged follicles and strengthening hair.
How to use Peppermint Oil
Add two drops to a carrier oil, like coconut or olive oil, while taking a shower. Massage the mixture into your scalp for 5 minutes before thoroughly washing.
To avoid burning your skin, always dilute peppermint oil with carrier oils. Additionally, we advise against applying peppermint oil to children or newborns.
Rosemary Essential Oil
If you thought the research on mice was interesting, you’d like to learn about a 2015 human trial. A 2% minoxidil solution used twice daily and a 1% Rosemary Essential Oil applied in the same manner were compared in a stud. The study involved 100 patients with androgenetic alopecia ( male pattern baldness).
The Rosemary Essential Oil group experienced noticeably better outcomes after six months of use. It includes decreased hair loss, increased new hair growth, and fewer side effects.
That’s quite incredible.
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects are present in rosemary essential oil. Both of these can stimulate new hair growth while promoting a healthy scalp.
How to use Rosemary oil
Apply five drops to your scalp after a shower to get thicker hair, or mix them with your shampoo and conditioner.
Best advice: Rosemary oil works excellent for regrowing eyebrows as well! Before bed, use a few drops of freshly washed brows to achieve fuller, healthier brows.
Oil mixture for hair growth and thickness
Method #1 Hair Thickener Secret Recipe
The Recipe:
- Cedarwood essential oil (roughly 30 drops)
- Rosemary essential oil (roughly 30 drops)
- Clary Sage essential oil (roughly 30 drops)
- Three ounces of your preferred carrier oil (for this recipe, we suggest combining jojoba and grapeseed oils in equal parts).
Add to a glass bottle and thoroughly shake.
Benefits
Not only does the mixture of cedarwood, rosemary, and sage smell fantastic, but it is also a potent hydrating blend. It stimulates your hair follicles and improves blood flow to your scalp. Remember that this recipe is quite concentrated, so depending on your skin’s sensitivity, you might need to add additional carrier oil.
After thoroughly massaging this mixture into your scalp and hair, give it 20 minutes to sit. It is perfectly safe to leave it in longer than overnight, so don’t be afraid to do so. Three times a week for a month, do this and get ready to have remarkable effects.
Method # 2 Repair Dry, Damaged Hair
The Recipe:
- Clary sage essential oil (3 drops)
- Rosemary essential oil (3 drops)
- Lavender essential oil (3 drops)
- Tea tree essential oil (3 drops)
Benefits
This mixture is meant to repair dry or damaged hair, possibly after you’ve dyed it or used your blow dryer a little too harshly. Wrap your head in a towel, massage the mixture into your hair and scalp, and then wait at least 30 minutes before rinsing. Similar to the previous recipe, you can keep this one overnight. Apply twice weekly until your hair has grown back.
How to mix essential oils for hair loss
Cedarwood essential oil
Cedarwood extract, when combined with lavender and rosemary, can reduce hair loss for people with alopecia areata
Add a few drops of cedarwood essential oil to two tablespoons of your preferred carrier oil. After massaging it into your scalp, keep it on for 10 minutes before rinsing it off.
Wrap Up
It is evident from the results of numerous studies that essential oils are among the best natural hair growth enhancers you can use. Also, you don’t require many oils to get going. Make a powerful combination using just two or three oils.
I hope this article helped you mix essential oils for hair growth and thickness.
(FAQS)
What essential oils should I mix for hair growth?
● Lavender essential oil
● Peppermint essential oil
● Rosemary essential oil
● Cedarwood essential oil
● Lemongrass essential oil
● Thyme essential oil
● Clary sage essential oil
How do you mix essential oils for thick hair?
Mix a tablespoon of carrier oil into 2 or 3 drops of the essential oils d. Because they are so concentrated, essential oils need to be diluted.
For two to three minutes, vigorously massage the mixture into your scalp.
