Cactuses
Cactus is a type of fatty plants grown all over the world, and is used in many medical treatments such as the treatment of burns, and in the field of cosmetics, where it makes moisturizing creams and treatment, and soaps of various types, and is used in the treatment of various hair problems, and in this article will mention the benefits of cactus For hair, and how to extract its juice, in addition to the way the mixture of cactus to prolong hair.
Benefits of cactus plant for hair
- The treatment of hair loss and volatilization, containing magnesium, selenium, sodium, vitamins A, B, C, E, and many amino acids, is used by mixing with olive oil, watercress oil, coconut oil, and hair oil.
- Nourish hair and increase its growth.
- Prevent and strengthen hair shampoo by mixing cactus oil with ace oil, watercress oil, mixing cactus juice with olive oil, and hair dye from roots to limbs.
- Treatment of scalp infections and removal of dead cells, because they contain many enzymes necessary for hair.
- Reduce the growth of the cortex in the hair.
- Increase the density of the hair by mixing the cactus juice with crushed mash, and scouring the scalp and hair, leaving it for an hour and then washing it.
- Give hair gloss and softness, by massage the scalp and hair roots with aloe vera extract after bathing.
Cactus extract method
There are two ways to get the cactus extract, namely:
- Wash aloe vera well.
- The use of Nirvana; to remove the thorns from the edges of the oud, and can be extracted in two ways:
- Cut the cactus into several pieces and press the pieces of cacti; until the juice is out.
- Cut the cactus in a longitudinal way, and bring a teaspoon; for easy extraction of the juice.
- Collect the juice that came out in the bowl and put it in the refrigerator.
Cactus mixture to prolong hair
The cactus mixture is used to prolong hair, strengthen it, and prevent its fall, and use these mixtures three times a week, which are made as follows:
- Extract the juice in one of the two previous ways.
- Heat half a cup of cactus pulp with half a cup of vanilla oil, and a cup of olive oil for five minutes.
- Add the egg yolk to the mixture after it cools, then mix the ingredients by an electric mixer; to obtain a homogenous mix.
- Apply the mixture to the scalp and to the ends of the hair, massage the scalp for 20 minutes, and then cover the hair with plastic cover for half an hour.
- Wash hair with cold water to prevent adhesion of eggs, and then wash it with hot water and soap.