Cumin oil for hair: how to apply in recipes

The beauty of hair depends on proper care of it. Many products contain only a part of natural ingredients, and some are completely synthetic. You should not count on a long-term effect after their application. And only 100% natural products can restore strength and beauty to hair. Increasingly, oils are used as them.

The oily composition of black cumin has moisturizing and regenerating properties.

It is used in many cosmetics or used alone. This oil is often found in homemade mask recipes.

Properties and benefits

Caraway seeds are similar to the dill seeds we are used to, but they are completely different in content. Caraway seeds are rich in useful ingredients, as well as have cosmetic and medicinal properties. It is better to use cold-pressed oil for these purposes, with this method of production, many components necessary for hair remain in it. It consists of minerals: phosphorus, sodium, manganese, calcium, potassium, iron and zinc. Contains vitamins A, C, E, D, K, as well as many representatives of group B. But the most valuable are polyunsaturated acids (palmitoleic, arachidic, stearic), which are not produced in the body.

All these components have a beneficial effect on curls:

• strengthen hair follicles;
• eliminate dandruff;
• prevent the loss of strands;
• fight seborrhea;
• hair grows faster;
• eliminate hair breakage and split ends;
• prevent gray hair;
• moisturize the scalp and curls;
• protects from ultraviolet radiation.

How can you apply?

It can be used neat: in the warm season for dressing salads, and in the cold season - as a seasoning for sauerkraut.

It will act from the inside on the condition of the hair. It is necessary to use a high-quality product, which should not contain flakes and precipitation. It should be collected and mixed only with a wooden spoon.

For hair application, it cannot be used in its pure form. It is a very concentrated product that can cause irritation and allergies. Therefore, it is recommended to dilute it with vegetable and essential oils, herbal infusions or components compatible with it. More often it is used in the form of medical masks.

A few drops of it when added to ready-made cosmetic shampoos and balms have an excellent effect on the strands. Based on 100 grams of the product, 2-3 drops of cumin oil.

Hair masks

The following recipes are widely used at home.

For growth

A mask with pepper, coconut and black cumin oil will help to add the length of the curl in a matter of days. First, you need to apply pepper extract to clean, dry strands for 10 minutes - it is responsible for activating the hair follicles. After this time, it must be washed off. Then apply a mixture of oils to the roots: caraway and coconut, try to massage them into the scalp with massage movements. This moisturizing suspension should work on the curls within two hours. After that, it is washed off with running water and the strands are dried in the air, without using a hair dryer. This mask has two actions: it increases the rate of hair growth and prevents the occurrence of gray hair. For its production, it is necessary to take in equal parts chamomile and black cumin oil, then add six drops of essential oil compositions of rosemary, bay and cedar to them. The resulting mixture is impregnated with hair and its roots. Leave it to act for 20 minutes and then wash off in the usual way.

From falling out

The following mask helps a lot: a mixture of olive and black cumin oils. They must be taken in equal proportions and rubbed intensively into the head. After ten minutes it should be washed off with shampoo. It has a cumulative effect, so the product is applied every other day, and oil is drunk every day (in the morning and evening). Then, after a week, the result will be noticeable.

Dandruff

A kefir mask is perfect for treating it, as well as eliminating dry skin. It consists of one teaspoon of black cumin oil, ten drops of an essential analogue of rosemary and 100 grams of fermented milk product. These ingredients work well with each other. The effectiveness of their application will depend on the exposure time. Leave them at least for half an hour.

Dry hair

This product is perfect for getting rid of brittle hair, making it silky. It is necessary to combine three ingredients: black cumin oil, its olive counterpart, and fatty (preferably homemade) sour cream. Each take one tablespoon. Apply the mixture to the hair and cure for about 30 minutes

For shine

This mask is made by mixing cumin oil and apple cider vinegar. You need to take 150 ml of olive oil composition and mix with two tbsp. spoons of each of the two indicated ingredients. Apply to curls with massaging movements and leave for half an hour. Vinegar will give the hair a mirror-like shine, and the oils included in the mask will eliminate its drying effect and provide the curls with additional nutrition.

Giving volume

You must purchase a bag of colorless henna. Pour the contents into a ceramic bowl (plastic is not desirable) and pour chamomile broth. Stir the resulting mixture, let cool slightly and dissolve 1 tbsp. l. black cumin oil. Distribute evenly on curls and stand for 20 minutes. Then it must be rinsed for a long time, since henna grains tend to linger on the strands.