Get Healthy Hair with Essential Oils

Get Healthy Hair with Essential Oils

May 29, 2019 | Body & Beauty

When making changes toward a more natural lifestyle, one area that can make a huge difference is your beauty routine. Today, we’re specifically going to be going over how you can use essential oils for healthier, more vibrant hair! Adding these essential oils into your routine will not only make you look and feel better, but it will also reduce the number of chemicals you’re in direct contact with on a regular basis.

Here are some of our favorite essential oils and natural tips for healthy hair and ways that you can add them into your routine:

Peppermint Oil
If you’re looking to promote hair growth, peppermint oil can help with that! You know that tingly feeling when you come in contact with peppermint? That feeling occurs when the oil is promoting blood circulation. Better circulation to your scalp promotes hair growth!

You can utilize peppermint oil by doing a scalp massage. Take your favorite carrier oil like coconut or jojoba and add a couple of drops of peppermint. The next time you take a shower, gently massage the mixture into your scalp. Easy and effective!

You can also use our Mint-Infused 100% Pure Eucalyptus ShowerMist in your shower to get these benefits! Simply run a hot shower and spritz a few sprays away from your face and into the steam and enjoy!

Lavender Oil
If you’re looking for a remedy for your dry and damaged hair, lavender oil can help! This essential oil is not only moisturizing and calming for your skin, but also your hair as well. Add some lavender to your favorite carrier oil and apply to your hair. Let it sit like a hair mask for 15-20 minutes and then thoroughly rinse. After you’ve washed it out, your hair will feel moisturized and shiny. Win!

Tea Tree Oil
If you use products in your hair on a regular basis, it can be hard to combat the dullness and dirtiness that comes with product buildup in your hair. You might be feeling like no matter how much you wash it, your hair never feels clean. Tea tree oil can help with clarifying your hair! Add a couple of drops to your shampoo and you’ll feel squeaky clean again.

Use a Sauna or Steam Room
Remember when we mentioned that better circulation can promote hair growth? You can also get those benefits by sitting in a steam room or sauna. While you’re there, gently massage your scalp. That helps with circulation as well. It’s a double whammy!

Stay Hydrated & Get Regular Trims
Drinking a ton of water is great for your overall health, which includes your hair! When you’re hydrating consistently, it’s helping your body to flush out toxins and will help your hair health. Along with that, getting regular hair trims really does help. Cutting off dead ends will give more room for growth.

Do you have any natural hair tips? We would love to hear them in the comments!

5 Benefits of Using Menthol Crystals

5 Benefits of Using Menthol Crystals

Jan 30, 2019 | Aromatherapy, Health & Wellness

Menthol Crystals are small but mighty when it comes to natural remedies to common ailments. These crystals are made as a natural by-product of steam-distilled peppermint essential oil. The refreshing aroma and cooling sensation will remind you of products that use menthols, such as toothpaste, mouthwash, or pain relief liniments. There are several ways to use these crystals and a wide variety of benefits.

Here are five benefits of using Menthol Crystals:

Itch Relief

The cooling sensation of Menthol can dramatically reduce itchiness caused by a skin reaction or other irritation. Simply mix a small amount of the crystals in with a carrier oil like fractionated coconut oil or aloe vera and apply topically to the itchy area and get relief instantly.

Sunburn

In the same way, some Menthol Crystals mixed with aloe vera provides significant relief when applied to a sunburn.

Reduce Inflammation

If you have a bruise or scrape, Menthol Crystals can be applied directly to the area to reduce inflammation. If you have a sore, inflamed throat, apply topically around your neck and it will help with that too!

Congestion Relief

Perhaps one of the most popular ways to use Menthol Crystals is for congestion relief. Simply add a small amount of crystals to an empty saucepan and then pour in some boiling water. This creates an all-natural, menthol-infused vapor you can inhale for relief.

Hair Growth

Add some Menthol Crystals to your favorite hair oil and massage it into your scalp before you shower twice a week and it will act as a hair growth accelerant.

These are just a handful of ways you can use Menthol Crystals to help alleviate everyday ailments. Are there any other ways that you use Menthol Crystals that have been helpful to you?

Speed Up Hair Growth With These Little Known Natural Tips!

Speed Up Hair Growth With These Little Known Natural Tips!

Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized

Long hair is a coveted feature by so many women and there’s nothing more frustrating when trying to grow it out, to see it stop growing all together. Talk about practicing patience! But be relieved, there are a few lesser known, natural ways to have the long and beautiful tresses you’ve been wanting so badly, with far less of the wait.

