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Now do you remember this scene... Barber - Damn boy, is that some kind of weave or something. Hakim - It is my natural hair, I have been growing it since birth. Barber - What do you put in this? Hakim - Only juices and berries. Barber - S**t, that ain't nothin' but ultra perm. "Coming to America - 1988" That's right - when Eddie Murphy sat down in that barbers chair with his soft and bouncy fro, he said it was juices and berries that made it that soft and man, was he right! Our hair natural or chemically processed loves natural products to stimulate the scalp and moisturise the tresses. So have a read of how you can naturally care for you hair. Essential and Carrier Oils Essential Oil is an oil derived from a natural substance (mainly plants, including flowers, leaves, wood and grass), which has healing qualities and or a wonderful aroma. They should never be applied on their own but must be mixed with carrier oils and or water to prevent skin irritation. Carrier Oils are used to dilute essential oils and are so named because they carry the essential oil onto the skin or hair. A lot of these oils are fragrance or perfume oils. So do be sure when you purchase an essential oil, that it reads ‘ESSENTIAL’ oil to guarantee that you benefit from all of the natural therapeutic qualities mentioned below. The following are popular essential oils used for hair:-
The following are popular carrier oils used for hair, they can be used on their own or mixed with essential oils. All have healing qualities:-
Other carrier oils include:
How much Essential Oil to Carrier Oil? To help you to appreciate the concentration of essential oil to carrier oil, think of how it only takes a a few drops of red food colouring to turn a bottle of water red. A little goes a long way. Here's a general guide for essential oil dilution. Extra mild strength (for sensitive skin) - 1 drop per 10ml Shea Butter; Sheer Goodness There is a tree in West Africa called the Shea Karite tree. After 15 years (and sometimes up to 30 years) this tree annually bears a wondrous fruit, a nut that resembles an avocado but which yields a high quality of unremovable fatty acids. Traditionally to remove that fatty acid the Shea nut was cracked, grilled, pounded and boiled and a beautiful butter-like substance would rise to the surface which would be scooped up and left to set. The end result, Shea butter, has been used for centuries by Africans to rejuvenate their hair and skin. With it's wealth of ingredients such as vitamins A, E and F, essential fatty acids, Allantoin, Kariten and Cinnamic acid, Shea is now recognized and used all over the world to moisturise, condition, protect and repair hair and skin. Just look at the beautiful benefits of Shea:-
Types of Shea Butter Unrefined Shea butter is the most natural form of this wonderful butter. It is extracted traditionally using water or cold pressed, so as not to disturb it's all the shea nutrients and goodness. It's colour is dependent on the colour of the nut that it is extracted from, so it can range from a cream to bright yellow. Refined Shea butter is extracted using a method which involves the use of hexane (petrol chemical) to remove the shea butter from the kernel. This method is used because it yeilds large amounts of the shea butter. The butter is then purified to remove any hazardous chemical elements but traces still remain in the butter. The quality and benefits of the butter are also reduced. You can see how great Shea is on it's own, but your shea experience can be taken to another level when you mix it with carrier oils and your favourite essential oils. In fact I'd go so far as to say whipped shea butter mix is the most naturally sexy product I have used on my tresses!
The power of Vegetable Glycerine, Honey and Castor Oil
Another set of products which are great for NS folk are Vegetable Glycerine, Honey and Castor Oil. They are humectants which is a wonderful property they posess and a God send to those of us who suffer from dry hair. This magical property means that not only do they aid your hair to retain moisture but also draws moisture from the air around you, to keep it soft all day long. Each has a very thick constitution which can be too greasy (or sticky) on their own however put it in a spray bottle, diluted with water, you've got yourself an excellent spritzer. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oils to add fragrance to help to preserve it and give it some additional value to suit your needs. A definite must have an any natural's hair regime. |
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