The last time you added onions to your pan, you probably didn’t think about adding them to your hair. As great as onions are in the kitchen for adding flavor to an array of meals, they may also have a place in your shower and bathroom counter. More people have embraced the ability to use onions to boost their hair’s health.

If you are already ahead of the curve, you may have heard of the home onion treatment, which uses onion juice to provide your hair with multiple benefits. Learn more about the onion hair treatment, how to do it, and how to take it to the next level.

Table of Contents:

• Why Should You Use Onion on Your Hair?
• How to Do the Onion Hair Treatment
• Extract the Onion Juice
• Add in Supplemental Ingredients
• Apply It to Your Strands
• Rinse Out the Formula
• Make Onions a Part of Your Daily Hair Care Routine
• Red Onion Black Seed Hair Oil
• Red Onion Black Seed Shampoo and Conditioner
• Red Onion Black Seed Oil Hair Mask

Why Should You Use Onion on Your Hair?

As research grows, onions continue to be admired for their many health and even medicinal benefits. Onions are praised for having anti-inflammatory properties and being rich in antioxidants.

When used in your hair, onions have been highlighted for their ability to stimulate hair growth. This is great news for those who have thinning hair and are looking for better volume and thickness.

Not only does onion promote new hair growth, but it also helps to nourish and treat the hair that is already in place. A regular onion treatment can also:

• Moisturize dry hair
• Hydrate the scalp
• Reduce dandruff
• Bring nutrients and antioxidants to hair follicles
• Soothe itching

How to Do the Onion Hair Treatment

The home onion treatment is a great way to incorporate the powerful effects of onion juice straight into your hair. To complete the onion treatment, you should take the following steps.

• Extract the Onion Juice

Unfortunately, rubbing a whole onion on your hair will not do much good for your hair, so the first step to the treatment is to create a good extract. To do so, cut an onion into small pieces. Then place the pieces into a food processor to make them even smaller and liquefy the chopped onion. Lastly, pour the result into a cheesecloth to separate the juices from the remaining pieces.

• Add in Supplemental Ingredients

Other natural ingredients can make great supplements to your onion extract. Ingredients like honey, coconut, and lemon juice can help improve the scent of the extract while also introducing additional nutrients and antioxidants. Some options include

• Combining 3 parts onion juice with 2 parts lemon juice
• Adding 1 part honey to 4 parts onion juice
• Including 1 part olive oil for every 3 parts of onion juice
• Mixing 3 parts onion juice with 2 parts coconut oil with a splash of lime juice

Different combinations work better for different people, so it may take some experimentation to find what works best for you. Once you have made your decision, mix everything together well.

• Apply It to Your Strands

Once you have your perfect formula, apply it to your wet or dry hair. Pull the mixture through your hair like a shampoo or conditioner, applying to your strands from the roots down to the ends. If your goal is to soothe and hydrate your scalp, then you should focus extra on massaging the mixture gently into your scalp when you apply.

After you have saturated your hair and scalp with your onion mixture, allow it to sit for about 20-30 minutes. This will allow your hair and scalp to absorb the nutrients.

• Rinse Out the Formula

After allowing the mixture to absorb into your hair, rinse it with warm water. Some people choose to rinse after 30 minutes, while others prefer to let the mixture remain overnight.

Keep in mind that some individuals with sensitive scalps may experience some irritation in response to regular onion treatments. If you are cautious about how long you leave the treatment in your hair and especially avoid leaving the treatment overnight, you should be able to avoid any irritation.

Make Onions a Part of Your Daily Hair Care Routine

Although the onion hair treatment has its benefits, it is easier than you think to take this treatment to the next level. WOW Skin Science has long embraced the power of onions in our hair care products. As a result, we have a list of products you can easily incorporate into your routine. In order to transform the health of your hair, you can use any or all of these products.

• Red Onion Black Seed Hair Oil

With WOW’s Red Onion Black Seed Hair Oil, you can bring the power of onion extract directly to your hair. This formula also packs together an impressive combination of nutrient-rich oils, including almond oil, castor oil, coconut oil, and jojoba oil. When brought together, they work to moisturize your scalp as well as strengthen and increase the flexibility of your hair strands.

After a treatment with this powerful product, you are sure to be pleasantly surprised. Add just a few pumps of oil into your hair and massage it into your scalp and roots. Let the oil soak for at least 30 minutes before washing it with shampoo.

• Red Onion Black Seed Shampoo and Conditioner

WOW’s Red Onion Black Seed Oil Shampoo and Conditioner combination allows you to powerfully cleanse and condition your hair while also introducing the excellent benefits of onion extract. The best part about this combination is that you have two opportunities to incorporate into your regular hair care routine, and they complement each other very well.

These formulas include not only red onion black seed oil but also other revitalizing, vitamin-rich ingredients, like olive and sweet almond oil, to hydrate your hair and scalp while protecting them from harmful UV light.

Add these products into your routine just as you would any shampoo and conditioner.

• Red Onion Black Seed Oil Hair Mask

Top off your routine with WOW’s Red Onion Black Seed Oil Hair Mask. This product helps you boost the health of your hair with as little as a once-a-week treatment. Hydrolyzed wheat proteins in this hair mask help to strengthen your hair and protect against damage. The addition of argan oil and almond oil helps keep the hair soft and strong. Just let the hair mask sit in your hair for 15 minutes before rinsing and experience the difference in texture and volume.

Altogether, onions have several potential benefits for your hair, from the ability to promote hair growth to the chance to reduce and prevent dandruff. With the wide range of products offered by WOW Skin Science, it is easy to make onions a consistent part of your hair care routine.

If you are interested in a more clarifying and detoxifying hair routine and products check out our ultimate guide to apple cider vinegar and WOW's Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo and Avocado/Coconut Oil Conditioner.

To learn more about other options for nourishing, treating, and hydrating your hair, view our complete collection of hair care products. All of our products at WOW Skin Science are developed with your health in mind, using only natural ingredients and no harsh chemicals. Experience them for yourself.