How to Use Avocado Oil for Hair

How to Use Avocado Oil for Hair

You can either use organic avocado oil or pure avocado oil for hair. Both are equally penetrative, beneficial and are also easily available, but organic avocado oil has a longer shelf life as compared to pure avocado oil. You can buy avocado oil from any grocery store, but make sure you check the manufacturing details thoroughly. To use avocado oil for hair growth or hair care, you can prepare hair masks, homemade shampoos and conditioners using avocado oil or you can use the oil for a scalp massage or a hot oil massage. Here are some avocado oil recipes for hair masks, shampoos and conditioners.

Avocado Oil Hot Oil Treatment
For hot oil treatment using avocado oil, you will require a tablespoon of avocado oil, a teaspoon of olive oil, a soft towel and some hot water. Blend together the avocado oil and the olive oil and heat it slightly. Now, with the help of your fingertips, massage this oil blend into your hair and scalp. For those with an oily scalp, use this only on your hair. Gently massage your hair and scalp for around 15 minutes in a circular motion. This will help the oil to soak in well and will also improve blood circulation to the scalp. Then, soak a towel in hot water for a minute then remove and squeeze out all the water. Wrap this hot towel around your head and let it stay for around 10 minutes. Then, shampoo and condition as usual.

Avocado Oil Hair Mask
To prepare an avocado oil hair mask, you will need a tablespoon of avocado oil, a tablespoon of olive oil, ½ tablespoon honey and one egg white. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and then apply to wet, clean or shampooed hair. Let it stay for around 10 minutes and then rinse off with lukewarm water.

If you want you can prepare a nourishing hair mask by mixing avocado oil and mayonnaise too. This pack works good for dry and damaged hair. To make the pack, take half cup of mayonnaise and add 3 tablespoons of avocado oil. You can add few drops of rosemary or any other nice smelling essential oil to the pack. Then mix everything well, and apply the hair pack and cover all the hair. Let the pack sit for 20 minutes, then wash your hair with lukewarm water and shampoo.

Avocado Oil Shampoo
To prepare an avocado oil hair shampoo, you will need 1 teaspoon avocado oil, ½ teaspoon coconut or olive oil and 6 oz liquid castile soap. Mix all the ingredients together and store it in a bottle for at least 2 days to allow the ingredients to set. Use it to shampoo your hair on a regular basis.

Avocado Oil Hair Conditioner
To prepare an avocado oil hair conditioner, you will need a tablespoon of avocado oil and half a glass of beer. Mix them both together and after shampooing, apply this on your hair. Leave it on for 5 minutes and then rinse it off with lukewarm water.

Avocado Oil Nutrients

Avocado Oil Nutrients

Avocado oil has a number of nutrients that can benefit the growth and the health of all kinds of hair, especially dry hair and African-American hair. It contains essential nutrients like proteins, vitamins A, D, E and B6, magnesium, copper, iron, amino acids and folic acid, all of which is extremely essential for hair growth and nourishment. It is also a rich source of lecithin which gives it good penetrative qualities. It is also known to have natural sunscreen properties that can protect the hair and scalp from the damage caused by the harmful UVA and UVB rays of the sun. It works better when blended with other oils like almond oil or olive oil which are also very good for hair care. The various benefits of avocado oil for hair care can be enjoyed in a number of ways.
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Avocado Oil Vinaigrette

Avocado Oil Vinaigrette

Avocado Oil Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup of Olivado Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
• 1/4 cup of white wine vinegar
• 2-3 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 1 teaspoon equivalent each of oregano, sweet basil, rosemary, dry mustard and Worstershire Sauce (fresh herbs are preferable but dried herbs can be used if fresh produce is not available)
• Salt and pepper

Avocado Oil Instrctions
Shake the ingredients in a container until well mixed. Leave to stand overnight before use for best results.

Avocado Oil Pesto

Avocado Oil Pesto

Oil Avocado Ingredients

• 1/3 cup of Olivado Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
• 1 cup of fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves
• 1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 1 clove of garlic

Oil Avocado Instructions
Mix all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.

