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    Posted: July 02 2006 at 1:59pm
I use essential oils in my poos, conditioners and more. I was reading an old Essense magazine that happened to be about improving your hair. They had suggested a few home-made recipes and one of them called for peppermint oil (which is one of my favorites). He said that you could put 6-8 drops in and that should be safe enough for you to use 3 times a week. Do you ladies limit the amount of essential oils that you are putting into your products and the time frame that you use them in?




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I do.  I use tea tree in my 'poo and in my bottle of Doo grow.  I found if I put tea tree, and a tiny bit of lavender into it, my scalp is very very happy.  Tea tree for me is almost daily, I use about 3-5 drops in a three quarters full bottle of Doo Grow.  I noticed that since I started using the tea tree my scalp hasn't been itchy or flaky at all and I am very prone to dandruff.  I think you should be careful when you first use any new thing on your scalp and in your hair.  be sure to do a small test first to check for any allergies. 

 
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Thanks SuperFluff! I have been using a little more that 3-5 drops. In my 12fl bottle of Surge Plus 14 I have used 20-25 drops of Peppermint, 15 drops of rosemary and 15 drops of lemongrass. Is that too much ? I haven't had any reaction to the oils and I love the tingling effect that I get when I use it.




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i have essential oils in everything... shampoo, moisturizers, whatever!  I like peppermint, rosemary, cedarwood, thyme, etc.  I love them.  I think as long as you use in the proper dilutions and don't use them leading right up to a relaxer you should be fine.
 
And like superfluff said, always do a patch test when trying new oils for the first time.

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Thanks Sista :

How much are you putting in your products and how long before your relaxer do you stop using? Does that go for other products like Surge Plus 14 or MTG?




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