Keep in mind, that genetics, diet, stress level and hormones often play a big role in how much or if your hair grows. So if your hair used was growing well and suddenly it stops, it’s best to look at the possible affecting factors!

But if your genetics aren’t holding you back, you haven’t been stressed, you’ve been eating well and your hormones are happy and balanced, you won’t want to miss out on these helpful and natural tips!

Keep it trimmed
Clean up the ends of your hair 1/4 inch every 6-8 weeks.  It will clean the damaged ends off, allowing the shaft to continue growing out rather than in many damaged directions.

Scalp Massages
Just heat up a hot oil treatment, rub it into your scalp, wait a little while, and you’ll see the difference — your hair will feel thicker, softer, and longer! While you can always use a store-bought treatment, homemade hot oil treatments work just as well. Jojoba oil, coconut oil, olive oils, and most other oils you like will do wonders; just heat it up and apply thoroughly.

Make a Protein Mask
A lot of people believe that this tip concerning how to make your hair grow faster doesn’t work well, but egg whites have been known for their healing properties and their ability to replenish hair and restore its softness and shine! Just crack open a few eggs, strain out the yolks, and make an egg white mask for your hair. Your hair will look ten times healthier instantly and will feel a lot stronger as well — which, ultimately, will allow your hair to grow faster!

Stay Hydrated
Possibly one of the most helpful but neglected tips out there. Water helps the body to process and flush out toxins faster, which makes it a quick and easy natural method that will make your hair grow a lot faster. If you drink about 8 cups of water a day, not only will your body feel better, but your hair will get stronger. The stronger the hair, the faster that it grows. Drinking water also keeps your hair hydrated from the inside out. Hydrated hair is happy hair because, when dry, your hair is much more likely to break.

Heat Protect
Try to stay away from blow dryers and heated tools, as they burn the hair. If you MUST use them, be sure to use a heat protecting spray or creme first, before styling. Keep in mind that the sun damages hair as well. In warm weather, or intense sunlight (even in the snow) keep a hat on to protect your hair from over drying and burning.

Eat Fats and Proteins
The old low fat diets are actually quite counter productive to your health and hair growth. Did you know that what you eat actually makes a difference in how fast your hair grows? If you eat a lot of good fats and protein-rich foods, you will see a huge difference in the quality of your hair, as well as the speed with which it grows. Things like fish, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, and even different meats all make a difference, so cut down on junk food and focus on heal meals.

Eucalyptus Spray
Get into a sauna, steam room or even your shower, one to two times a week and spray eucalyptus oil shower spray near your head, about arms length away; never onto the head directly. The circulation promoting plant oils will penetrate through your open pores, waking up the follicles. Add to this a gentle scalp massage and you’ll have one happy head! You can also make a topical essential oil blend. I suggest mixing three drops of lavender oil, three drops of rosemary oil, and two drops each of thyme oil and cedarwood oil, along with some jojoba oil. All of this should go right onto your head and, I promise, the mixture will enhance your hair and make it grow that much faster!

Use these tips and tell us how they work for you!

9 Revitalizing Benefits of Using Menthol Crystals

Apr 15, 2016 | Aromatherapy, Health & Wellness

If you or someone you know suffers from muscle pain, allergies, skin conditions, emotional imbalance or respiratory challenges, then consider the healing benefits of menthol crystals. There’s a reason the top spas and natural practitioners have been using menthol crystals for so long. The crystals support your body’s immune system and natural ability to defend itself and heal.

What are Menthol Crystals

Menthol crystals generally come from India and are extracted from mint leaves with a gentle freezing process. The properties are so concentrated that just a few crystals are needed to create very powerful effects.

Due to their strength, you may want to wear protective eyewear, gloves and keep the space you are working in well ventilated.  They are easy to inhale in small quantities in steam, but when you are creating a recipe, you’ll be working with larger amounts in a dry environment.

