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Aloe vera is one of the most popular home remedies for hair loss and skin care. Its pulp, leaves and oil are commonly used on dry scalp, damaged hair ends and coloured hair to prevent damage. It gives you a glowing complexion.
What oil you use on your hair will depend on what your hair lacks. There are some herbs like Amla, Bhringraj, aloe vera, henna and hibiscus that can add a lot of nourishment to the hair thus stopping hair fall, stimulating hair growth and giving your hair a healthy and glossy shine.
Aloe Vera gel can be easily made at home. You just have to add a thickener to get the gel like consistency that store-bought aloe gel has.
Lemon leaves are very high in vitamin C and hence build immunity in the body. They are powerful anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agents. Drinking lemon leaf tea twice a day for a month can really help in treating asthma, insomnia, anxiety and migraines.
Hydrosols are a great alternative to essential oils, due to their water-based therapeutic properties. Hydrosols are much less concentrated than essential oils and can be used on babies, pregnant women and the elderly. As they have a large proportion of water, they are also very gentle on the skin, and you can apply it without diluting with any carrier oil.
It is said that, it takes 8000 jasmine sambac blossoms to create a single millimeter of oil. Jasmine essential oil has amazing health benefits for the skin, hair and to reduce anxiety and stress.
Lime essential oil is full of antioxidants and other nutrients. Lime oil, like lime is an antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, bactericidal and a disinfectant. It is used in hair care, skin care and for to deal with stress.
These are simple and easy to do recipes for homemade vitamin C serum, toner, face pack, and cream with orange peel powder and orange peel extract.