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Clove and Olive Oil Hair Conditioner
Olive oil is a fantastic kitchen cupboard ingredient for homemade beauty formulas. We know about the great health benefits of ingesting olive oil, and as it turns out the polyphenols and hydroxytyrosol, olive oil’s amazing antioxidants, seem to work topically as well.
Hydroxytyrosol prevents oxidation of keratin, which is the protein essential to healthy, luscious skin, strong nails, and supple hair.
You can make an easy olive oil conditioner by simple using olive oil on your hair prior to shampooing. If you have auburn or brunette hair, you can add cloves for a color-conditioning as well as a boost of warming fragrance. Here’s how:
Warm 1/2 cup olive oil in a small pan, and add 2 tablespoons ground cloves. Heat until hot but not boiling, and remove from heat. Let sit for at least 3 hours, or overnight, and then strain into a small jar or bottle.
When ready to shower, rub some clove-olive oil between your hands to warm it up, and then rub into your scalp and comb through to the the ends of your hair. Wrap in a shower cap and leave on for 20 minutes. In the shower, rinse oil out (and rub into your skin as you rinse!) and be careful not to slip on the oily floor. Shampoo as usual. You may need to shampoo twice.
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add your comment »Me Too! I love clove oil. My family is from the French West Indies and cloves are a major spice staple. It is used for nutritional, healing and beauty purposes.
I love getting a massage with warmed olive oil with sheabutter and crushed cloves with a couple drops of tangerine and eucalyptus essentia. This is the best during those cold winter evenings.
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Me Too! I love clove oil. My family is from the French West Indies and cloves are a major spice staple. It is used for nutritional, healing and beauty purposes.
I love getting a massage with warmed olive oil with sheabutter and crushed cloves with a couple drops of tangerine and eucalyptus essentia. This is the best during those cold winter evenings.
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Me Too! I love clove oil. My family is from the French West Indies and cloves are a major spice staple. It is used for nutritional, healing and beauty purposes.
I love getting a massage with warmed olive oil with sheabutter and crushed cloves with a couple drops of tangerine and eucalyptus essentia. This is the best during those cold winter evenings.
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Very very useful and the most needed tips for the hour. As the world is moving towards cosmetics rapidly, these tips help us keep natural and keep us beautiful and healthy in long run.
I really love reading these tips.
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I love that recipe! I use these formulas for food,
skin care and now I'm so pleased to have this information for my hair.
You've made this a very easy recipe for healthy hair.
Thank you~
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