Modern living conditions, ecological conditions and quality of food products have a very negative impact on the condition of the skin and hair. Therefore, many women are increasingly using recipes of traditional medicine, allowing you to preserve youth and beauty without significant costs and unpleasant consequences. For example, in order to produce nettle oil at home, large material investments are not needed, and the process itself takes little time. But the product obtained helps to get rid of gray hair , increase the density of strands, smooth wrinkles and improve the face oval .
How to make nettle oil for hair at home?
For the preparation of the means under consideration, it is important to properly prepare vegetable raw materials, guided by the following valuable advice:
- Collect grass is necessary only in clean zones, located far from carriageways, any production and civilization.
- The best time for harvesting nettle is June, but it is allowed to harvest from the middle of May to the end of July.
- Herbalists recommend cutting the plant the next day after a shower. In this case, the leaves of the grass become more juicy and cleaned naturally.
- To collect nettle, you need to stock up high and dense gloves to avoid burning your skin.
- Cut stems together with leaves and flowers. In general, the plant should be healthy, if there are dry, sluggish or darkened areas, it is better not to touch the bush.
- Collected stems it is important to leave for 1,5-2 hours in a dry place, so that they are slightly faded and lost their burning properties.
- After preparation, carefully cut off the leaves and flowers of the grass, grind them in a meat grinder without squeezing the juice.
From the available raw materials, it is already possible to prepare a medicinal product.
Nettle Oil Recipe
Ingredients:
- ground leaves and young flowers of nettle - 300-350 g;
- olive or refined sunflower (salad) oil - 500-600 ml.
Preparation
Fill with a phytocarbon in a liter jar for 2/3. Do not compact the nettle, the leaves should lie down. The remaining volume of dishes will take vegetable oil. It must be poured under the very neck of the container, so that there is practically no air. Tightly clog the jar with a lid, put it in a dark and, preferably, cool place, but not in the refrigerator. For 2 weeks, extraction will take place, this process can be improved by periodically shaking the dishes with the product. After 14 days strain and pour the finished oil into a clean container. Store it at room temperature.
How to prepare nettle oil for the face at home?
The product made according to the above recipe, is also suitable as a skin care product. But there is an alternative version of the recipe.
Nettle oil from dry raw materials
Ingredients:
- dried leaves of nettle - 3.5 tbsp. spoons;
- vegetable oil - 1 glass.
Preparation
Shredded raw materials mixed with slightly warmed oil, insist in a tightly closed container for 2 weeks. After the specified period, strain the product, pour it into another clean dish.