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Herbs and Essential Oils for Hair and Skin!
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A basic breakdown of herbs and essential oils by skin and hair types.
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Herb and Essential Oil Summary Chart
Herbs and Oils for Hair
Dry Hair:
Herbs: parsley, red clover, rosemary, sage, burdock, calendula, chamomile, comfrey leaf and root, elder flowers, horsetail, kelp, bladderwrack, irish moss, lavender, marshmallow, nettle, coltsfoot, white pine, green tea, ginsing, coconut milk ,cocoa powder, chlorella, annatto, rose, and orange powder.
EO’s: carrot seed, cedarwood, chamomile, clary sage, cypress, geranium, frankincense, jasmine, juniper, lavender, lemon, myrrh, palmarosa, peppermint, rose, rosemary, rosewood, clary sage, sandalwood, thyme,
Hair loss/Growth Stimulating:
Oils: seabuckthorn
Herbs: basil, burdock, nettle, parsley, rosemary, sage, yarrow, kelp (strengthens roots), horsetail, hibiscus, fenugreek, coconut milk, lavender, birch, watercress (encourages thick growth), yucca, thyme, and coltsfoot.
EO’s: basil, cajute, carrot seed, cedarwood, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, juniper, lavender, orange, peppermint, rosemary, clary sage, thyme, ylang ylang, lemon, yarrow, lemon balm, parsley.
Damaged Hair:
Herbs: basil, burdock, chamomile, calendula, elder flower, geranium, lavender, mullein, nettle, parsley, peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood, watercress, st johns wort, rosehips (strengthens hair shaft), hops, horsetail, ginko/fumitory (absorb nutrients), fenugreek, comfrey, cocoa powder, beer, alphalfa.
EO’s: basil, roman chamomile, lavender, geranium, peppermint, rosemary, sandalwood, st john’s wort, hops, parsley.
Dull Hair:
Herbs: basil, burdock, calendula, chamomile, fennel, horsetail, linden, marshmallow, mullein, nettle, parsley, rosemary, sage, watercress, kelp, fenugreek, cocoa powder, beer, alfalfa, hops.
EO’s: basil, roman chamomile, juniper, lemon, lemongrass, rosemary, parsley, clary sage.
Irritated Scalp:
Oils:
Herbs: calendula, catnip, chamomile, comfrey, yucca, watercress, oregano, marshmallow, hops, hyssop, ginko, fenugreek, elder, cocoa powder, alfalfa .
EO’s: roman chamomile, blue chamomile, oregano, hops, hyssop, fennel, catnip, hyssop,
Sensitive Scalp:
Herbs: burdock, calendula, chamomile, horsetail, marshmallow, nettle, oregano, yucca, milk thistle, hyssop, fennel, elder, lavender .
EO’s: chamomile, cedarwood, clary sage, ylang ylang, hyssop, lavender, oregano.
Normal Hair:
Herbs: chamomile, lavender, rosemary, sage, horsetail, coltsfoot, nettle, lemon peel, green tea, ginsing, burdock, linden, burdock, organge peel, peppermint, red clover, kelp, bladderwrack.
EO’s: bergamont, clary sage, roman chamomile, geranium, lavender, orange, lemon, rose, rosemary, thyme, ylang ylang, lemon, patchouli.
Oily Hair:
Herbs: burdock, calendula, chamomile, kelp, lavender, lemon balm, lemongrass, linden flower, nettle, peppermint, red raspberry leaves, red clover, rosemary, sage, thyme, yarrow, lemon peel, green tea, yarrow.
EO’s: basil, bergamot, cedarwood, roman chamomile, clary sage, cypress, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, lemongrass, patchouli, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, ylang ylang, Melissa (lemon balm).
Dandruff:
Oils: Neem
Herbs: burdock, horsetail, lavender, nettle, peppermint, rosemary, sage, thyme, willowbark, yucca, parsley, green tea, fenugreek, coltsfoot.
