Abundant rosemary hedges
grow in my neighborhood.
Resins in them have strong fragrance
that I can’t resist crushing a sprig
and inhaling, during my walks.
I read somewhere
that it's nature's morphine.
One day on social media
I read that rosemary infused oil
nourishes the hair.
Who does not want that?
So, I picked a bunch,
simmered with coconut oil,
Filtered and kept in a jar.
It smelled lovely, therapeutic
my kids and I used
the calming oil in our hair
with joy, until it finished.
I made another batch
of rosemary–coconut oil today.
There is such joy
in preparing something for yourself
with foraged materials.
Note: Have you tried rosemary-infused coconut oil?
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
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I totally agree rosemary does smell so good no matter what you make with it and I have heard that about rosemary and coconut oil. Good job.
Please tell me how to make this.Does it thicken the hair or make it grow?