To find out more about amla and the benefits for hair, read this post.
I’ll be using the infusion method to make the amla oil.
First, you’ll need a few implements:
- A couple of Mason jars or similar (airtight ones will preserve the oil for longer)
- Bell Mason jars (best for blocking out UV rays and the best for preserving the oils)
- A spatula or two for mixing
- A measuring cup
- Muslin cloth
- Elastic bands
- A sieve
- One knee-high/stocking (unused!)
Now to the ingredients for the amla oil:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of amla powder
- Half a cup of jojoba oil
- Half a cup of grapeseed oil
- Half a cup of sweet almond oil
- Half a cup of extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of vitamin E oil
- 1 tablespoon of fenugreek seeds
- Half a cup of horsetail herb
- 10 drops rosemary essential oil
- 10 drops peppermint essential oil
How to mix your amla oil:
Soak the fenugreek seeds in the extra virgin olive oil overnight or for 1 day.Add the amla powder to a Mason jar.
Add the oils one by one and stir the mixture well. Add the the extra virgin olive oil and fenugreek mix – but pour it through a sieve so that the seeds are collected in the sieve.
Add the horsetail herb. Add the essential oils. Mix well.
Storing your amla oil:
Seal the jar.
Store the amla mixture for a month in a cool dark place.
After at least a month (I left mine for two months) filter your amla oil mixture by carefully pouring the mixture through a few layers of muslin, being careful not to disturb the amla powder sediment that will have settled at the bottom of the jar.
Use the elastic bands to secure the muslin around the mouth of the Mason jar first. Leave a little dip in the cloth, so that the oil can be easily poured into the jar.
Your oil should be a clear green colour. If any of the sediment has gone into your oil (you’ll know because it will look cloudy), sieve it again using a knee-high or stocking, wrapped around a sieve.
Your amla oil is ready for use!
But wait! Either pour a little of the oil into a smaller container so that you don’t have to keep opening the larger storage container, or use a pipette dropper to extract the oil for use. Avoid putting your fingers into direct contact with the oil in the main Mason jar/storage container.
I apply this DIY amla oil to my scalp once a week and to my edges around 4 to 5 times a week.
Here are the results of my 6-month amla oil experiment (to test whether amla reduces or prevents greys, prevents hair loss, treats dandruff and other dry scalp conditions and how effective it is for overall hair and scalp health)!
You can watch the YouTube video on how to make amla oil here.
As with all new mixtures/products/DIYs – do a skin patch test before applying all over your scalp.
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