EO’s: bay, cedarwood, clary sage, cypress, eucalyptus, juniper, lavender, lemon, myrrh, patchouli, peppermint, pine, rosemary, tea tree, ylang ylang.
Allspice—scalp tonic
Alfalfa—protein and great for soaps
Plantain—contains allatoin and is similar to comfrey!
Herbs and Oils for Skin
Sensitive Skin:
Oils: almond, apricot, coconut, olive, sunflower, hemp, coconut.
Herbs: comfrey, marshmallow, green tea, red clover, oats, misltoe(combined with fennel, hops, chamomile, yarrow), milk thistle, meadowsweet, linden, elder, cucumber, banana, calendula, Echinacea, st john’s wort, watercress, burdock, sage, horsetail, orange powder.
EO’s: jasmine, rose, roman chamomile, blue chamomile, orange, cedar, rosewood, clary sage, myrrh, palmarosa, cypress, patchouli, geranium.
Aged Skin:
Oils: seabuckthorn, rosehip, carrot root, shea butter, vitamin E, cocoa butter, olive oil, avocado, coconut.
Herbs: roses, rosehips, nettle, milk thistle, hibiscus, greem tea, fumitory/ginko (brightens), fennel, avocado, cucumber, pineapple, elder, ginsing, honeysuckle, kelp, marshmallow, meadowsweet, Echinacea, cocoa powder.
EO’s: elemi, opopomax, cistus, fennel, carrot seed, lavender, lemon (fades age spots), patchouli, rose, frankincense, cypress, geranium, myrrh, peppermint, vertiver, myrtle.
Normal Skin:
Oils: Olive, safflower, jojoba, coconut
Herbs: chamomile, dandelion, parsley, lemon peel, jasmine flowers, green tea, ginsing, alfalfa, banana, violet.
EO’s: bergamot, cedarwood, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, jasmine, lavender, nutmeg, rose, rosewood, sandalwood, vertivert.
Dry Skin:
Oils: almond, avocado, sesame, walnut, pumpkin seed, olive, peanut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter, coconut.
Herbs: calendula, chamomile, comfrey, elder flowers, linden flowers, marshmallow, fennel, rose, lavender, watercress, rosehips, pumkin pulp, orange powder, oats, milk thistle,hops, green tea, ginsing, coconut milk, cocoa powder, chlorella, blue marrow, annatto, tomato, violet, avocado, banana, carrots, dandelion, parsley, plantain, peppermint, rosemary.
EO’s: amyris, bergamot, cardamom, carrot seed, cedarwood, chamomile, clary sage, fennel, frankincense, geranium, jasmine, lavender, myrrh, palmarosa, patchouli, peppermint, rose, rosemary, rosewood, sage, sandalwood, vertivert, ylang ylang, parsley.
Oily Skin:
Oils: almond, apricot, grapeseed, jojoba, safflower, coconut.
Herbs: horsetail, lemongrass, peppermint, rosemary, sage, yarrow, rose, elder flowers, lemon powder, green tea, burdock, cucumber, oats, green papaya, parsley, violet, yarrow, nettle, strawberries, thyme.
EO’s: basil, bergamot, cedarwood, coriander, cypress, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, juniper, lavender, lemon, Melissa (lemon balm), myrtle, niahouli, orange, clary sage, sandalwood, tea tree, vertivert, peppermint, petigrain, grapefruit, patchouli, rosemary, ylang ylang, parsley, rosewood, thyme, yarrow,.
Itching Skin:
Oils: neem
Herbs: calendula, chamomile, Echinacea, goldenseal, green tea, St. John’s wort, chickweed, plantain, oregano, nettle, elder, cocoa powder (irritated skin), basil, linden, oats, yarrow.
EO’s: basil, benzoin, jasmine, roman chamomile, hops, lavender, peppermint, peru balsam, sandalwood, cedarwood, tea tree, st john’s wort, oregano, oats, yarrow.
