Rosemary Properties
The fact that rosemary has healing properties has been known for a long time. The properties of this medicinal plant are still used in medicine.
Rosemary is an evergreen shrub that grows in the Mediterranean countries. The two-meter bush has gray-green leaves and blue flowers in the form of tassels. If the leaves are rubbed in the palms, a strong smell is immediately felt. The shoots of this plant, leaves and inflorescences contain essential oils. In order to get rosemary oil in an amount of 1 kg, it is necessary to process a large amount of raw materials, approximately 50 kg.
An infusion made from the leaves or young shoots of rosemary can treat the throat. It copes with inflammation. When taken orally, it relieves inflammation of the respiratory tract, relieves a painful condition in asthma.
Rosemary oil is used for nervous disorders. Take it a few drops inside, and also add to the bath, use for massage, inhalation. Helps with colds, relieves headaches. Rosemary products are also used to cure stomach diseases. For skin diseases and poorly healing wounds, ointments and infusions with rosemary are used. The alcoholic infusion of this plant relieves pain in rheumatism.
Beauticians recommend using a tincture of rosemary to care for oily skin, and hair products that contain rosemary oil help fight dandruff and hair loss.
A lot of useful properties are inherent in rosemary: it concentrates, cleans the air and fights against harmful bacteria, calms nerves, stabilizes blood pressure, warms the limbs, helps in the fight against depression, is used as a seasoning in cooking, improves digestion and appetite.
The use of oils in hair care
The components that make up the essential oils actively act not only on problem, but also on healthy hair, exerting a beneficial effect. They normalize, nourish, condition, in short, maintain a normal state.
Rosemary oil for hair is used as follows: drip a few drops on a massage brush to comb your hair, comb your hair well and gently, and massage the roots. After such a procedure, the hair smells good, and the conditioning effect is also achieved.
It is periodically recommended to make masks for hair and scalp. They are convenient to do immediately before washing the hair, they have a supportive and restorative effect. For example, for oily hair, a mask of 15 ml of jojoba oil, in which rosemary oil is added, 6-8 drops, is suitable. The resulting mixture is heated and carefully applied to the roots and hair. The head is wrapped first with cellophane, and then with a towel. After about 40-60 minutes, they are washed off, but if you want and have time, you can keep more. For dry hair with split ends, a composition of 15 ml of olive oil and 10 drops of rosemary oil is suitable.
Rosemary essential oil for hair is used to rinse after washing, it is added either to water or to vinegar. You can also prepare a tonic for the scalp, which has a deodorizing, disinfecting and stimulating effect. For normal hair we take 5 ml of rosemary oil per 250 ml of water, for oily hair we use 50-60 ml of apple cider vinegar instead of water.
Do not lose sight of the fact that the better your hair care, the more beautiful and healthy it looks. In no case should you ignore proper nutrition, which affects the condition of the whole organism. Be sure to use such a healthy spice as rosemary in cooking.