More Essential Oils for Hair Loss

A member wrote:

"Please can you address on the Alchemist blog how one can work with hair thinning and baldness? I see on your website you mention rosemary and saffron. However, I feel you have mentioned other oils over the years. If anything comes to mind please let me know.

I am working with my son on this, who has hair thinning. I dowsed that he can benefit by using the Rosemary (6%) spray you recommend, and a scalp revitalizer massage with Rosemary, Clementine orange, White Verbena & jojoba. I am going to make a shampoo with the shampoo base, Rosemary, White Sage, Blue Mallee Eucalyptus, Clementine Orange, clay and water. 

Also a few diet changes like adding more fermented vegetables and miso, flax oil, and wakame.

I am in love with the essential oils.  They are such friends to me!  I am so grateful that you bring us these transcendent oils; I would never want to work with anything of lesser quality. They completely inspire me. It is an honor to co-create with them! I know they have my back and are just waiting for us to do the most spectacular work with them. I am excited to watch them unfold their medicine, mysteries and “miracles” before our eyes."

Thank you for the inquiry.  More and more people are having wonderful results reversing hair loss with the use of essential oils.  

Some essential oils that are known to stimulate hair growth include Basil, Birch, Cedar, Clary sage, Cypress, Geranium, Ginger, Hyssop, Grapefruit, Lavender, Lemon, Rosemary, Sage, Spikenard, Thyme, Ylang yang. Many others may be used in hair regrowth formulas as well--possibly the most important factor seems to be the essential oil's ability to stimulate circulation in the scalp.  

I personally feel that much male (and female!) hair loss and baldness is really due to a build up of chemicals in the scalp, from many years of daily shampooing with commercial shampoos.  These brand name shampoos are  full of toxic chemicals including SLS (Sodium Laurel Sulphate) and all of its derivatives; glycerine and mineral oil; and high percentages of harsh preservatives.

Making your own SLS free natural shampoo is one long term solution, and I have played with many recipes and formulas throughout the years.  

Recently my daughter (a nationally ranked athlete) has dealt with hair loss.  With a few dietary tweaks (adding more protein foods among them), and a lovely spray and clay blend for scalp treatment, she was able to turn the hair loss around within a couple of months.  

One of her lovely discoveries was a strange Shampoo Bar Soap that is completely free of SLS and detergent chemicals.  I was so intrigued with it that I ordered some myself, and Michael and I have been using it now for a little over a week.  We are loving it--it is so simple, feels very good on your hair, and leaves it feeling clean and natural.  Here is the link to the website:  

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com/products/for-the-hair/shampoo-bars

My favorite so far are the soap nuts and the coconut bars.  Michael has been using the Rosemary, which is leaving his hair shinier and stronger than it has felt in a long time.  

It is important to know that this is soap and not detergent; meaning that it is made with fat and lye, which creates a chemical reaction that changes them into another substance. Yet the ph factor may be high (I intend to test it myself to see), and the soap can not get into your eyes without stinging, so it is unfit for small children.

I have shared the really natural shampoo recipe links on this page of the blog:

http://thealchemist333.blogspot.com/2014/03/dandruff-cures.html

It is meant to use, change, experiment with, etc. Please do give us an update with your results!