The best topical to be absorbed into skin is something that does not evaporate fast, and does not crystalize, and has a low viscosity (is thin), and is soluble in all the fluids in the skin so that it can penetrate deep.
Water soluble stuff only can travel through water routes, and oil soluble stuff can only travel through oil routes.
That is why alcohol and propylene glycol and other emulsifiers are good penetrators, and can carry stuff with them. Their problem is they evaporate fast, and then the meds in them crystalize. Crystals don't travel further. The more topical you put on your head, the longer it sits there before it dries and crystalizes, giving more time for it to penetrate. But we don't want oily heads.
The nice thing about essential oils is they evaporate much slower than water, have a low viscosity, never crystalize at room temperature. Just need to disperse them with water. And water dries fast, leaving just the essential oils where you want them, to seep in even in thin layers.
But which essential oils to use? It would be nice if some were as good as licorice. perpermint sounds like a good body hair remover. Lavender is good for the scalp. Arnica might be dangerious, even though it is a AR blocker. Nothing is as strong as the licorice though.
Water soluble stuff only can travel through water routes, and oil soluble stuff can only travel through oil routes.
That is why alcohol and propylene glycol and other emulsifiers are good penetrators, and can carry stuff with them. Their problem is they evaporate fast, and then the meds in them crystalize. Crystals don't travel further. The more topical you put on your head, the longer it sits there before it dries and crystalizes, giving more time for it to penetrate. But we don't want oily heads.
The nice thing about essential oils is they evaporate much slower than water, have a low viscosity, never crystalize at room temperature. Just need to disperse them with water. And water dries fast, leaving just the essential oils where you want them, to seep in even in thin layers.
But which essential oils to use? It would be nice if some were as good as licorice. perpermint sounds like a good body hair remover. Lavender is good for the scalp. Arnica might be dangerious, even though it is a AR blocker. Nothing is as strong as the licorice though.
