The Best 3 Essential Oils for Healthy Hair Growth
Wondering if essential oils are healthy for your hair? The short answer is, yes! Essential oils can help improve the health of your hair and promote hair growth. They are popular because they are easy to use, have few side effects when used properly, and are generally easy to find. Let’s explore three of the most beneficial essential oils for your hair, why they help, and how you can use them.
Peppermint
Peppermint essential oil increases circulation. It works so effectively that it can even cause a tingling sensation in the areas to which it is applied. This is helpful for calming headaches and also promoting hair growth fast.
This has been confirmed by many scientific studies such as this 2014 study. Researchers divided mice into four groups with each group receiving a different topical application: saline, jojoba oil, 3% minoxidil, and 3% peppermint essential oil. At the end of their 4-week study, they concluded that peppermint essential oil caused the “most prominent hair growth effects.” The mice in the peppermint oil group had more hair follicles, greater follicle depth, and increased hair growth overall.
You can use peppermint essential oil to promote hair growth by mixing one to two drops into your shampoo or conditioner and massaging it into your scalp. Let it sit a few minutes before rinsing as normal. Or, use Pro Beauty Girl’s Pure Silk Moisturizing Shampoo. It is infused with peppermint oil, making it even easier to include this powerful ingredient in your hair care routine.
Lavender
Lavender oil is known for its calming anti-inflammatory benefits. Stress causes damage throughout your body, including your hair. It can even cause hair loss. When you are at peace, you will create a healthy environment for your hair to grow.
Just as with peppermint oil, lavender too has been tested for hair growth. In another study with mice, lavender was applied once daily, five days a week, for four weeks. The results? The researchers concluded that lavender oil generated a “marked hair-growth promoting effect.”
You can use lavender essential oil for hair growth by mixing a few drops into one tablespoon of a carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil, jojoba, or castor oil. Simply massage it directly to your scalp about ten minutes before showering. Then wash and shampoo as normal. Repeat a few times each week.
Rosemary
This essential oil improves cellular generation and can even boost your memory. Due to its powerful components, it improves both your hair’s thickness and growth.
As with peppermint and lavender, rosemary too has been studied. In this six-month study, rosemary oil worked just as well as minoxidil, a commonly prescribed hair growth treatment. However, rosemary had less scalp itching than minoxidil.
You can use rosemary oil by mixing several drops with a carrier oil like fractionated coconut oil or olive oil and apply it to your scalp. Wait at least ten minutes then wash it out as normal. Repeat a few times each week. Or, to make it even easier, try our Luxe Hair Growth Oil, infused with rosemary essential oil. For a more intense treatment, apply the oil and wrap your head in a silk bonnet overnight. This treatment is not only relaxing, but it can reinvigorate the cells on your scalp to encourage healthy hair growth.
Best Carrier Oils for Hair Growth
When you use essential oils like peppermint, lavender, and rosemary for your hair, you should mix them with a carrier oil before applying them to your scalp. Examples of carrier oils include fractionated coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil, and babassu oil. Of all the choices, Castor oil and Babassu Oil are especially beneficial for hair.
Used throughout history, castor oil promotes hair growth. It repairs and strengthens weak hair, moisturizes the scalp, and helps to reduce scalp inflammation. In addition, its anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties help to prevent scalp conditions like dandruff. Rich in fatty acids and vitamin E, it helps to nourish the scalp and hair follicles. Castor oil can also help to reduce frizz while adding shine and volume.
The second especially beneficial carrier oil for hair is babassu. Babassu oil is rich in vitamin E and fatty acids, which make it the perfect choice for hydrating and repairing damaged hair. It also helps reduce breakage and dandruff, making your hair look healthier and shinier.
Both Castor oil and Babassu oil are key ingredients in Pro Beauty Girl’s Luxe Moisture Hair Care Collection.
Final Thoughts
If you want to promote healthy hair growth, you can stimulate the skin around your hair follicles with essential oils like peppermint, rosemary, and lavender. With their incredible properties, these oils increase circulation, decrease stress and inflammation, and improve cellular generation. Try including essential oils as part of your natural hair regimen and you’ll be on your way to the healthy, shiny, long hair you crave.