Restoring Shine With Hair Oils

Here's how to restore shine with hair oils.

Our hair becomes dry, damaged, dull, and thin over time, but you can restore hair’s luster and shine with hair oils. Safe, widely available, and very effective, hair oils might be the best way to restore shine and glamour to your hair. Here are a few easy recipes for returning the luster to your locks.

Olive Oil to Restore Shine to Hair
The easiest method to restore your hair’s shine might be lurking in your kitchen pantry. Try this simple recipe:

Ingredients

½ cup olive oil
5 drops frankincense, lavender, or chamomile essential oil
1 plastic bag that can fit over your hair

Directions

• Pour olive oil into a jar with a lid, then add essential oil. Cover jar and shake vigorously to disperse the essential oil. Let the oil sit for 24 hours in a cool, dark place. Shake again before use.
• Rinse hair with warm water. Warm 1 tablespoon of the oil treatment in the palms of your hands. Using the tips of your fingers, gently massage the oil into your scalp with circular motions. Repeat until the entire scalp has been massaged. Rub the ends of your hair with the remaining oil.
• Place the plastic bag over your hair and let the oil penetrate for half an hour.
• Rinse well, then shampoo, condition, and style as usual.

Coconut Oil to Restore Shine to Hair
Apply to the scalp and hair about a half hour before washing, or for best results, leave it on your hair overnight. Before using coconut oil to restore shine to your hair, warm it first in a bowl of hot water (never use a microwave, as this may cause hot spots that can burn your hair and scalp). Be sure to cover hair in plastic wrap after applying the oil, and protect your pillowcase with a thick towel, as the coconut oil may ooze out and soil your pillow. Use a gentle shampoo to wash out the oil in the morning.

Amla Hair Oil to Restore Shine to Hair
According to Ayurvedic medicine, amla is one of the best treatments for and dulling of the hair. Derived from an Indian herb, amla oil has been used in India for its cooling effect and overall benefit in making hair lustrous. Simply part your hair and apply the oil all over your scalp. Massage your scalp gently with your fingertips in circular motions so that the oil is gradually absorbed; leave the oil in place for an hour or more before washing your hair with an all-natural shampoo.

Jojoba Oil to Restore Shine to Hair
Jojoba oil is derived from the seeds of the jojoba shrub, grown in large quantities in the U.S. desert, Mexico, Australia, South America, and Israel. It is highly stable and viscous, biodegradable, nontoxic, needs no refrigeration, doesn’t spoil, and remains pure. Jojoba oil has numerous benefits and is actually a basic ingredient in many hair care products. But you can apply 100 percent pure virgin jojoba oil directly to your hair once a week to restore shine and body. After rinsing your hair, avoid hot styling tools for maximum effect.

Here are some other oils that restore your hair’s shine:

• Vitamin E oil
• Tea tree oil
• Moroccan oil
• Rosemary oil

You can experiment with many hair oils to find the one that works best in restoring the shine to your hair.