It's time to get acquainted with the base oil, ahead of many of his plant partners in speed, depth of penetration into the skin and hair. This miracle is macadamia oil.
Macadamia oil: obtaining and beneficial properties
The oil is extracted from macadamia nuts - a plant of the Protean family, which at one time received such names as "boomer", "mullimbimbi" or "Kindal-Kindal". Oil is not obtained from freshly picked nuts. They are pre-dried in the open air in sunny weather for about three weeks. Only then the kernels of nuts are peeled from the shell. Cold-pressed oil is extracted from peeled and discarded fruits. There are many types of these nuts, most of which can only be found in Australia. Only some of the cultivated macadamia species are found, in addition to Australia, in Brazil, in Hawaii, as well as in South Africa and California. Australian nuts are considered the most expensive. At the same time in Australia they are classified as sacred fruits.
Macadamia oil can be completely transparent or have a yellowish tint. As a rule, the filtered product is transparent. The oil has a pleasant aroma and taste (like hazelnut). Although some girls think that it smells like ordinary chestnut. The composition of the oil is very similar to the substance that is contained in the head of sperm whales and is placed in the spermacetium bag. Previously, they made healing ointments, creams, and lipsticks from it.
The oil is rich in essential fatty acids, beneficial effects on the skin, human hair. It is also famous for its antioxidant properties. In addition to fatty acids, macadamia oil has a high content of vitamins, minerals and proteins. Macadamia oil is very quickly absorbed into the skin without leaving an unpleasant oily sheen on it. It is not only able to moisturize, nourish dry skin. This oil, among other things, has regenerating and anti-inflammatory properties. At the same time, macadamia oil plays an important role in regulating the water-fat balance in the tissues, promotes skin rejuvenation, increases its elasticity and smoothes shallow wrinkles.
Application of macadamia oil
Macadamia oil can be safely applied in medicine. It slows down the development of malignant tumors, reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, migraines. This oil improves metabolism, which stabilizes weight, removes toxins, cholesterol. This product strengthens the immune system, helps get rid of angina, hypovitaminosis, they treat diseases of the joints.
Also, macadamia oil can be used in cooking. It is, in fact, allowed to add to any meat, fish dishes, as well as in cereals, salads, etc. Oil is used in cooking, not only because it makes the dishes much more useful. This herbal product brings piquancy to food. Another macadamia oil is added to baking.
Beauticians are also familiar with macadamia oil. It is usually used to make excellent products for dry skin, because the oil perfectly cares for the face, moisturizes, smoothes wrinkles, softens. Macadamia oil, even in the most ordinary self-made remedies, will quickly and easily free dry skin from flaking, irritation, and sunburn. But such an oil besides dry is also suitable for mature, fading, very tired and flabby skin. Macadamia oil gently cares for the skin of the eyelids, hands and feet, they remove makeup and cleanse the face. It is sometimes used in perfumery, added to the massage mixtures that are used during corrective massages.
And macadamia oil is part of hair dyes and other products designed to care for the strands. Macadamia oil restores damaged hair, strengthens them, makes curls elastic, shiny. The use of this oil does not hurt those girls who want to say goodbye to dandruff.
The only disadvantage of using high-quality finished cosmetics with macadamia oil is the high cost of such semi-natural products for hair and skin. Therefore, after a while, we will look at the recipes of amazing all-natural self-care products. After that, you will be convinced that making the best health remedy for your hair is much easier than making insoluble coffee.
Ways to use macadamia oil
Universal macadamia oil is not dangerous to use in its pure form. But still it is often mixed with other fatty oils or essential products. Aroma compositions are also made with it. Another macadamia oil is added to cosmetics to enrich the finished product with useful substances.
For the preparation of massage mixtures on a large spoonful of macadamia oil you need to add about five to six drops of essential oil. It is better to use several types of base and essential oils. For example, you can select a spoonful of macadamia, olive and sesame oils. To these basic fatty oils is to add six drops of essential (rosemary, grapefruit and lemon). And it does not hurt to dilute the oil with the pulp of avocado and aloe juice (1 tbsp.). With the help of such a massage mixture, you can model your figure.
