Argan Oil For Hair

Do you have dry, damaged or dull hair? Nicknamed “liquid gold”, Argan oil is the perfect natural solution to beautify and strengthen your hair. This oil from Morocco with nourishing, repairing, protective and illuminating properties is full of benefits to easily take care of the hair. Find out all about argan oil for hair, how to choose it, and how to use it.

What is Argan Oil?

Argan oil is extracted from the fruit of the Argan tree, a tree native to Morocco which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The almonds contained in the Argan nuts are pressed to extract an oil with multiple benefits nicknamed “liquid gold”.

Argan oil intended for cosmetics is cold pressed and differs from edible Argan oil whose almonds are crushed and roasted before obtaining the oil.

What are the benefits of Argan oil for hair?

Argan oil has many properties for your hair:

– deeply repairs and nourishes

Our hair is essentially composed of keratin, lipids, water and mineral salts. In order to stay healthy, they need nutrition and hydration. The richness in essential fatty acids and antioxidants of Argan oil can deeply repair and nourish brittle, fragile and damaged hair. It helps to restore the hair fiber.

Apply before washing in the form of an oil bath for a few hours or as a mask after your shampoo, your hair will be nourished, soft and supple.

You can also use Argan oil after significant exposure to bad weather (sun, wind, cold) to nourish and repair your weakened hair.

– protects lengths and ends

The composition of Argan oil is also useful in prevention against all external aggressions of your hair on a daily basis such as:

• Heat from styling appliances
• Coloring, bleaching or chemical smoothing
• Synthetic or unsuitable shampoos for your hair type
• plastic brushes
• Pollution
• UV rays
• The cold, the wind
• Salty, chlorinated or calcareous water
• Friction on clothes or sheets
• hairstyles that are too tight
• Synthetic styling products such as hairspray, gel, etc.

All these small daily aggressions generate the production of free radicals (called oxidative stress) which can lead to the drying out and degradation of your hair, especially at the ends. Argan oil, highly concentrated in antioxidants and essential fatty acids, helps to counter this oxidative stress and to coat the hair fiber so that it is less subject to the impact of external agents. This helps to limit the appearance of split ends.

– hydrates

Sebum, produced naturally by the sebaceous glands of the scalp, protects the hair fiber by creating a hydrolipidic film all around, like a raincoat. It acts as a barrier against water evaporation and maintains, protects and regulates hair hydration.

Regular aggressions such as too frequent washing, the use of drying shampoos or styling products, or even pollution and bad weather, degrade this hydrolipidic film and expose the hair to dehydration. Argan oil and its richness in essential fatty acids is an ideal treatment to strengthen this protective barrier and preserve dry, fluffy or dehydrated hair. It is ideal for taking care of frizzy hair.

– Fortifies, sheaths

Argan oil helps restore strength and vitality to your hair and sheath the hair fiber. It smoothes the scales of porous hair to make it supple, resistant, disciplined and to limit frizz.

– Gives volume, redefines curls

Argan oil is the ally of your curly, frizzy, wavy or curly hair. It intensely nourishes and sheaths the hair fiber by smoothing the scales (often strongly open) of porous hair. Your hair is softened, which allows you to structure and redefine your curls.

– Restores shine and radiance

By deeply regenerating your hair, Argan oil restores shine and radiance from root to tip. Dull, tired or even streaked, colored hair becomes silky, soft and luminous again.

– Hair growth

Applied in the form of circular massages of the scalp, Argan oil promotes hair growth by stimulating blood micro-circulation, cell renewal and the production of keratin and sebum in the hair bulb. All this boosts hair growth, densifies it and limits its fall. You can also use a shampoo with Argan oil which, used regularly, will stimulate growth.

To know: Argan oil does not affect coloring and is absolutely compatible with your colored hair: it can even help to revive and make your color last

How to use Argan oil for hair?

You can use Argan oil in several ways to achieve effective natural care for your hair:

– As a mask or oil bath:

Argan oil is used as a mask before or after your shampoo and in an oil bath to deeply repair your hair, nourish it and protect it. It is also ideal for your homemade hair care recipes.

– oil bath before shampoo:

Apply Argan oil on the lengths strand by strand, the ends and the scalp in light massage if necessary. Leave on for at least 1 hour or even overnight, taking care to protect your sheets. You can wrap your hair in a hot towel. Then wash your hair with a mild, natural shampoo and lukewarm water. You may need to shampoo twice to remove all the oil.

You can perform an oil bath once a week or space it out every 15 days, depending on the needs and the nature of your hair.

– Conditioning mask:

Apply a few drops of oil evenly to your lengths and leave on for thirty minutes to an hour before rinsing thoroughly with lukewarm water. Complete with a conditioner if necessary. Be sure to rinse your care well to avoid the oily or weighing effect on your hair.

– As a conditioner:

Argan oil is an excellent conditioner. Used alone (in a reasoned way so as not to grease your hair) or as an ingredient in your homemade recipe, it will facilitate detangling, make your hair soft, silky and shiny.

Place two or three drops in the palm of your hand and distribute them, then apply the oil evenly on your lengths and ends by combing your hair with your fingers. Be careful not to use too much to avoid weighing your hair down.

– A treatment for the tips and forky ends: ​

Do not hesitate to use a few drops of Argan oil to protect your ends and prevent the appearance of split ends.

For this, deposit the oil in very small quantities on the tips of your dry or damp hair, in the morning or in the evening.

– In your shampoo:

You can use Argan oil as an ingredient in your usual shampoo or to make your homemade shampoo.

– As a styling product

Argan oil is also used daily to tame your hair, smooth and discipline your flyaways and control your frizz. You will be able to achieve your most beautiful hairstyles without using hairspray or synthetic gel.

Place a few drops of oil and distribute in the palms of your hands before applying them to your hair to fix your hairstyle. Your hair will no longer move and will be protected and shiny all day long.

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