9 Powerful benefits of menthol crystals

  1. When mixed with a carrier oil or aloe vera gel, menthol crystals can reduce itching.
  2. Add menthol crystals to your favorite hair oil as a hair growth accelerator. Mix a small amount into the oil and massage onto the scalp before you shower, twice a week.
  3. Menthol crystals can be used to alleviate nausea, especially when the nausea is due to motion sickness.  This is because peppermint (which is used in making menthol crystals) is a natural carminative herb, allowing it to settle the digestive system.
  4. Calms sunburns when mixed with aloe vera gel.
  5. Reduce fever by placing a very small amount on the forehead or bottom of the feet.
  6. Reduces inflammation from a sore throat when applied topically all around the neck. Can be applied directly to cuts, scrapes and bruises to reduce inflammation and irritation.
  7. For respiratory problems, make your own vapor rub alternative that is more effective and made from safer ingredients with the same cooling feeling that also opens up the sinuses.
  8. When your sinuses are congested, a small amount in a little hot water will send vapors up into your sinus, clearing them and helping you breath. Just keep your eyes closed to protect them from any chill or sting.
  9. Used as aromatherapy, the scent can be used to provide relief of stress, anxiety and nervousness.

Menthol Crystals Can Give You a Healthier Life

With that long list of benefits, it’s hard not to be sold on the power of menthol crystals. We believe that all people have the right to health and wellbeing, which is why we provide our high-quality Pure Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist and Menthol Crystals.

What other benefits have you experienced from menthol crystals? Tell us and share this knowledge with the buttons below!

How to Get Long and Healthy Hair Naturally with Home Remedies

Jan 4, 2016 | Body & Beauty, Health & Wellness

Whether you’ve suffered a bad cut or are just ready to have more flowing locks, it’s common to want long healthy hair as fast as possible. While there are no guaranteed paths to hair perfection, there are some tried and true home remedies that help move the job along. Keep in mind that if your hair is breaking, thinning or growing slower than average, other factors may be contributing to the process such as the weather, your age, what foods you eat, living habits, and general overall health.

That being said, there are still many natural ways to hurry along hair growth that are easy and great for your health.

Home Remedy Tips to Get Long and Healthy Hair Naturally

Regular Trimming

We’ve all heard this one before, but there’s truth in it. Trim your hair 1/4 inch every 6-8 weeks.  It will clean the damaged ends off, allowing the shaft to continue growing out rather than in many damaged directions.

Up the Omegas

Eat a diet high in Omega 3, 6, and 9 nutrients for not only healthy hair but also for better brain function, healthy bones, and ligaments. This means your joints, your mind, teeth, and nails benefit too. Find omegas in flax seed, salmon, and in supplement form at any natural grocer.

Oil Massages

Just heat up a hot oil treatment, rub it into your scalp, wait a little while, and you’ll see the difference—your hair will feel thicker, softer, and longer. While you can always use a store-bought treatment, homemade hot oil treatments work just as well. Jojoba oil, coconut oil, olive oils, and most other oils you like will do wonders; just heat it up and apply thoroughly.

Egg Mask

A lot of people believe that this tip concerning how to make your hair grow faster doesn’t work well, but egg whites have been known for their healing properties and their ability to replenish hair, restore softness and shine. Just crack open a few eggs, strain out the yolks, and make an egg white mask for your hair. Your hair will look ten times healthier instantly and will feel a lot stronger as well—ultimately allowing your hair to grow faster.

Keep Hydrated

Water helps process and flush out toxins in our bodies faster, meaning drink water is a quick, easy, natural method to improve hair health. If you drink about 8 cups of water a day, not only will your body feel better, but your hair will get stronger. The stronger your hair, the faster it grows. Drinking water also keeps your hair hydrated from the inside out. Hydrated hair is happy hair.

Brush Smartly

Brushing your hair once or twice in the morning and once or twice at night will stimulate the circulation in your scalp, feeding hair follicles and ensuring undisturbed hair growth. But never brush when your hair is wet. That can cause severe breakage, which ultimately stunts hair growth. Use wide-toothed combs instead, especially if you experience tangles. And lastly, start at the bottom and work your way up to detangle at the source, rather than breaking them to untangle the mess.

Heat Safety

Try to stay away from blow dryers and heated tools since they burn the hair. If you MUST use them, be sure to use a heat protecting spray or creme first, before styling. Keep in mind that the sun damages hair as well. In warm weather, or intense sunlight (even in the winter), keep a hat on to protect your hair from drying and burning. If you like pulling it back, spend the next 2 months with your hair tied back to give it a break.

Eucalyptus, the Miracle Plant

Get into a sauna, steam room, or even your shower, and spray Eucalyptus Oil ShowerMist near your head one to two times a week. Spray from an arm’s length away, never onto the head directly. The circulation-promoting plant oils will penetrate into your open pores, waking up the follicles. Add to this a gentle scalp massage, and you’ll have one happy head!

Are you ready to ditch dry, damaged hair? Then put these home remedies to good use!

How do you get naturally healthy hair? Let us know below and share these great tips with friends!