My Emu Oil Mix

2.5oz of coconut oil

 In my last post, I shared that I recently bought a small bottle of emu oil. I decided to mix the emu oil with my coconut oil and use both oils on my scalp. Unlike essential oils (ex. peppermint oil), the emu oil can be used without being diluted. However, I diluted it because it is rather expensive compared to the other oils that I use. To recap, emu oil costs $5.75 per ounce, while coconut oil costs $1.09 per ounce.

Increased Hair Growth with Emu Oil

Emu oil is one product that I've read about for several years now, but never had a chance to try. It's purported benefits include being an anti-inflammatory, pain reliever, moisturizer, and anti-aging. For our purposes, I'm interested in its affect on hair growth rate.

What Lengths Would You Go To For Long Hair?

My all time favorite TV show is "I Love Lucy."  The episodes are currently taking up 80% of the harddrive on my DVR, so I can watch them whenever I want. I was up late last night working on the book, and watched an episode where Lucy gives Ricky scalp treatments because he thinks he is going bald. Lucy's plan was to "torture" Ricky with these scalp treatments, so that he would stop obsessing over his hair. Watch the video to see how her plan panned out.



It got me thinking about some of the growth aids I've used in the past. When I started trying to grow my hair, I used everything that had the word "grow" (or sadly some that misspelled the word as "gro") on the bottle.

Lunar Hair Care

2011 Morrocco Method Calendar
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Lunar Hair Care is a method that uses the different moon phases to obtain optimal hair goals. According to this approach, you can lengthen, strengthen, and thicken your hair by trimming or cutting based on the moon's current phase. The theory is that since the moon affects the ocean's tides, which is a large body of water, then it also affects the human body, which is majority water.

The chart shows optimal dates in 2011, to trim or cut to achieve your desired hair goal.  This is the Morrocco Method, which uses the moon phases. Keep in mind that these dates are based on Pacific Standard Time, so you will need to convert it for your respective time zone.

Sulfur Scalp/Growth Mix

As I shared in my Winter Wig Regimen video, I use a sulfur coconut oil mix on my scalp during the winter months.  For me, the sulfur prevents my scalp from being itchy and flaky.  It is also a popular ingredient in growth aid products.  

While I have used sulfur for several years, I can't really attest to whether it has actually increased my hair growth.  However, there are several women who have reported increased growth with using sulfur based products.

There are different types of sulfur powder; I use Sublimed Sulfur, which I purchased on Ebay.  Some pharmacies may also carry it, so check with your local pharmacy.  

I use coconut oil as the base oil for my sulfur mix but any carrier oil will suffice.  Some good carrier oils include olive oil and castor oil.  You can also "spice" up your mix by adding essential oils.    

Do your research before you start making your own sulfur mix.  It is important that you use caution when working with sulfur.    Generally, it is not advised that you make your sulfur mix stronger than 10%.  As always, test a small area on your skin/scalp before you apply to your entire head.