Homemade Oil Treatments

Homemade Oil Treatments

Hot oil treatments are wonderful for revitalizing your hair by adding moisture and life back to dry and damaged hair shafts. Follow these great recipes to give your hair an organic treat.

Honey and Oil Treatment

3 tsp honey

¼ cup olive oil

* Heat 3 tsp of honey in either the microwave or in a small sauce pan.

* Pour the honey into a small bowl and add 1/4 cup olive oil.

* Mix it until it is thoroughly blended.

* Bring the mixture over to the sink and mix the conditioning mixture into your hair, small sections at a time.

* When your hair is thoroughly coated, cover your head with a plastic covering such as an old plastic grocery bag or an old shower cap.

* Leave the conditioner in your hair for 1/2 hour for it to do its work.

* Take off the plastic covering over your sink and shampoo your hair thoroughly to remove all the oil.

* Rinse well and towel-dry as usual.

The oil in this mixture revitalizes and the honey adds shine to your hair.

Olive Oil Treatment

1/3 cup olive oil

* Heat 1/3 cup of olive oil in either the microwave or in a small sauce pan.

* Bring the oil over to the sink and carefully work the oil into your hair, concentrating on the damaged ends of your hair.

* Cover your head with a plastic covering such as an old plastic grocery bag or an old shower cap. Make sure all your hair is under the plastic covering.

* Wrap a hot towel (you can warm up the towel in your dryer) around the plastic bag on your head. This deepens the treatment that your hair is receiving.

* Leave the hot towel on your head for 1 hour.

* Remove the towel and plastic bag (over the sink) after an hour and shampoo throroughly.

* Rinse well and towel-dry.

This deep hot oil treatment is great for putting new life into very dry and damaged hair.

Cucumber and Oil Treatment

1 egg

1 Tbsp olive oil

¼ peeled cucumber

* Put 1 egg and 1 Tbsp olive oil into your blender.

* Peel 1/4 of a cucumber and add it to the egg and oil in the blender.

* Blend the mixture until it's thick and smooth.

* Pour the mixture into a small bowl and bring it to the sink.

* Add the mixture to your hair, working it in in small sections at a time.

* When your hair is thoroughly coated, cover your head with a plastic covering such as an old plastic grocery bag or an old shower cap.

* Leave the oil mixture in your hair for 10 minutes.

* Remove the plastic bag over the sink and work shampoo directly into the oil in your hair.

* Rinse well with lukewarm water.

* Towel-dry as usual.

This oil treatment is different than the others because you don't heat up the oil. If you did that, you could have the eggs starting to clump on you, having something similar to scrambled eggs. The egg in this treatment strengthens your hair. This is essential for people with fine hair who swim in chlorinated pools frequently. Their hair will certainly need strengthening to withstand the damaging effect of the chemicals in the pool water.