When making a hand cream, try combining fatty and essential oils with aloe and glycerin juice. You can clean the face with one oil. First, moisten the swab in water and, squeezing out excess moisture, apply a couple of drops of macadamia oil on it. Now wipe the skin with a swab.
Macadamia oil is also often taken orally: a teaspoon, twice a day, half an hour before meals. Usually it is done by those people who feel the need to improve the cardiovascular system or want to get rid of arthritis, arthrosis, sore throats, back problems, migraines. This oil can also be applied to burns, abrasions.
Contraindications to the use of macadamia oil
You should not generally use macadamia oil for people who have intolerance to the Australian walnut. It should be used with caution to those who are prone to allergic reactions to the most common products. The last sufferers need to enter the oil in food, starting with a teaspoon. Also these days it is not necessary to include in the diet other previously untested products, otherwise you will not be able to find out exactly what the body reacted with allergies. When preparing masks and creams with macadamia oil, be sure to test products before generously lubricating your face or scalp with it.
Macadamia oil for hair
It is more advisable to care for macadamia oil for dry and damaged hair coloring and perm. Macadamia oil penetrates well into the hair, scalp. It can be added to the finished mask or used for the manufacture of homemade products.
This oil perfectly protects the curls from aggressive environmental influences (temperature changes, wind, cold, direct sunlight). For year-round hair care, it is wise to use a mixture of macadamia and broccoli oils. Both oils are taken in equal amounts. You just rub the mask in his hands and spread the oil on the ends of the strands.
Macadamia oil cleansing mask for normal hair
For her, we need two ingredients - macadamia oil and lemon juice. Take the fourth part of the thin-skinned lemon and squeeze the juice out of it in two tablespoons. spoons of macadamia oil. Preheat the dough in a water bath to 40 ° C.
Mask the hair that needs to be replenished and, after gathering them in the tail, leave the locks alone for half an hour. After 30 minutes, rinse the curls in warm water. For the best cleansing strands, use shampoo.
Macadamia Brightening Mask with Blond Hair
Take two large spoons of liquid honey, the same amount of ground cinnamon and favorite balm. Mix the three ingredients, pour half a teaspoon of the following oils into them: macadamia, jojoba and almond oil.
Apply the creamy mask on the dirty strands. After twisting the hair and pull the cap on his head, and after her - bath towel. Wash the mask only after two hours. To clean the strands, use shampoo and warm water.
After cleaning the curls from the product, gently dry the hair with a towel and comb them with a massage brush. Such a procedure will help get rid of hidden particles of brightening cinnamon.
Attention: Do not use the mask with cinnamon and macadamia oil, when you do not plan to lighten the blond strands.
If you only want to nourish your hair, just put cinnamon on the shelf to wait for that time until you want to bake flavored buns.
For your information: cinnamon often has no effect on the color of dark hair. In extreme cases, when using the product by brunettes or brown-haired women, the mask may have a minimal lightening effect.
Anti-Aging Macadamia Body Butter Cream
Of course, macadamia oil perfectly affects the hair, restoring and protecting them. But since it is also great care for the skin, then keep silent about homemade anti-aging cream with this oil would be a real crime. This cream can be used by women with any skin type, starting from 25 years. Especially it will appeal to young ladies with sensitive and dry skin. So, let's find out how budget magic anti-aging cosmetics are made.
For the cream you need to whip one protein and combine it with homemade sour cream (70 ml). You can take the sour cream, the fat content of which reaches 20 percent. To sour cream and squirrel add three tsp of lemon juice and macadamia oil (two tsp.). Since, when preparing the cream, it is more correct to use homemade sour cream to increase the storage of natural products, be sure to add a natural preservative, tea tree oil, to the anti-aging agent. It needs 40 drops. Now you can store your cream in the refrigerator door for up to three weeks.
You need to use the cream daily. Put it on cleansed skin. After cleansing the face, blot it with a napkin. Rub the cream on the massage lines, not too stretching the skin.
Attention: do not apply the product before going outside in hot days, otherwise you can provoke the appearance of age spots.
The cream can be used for a long time, since not a single component of anti-aging homemade cosmetics is addictive.
