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Alopecia Aromatherapy Recipe for Promoting Hair Growth

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Alternative Medicine

by Amy Cantwell

One of the first things a person is likely to notice about you is your hair and if you have a condition like alopecia, you just might rather hide behind a hat or scarf instead. When your hair falls out without any rhyme or reason the condition is called Alopecia. You can find remedies on the internet and in drugstores, but alternative treatments like using an alopecia aromatherapy recipe could be useful.

Hair loss can result from a number of health conditions such as hormone imbalances, lack of proper nutrition, lack of proper hair care and even stress. These conditions, when not resulting in alopecia, are often treated with essential oils used in aromatherapy. With this is mind, it makes sense then that an alopecia aromatherapy recipe would have a direct impact on your stress levels, any hormonal imbalance or malnutrition.

An alopecia aromatherapy recipe is one made from essential oils, which have been used for millennia to treat common ailments, and for that reason it is gaining many believers. Stress is often calmed with chamomile, clary sage and ylang ylang so it stands to reason that is would work well in the hair care recipe. Due to the calming effects of thyme and rosemary, they tend to do well in an alopecia aromatherapy recipe, especially for those who experience hormone imbalances.

When you are about to mix and apply your alopecia aromatherapy recipe, you must take special care not to apply the essential oils directly to the scalp. Rather, you must blend them with carrier oil as most essential oils should not be used straight onto skin. A few carrier oils that would work wonders with any essential oils are coconut oil, almond oil or even olive oil.

The majority of the alopecia aromatherapy recipes should be mixed in a container that will also be the applicator such like a squeeze or spray bottle. This will cause things to be less messy because you can apply the aromatherapy treatment directly onto your scalp. Besides, essential oil mixtures can stain clothing and certain surfaces, so taking precaution when mixing and applying these oils is a must.

To start out put five drops of ylang ylang, thyme, rosemary, and two ounces of carrier oil in your bottle dispenser. With two drops of lavender, thyme, chamomile, cedar wood and clay sage, your alopecia aromatherapy recipe is complete. Mixing the different essential oils together with the carrier oil and then placing that on a hidden area on you skin to make sure there are no major and unexpected breakouts is a vital step.

All you need to do to kick start new hair growth with your alopecia aromatherapy recipe is massage a few drops onto your scalp so as to stimulate the hair roots. Because there are quite a few essential oils in the world, you should research a few others to see what their medicinal properties are and whether they would work.

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