Natural Hair Serum DIY

Natural Hair Serum

On the back of my confession earlier this week (that I don't use much in the way of hair products), I thought I'd share with you this recipe for DIY hair serum.  Sometimes I want something a little more luxurious than straight up olive oil.  So even if olive oil does the trick, it's more fun to dress it up with some lovely smelling essential oils.

You can make as much or as little hair oil as you'd like.  I usually make about 20-30 ml because this will last me 3-4 months and then I can make up a new recipe.  Remember without preservatives, the oils will degrade over time (aromatherapy speak for “go off”) so you should try to make products in small batches.

For every 10 ml of olive oil, add:

3 drops lavender essential oil

2 drops neroli essential oil

1 drop geranium essential oil.

These essential oils are great for hair, skin, and nails.  So feel free to rub into cuticles or on dry skin as well.  For oily skin use a lighter carrier oil such as grapeseed if you want to apply to your face.  When applied to hair make sure to focus on the ends of your hair.  If applied too close to the scalp you may wind up with greasy-looking hair and then you'll need my DIY dry shampoo and you're into a whole other genre of natural beauty products!