We all want to have healthy hair, but not always enough time for trips to beauty salons and funds for the purchase of expensive drugs. It is in this case that we use grandmother’s recipes. They are effective, natural and, importantly, affordable to everyone.
One of such traditional medicine is tincture of calendula. This drug is an attribute of any first-aid kit, as it has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antiseptic properties due to the content of carotenoids, resins, organic acids, flavonoids. It is widely used for cuts, stomatitis, inflammation, bruises, in gynecological practice and as a cosmetic tool.
Very useful tincture of calendula for hair. With prolonged use, it restores hair health and eliminates dandruff. You can buy a ready-made tincture in a pharmacy, or you can cook at home. This is done like this: take calendula flowers, grind and 2 tablespoons pour 250 ml of alcohol. We let it brew for 1 week, filter, and the tincture is ready for use. Keep such a tincture in a dark, cool place, carefully clogging.
Calendula lotion for oily hair.
To prepare the lotion at home, we need: 2 large tablespoons of dried marigold flowers, which we pour a couple of glasses of boiling water, insist 2 hours and filter. This solution is applied to the hair, leave for 20 minutes and rinse with plain water. Also, before washing, it is recommended to rub a mixture of tincture of calendula and corn oil, taken in proportions 1:10, into oily hair . You can try this version of the lotion: calendula inflorescences, about 2 tablespoons, pour 1 cup of water, boil for 3 minutes, filter, cool and add lemon juice, rinse your hair with this solution.
If the hair quickly glistens, a mixture of castor oil and calendula tincture in proportions of 1:10 perfectly helps - we rub it into the hair 3 times a week.
Calendula tincture for dandruff.
We mix castor oil and tincture of calendula - and rub it into the scalp for about 5 minutes with massaging movements.
As a prophylaxis for any type of hair, we take an alcohol solution of calendula 3 tablespoons and dilute to 1 liter with water. With this composition, rinse the hair after each wash. With constant use after 3 weeks, the hair acquires a healthy shine and brittleness decreases.
Calendula tincture for hair loss is also effective. Inflorescences of calendula need to be filled with 40% alcohol in a ratio of 1:10, apply externally, diluting a tablespoon of tincture in 125 ml of boiling water. You can also do this: with one glass of vodka, pour a tablespoon of crushed marigold flowers. This mixture is infused for 10 days. Then apply the finished tincture to the scalp for a month up to 3 times a week.
You can make the most natural shampoo from calendula. For this inflorescence, pour boiling water so that the water slightly covers the grass, we insist for 30 minutes, filter, mix in equal proportions with an ordinary shampoo - we get a vegetable shampoo, which is very good especially for owners of red hair, which are filled with additional shine.
People have long known that calendula has miraculous properties. Therefore, tincture of calendula is widely used in folk medicine as a hair care product. Its uniqueness is that it can be used for both dry and oily hair. It is enough to change the proportions of oils. Calendula tincture will help you achieve amazing hair beauty without much effort. You do not have to leave the house and spend a lot of money on visiting the salon. And your gorgeous hair will shine with a healthy shine and attract eyes!