For many years, people have used essential oils for hair care, due to their moisturizing, soothing, and enriching properties. If you are looking for the best oils for hair, check out some of our favorite DIYs that will keep your luscious locks in good condition all year long.

Natural Hair Detangler

Did you know that you can use essential oils for hair that feels tangled, course, or just plain stubborn? This easy Natural Hair Detangler DIY that allows you to use soft, moisturizing essential oils to detangle your snarly, troublesome hair.

Ingredients
12 ounce (or larger) spray bottle
1 ½ cups distilled water
3 tablespoons marshmallow root
½ cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons doTERRA Salon Essentials® Smoothing Conditioner
5 drops Rosemary oil
5 drops Patchouli oil
5 drops Geranium oil
5 drops Melaleuca oil

Instructions
1. Boil water and marshmallow root in small pan.
2. Reduce heat and let simmer 20–30 minutes.
3. Let cool slightly and strain through cheesecloth or wire strainer.
4. While warm, pour into bottle and add conditioner, apple cider vinegar, and essential oils.
5. Shake until combined.

To use, spray generous amount on wet hair and comb through.

Essential Oil Hair Perfume

This sweet smelling concoction is full of some of the best essential oils for hair—Ylang Ylang, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Grapefruit, and Lavender oil. Keep your hair smelling fresh and sweet all day long with this simple essential oil Hair Perfume DIY.

Ingredients
⅓ cup rose water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
5 drops Ylang Ylang oil
4 drops Rosemary oil
5 drops Sandalwood oil
3 drops Lavender oil
4 drops Grapefruit oil*

Instructions
1. In fine-mist glass spray bottle, add rose water, vanilla extract, and essential oils. Add more or less essential oils depending on your preference.
2. Shake and spray on hair as desired.

Note: You can purchase rose water at most health food stores in the soap and hygiene aisle.
*Please note that citrus essential oils are photosensitive and can lighten your hair if exposed to UV rays.

Essential Oil Herbal Hairspray

This Herbal Hairspray DIY will bring your favorite essential oils together to create a spray that will give you the hold you need to keep your hair in line—no matter how crazy the day gets. Aerosol hairsprays can often contain harsh chemicals and toxins, but when you use essential oils for hair care, you’ll experience the benefits of safe, natural ingredients.

Ingredients
1 cup water
4 teaspoons sugar
2 drops Geranium oil
2 drops Lavender oil
2 drops Peppermint oil
2 drops Rosemary oil
2 drops Clary Sage oil

Tip: Use more or less sugar depending on how strong you want the hold to be.

Instructions
1. In saucepan, combine sugar and water. Bring heat to boil and stir until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool.
2. Pour essential oil into eight ounce glass fine mist spray bottle and add cooled sugar water.

Use as you would any other hairspray.

Essential Oil Hair Wax

With this Rosemary and Peppermint oil wax for hair styling, you’ll be combining some of the best oils for hair with the smooth texture of Fractionated Coconut Oil, shea butter, and beeswax. If you need to tame your wild hair with some natural hair sculpting wax, here’s a recipel for essential oil Hair Wax.

Ingredients
4 ½ teaspoons beeswax
1 tablespoon shea butter
4 ½ teaspoons Fractionated Coconut Oil
10 drops Peppermint essential oil
10 drops Rosemary essential oil

Tip: For harder hair wax, use two tablespoons of beeswax and one tablespoon of Fractionated Coconut Oil. For softer hair wax, use four and a half teaspoons of shea butter and two tablespoons of Fractionated Coconut Oil.

Instructions
1. Combine all ingredients, except for essential oils, in glass container.
2. Place jar in saucepan with one to one and a half inches of boiling water.
3. Stir ingredients until melted and thoroughly combined.
4. Remove from heat and let rest for three minutes.
5. Add essential oils and stir.
6. Pour mixture in empty tin or glass jar with lid.
7. Let hair wax rest one to two hours.

