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Grapefruit essential oil can be made in many ways, but ensuring you have a bottle of pure and safe grapefruit essential oil is another matter altogether. Today, Team PasGo will guide you through 3 simple ways to make pure grapefruit essential oil for effective hair loss treatment right at home. Let's find out now!
1. 3 Simple ways to make grapefruit essential oil at home
There are plenty of methods to make grapefruit essential oil at home. However, the 3 most commonly applied methods for making grapefruit oil for hair nourishment are using fresh grapefruit peel, dried grapefruit peel, and steam distillation.
How to Make Grapefruit Essential Oil for Hair Loss Treatment
Making grapefruit essential oil from fresh grapefruit peel
Preparing the ingredients
Firstly, let's talk about extracting grapefruit essential oil from fresh grapefruit peel. To extract grapefruit essential oil using this method, you'll need the following ingredients:
- 1 ripe grapefruit
- Water
- Large pot
- Small bowl
- Ice and storage bottle
Steps to Proceed
- Step 1: Thoroughly wash the grapefruit, then carefully cut to extract the green grapefruit peel (where a significant amount of essential oil is concentrated).
- Step 2: Pour cold water into a glass bottle. Next, squeeze the grapefruit peel containing the essential oil into the bottle.
- Step 3: Seal the glass bottle tightly, shake it vigorously, and then tilt it upside down so that the grapefruit essential oil settles and separates from the water, rising to the top.
- Step 4: Slowly open the bottle and pour off the water, retaining the pure grapefruit essential oil inside the bottle.
Note: This method of grapefruit oil extraction applies only to fresh grapefruit peel rich in essential oil. Dried grapefruit peel will not yield oil using this method.
Making grapefruit essential oil from dried grapefruit peel
Preparing the ingredients
Apart from fresh grapefruit peel, you can also learn how to make grapefruit essential oil from dried peel at home to treat hair loss with simple ingredients right at home:
- Dried grapefruit peel (can use fresh peel dried in the sun for a few hours)
- A few sprigs of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves (optional)
- Water
- Pot, stove,...
Steps to Proceed
- Step 1: Clean the dried grapefruit peel and finely chop it with a knife. To enhance the effectiveness, you can also use lemongrass and kaffir lime during the cooking process of the dried grapefruit peel.
- Step 2: Place the dried grapefruit peel in a pot along with 1-2 kaffir limes, then add water until it covers 1/3 of the pot and simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes.
- Step 3: Turn off the heat, let the water cool, then pour it into a basin for hair washing. Crush the kaffir lime separately to create foam for hair washing.
A Popular Method for Making Grapefruit Essential Oil from Dried Peel
When extracting grapefruit essential oil from dried peel, the oil will dissolve in water, so washing your hair with this water will help you have smoother, healthier, and stronger hair.
Making grapefruit essential oil using the water distillation method
Preparing the ingredients
Finally, it's about making grapefruit essential oil spray using the water distillation method. This is a common and simple method to extract oil from grapefruit peel. Here are the ingredients you'll need:
- Large pot
- Small bowl
- 1 ripe grapefruit
- Water
- Ice & storage bottle
- Procedure for distilling grapefruit essential oil
Making grapefruit essential oil for hair growth using the water distillation method
- Step 1: Peel the grapefruit to extract the green peel where the oil glands are located, rinse it thoroughly, and let it dry.
- Step 2: Cut the grapefruit peel into small pieces. Then put the peel in a pot, pour water to cover 1/3 of the peel, and place an upside-down bowl in the middle of the pot.
- Step 3: Next, place ice cubes in the bowl and cover the pot with a lid. Boil for about 30 minutes over low heat. When the steam containing grapefruit oil rises and condenses on the bowl, the process will stop automatically and the oil will drip down into the bowl.
- Step 4: Turn off the heat and pour the pure grapefruit essential oil into a glass bottle and store it in the refrigerator.
Making grapefruit essential oil for hair growth using the water distillation method
2. Things to Consider When Using Grapefruit Essential Oil
Warning: Pregnant women may experience increased nausea when using grapefruit essential oil
According to some studies, pregnant women should only use certain essential oils including: fennel, chamomile, cinnamon, clove, ginger, jasmine, lemon, grapefruit, and thyme. Therefore, grapefruit essential oil can be used for pregnant women.
Precautions when using grapefruit essential oil for pregnant women
However, some pregnant women who experience severe nausea may not tolerate the scent of grapefruit essential oil, so try a small amount before using it.
Can grapefruit essential oil be used for children?
The answer is yes. However, you should dilute it properly and try a small amount first because children's skin is delicate and more prone to allergies, making them more sensitive to essential oils than adults.
Do not let children ingest grapefruit essential oil directly or get it into their eyes because concentrated essential oils can be uncomfortable to ingest or if they get into the eyes.
Attention to keep grapefruit essential oil out of reach of children
Can grapefruit essential oil be used for sensitive skin?
Yes, however, if your skin is overly sensitive, you should be cautious before using it.
You can take a small amount of grapefruit essential oil and apply it to your wrist to test, if no adverse reactions occur, you can confidently use it on oily skin.
Sensitive skin should be careful when using grapefruit essential oil
3. How to store and the storage time of grapefruit essential oil
Method to store grapefruit essential oil
Store in a dark glass bottle
You should store grapefruit essential oil in a glass jar, especially in a dark jar to minimize the impact of sunlight, avoid causing decomposition of the pure essential oil.
Store grapefruit essential oil in a dark glass bottle with a tight lid
Store grapefruit essential oil in a dry, cool place and keep it away from sunlight
Besides causing the oil to become moldy, sunlight also causes the components in the oil to react and decompose, reducing the quality of the oil.
Therefore, to use the oil for a long time, you should store it in a cool, dry place.
Store grapefruit essential oil in a dry place
Seal the bottle of grapefruit essential oil after each use
Please remember to seal the bottle of essential oil after each use to minimize reactions when the oil comes into contact with components in the air, causing the oil to evaporate.
Seal the bottle of essential oil after use
Storage period of grapefruit essential oil
You can use grapefruit essential oil from 6 months to 1 year under good storage conditions, and if you notice any unusual smell or signs during use, you should stop using it immediately.
Above are the information that Team PasGo has compiled about various methods of making grapefruit essential oil at home. PasGo hopes that you will choose the most suitable and convenient method to make grapefruit essential oil at home to take care of your hair for yourself and your family. Wish you success.
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Curated by Ngoc Hoa - PasGo Team
