Everyone desires long and thick hair. Hair loss, thinning hair and stunted hair growth is a major problem these days thanks to stressful lives, pollution, unhygienic conditions and lack of hair care. Hair loss or stunted hair growth can also be a result of genes. There are a lot of commercial hair treatments that claim to stimulate hair growth and make your hair long and thick, but not all work! We get easily carried away by the advertisements that are usually false. Below is an easy cayenne oil recipe that can be used for hair growth along with its benefits:
BENEFITS:
- Niacin in cayenne improves blood circulation in the scalp.
- Capsaicin irritates the skin leading to higher metabolic process on cellular level.
- Vitamin A in cayenne pepper regenerates damaged cell.
- It also contains fatty oils plus the essential fatty compounds in coconut oil provide strengthening and protecting effect to the hair.
- Folic acid speeds up cell division and contributes to natural hair growth.
HOW TO MAKE AND USE:
- Take ½ cup of organic and raw coconut oil in a bowl and warm it up a bit.
- Add 1 tablespoon of cayenne pepper powder and give it a very good mix.
- Keep it overnight with a lid on it.
- Strain it and use the oil to massage your scalp and hair.
- After 20 minutes (provided you can bear the tingling sensation) shampoo it off.
Caution: Always test this on the back of your ear first. Do not use it if you have inflamed and itchy scalp.