Properties of sea-buckthorn oil
Having many useful medicinal properties, oil can be used both in medicine and in cosmetology. Sea-buckthorn oil is successfully used in most gynecological diseases, in the treatment of ulcer diseases and burns. The properties of the oil have a beneficial effect on the gastric mucosa, and, therefore, promotes faster healing of ulcers. Sea buckthorn oil is recommended for use in diseases of the respiratory tract. In addition, the oil is able to have a wonderful regenerative effect.
Seabuckthorn oil
Traditional and alternative medicine often uses sea buckthorn oil for damage to the skin and mucous membranes. The oil has antibacterial action and normalizes lipid metabolism of the liver and pancreas activity. This oil is recommended to use in the treatment of hair, conjunctivitis, defects or damage to the cornea, keratitis, eye burns, vitamin A deficiency, skin diseases.
Sea-buckthorn oil can be bought at the pharmacy, or you can cook it yourself. Here are some recipes for cooking it at home:
1. Squeeze out the berries of sea-buckthorn juice and put it in a cold place. During the settling of the juice, you will see that oil will form on its surface. It must be removed. This oil is of the highest quality.
2. Squeeze the juice from the berries of sea-buckthorn, and the cake, which will remain after pressing, chop and pour with vegetable oil. Let it brew and remove oil on the surface. This oil is less qualitative and useful.
3. Squeeze the juice from the sea-buckthorn berries, and the remaining cake dry. After drying, grind it in a coffee grinder and fill it with olive oil. Allow to stand for several weeks, and then filter.
Sea buckthorn oil is a universal oil. It has analgesic, regenerating (restoring), firming and antibacterial action. If you still decide to buy sea-buckthorn oil in a pharmacy, the pharmacist will offer 3 options: bottled oil for local and external use, capsules and suppositories. Please note that the sea buckthorn oil in the vial is stored exclusively in a cold place and up to 4 years. If you do not follow these requirements, the healing properties of the oil are lost.
Application of sea buckthorn oil for facial and hair care
Skin Care
Sea buckthorn oil is a wonderful skin care product. The oil moisturizes and softens the skin, and also regenerates it after sunburn and exposure to radiation. Oil is recommended for those people who have age spots, freckles, wrinkles, skin cracks, dermatitis, acne and skin peeling.
Recipes for skin care
For dry skin type
Stir a couple drops of sea buckthorn oil with the cream that you use, and apply to the skin of the face. Make a light facial massage. Sea buckthorn oil penetrates deeply into the skin and normalizes metabolic processes.
In addition, you can make a compress for this type of skin. Mix the sea buckthorn oil with distilled water in a proportion of 1: 5. Saturate the cotton cloth and apply to face. Compress will help nourish your skin with moisture and provide it with useful substances.
For oily skin type
For this skin, you can arrange daily rubbing your face with oil. Thus, the acid reaction of your skin is restored. The oil can also disinfect the skin with the following mask. Sea-buckthorn oil put on the face and neck and leave for 10 minutes. After a while, pat the skin with a paper towel.
With a thick skin type with enlarged pores, a compress helps: moisten the cotton cloth in tea brewing and apply for 15 minutes on the face. For warmth, cover the fabric with a towel. At the end of the procedure, massage your face with sea-buckthorn oil.
Hair care
Sea-buckthorn oil can perfectly help your hair. This oil is very useful for hair. It promotes their strengthening, accelerating growth, eliminates dandruff. And thanks to the content of a huge amount of vitamins in the oil, the hair after its application becomes stronger, shiny and thick.
Apply sea buckthorn oil 1 hour before washing your head on the roots of your hair. After the procedure, wash your hair. In order that the oil is best washed off the hair, you can add an egg yolk to it. After the systematic application of this oil, the hair becomes healthy and strong.
It should be noted that sea buckthorn oil should not be used as a base oil, but in pure form it is possible. Shelf life of oil is not more than 4 years.