Home Doctor is a personal care brand owned and produced by the Ukrainian-Polish group of companies Elfa Pharm. It offers a wide selection of affordable products designed to solve common skin and hair problems. For example, natural burdock oil by Home Doctor helps to eliminate dandruff, prevents excessive hair loss, and stimulates hair growth. It’s a great remedy for all hair types.
Burdock root macerate, commonly known as burdock root oil or simply burdock oil, has long been used in Europe as a scalp treatment. It cap be allied to scalp and hair in pure form, mixed with other carrier and essential oils, or used to make DIY hair treatments. Although today it is possible to buy almost any vegetable oil for hair care, burdock oil is still very popular due to being affordable; it’s much less expensive than argan oil or other exotic hair treatments.
Burdock oil is obtained by steeping dried burdock root in a carrier oil, usually sunflower oil, olive oil, or almond oil. This enables to extract biologically active substances from burdock root. This is a traditional method of preparing burdock root oil that has its drawbacks: it takes too much time and doesn’t allow to extract all the useful substances from burdock root. That’s why Home Doctor has combined the traditional recipe and the achievements of modern technology to produce high-quality, natural burdock oil.
Home Doctor burdock oil is based on supercritical CO2 burdock root extract. This extraction method has a number of advantages compared to traditional extraction. The supercritical CO2 extraction process involves using pure CO2 at high pressures. During extraction, the plant material isn’t subjected to oxidation or high temperatures, which allows to preserve all useful substances intact. Supercritical CO2 extraction allows to create a pure, clean extract which is then infused into high-quality carrier oil.
Home Doctor offers 3 kinds of burdock oil: anti-dandruff burdock oil with tea tree oil and rosemary oil, classical anti-hair loss burdock oil, and burdock oil with red pepper designed to stimulate hair growth. Let us take a closer look at each of these products so that you can choose the one that’s just right for you.
Anti-Hair Loss Burdock Oil
This is pure burdock oil free of any additives except for an antioxidant that prolongs the shelf life of the product by neutralising the harmful effects of free radicals. Anti-Hair Loss Burdock Oil by Home Doctor is designed to prevent excessive hair loss. It penetrates deeps into the scalp and provides hair follicles with nutrients, making them stronger. The oil also has a repairing effect on the hair and stimulates its growth.
Burdock root oil is rich in vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. It contains vitamins A, E, C and PP, as well as minerals such as zinc, manganese, boron, and iron. Tannins that can be found in burdock oil help to regulate sebum secretion in the scalp, while inulin (a naturally occurring saccharide) produces a conditioning effect on the hair.
Burdock Oil with Red Pepper
This oil is infused with red pepper extract that speeds up hair growth. Red pepper extract stimulates microcirculation in the scalp and produces a warming and rejuvenating effect. It helps the biologically active substances of burdock oil to penetrate deeper into the epidermis and enhances their effect.
Regular use of Burdock Oil with Red Pepper will make your hair stronger and thicker, improve its elasticity and flexibility, and reduce hair loss. However, you should keep in mind that red pepper extract is an irritant, so you should conduct a patch test before applying the oil to make sure you’re not hypersensitive to the product.
Anti-Dandruff Burdock Oil
Anti-Dandruff Burdock Oil by Home Doctor is specifically designed to eliminate dandruff and to prevent its recurrence. It is infused with natural essential oils (rosemary oil and tea tee oil) that have strong antiseptic properties. They help to regulate sebum secretion in the scalp, produce a soothing effect, prevent itchy and flaky scalp, and eliminate the dandruff-causing fungi and bacteria.
This burdock oil is an effective treatment for both dandruff and hair loss. It helps to restore normal skin cell metabolism, provides hair follicles with nutrients, and helps to keep your hair fresh and clean for a long time due to containing essential oils.
Home Doctor burdock oil is very easy to use. All you need to do is warm it up a bit, apply a small amount of oil to your hair roots, and leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes. Then rinse your hair thoroughly, using your shampoo of choice.
