Nettle is also a very beneficial nutrient when it comes to hair care. It has amazing effects on the hair, it stops and prevents hair loss and stimulates hair growth. Nettle works well on every type of hair. If you wash your hair with nettle tea it will become healthier and thicker, it will grow faster and you’ll prevent hair loss.
Nettle Hair Tonic Recipe
• Create a nettle infusion by simmering a handful of either young nettes or 1 oz. of dried nettles in 4 cups of water for at least 2 hours or overnight in a crockpot on a low heat. Strain out nettles and add:
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 3 drops rosemary oil
• Bottle in a dark colored glass bottle or jar and keep in the refrigerator between uses.
Make Nettle Oil
It is simple to make Nettle oil. It is a cold extraction process. Just put the stinging nettle leaves in a dark bottle with organic, first pressed virgin olive oil. Cover the bottle tightly and let it sit in a dark place for 2 to 3 weeks or even longer. Strain the leaves, bottle in a day
How to Make Nettle Oil
It is simple to make Nettle oil. It is a cold extraction process. Just put the stinging nettle leaves in a dark bottle with organic, first pressed virgin olive oil. Cover the bottle tightly and let it sit in a dark place for 2 to 3 weeks or even longer. Strain the leaves, bottle in a dark glass bottle and save the oil for future use.
Care should be taken when handling nettle, because the leaves and stems of some varieties, such as stinging nettle, have little hairs that can sting and burn the skin upon contact
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