Olive oil for hair. One of the best oils in hair care

Who doesn't know about the benefits of olive oil? Its benefits can hardly be overestimated, even with such a specific method of use as hair care, it is considered one of the best oils, especially in terms of price-quality ratio and end result.

Since ancient times, olive oil was used to treat weak and thin hair, and then they did not know about such a concept as damaged hair, due to the fact that then there were no modern styling products, devices and new-fashioned salon procedures that could spoil hair.

Olive oil is not something exotic and inaccessible to us, such as argan oil, macadamia or camellia, it is quite familiar to us and affordable, besides, it is sold in any grocery store. Although it often seems to us that expensive and rare oils are much more useful than the usual and affordable oils, this is not at all the case.

Olive oil has a whole list of important vitamins, fatty acids and other trace elements, we will not list them, since we are not chemists, the main thing that follows from this is that olive oil has a beneficial effect on the condition of the hair, due to its composition.

Why is olive oil so beneficial for hair? First of all, because the oil penetrates into the hair follicle and scalp cells, that is, it nourishes the hair with useful substances from the inside, and also the oil envelops the hair shaft itself well and thereby improves the hair structure.

Let's try to specifically understand how olive oil affects hair, using reviews and confirmed facts:

• nourishes the hair roots and promotes the growth of new healthy hair;
• helps to cope with itching and dryness of the scalp, but is also good for oily scalp;
• improves the structure of long hair (prone to splitting, dry, brittle, which is usually long hair);
• prevents split ends;
• gives hair softness, elasticity and shine;
• the oil is well absorbed by the hair and is easily washed off;
• olive oil softens coarse and unruly hair well, with regular use, you will forget about this feature of your hair ..

When choosing olive oil for hair, you need to follow a few rules.

1. choose cold-pressed oil;
2. the oil must be unrefined;
3. the oil should not contain any additives;
4. do not use oil for hair all the time, they can be "over-saturated", you need to give your hair and scalp rest.

Recipes for olive oil hair masks and other ways to use hair oil can be found in the articleHomemade hair masks based on olive oil. Choosing the best masks.

200 biologically active components are found in olive fruits and extra virgin olive oil.