Oats is a popular healthy breakfast because it is rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber. Which is my most of the fitness freaks include oatmeal in their diets. But have you been through anyone saying this cereal is very beneficial for your hair? Yes, the same nutrients in oatmeal that make your body healthy also nourish your hair. Let’s see how oats can be used to make DIY oat gel for healthy and shiny hair that provides excellent nourishment. Read on to its benefits. Let’s begin-

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RECIPE FOR OAT GEL FOR BEAUTIFUL AND SHINY HAIR

Benefits of the ingredients used in this oat gel:

Oats

  • Thanks to its rich fibre content, your scalp receives right amount of nutrition to grow healthy hair. Since oats haVE exfoliating properties it unclogs pores and facilitates hair growth which also thickens your hair. 
  • Oats have vitamins and minerals that can nourish and hydrate your hair that make them grow healthy right from roots to tips thus helping in preventing the split ends. 
  • Oatmeal is rich in lipids and proteins that moisturize the scalp to prevent dandruff and is a great natural cleanser that helps to remove dandruff flakes thus leaving fresher scalp. 
  • Oats has B vitamins that acts as humectants that help prevent moisture loss and it soothes dry and itchy scalp as it has anti-inflammatory properties. 

Coconut oil

Coconut oil has several benefits and is used in almost all the hair DIYs. When used as a leave-in treatment it helps seal moisture content in hair. Helps treating dry and flaky scalp, prevents split ends and hair breakage. Coconut oil is the best in getting frizz-free hair and the fatty acids in coconut oil have anti-microbial properties that help in treating scalp from dandruff and microorganisms. And mainly helps in promoting hair growth.

Peppermint essential oil

You can choose any essential oil as per your requirements of hair and fragrance. We are using peppermint essential oil in the preparation of DIY oat gel here. A research suggests that peppermint oil solution promotes hair growth. The menthol component of peppermint essential oil is said to increase blood flow to the area it is applied. Due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties, it also heals an itchy and flaky scalp thus promoting healthy scalp.

Note – One pro tip here is, this oil has to be used in a very minimal quantity as it causes tingling sensation to the area it is applied and it can cause cold when used for long period of time on the scalp which is why we use few drops of essential oils in our DIYs.

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Optiphen plus – A preservative (optional)

This preservative is completely optional and is left to you if at all if you use this oat gel within 3 to 4 days is totally fine and you don’t need preservative. If you wish to store this oats gel and if you want to use with deep conditioner you can add preservative. Preservatives, as we all know it is used to increase the shelf-life of the DIYs and products and to prevent the microbial growth and the chemical reaction that may happen during the process. It is totally fine to use preservatives and is better if you use it. 

Method

Things you need:

  • 2 cups of oats
  • 4 to 5 cups of water
  • ¼ cup of coconut oil
  • 2 to 3 drops of peppermint essential oil
  • 2 to 3 drops of optiphen plus preservative

Directions:

To prepare this DIY oats gel, all you need to do is, Take a kadai and add 2 cups of oats to it. Now add 4 to 5 cups of water and stir it nicely. Once the mixture turns soft, now add ¼ cup of coconut oil and give it a good mix. Now keep the kadai on the low to medium flame and boil the mixture for 10mins. Let it cool. Once the mixture has come to room temperature, add 2 to 3 drops of peppermint essential oil to it and give it a very good mix. Now strain the mixture with the help of muslin cloth or any very thin cloth and squeeze it to get the gel as much as possible. Now add 2 to 3 drops of optiphen plus preservative if you like and if you want to store it and use it with a deep conditioner. Apply this gel as your hair mask and leave it for 2 hours. Or you can use it with your deep conditioners as well.

Note

  • Can adjust the quantity of the ingredients. However this is preferable and is the standard measurement.
  • Maintain consistency to see the best results.
  • Perform patch test before you use this gel and check if you are allergic to any of the ingredient used in the hair gel.
  • Do not expect instant results in case of hair care especially and can vary from person to person.  
  • Make sure to have protein rich foods like egg, spinach, kiwi fruit etc for hair growth.
  • Most importantly stay hydrated!!
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