A Homemade Coconut and Aloe Vera Oil For Shiny, Bouncy Hair

While we often tend to rely on chemical-infused, market-sold hair care products, homemade alternatives prepared with easily-available and accessible ingredients can work wonders for your hair as well. 

"A wide range of natural ingredients—ones that you may find lying in your kitchen—can nourish your hair, making it lustrous and bouncy, if prepared the right way," explains Shahnaz Husain. For instance, homemade hair oils can lock-in an abundance of moisture and hydration, along with limiting hair fall and stimulating healthy growth.

Try Shahnaz Husain's go-to magic concoction lending the goodness of Aloe Vera and coconut oil, for lustrous, voluminous locks. 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 Aloe Vera Leaf 

½ a Cup of Coconut Oil

Rosemary Essential Oil 

 

Directions:

 

1) Take one whole Aloe Vera leaf and slice it open into two halves—scoop out the gel-like substance from the leaves.

2) Take ½ a cup of this gel and mix it with ½ a cup of coconut oil (the proportion should be 50-50) 

3) Heat the mixture on a low flame for 5 to 7 minutes, and allow it to cool completely.

4) Add 5 drops of rosemary essential oil to the concoction. 

5) Store the oil in a cool place for 2 weeks before using it.

 

Aloe Vera offers a plethora of hair benefits such as preventing hair fall, getting rid of dandruff, and treating a dry, thirsty scalp. The Vitamin C, E and B-12 present in this succulent plant helps minimise scalp irritation and reduce inflammation, while the folic acid and choline content provide nourishment to the hair follicles and strengthen your roots. Plus, Aloe Vera restores the pH balance of your scalp! 

Coconut oil, on the other hand, helps slow down hair fall by penetrating deep into your hair shaft to prevent protein loss—which in turn combats breakage. Besides, it simultaneously moisturises and removes build-up around your hair follicles to kickstart hair growth. 

A match made in heaven, coconut oil and Aloe Vera are two essential ingredients that can instantly turn your hair from drab to fab.