Three Ways of How to Apply Canola Oil for Hair Care

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Have you ever tried canola oil for hair care? The oil is widely used for consumption as it is beneficial oil with a low content of saturated fats and a high content of monounsaturated fatty acids as Wikipedia states. Is canola oil good for your hair? It is so because its fat profile can benefit your hair. How to apply canola oil for hair care?

Benefits of canola oil for hair

Canola oil is a perfect choice for dry hair. Unsaturated fatty acids in canola oil possess strong moisturizing properties. Some people even say that canola oil coats your hair even better than special hair oils. Its texture is very light and it easily penetrates the hair scalp. Canola oil penetrates the shaft of the hair and moisturizes it from inside. Sterols in canola oil recover damaged cells, so the oil is helpful for split ends. Canola oil is rich in vitamin E, which protects the hair from further damage. The main thing is to use canola oil regularly to achieve the effect and to make your hair stronger, softer and silky. Canola oil is inexpensive and available for everyone.

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How to apply canola oil for hair care

The main ways to use canola oil for hair health are as follows:

-          hot oil treatment;

-          scalp massage;

-          hair masks with canola oil.

You can apply canola oil alone or mix it with other oils highly beneficial for hair, for example, olive oil, coconut oil or jojoba oil. It is also a good idea to add a few drops of essential oils to canola oil for hair care. Canola oil is perfect carrier oil. Tea tree oil, rosemary oil, lavender oil and others may make canola oil more effective and add some new benefits to canola oil application for hair.

WARNING! Canola Oil Allergy

Application method #1

Mix the same amount of canola oil and olive oil (3 tbsp of each oil will be enough) and warm them up. Using a cotton pad put the mixture onto the scalp and the hair. Remember coating the hair ends with the oil as well as they are usually dry and need moisturizing. Massage for 10 minutes and after that leave the oil on the hair for 2 hours more. Wash the head afterwards.

Application method #2

If you suffer from dandruff and don’t know how to eliminate it combine canola oil with tea tree oil. Take 10 parts of canola oil and 3 parts of tea tree oil and apply hot oil treatment regularly for several weeks. If you notice the hair loss mix the equal amounts of canola oil with olive oil and almond oil and add lavender or rosemary essential oils. Hot oil treatment with this mixture will make your hair stronger and stop hair fall.

Application method # 3

We can suggest a strange but effective hair mask with canola oil. Mix the same quantity of canola oil and mayonnaise thoroughly. Add essential oil for a nice smell. Apply it on the hair and cover the head with a shower cap. Leave for 2 hours and wash the hair after that.