Natural Black Hair Care Using Herbs and Aromatherapy

Today we’re going to talk about Rosemary. Rosemary is often known as the herb of remembrance. It’s used a lot in aromatherapy treatments to invigorate and stimulate your mind, body and spirit.

It’s a purifying fragrance because rosemary oil is an antiseptic and an antibacterial. But what does that have to do with your hair?

Well it stimulates the flow of blood to your head and scalp and this encourages both a keen mind and a strong head of hair. Quite often Rosemary Oil is found in natural black  hair care products.

Using Rosemary for Ridding Yourself of Dandruff.

Challenged with dandruff?  By adding 10 drops of rosemary oil to the water that you use to wash your hair, will help to improve your dandruff condition.

Rosemary, because it’s an antiseptic and antibacterial, also helps you to prevent and kill head lice.

I’ve known more people with dandruff than head lice but both are challenges that have been worked through at some point in time in your life or someone you know.

In speaking with a client last week one of her biggest challenges was dandruff. When you looked at her hair it was such a beautiful head of hair and she had no relaxer, it was natural, but pressed.

So we had to trace back through her eating habits to try and determine why her scalp produced so much of this dryness and flakiness that caused this dandruff.

One of the things that we found was that she wasn’t taking in enough water to feed and nourish her cells.  So when the hair comes through the follicle of the scalp it’s not coming into a healthy environment. She’s a mother, wife and student in school three times a week, so her eating habits aren’t great either.

So when you’re looking at nourishing your beautiful black hair, not only are you nourishing it by what you use topically, you are nourishing your hair a lot by what you eat and what you feed yourself from within.

Hair Brushes, Do you use one?

If you use a hairbrush and you want to have the presence of rosemary, you can put a drop or two onto your hairbrush in the morning.    It will help feed your hair and start bringing back that beautiful glow to your hair, from your scalp all the way to the tips of each hair strand.

An important factor to remember when using hairbrushes:

• Don’t tug and brush to hard when you use them
• Find one with a soft bristles
• Wash them often and keep them in a place that doesn’t allow them to catch dust.

So Rosemary!  It’s a beautiful herb, it’s used in a lot of cooking recipes but it’s also used in natural skin and hair care products.

Not only is it a wonderful addition to have in your pantry for food but also it’s great to have it in your personal space, where you keep all of the little nuances that you use for your skin and hair potions.

So let’s bring Rosemary back to more than just the kitchen table.  AND don’t forget,  when you’re using essential oils they should be diluted into carrier oils, such as Jojoba, Olive, Almond.  Never place them directly on your skin.

Dedicated To Your Beauty!

Juliette Samuel

Esthetician/Publisher

Nyraju Skin Care

Author of:

How To Take Care of Your Beautiful Black Hair Naturally!