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Excellent post!
Another oil that is great for regrowing hair, and scalp health, is cold pressed castor oil.
From what I've read, unusual hair loss is often caused by clogged hair follicles, and by rubbing in castor oil, leaving it on for an hour or two, then washing it out of your hair, as you did with the coconut oil, it clears the hair follicles and stimulates new growth.
Castor oil is also reputed to gradually return greying hair to its natural color.
There are those that take it further, and I've read several times of making a pack with 1 Tbsp castor oil, 1 Tbsp raw honey and 1 raw egg yolks, mix well, then rub thoroughly into your scalp, and/or it also makes a great face pack.
Leave on for about an hour, preferably under a shower cap, and it is supposed to be amazing for your hair and skin. I have yet to try it, but I have everything on hand, so one of these days soon. ;-)
I'm with you in using coconut oil as an all over moisturizer. It's wonderful stuff. I typically add several essential oils, such as rosemary, lemon, lavender and cedarwood, which acts as a repellent for our many ticks and other biting insects.
Thanks! I have not used castor oil for many years, my mom and grandma used it once a month for both a hair treatment and a face pack with egg whites. Then an aunt made me eat it every day for 2 weeks when I went camping with them and now I can not stomach the smell. This is great info for my recipe book though, thanks for the tips! The bug repellent factor I forgot to include in my post, I used to get a lot of mosquito bites and they would welt up and last for weeks. Now if I get a handful all year they are small and do not itch at all! I did use lemon once and got sick to my stomach so I did some research and found out that it is not good to use topically before going out in the sun, so please be careful.
The lemon I'm using is essential oil, and only in a tiny amount, and truthfully, I actually use lemongrass more often than lemon. I've never had any issues with using either topically.
The only natural product I've found that made me sun sensitive is black cohosh, which is frequently touted as a natural remedy for anxiety and depression, but rarely if ever do they mention that it greatly increases sun sensitivity.
I used to live in Florida, and we frequently raced our sailboat, which was a highlight of my life. And I'm the type that rarely sunburns with or without any kind of protectant.
Long story short, we spent the afternoon racing, it wasn't even a particularly hot and sunny day, I used a 30 SPF sunscreen I'd used for years without issues, and basically burnt to a crisp. One of the worst sunburns of my life.
And the only thing different was that I'd been taking black cohosh capsules for about a week.
Never again. It's clearly not my friend.
So when you come out with your recipe book, you may want to at least mention that black cohosh is contraindicated for those who frequently spend time in the sun.
As for castor oil, the type I buy has little scent, so it's not a real factor.
Good luck!
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