Many people know about the healing properties of this sun flower. Calendula is used in the recipes of traditional medicine and helps to cope effectively with the mass of diseases. The plant is actively used in cosmetology. Long appreciated the use of calendula for hair and hairdressers. This is an affordable and very effective tool that will help maintain the beauty and health of hair no worse than an expensive branded drug.
Therapeutic properties of calendula for hair
The popularity of hair products based on calendula is explained by the huge number of beneficial properties that this plant possesses:
- Calendula is a powerful antiseptic, and therefore the products made of it help to remove inflammation of the scalp, heal wounds.
- Infusions and decoctions of calendula cleanse the hair and give them strength. After using the remedy, even the weakest and brittle curls are restored.
- The use of calendula for hair is also to eliminate dryness. The plant quickly and effectively copes with itching, burning and unpleasant sensations.
Calendula-based products can even prevent hair loss and normalize hair follicles.
Recipes for conditioner and masks for hair based on calendula
In folk medicine there are a lot of recipes for calendula hair care products. All of them are equally effective and easy to prepare:
- As a conditioner for hair, you can use a decoction of marigold. The recipe is simple: a couple of spoons of dried flowers boil for ten minutes and cool. The resulting liquid can also be applied to the hair as a compress. The tool will not only give hair strength and shine, but also strengthen them, contribute to more active growth.
- Calendula effectively helps to cope with fatty hair. To do this, a mixture of tincture of calendula and corn or
olive oil to wipe hair every time before washing. - Using calendula oil for hair, you can cure ulcers and get rid of the fungus. Bactericidal action allows you to quickly remove inflammation and itching. To make butter, you need to fill in a jar of calendula flowers, pour sunflower or olive oil and insist for a couple of weeks.
- A mask for hair with calendula and castor oil will help to get rid of dandruff and dry scalp. Do it no more than two or three times a week. The result will be noticeable after the first procedures.