Why does hair get dry? How to properly care for curls to restore their natural beauty? Proven recipes for moisturizing masks.
Dry hair is a problem that needs to be addressed for several reasons. They look dull, lifeless, so you want to take care of moisturizing in order to restore natural beauty. Also, overdried strands become brittle, brittle. The growth process is disrupted, the ends split. To solve the problem, it is necessary to determine the cause of dryness, eliminate harmful factors and maintain the hair.
What is dry hair?
In the photo, dry hair
Before making a mask for dry hair, you need to figure out why the curls have lost their natural charm, softness, and silkiness. Since such impacts will be ineffective or ineffective if the destructive factors are not eliminated.
There are many reasons for dry hair:
- Disturbances in the work of the nervous system. Constant stress, neurosis, chronic fatigue - all this affects the condition of the strands.
- Weakened immunity. If a person is constantly sick, the body does not function normally, works for wear and tear, fighting infections, hair will suffer.
- Unbalanced diet. "Golden mean" - when all the necessary microelements and vitamins enter the body.
- Bad habits - smoking, alcohol abuse will also affect the beauty of the curls.
- Frequent experiments with coloring - a mask for dry hair is not needed if you periodically give the strands a rest.
- Abuse of a hairdryer, ironing, styling products.
- The habit of walking in cold weather and in intense heat, without protecting your head with a hat or cap.
- Wrong choice of shampoo and other care products.
First, you need to take care of eliminating destructive factors, and then take measures to restore the beauty and health of the curls. Not only a moisturizing mask for dry hair will help, but also the rules for proper care of strands. It’s better to tune in right away that dryness is not just discomfort. In fact, the hair is unhealthy. This is how you need to treat them - carefully, sparingly.
When hair lacks natural lubrication, individual hairs are very easily damaged. They begin to split and break. At the same time, dry skin is observed, accompanied by itching, dandruff.
How to properly care for the curls, if their condition already leaves much to be desired:
- Forget about coloring for a while.
- Change the washing regimen - up to 1-2 times a week.
- Wash your hair with soft water.
- Refuse the hair dryer whenever possible.
- Choose and regularly do the best masks for dry hair.
It is not necessary to rely only on industrial cosmetic products. And even vice versa: many homemade recipes are more effective and rather gentle. In any case, it is still worth establishing a drinking regimen. Pure water, which is drunk per day in a volume of 1.5 liters, is necessary for both health and beauty.
Dry hair mask recipes
A variety of natural products can be used to restore vibrant shine and natural beauty to strands. The most important thing is to adhere to the recommendations for using masks and take into account that a person may be allergic to some ingredients.
Kefir masks
This fermented milk product has a beneficial effect on the functioning of many internal organs. But also it can and should be applied externally. For example, it is included in a mask for dry colored hair. And in this case, the effect of the application will probably be noticeable soon. Since kefir contains such useful substances that can strengthen and heal strands:
- milk protein;
- fats and fatty acids;
- natural sugars;
- vitamins - groups B, A, PP, beta-carotene, C, H;
- minerals - calcium and magnesium, sodium and potassium, phosphorus and chlorine, sulfur and iron, zinc and iodine, copper and manganese, selenium and chromium, fluorine and molybdenum, as well as cobalt.
You can combine a fermented milk product with other ingredients to add valuable qualities, or you can use it in its pure form.
The most effective masks with kefir for colored hair:
- Heat kefir to 37 degrees. Apply a warm mass to the hair, lightly massage the scalp. Wrap your head, leave it warm for half an hour, and then thoroughly wash the rest of the product.
- For 0.5 cups of kefir, take 1 tsp. butter (flaxseed, burdock, olive) and 1 slice of rye bread. When the slice is soaked, you need to mix the mass until smooth and apply to the hair for 30 minutes. At the end of the procedure, the head is washed without using shampoo.
