Garlic oil is a natural oil extracted from garlic itself by crushing it and soaking it in vegetable oil, or by steam distillation, and it has many anti-bacterial, fungi, and virus properties, which gives it distinct benefits to skin, hair, and physical health in general. In this article, we will talk about it in detail.
Homemade garlic oil
Garlic oil can be made at home in a safe and easy way, and the method is:
Ingredients:
- A full garlic head.
- Two cups of olive oil.
How to prepare:
- The garlic head is separated into individual cloves and peeled.
- Then put it in a skillet, and add oil.
- The oil is heated and left on heat for 30 minutes in the event that you want a strong oil with the aroma and taste of garlic, or for 15 minutes if you want an oil with a slight aroma and taste of garlic.
- Then the garlic is removed from the oil and placed in a glass container.
- Leave the oil to cool, then place it in the same box containing the garlic cloves and seal them tightly.
Benefits of garlic oil for hair
Garlic oil contains many nutrients from vitamins and minerals necessary for hair growth and health, and fighting many diseases that can affect the scalp, and these benefits:
Preventshair loss: because it contains vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B1, and B6, The sulfur mineral, which is all important for hair growth, and in a scientific study proved that garlic oil has a benefit in treating alopecia areata.
Ittreats dandruff of the scalp, because it has anti-fungal properties that cause dandruff, and it also contains sulfur that helps relieve itching due to dandruff.
Massage the scalp with oil, helps stimulate the growth of hair follicles, and promote the blood circulation of the scalp, the method is:
Ingredients:
- 8 cloves of garlic.
- Half a cup of olive oil, coconut oil, or castor oil.
- One medium onion (optional).
How to prepare:
- Grind garlic and onion with a blender until smooth mixture.
- Then the oil is heated over a medium temperature, and the mixture is added to it until it becomes golden in color.
- Then the fire is extinguished, and left to cool.
- The oil is filtered from the mixture, taken two tablespoons of it, and massaged by the scalp for 15 minutes, after which the rest of the hair is covered with oil and left for half an hour.
- Then wash the hair with a little shampoo.
- This recipe is repeated three times a week for satisfactory results.
Garlic and rosemary oil recipe
This recipe has the ability to promote hair growth and thickness, and its method is:
Ingredients:
- 5 tablespoons of garlic oil.
- 1 tablespoon of castor oil.
- Tablespoon of coconut oil.
- Half a tablespoon of rosemary oil.
How to prepare:
- Mix the previous oils with each other well.
- Take two tablespoons of the previous mixture and massage the scalp for 15 minutes.
- The rest of the hair is covered with oil and left on the head for half an hour.
- Then wash the hair with a little shampoo and water.
- This recipe is repeated three times a week.
Benefits of garlic oil for the skin
Fights various skin infections, such as psoriasis, athlete's foot, wart, and nail.
It treats acne, because garlic is rich in minerals such as copper, zinc, and vitamins such as C, B6, selenium and allicin, and it has anti-inflammatory properties, thus helping to treat acne. This can be achieved by adding some points of garlic oil to the skin's clay mask, and applying it on the face for 10 minutes, after which it is washed with cold water, and the recipe is repeated daily to obtain the required results.
The benefits of garlic oil for the body
It has proven many benefits for garlic oil for the health of the body, the following are some of them:
- It fights various infections of the body, because it contains allicin, which has anti-bacterial, parasite, and virus properties.This can be achieved by purchasing garlic oil capsules from the pharmacy and following the instructions for use and the recommended amount from the doctor or pharmacist, because eating garlic oil capsules above the permissible dose causes many health problems such as: diarrhea, heartburn, and nausea.
- Reduces tooth pain, by applying some points of garlic oil to a cotton ball, and applying it to the aching tooth for 10-30 minutes. This process is repeated two to three times per day.
- It improves cardiovascular health and helps reduce high blood pressure. With caution in the amount of consumption, you should consult a doctor before use to ensure that there are no interactions between him and the drugs used.
- Reduces the proportion of harmful cholesterol, in a scientific study proved that the use of garlic oil with fish oil has a high ability to reduce the proportion of harmful cholesterol in the body.
- Reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer'sdisease and dementia.
- It treats various ear infections and reduces the resulting pain. This is done by mixing some points of garlic oil with two tablespoons of olive oil and slightly heating it, after which 3 drops of the mixture are placed on a cotton ball and placed inside the affected ear to relieve pain.
- It strengthens the immune system.
- It improves bone health for women.
- It improves the ability to exercise longer. In a scientific study, it has been proven that garlic oil helps reduce the number of heartbeats during exercise, and therefore helps patients with cardiovascular disease tolerate exercise for a longer period of time.
- It helps in regulating the level of sugar in the blood, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes, because it helps in raising the level of insulin in the blood.
