DIY Rosemary Hair Growth Mask Recipe
This homemade hair mask with rosemary oil helps wake up hair follicles, boost hair growth and thickness, and gently exfoliate your scalp in 1 hour. Crafted with all natural ingredients like aloe and exfoliating willow bark, this at-home hair growth treatment also helps remove buildup and soothe a dry, sensitive scalp.
Servings: 30 grams
Cost: $3
Equipment
- Small bowl
- Small mixing utensil
- Small jar for storage
Ingredients
Instructions
- Begin by combining liquid lecithin and rosemary essential oil. Mix well until liquefied.Tip: you can mix your ingredients in a small pinch bowl if you intend to use the entire hair mask immediately, or use a small jar with a lid to store any leftover.
- Add the aloe vera gel to the emulsified rosemary oil mixture and mix well to combine. At this point, it's normal for the mixture to be lumpy – it will take on a luxuriously creamy, jelly-like consistency once you add the willow bark.
- Add the liquid willow bark extract, and mix until the mask takes on the texture of a smooth, viscous jelly. Your DIY hair growth mask is now ready to use and apply to your scalp.
Notes
- This recipe yields 30g of rosemary hair mask, or enough for 1 generous application. If you use less, store any leftover mask in the refrigerator and use within 1 week.
- If desired, you can double the recipe to have extra for future use, but for best results, this mask is best used quickly.
- For longer term storage in the fridge, I recommend adding a preservative such as Leucidal Liquid SF at 2%. Just keep in mind adding a preservative will thin out the mask to a serum-like consistency.
- You can also add extra willow bark extract for even more scalp soothing and exfoliation (just note that this will also thin out the mask). Please do not exceed the maximum usage rate on your bottle.
- Plant Therapy aloe gel has the best, thick consistency for this mask, and it's also preserved for safety. It's fine to use another brand of aloe vera, but please note you may not get the same results or thick texture. I also like NaturSens aloe, which has a very clean ingredients list (albeit a much thinner texture).
- If desired, you can also substitute rosemary oil with another essential oil blend, such as Hair Therapy or Beauty Within.