Use of mustard oil
Why use mustard oil for hair?
Do you lose your hair regularly every time you brush? Is your hair dull and without volume? Against tired hair and hair loss, mustard vegetable oil works miracles! This particularly strengthening oil, with its unique composition, is one of the only vegetable oils capable of reducing hair loss and promoting hair growth. Sheathing and protective, it will also be your ally in all your homemade conditioners to tame unruly hair. It is used in combination with other vegetable oils such as coconut, avocado or nigella oil or even with Shea Butter.
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How to use mustard oil for hair?
Can we use mustard oil pure?
Powerful and warming, mustard vegetable oil should not be used pure on the hair or scalp. It is strongly recommended to combine it with other vegetable oils to dilute it.
Use in oil baths, diluted with other vegetable oils
In order to benefit from all the power of mustard oil, it should preferably be diluted with other vegetable oils such as castor oil to promote growth or coconut or avocado oil to deeply nourish the hair fiber. . Once your oil bath is complete, apply this treatment to the scalp and lengths then leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour. To allow optimal penetration of the active ingredients into the hair fiber, surround your hair with a hot towel or use a bathing cap. Finally, make a gentle shampoo.
Use as a serum for hair and scalp
To strengthen and tone the hair, it is essential to apply the serum directly to the base of the hair. To avoid over-greasing the scalp, do not use preparations that are too greasy. Prefer two-phase toning serums and lotions: a mixture of hydrosols and vegetable oils, they tone, nourish and hydrate the hair, without greasing the scalp. Are your hair and scalp dry? Unlike oil baths, the two-phase lotion does not require rinsing or washing, which saves you from having to shampoo (generally drying) which would remove part of the benefit of your serum!
In your homemade cosmetic recipes
Hair tonic par excellence, mustard vegetable oil can be used in all your homemade cosmetics for dull, brittle or tired hair:
Balms and masks for dull hair
Hair strengthening serums
Oil baths before shampoo
Hair conditioners after shampoo
Mustard oil for whom and for what hair types?
Who is the use of mustard oil for? This oil should bring you a lot of benefits and will be particularly recommended in the following situations:
5 quick recipes & tips for hair using mustard oil
Two-phase anti-hair loss serum
To make 125 ml of two-phase serum, add to a bottle: 80 ml ofsage hydrosol, 25 ml mustard oil, 20 mlcry jojoba and 10 drops of vitamins E. Shake, it's ready! Apply to dry or damp hair from scalp to ends. This treatment does not normally require rinsing, however, to remove the excess, do not hesitate to use a gentle shampoo if necessary. To mix the phases, shake before use.
Protective and nourishing oil bath
Mix 40 ml of mustard oil with 50 ml of jojoba oil, 10 ml of Shea Butter previously liquefied in a bain-marie and 12 drops of vitamin E. Add, if desired, 10 drops ofylang-ylang essential oil to make your hair even shinier. Apply to the ends and lengths then leave for 30 minutes to 1 hour under a warm damp towel. If you want to leave the oil bath on overnight, it's possible! Then put on a bathing cap instead of a warm towel.
Solid anti-dandruff shampoo
Mix in a bowl 90 g of SCI with 15 ml of mustard vegetable oil, 10 drops of vitamin E and 14 ml ofrosemary hydrosol. Place the bowl in a bain-marie then let your preparation melt for 30 minutes, stirring regularly. Remove the bowl from the bain-marie and add 20 drops of cade essential oil. Mix again then transfer your preparation into a mold. Leave to dry for at least 4 hours then unmold and leave in the open air for 24 hours. This shampoo can be used daily.
After conditioning shampoo
Add, to 200 ml of our neutral conditioner base, 5 ml of broccoli vegetable oil, 5 ml of mustard oil and 2 ml of cetiol. Mix to homogenize the preparation well. In the shower or in the bath, apply to damp hair then massage to penetrate the preparation. Rinse with clean water.
Toning and strengthening balm
Heat 40 ml of shea butter in a bain-marie. When it has softened, add 30 ml of black seed oil, 30 ml of mustard oil and 12 drops of vitamin E. Mix to homogenize the preparation then remove it from the heat. To reinforce the properties of the balm, do not hesitate to add 15 drops of rosemary essential oil to cineole. Then pour the mixture into a 100 ml jar and leave to cool for a few hours. Apply by massaging the scalp from roots to ends then leave for 30 minutes under a warm towel. Finally, use a gentle shampoo to remove excess oil.
Properties and benefits
What are the benefits of mustard oil for hair?
Mustard oil to slow down hair loss and promote growth
Hormones, medications, stress or simply a poor diet can cause more or less significant hair loss. Mustard oil is one of the only vegetable oils containing enough powerful active ingredients to help reduce and slow down hair loss. Remember: it is always essential to determine the cause of hair loss in order to get rid of it quickly. In addition and to try to limit hair loss as much as possible with a 100% natural solution, you can make an anti-hair loss serum based on castor oil and mustard oil.
As an anti-dandruff
What's more unpleasant than a navy blue sweater stained with dandruff? Industrial shampoos act on the scalp with powerful active ingredients, of course, but once you stop the treatment, the rebound effect is not long in coming and the dandruff comes back with a vengeance! Against dandruff, there's nothing like an improved gentle shampoo: add a drop of mustard oil and a drop of cade essential oil to your dose of shampoo to permanently reduce unsightly dandruff.
To sheathe and strengthen the hair fiber
Is your hair limp, dull and without volume? Have you been to the hairdresser and your cut doesn't give the same effect as in the magazines? You haven't tried mustard oil! Fortifying, it strengthens and tones the hair by stimulating blood circulation in the scalp. Revitalized, hair is stronger and more voluminous. Very useful in oil baths and scalp massage, mustard vegetable oil will always be combined with other less warming vegetable oils.
To nourish and protect hair
Mustard oil is rich in nourishing and protective unsaturated fatty acids like erucic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid. To protect your hair from the attacks of wind, cold, salt or sun, don't hesitate any longer: simply combine mustard oil with shea butter (50/50 mixture) to form an ultra-protective balm to apply as a treatment. before shampooing. Spending a day at the beach or pool? Apply this treatment to your lengths before swimming and exposure to the sun to protect your hair from salt, chlorine and UV rays!
Show more HideDetailed properties of mustard oil for hair
Promotes growth and reduces shedding
Thanks to the erucic acid and allyl isothiocyanate it contains, mustard oil stimulates blood circulation in the scalp. It promotes blood circulation to the scalp and hair follicles and thereby helps to reduce hair loss and promote hair growth.
Toning and sheathing
Mustard oil strengthens and coats limp, dull and unruly hair. To benefit from its effects to the fullest, take an oil bath by intensely massaging the scalp. Mustard oil, in combination with a toning massage, will promote blood irrigation of the hair bulbs and strengthen the hair fiber.
Antipelliculaire
Ideal in combination with anti-dandruff essential oils such as cade, cineole rosemary or Bay Saint Thomas essential oil, mustard vegetable oil helps reduce dandruff and treat the scalp against flaking.
Precautions for use
This oil has a slight warming effect; it is not recommended for sensitive or irritated scalps. Very powerful, we do not recommend using it pure and prefer using it in a mixture with other vegetable oils. In case of contact with eyes, rinse with clean water. Do not ingest.