Arugula oil for hair: useful properties, how to apply and reviews

Arugula is an annual salad plant of the cruciferous family, which has many names (mustard herb, rocket salad, caterpillar, indau, eruka). The oil is prepared from the seeds of arugula and is also called mustard oil. The oil is produced in North Africa and the Middle East.

Arugula oil is used:

1. As a medicinal herb, it has a positive effect on the digestive tract, improves immunity, and helps the body destroy viruses and bacteria.
2. In cooking, the alkaloids and flavonoids found in arugula fill the oil
   rich taste and aroma.
3. In dietetics - oil is used for weight loss.
4. In cosmetology, it restores the skin (helps with pigmentation), nails and hair.

Benefits of arugula oil

The beneficial properties of arugula are due to the presence of important organic substances in its composition: alkaloids and flavonoids, iodine, which provide it with a bright taste and aroma. Vitamin C, B vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, B12), tocopherol (E), K, PP, choline. Mineral salts (sodium, iron, copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, fluorine, iodine, boron, selenium, zinc, magnesium). Fatty acids (linolenic, linoleic, erucic, oleic), dietary fiber (fiber), antioxidants and much more. Only all of these important substances are retained in unrefined and cold pressed oil.

Arugula oil is rich in beneficial properties for our entire body, which is included in the rating of the best oils for the whole body. We will not describe how widely arugula oil is used for the whole body, but we will talk about the beneficial properties of the oil for hair and how to use it.

Use of arugula oil for hair:

• Helps fight hair loss. In Arab countries, they say that baldness is treated with this oil, taking the oil both internally and externally.
• Strengthens depleted, lifeless hair.
• It is used for hair growth. The oil stimulates hair follicles, improving blood circulation to the scalp. Also, the oil is used for the growth of eyebrows and eyelashes.
• Hair is less damaged during styling. The oil creates a protective barrier on each hair, as if enveloping it and the effect remains even after washing.
• Makes hair softer and more elastic by reducing hair sections.
• The oil is suitable for dry and damaged hair.

How to apply arugula oil to hair

Always buy unrefined and cold-pressed natural oil.

Never heat the oil in a microwave oven so that it does not lose its beneficial properties, it is better to do this in a water bath.

Do not use masks (natural oils) more often than 1-2 times a week, hair should be allowed to rest.

Knead the mask just before applying it so that the beneficial substances of the ingredients are not lost.

Not all homemade masks are suitable for use during pregnancy and lactation, especially masks with essential oils.

Hair masks

You can create unique recipes for natural hair masks with your own hands that will strengthen and restore curls along the entire length.

Mask for strengthening and oily hair

• 2-3 tablespoons of blue or pink clay;
• 2 tablespoons of arugula oil;
• 3-4 drops of peppermint essential oil.

Mix all the ingredients, apply the mask before shampooing and only on the scalp, without affecting the length of the hair. The mask should be insulated and held for 40-50 minutes, then wash your hair as usual and apply a mask or conditioner.

Hair loss mask

• 1 spoon of arugula oil;
• 1 spoon of castor oil;
• 5 drops of vitamins A and E in oil;
• 5-8 drops of essential oil.

Mix all the oils and apply the mask to the scalp, and on the length you can apply a base oil (olive, linseed, hemp, migdal). The mask should be insulated and left for 30-40 minutes, then wash your hair as usual.

Firming mask

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
• 1 tablespoon sea buckthorn oil;
• 1 tablespoon arugula oil
• 5-8 drops of cinnamon essential oil.

Mix all the ingredients in a glass container, you can warm it up in a water bath. Apply the mask to the scalp for 40-60 minutes. After the lapse of time, I wash my head as usual.

Enriching shampoo or balm

Arugula oil can be enriched with shampoo or balm. When used regularly, the oil will help solve the problems of dry, brittle, frizzy and electrified hair. To enrich the shampoo, add 5-8 drops of arugula oil per 100 ml of shampoo. Better yet, add oil every time you wash your hair, 1 drop per serving of shampoo. The oil should also be added to the balm only for one portion (1-2 drops of oil).

Hot hair wrap

The name already speaks for itself, and so, the hot wrap procedure is done necessarily as a course, if you want to see the result. Hot wrap is done once a week, with a course of 10 procedures.

Mix equal proportions of arugula oil and olive oil, heat them in a water bath, the oil should be warm so that you feel it when you apply it to the scalp. Apply a mixture of oil to the scalp and massage. For a length, you can heat separately olive oil or hemp, broccoli, macadamia, jojoba, argan oil.

Then you need to put on a shower cap (cling film, plastic bag) and be sure to wrap your head in a warm towel. The towel can be heated by holding it on the battery or under the iron, or you can periodically warm it up with a hairdryer. Keep on hair should be 1-2 hours, and then wash your hair with shampoo (2-3 times). It is important to wash off the oil well after this procedure so that the hair does not quickly become greasy.

Reviews

Natalia

I hate arugula, I never order a salad or other dishes where it is, arugula is too bitter and incomprehensible for me. But, here's arugula oil, that's another matter. I tried it recently, when I started doing the mustard mask course, which everyone already knows about and is full of recipes on the Internet. So, according to the recipe, instead of olive oil, I added arugula oil. Hair after the course of the mask has grown back perfectly and strengthened, which I am extremely happy about. I am thinking of repeating the course for the fall.

Nastya

For a long time I was choosing between arugula oil and castor oil, then I decided to take both from the pharmacy. I mix this and that oil, add a few drops of rosemary essential oil and apply it to the scalp for about 2-3 hours, and then wash my head 3-4 times with shampoo, because castor oil is not easily washed off the hair, but it gives an excellent effect ...

Luda

Having visited Egypt, I could not but bring a whole set of oils. For hair, I took argan, jojoba, black cumin and arugula. I really liked all the oils, black cumin and arugula oil are best for growth. I made masks based on them and simply rubbed them into the scalp overnight.