To use, apply a small amount to fingers and style as desired. A little wax goes a long way.

Essential Oil Deep Conditioner

Instead of shelling out big bucks for fancy deep conditioners, try using essential oils for hair repair with this easy Natural Deep Conditioner DIY. When dealing with damaged, dry hair, get a little extra help with some of the best hair oils like Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Clary Sage, and Geranium oil to rejuvenate and repair your lackluster locks.

Ingredients
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 drops doTERRA essential oils

A few great essential oils for your hair include: Lavender, Peppermint, Rosemary, Geranium, and Clary Sage. You can use one or all five of the essential oils in your deep conditioner.

Instructions
1. Put coconut oil, olive oil, and essential oils in mixing bowl.
2. Mix on medium/high speed for five minutes or until ingredients are whipped to a thick and creamy consistency.
3. Once whipped, apply to clean, dry hair.
4. Comb through with wide tooth comb to evenly distribute.
5. Let sit 15–20 minutes. Rinse, shampoo and style as desired.
6. Repeat once a week or as often as desired.

Beach Wave Salt Spray

If you want to maintain beautiful beach waves but don’t live near the ocean, you can use this simple Wave Spray DIY to create your own beachy waves any day of the week. Using Rosemary and Lemon essential oil, this creation will give you the perfect carefree waves—without the sand or sunburn.

Ingredients
8 ounce spray bottle
1 cup hot water
2 tablespoons Epsom salt
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon doTERRA Salon Essentials® Healthy Hold Glaze
½ teaspoon Fractionated Coconut Oil
5 drops Rosemary oil
5 drops Lemon oil

Note: Lemon oil is photosensitive and may lighten your hair if exposed to sun. Feel free to omit if desired.

Instructions
1. In a spray bottle, add Healthy Hold Glaze and salts.
2. Add Fractionated Coconut Oil and essential oils.
3. Top with water and shake.

To use, spray generously on hair while scrunching with hands. Let dry.

Essential Oil Dry Shampoo

Are you a fan of dry shampoo? If you love not having to wash your hair every day, you can try this tutorial using essential oils that will make your hair look, smell, and feel great until your next wash. With the softening and moisturizing properties of Lavender, Rosemary, and Peppermint, this essential oil Dry Shampoo will keep your hair looking and smelling clean—no one will ever know the difference!

Ingredients
For light hair:
¼ cup arrowroot powder
2 drops Lavender oil
2 drops Rosemary oil
2 drops Peppermint oil

For dark hair:
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 drops Lavender oil
2 drops Rosemary oil
2 drops Peppermint oil

Instructions
1. Put arrowroot powder, cocoa powder (if using), and essential oils into food processor.
2. Pulse until well combined.
3. Store in glass jar.

To use, apply powder to roots and oily parts of hair using an old (washed) makeup brush.

Heat Protectant Spray

Whether you like to curl, straighten, blow dry, or style your hair, heat can take a serious toll on your strands. If you use these hot styling tools during your daily hairstyling routine, it is a good idea to use some sort of protecting product to shield your lovely locks from heat damage. Instead of buying a pricey protectant spray, consider making your own with this Essential Oil Heat Protectant Spray that uses essential oils like Clary Sage and Geranium to protect your hair. Not only will this DIY spray keep your hair safe from the heat, but it will leave your strands with a wonderful smell all day long.

Ingredients
1 teaspoon Fractionated Coconut Oil
1 tablespoon sweet almond oil
2 teaspoons doTERRA Salon Essentials® Smoothing Conditioner
1 cup water
5 drops Clary Sage oil
5 drops Geranium oil

Instructions
1. Pour half of water into spray bottle.
2. Add Fractionated Coconut Oil, sweet almond oil, conditioner, and essential oils into bottle.
3. Add remaining water and shake well.

To use, apply one spritz to hair and work it through until hair is lightly coated. Style as normal.