Homemade hair masks based on burdock oil

Burdock oil is one of the most affordable and inexpensive oils for hair care. Its spectrum of action is quite wide. Burdock oil is recommended for hair loss, to accelerate growth, with dandruff, dry, split ends, it is suitable for any type of hair and has no contraindications, except for individual intolerance.

Oleic acid, which is part of the oil, heals and repairs damaged hair, and also moisturizes it well. And stearic fatty acid makes hair soft and supple. Palmitic, ricinoleic acid - strengthens hair, stimulating its growth and helps fight hair loss.

Tips for using burdock oil

• Choose quality unrefined and cold-pressed oil.
• If burdock oil is heated in a water bath, it will work better on the hair.
• Burdock oil can be mixed with other base oils.
• Mix and prepare masks with oils just before application.
• Use as much oil as indicated in the recipe, if you overdo it, it will be difficult to wash off the oil from your hair.
• After applying the mask, it is advisable to wrap your head with plastic wrap or a shower cap, and put on a warm hat on top.
• The treatment course of masks is at least a month, with a frequency of 2-3 times a week. But, do not forget that you cannot constantly use oils for hair care, you need to take breaks.

Easiest use case burdock oil - this is to warm it up in a water bath and apply in a warm form first to the scalp along the partings, and then distribute along the entire length, insulate and hold for 1-2 hours, then rinse thoroughly with shampoo (2-3 times). And if you add other natural products to the burdock oil, this will enhance the action and effectiveness of the burdock oil mask.

Mask for accelerating hair growth with burdock oil and ginger

• 1 tablespoon ginger juice
• 1 tablespoon jojoba oil
• 1 tablespoon of burdock oil;
• 5 drops of vitamin A and E in oil.

The mask is done before washing your hair. It is better to grate the ginger and squeeze the juice through cheesecloth, heat the oils (in a water bath), add vitamins A and E, and at the end ginger juice. Apply the mask along the partings to the scalp, do not touch the length of the hair. We keep the mask for 40 minutes or longer, it is advisable to insulate it. Then I wash my head, using shampoo 2-3 times, apply a mask or conditioner to the length. The mask can be done 2-3 times a week.

Vitamin mask for hair loss

• 1 tablespoon of burdock oil;
• 1 tablespoon honey
• juice of one onion;
• 1 yolk;
• 2 ampoules of vitamin B1;
• 2 ampoules of vitamin B6;
• 2 ampoules of vitamin B12;
• 2 ampoules of vitamin C.

We heat the burdock oil in a water bath and add the rest of the ingredients, add vitamins at the very end before applying it to the hair. We apply the mask to the hair before washing, first we apply it in partings, and the rest can be distributed along the length. It is advisable to insulate the mask and keep it for two hours. Then wash your hair as usual.

To reduce the smell of onions, you can rinse your hair with lemon juice or vinegar at the end: 1-2 tablespoons per liter of water. If the hair is dry, there is practically no smell.

Oil-based regrowth mask

• 1 tablespoon of burdock oil;
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon jojoba oil
• 8 drops of ylang ylang essential oil.

The mask is applied before washing the hair and the proportions of oils can be changed depending on the length of the hair. We mix all the ingredients, heat in a water bath in a glass container, except for the essential oil, add it at the end. In a warm form, apply to the hair, stepping back from the hair roots. We insulate the mask and leave it for at least 2 hours, or better overnight. The mask is washed off with shampoo (2-3 times). The mask is very nutritious and it is enough to do it once every two weeks.

Burdock oil and henna mask

• 2 tablespoons of colorless henna (with a slide);
• water;
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• half a teaspoon of Dimexide.

Pour colorless henna with hot water and leave the mixture to cool, then add burdock oil and Dimexide. The mask can be applied to both scalp and hair (but then you need to increase the amount of henna and other ingredients). The mask needs to be insulated and left on the hair for about an hour, and then wash your hair as usual. The mask can be done once or twice a week.

Thanks to Dimexidum, the ingredients of the mask penetrate better into the hair structure. Henna strengthens hair very well and prevents hair loss.

Hair loss mask

• 2 tablespoons of capsicum tincture;
• 1 tablespoon of burdock oil;
• 5 drops of bey essential oil.

The mask is applied only to the scalp before washing your hair. We mix all the ingredients, apply along the partings, insulate and hold for 40-60 minutes, after the time has elapsed, wash my head as usual.