There are many different essential oils that you can choose to use in your locs, but a few such as the Lavender essential oil, stands out. Its calming effect helps to relieve stress, headaches, but most of all, will provide great hair and scalp benefits, which is essential for a healthy head of locs.
The lavender essential oil doesn’t have a strong overpowering scent. unless you use a lot. When used moderately, it can calm your nerves and relax your tired muscles. When it comes to locs and lavender oils, it can be used in many different ways.
Lavender Oil Natural Home Remedy for Scalp
If you have scalp conditions, mixing a few drops with a carrier oil such as the extra virgin coconut oil or olive oil, will provide healing effects. It is recommended that you dilute your essential oils with some type of carrier oil to prevent skin irritation as well as to help with absorption.
Washing Hair With Lavender Oil in Shampoo
I love the natural scent of the lavender essential oil so much, that I tip a few drops into my shampoo. It leaves my scalp feeling tingly and clean. It helps to keep my scalp healthy, while preventing dryness or itchiness.
Locs Hair-growth With Lavender Oil
The lavender essential oil also helps to promote hair-growth, while strengthening the roots of your hair. This is good, because you don’t want your hair to just grow longer, but to also be stronger as well.
Locs Hydration Water and Lavender Oil
To hydrate your dreadlocks and keep it smelling fresh, you can drop a few drops of the lavender oil into a spray bottle with water. Use this to spritz your hair each day. Remember to shake the spray bottle first before spritzing your hair.
Locs should always be kept hydrated, so this simple daily hair maintenance will be perfect to prevent brittle, dry locs.