If you aren’t making your own hair oil concoctions, you’re missing out. Yes, you can use the humble coconut oil as is but if you really want to boost your hair health, you got to take matters into your own hands.
I’ve listed out some of the best DIY hair oil recipes that make use of flowers, herbs, leaves, and more that are easily available in India. Once you try these out, you won’t settle for plain coconut oil again.
DIY Hair Growth Oil
What You Need
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 sprigs mint leaves
- Handful of cloves
How To Make It
Add all the ingredients to a mason jar and set aside. Place a pot halfway filled with water on the stove and let it heat up. Place the mason jar in this pan of water, the heat from the water will help the ingredients infuse with the oil in the jar; it’s called double boiling. After thirty minutes, turn off the heat, take out the jar, and strain and transfer the oil to another clean mason jar.
DIY Hair Oil For Strong Hair
What You Need
- 2-3 aloe vera leaves
- 20-30 curry leaves
- 200ml coconut oil
- 2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
- 4 tablespoons castor oil
- 2 vitamin E capsules
How To Make It
Heat up pure coconut oil in a pan and add the fenugreek seeds. Wait for the seeds to sizzleand then proceed to put in the aloe vera. Stir it for a bit and then add curry leaves. Leave this mixture on medium heat until the colour changes to gold. Turn off the heat and let the oil cool down and infuse overnight. Strain the oil the next morning and store it in a jar or recycled oil bottle.
DIY Herbal Hair Oil
What You Need
- Handful of neem leaves
- Diced Aloe Vera leaf
- 5 Dried Hibiscus flowers
- 3 tablespoons Fenugreek seed
- 3 sprigs curry leaves
- 3 diced amla
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup castor oil
- 10 drops rosemary oil
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
How To Make It
Add all ingredients to a pot and let it infuse in the hot sun for 3-4 days. After that, put the pot on a stovetop and cook on low heat for 30 mins to an hour. Turn off the stove, and let the oil cool before straining into a glass container.
DIY Hair Oil For Grey Hair
What You Need
- 4 tablespoons fenugreek seeds
- 4 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 cup castor oil
How To Make It
Roast the fenugreek seeds and curry leaves on a pan for a few minutes until they start getting fragrant. Turn off the heat and transfer the ingredients to a blender. Grind them to make a powder and then pour the powder in a glass jar. Pour castor oil in the glass jar and stir well. Close the jar and leave it for 3-4 days to infuse in the hot sun. Strain the oil after a few days and use it before a hair wash.
DIY Hair Oil For Hair Fall
What You Need
- 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds
- 3-4 tablespoons black fennel seeds (kalonji)
- 10 drops rosemary essential oil
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup castor oil
How To Make It
Roast the fenugreek seeds and fennel seeds in a pan for a few minutes and then add the coconut oil and castor oil. Let the oil simmer for a bit on low to medium heat until it changes colour. Strain the oil into a glass jar.
With these easy DIY hair oil recipes, your hair is going to be the healthiest it has ever been.
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