Eczema/Psoriasis:
Oils: pumkin seed oil, seabuckthorn, neem, shea butter.
Herbs: burdock, calendula, chamomile, chickweed, comfrey, Echinacea, goldenseal, plantain, st john’s wort, green tea, white pine, birch, red clover, pippesewea, pumpkin pulp, oats, marshmallow, hyssop, horsetail, blue mallow, beer, walnut, sage, avocado, carrots, dandelion, pumkin, turmeric, nutmeg, thyme, watercress.
EO’s: roman chamomile, bergamot, geranium, helicrysum, jasmine, lavender, lemon, Melissa, opopomax, rose, sandalwood, hyssop, myrrh, nutmeg, parsley, patchouli, pine, tea tree, st john’s wort, thyme.
Scars:
Oils: rosehip, vitamin E, tamanu oil, wheat germ oil
Herbs: rosehips, orange powder, coconut milk, lemon juice, nutmeg, green papaya, pineapple.
EO’s: yarrow, helicrysum, tangerine, mandarin, galbunum, nutmeg.
Cuts/Wounds/Inflamation:
Oils: seabuckthorn oil, pumkin seed oil, hemp, neem, olive, coconut.
Herbs: Echinacea, st. john’s wort, chickweed, plantain, yucca, willow, pumpkin pulp, parsley, nettle (inflammation), lemon balm, jasmine flowers (antiseptic), hops, horsetail, ginko, elder, comfrey, blue mallow, beer, annatto, yarrow, green tea, birch, dandelion, goldenseal, red clover, safflowers, lemongrass.
EO’s: lavender, elemi, myrrh, roman chamomile, st john’s wort, opopomax, amyris, helicrysum, hyssop, manuka (athlete’s foot) patchouli, myrtle(open wounds), pine, fir needle, niahouli, bay, yarrow, bay, marshmallow, juniper, hops, tea tree, lemongrass, yarrow, parsley, melissa.
Bruises:
Oils: olive oil, shea butter.
Herbs: lemon balm, blue mallow, birch, pumpkin, saffleowers.
EO’s: hyssop, helicrysum, Melissa.
Muscle Aches:
Herbs: ginger, mullein, catnip, ginger, thyme
EO’s: majoram, catnip, ginger, pine, thyme, vertivert.
Acne:
Oils: seabuckthorn, jojoba, grapeseed, coconut.
Herbs: turmeric, pippesewea, dandelion, beer, basil, lavender, red clover, sage, tomato, green tea, Echinacea, burdock, carrots, cucumber, elder, goldenseal, strawberries, linden, oats, parsley, pumpkin, lemon peel, watercress.
EO’s: basil, bergamot, cajute, cedarwood, clary sage, hyssop, lavender, tea tree, lemon, grapefruit, pine, rose, vertivert, lemongrass, myrrh, palmarosa, parsley, patchouli, lemon, geranium, juniper,.
Parasites:
Ringworm—burdock, ryrrh, nutmed, plantain, tea tree, walnut, basil, neem.
Lemongrass—fleas, flies
Tea tree—scabies, ticks, fleas, lice.
Thyme-skin parasites, lice
Hyssop-lice
Pine-lice
Majoram-ticks
Mosquitos-lavender, geranium, eucalyptus, lemongrass, cedarwood, tea tree, bay,
Neem—lice, scabies
Warming:
Ginger, rosemary, bay, juniper, black pepper, cinnamon leaf, blue chamomile
Cooling:
Peppermint, spearmint, eucalyptus, cajute, hyssop
Circulation/varicose veins:
Herbs: nettle
Eo’s: Helicrysum, myrrh, cypress, geranium, lemon, rosemary, lemongrass, lime, bergamont, ginger, lovage, nutmeg, ylang ylang, spruce, coriander, benzoin, bay, cajute, clary sage, st john’s wort, yarrow, catnip. (bold means they do both for the legs)
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