Every woman wishes for healthy and shiny hair along with flawless skin. However, not everyone is blessed with this amazing combination. If you want your skin and hair to be healthy, you should consider using essential oils, which have a wide range of health benefits. Apart from its hair and skin benefits, essential oils also have the ability to relieve headaches and alleviate stress. Many people who are familiar with essential oils also believe that they are also a part of a spa experience.

Even though spa experiences are helpful and unique, with the right choice of oils you can have a great experience at home. Depending on whether you know how to use essential oils for hair and skin, it could save you a great amount of valuable money and time that you would otherwise put into visiting a spa. Essential oils are pure extracts of seeds, fruits, barks, leaves, flowers, stems, and roots. These extracts are volatile and concentrated liquids that have a strong aroma. Here are some of the best essential oils for hair and skin:

1. Lavender
Known for its calming properties, lavender essential oil also serves as healing medicine for cuts, scrapes, stings, and burns. It has strong antifungal, analgesic, sleep-inducing, disinfecting, and antifungal properties.
You can mix this essential oil with a carrier oil and apply it on your hair and skin. One or two drops of lavender essential oil mixed in coconut oil is the perfect option for managing skin irritations. You can use two or three drops of lavender essential oil with olive oil for nail care. Leaving a few drops of lavender essential oil on your pillow right before sleeping provides you with a calm and sound sleep.

2. Rosemary
Rosemary oil can be colorless or have a pale yellow color which has a herb-like aroma. This oil contains astringent properties capable of cleansing, hydrating, and rejuvenating your skin. This adds the right amount of firmness to your skin, allowing you to combat wrinkles. It can also help with managing skin damage and lightening scars. It has anti-inflammation properties capable of effectively subsiding swollen and puffy skin along with healing burns.
You can combine rosemary essential oil with any carrier oil that suits your preference. Four or five drops of rosemary essential oil mixed with one teaspoon of coconut oil can give you fantastic hair growth. It is important to mix the two oils until the mixture attains a smooth consistency. Then you can apply it onto your head in an even manner and let it sit overnight. Rinse off the oil with warm water and use a towel to pat your hair dry.

3. Ylang ylang
Renowned for its special flower-like aroma, ylang ylang essential oil boasted extreme popularity in England during Victorian times. The reason for its popularity was its capability of promoting hair growth. More specifically, it was used as a treatment for thin and limp hair. You can create a deep-acting hair conditioner by mixing two or three drops of ylang ylang oil and coconut oil.