Avocado Oil and Garlic Mushrooms

Avocado Oil and Garlic Mushrooms
Oil Avocado Ingredients

• 8 large mushrooms
• fresh breadcrumbs
• 10 tbsp Olivado Extra Virgin Avocado Oil
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
• Pinch of dried thyme
• 2tsp lemon juice
• Salt and pepper

Oil Avocado Instructions
Lightly fry mushrooms in 2 tbsp avocado oil for 30 seconds, drain on paper towel. Place in shallow baking tin, stalks up. Mix remaining avocado oil, garlic, parsley, thyme, lemon and seasoning. Spoon a little into each mushroom, lightly press fresh breadcrumbs on top of mushrooms. Grill for 5 minutes until breadcrumbs are golden brown. Serve as entrée.

Oil Avocado Toxicity

Oil Avocado Toxicity

Unripe avocados are said to be toxic. Two resins derived from the skin of the fruit are toxic to guinea pigs by subcutaneous and peritoneal injection. Dopamine has been found in the leaves. The leaf oil contains methyl chavicol. Not all varieties are equally toxic. Rabbits fed on leaves of 'Fuerte' and 'Nabal' died within 24 hours. Those fed on leaves of 'Mexicola' showed no adverse reactions. Ingestion of avocado leaves and/or bark has caused mastitis in cattle, horses, rabbits and goats. Large doses have been fatal to goats. Craigmill et al. at Davis, California, have confirmed deleterious effects on lactating goats which were allowed to graze on leaves of 'Anaheim' avocado an hour each day for 2 days. Milk was curdled and not milkable, the animals ground their teeth, necks were swollen and they coughed, but the animals would still accept the leaves on the 4th day of the experiment. By the 10th day, all but one goat were on the road to recovery.
All abnormal signs had disappeared 20 days later. In another test, leaves of a Guatemalan variety were stored for 2 weeks in plastic bags and then given to 2 Nubian goats in addition to regular feed over a period of 2 days. Both suffered mastitis for 48 hours. Avocado leaves in a pool have killed the fish. Canaries have died from eating the ripe fruit. The seeds, ground and mixed with cheese or cornmeal, have been used to poison rodents. However, tests in Hawaii did not show any ill effect on a mouse even at the rate of 1/4 oz (7 g) per each 2.2 lbs (1 kg) of body weight, though the mouse refused to eat the dried, grated seed material until it was blended with cornmeal. Avocado seed extracts injected into guinea pigs have caused only a few days of hyperexcitability and anorexia. At Davis, mice given 10 to 14 g of half-and-half normal ration and either fresh or dried avocado seed died in 2 or 3 days, though one mouse given 4 times the dose of the others survived for 2 weeks.

The seed contains 13.6% tannin, 13.25% starch. Amino acids in the seed oil are reported as: capric acid, 0.6; myristic, 1.7; X, 13.5; palmitic, 23.4; X, 10.4; stearic, 8.7; oleic, 15.1; linoleic, 24.1; linolenic, 2.5%. The dried seed contains 1.33% of a yellow wax containing sterol and organic acid. The seed and the roots contain an antibiotic which prevents bacterial spoilage of food. It is the subject of two United States patents.

The bark contains 3.5% of an essential oil which has an anise odor and is made up largely of methyl chavicol with a little anethole.
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Avocado Oil-2

Avocado Oil-2

Oil avocado expressed from the flesh is rich in vitamins A, B, G and E. It has a digestibility coefficient of 93.8% but has remained too costly to be utilized extensively as salad oil. The amino acid content Oil avocado has been reported as: palmitic, 7.0; stearic, 1.0; oleic, 79.0; linoleic, 13.0.

The Oil avocado has excellent keeping quality. Samples kept in a laboratory in Los Angeles at 40ºF (4.4ºC) showed only slight rancidity after 12 years. There is much interest in the Oil avocado in Italy and France. The Institut Francais de Recherches Fruitieres Outre Mer has studied the yield of oil in 25 cultivars. Joint Italian/Venezuelan studies of 5 prominent cultivars indicated that the fatty acid composition and tryglyceride structure was not influenced by variety. The Oil avocado is used as hair-dressing and is employed in making facial creams, hand lotions and fine soap. It is said to filter out the tanning rays of the sun, is non-allergenic and is similar to lanolin in its penetrating and skinsoftening action. In Brazil, 30% of the avocado crop is processed for Oil avocado, 2\3 of which is utilized in soap, 1/3 in cosmetics. The pulp residue after oil extraction is usable as stockfeed.