- A nourishing mask for dry hair and to stimulate its growth is made from kefir with the addition of yeast. They are taken in the ratio - 50 m of fermented milk product per 20 g of fresh yeast. Combining the ingredients, add 1 tsp to the mass. honey, wait until fermentation begins. The mask is distributed over the hair and skin, gently massaging. It is enough for the product to remain on the head for 20 minutes.
If the condition of the curls is very bad, you can combine kefir (50 m) with ylang-ylang oil (a couple of drops). This tool demonstrates an amazing effect. Literally from the first application, you can see how the hair came to life, filled with moisture and life.
Banana masks
This healthy and nutritious fruit delights with its taste. And he also helps to restore strands, which with their whole appearance indicate that they are sorely lacking moisture.
There are great recipes for dry hair masks - both simple and highly effective:
- To restore the curls, it is necessary to squeeze out the carrot juice, take the same amount of kefir. One banana, previously mashed, is added to them. The mass is distributed over the hair and left even for the whole night. There will be no harm from the mask, because there are no more or less aggressive ingredients in the composition.
- Combine 2 overripe bananas with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the same amount of honey to make an excellent remedy for repairing and moisturizing strands. It is better to pass the ingredients through a blender to get a homogeneous mass. Next, the resulting mixture is distributed evenly over the hair, wrapped around the head. The mask is kept for a quarter of an hour.
- An excellent remedy is obtained from banana and any healthy and nutritious oil - olive, coconut, almond. It is enough to add 1 tablespoon to one fruit. Having made a homogeneous mass with a blender, it is applied to the head and left for half an hour.
- Another great homemade mask for dry hair comes from banana with milk and honey. For one fruit, take half a glass of milk and 2 tablespoons of honey. In a blender, you can make a gruel from the ingredients, then apply it to your hair for up to 40 minutes.
After a course of banana treatments, you will notice how your hair becomes more and more silky and tender. Shine and smoothness return to them. Thanks to this, the strands are not only pleasant and beautiful: they are easier to deal with when styling.
Egg masks
A raw egg, namely the yolk, is a kind of building material for the strands. Using masks with its addition, you can restore curls in a gentle way.
The most effective egg masks for dry hair:
- Mix one yolk with 1/2 tbsp. l. honey, add a couple of drops of vitamin A. After mixing the mass until smooth, it is applied to the hair, paying special attention to the ends. For about an hour, this mask remains warm on the head. Next, the curls are washed with shampoo.
- You can combine a whole egg with 10 ml of 3% vinegar. Next, glycerin is introduced into the composition - 15 drops, 50 ml of castor oil. Get a mask that is kept for up to half an hour. It not only returns a lively shine to the hair, but also relieves dandruff and itching.
- A remedy from one egg and brandy will help - about 50-70 ml. Combine these components, knead until smooth. Next, the mass is applied to the curls, hidden under a shower cap or polyethylene, and wrapped around the head. You can hold the mask for up to half an hour.
- An incredible effect will be from a mask made from two raw eggs, avocado, honey and coconut oil - the last two ingredients are taken in one tablespoon. After beating the components until smooth in a blender, the mass is applied for a quarter of an hour.
After products with eggs, it is better to rinse the hair with lukewarm water. Otherwise, the remnants of the mask may curl up.
Rules for the use of masks for dry hair
A mask for dry and brittle hair, in that case, will delight with the effect, if you follow the subtleties of its use. Depending on the composition, the duration of the procedure is different.
In general, it is worth using homemade products, adhering to the following rules:
- It is better to pre-rinse your hair, and then apply the composition to them, blotting with a towel from water, but not drying. In this case, the active ingredients will be more effectively absorbed by the cells.
- The product must be applied from the roots to the very tips. It is very convenient to use a comb with wide teeth for distribution.
- Almost any mask is more effective if, after applying it, the head is well insulated. The greenhouse effect is the factor that contributes to better penetration of substances. Plus, insulation is a banal protection of a damp head from colds. You can wear a shower cap. If it is not at hand, it will be enough to wrap yourself in plastic, and then throw on a towel or scarf.
- As a rule, the mask is kept for about half an hour. The more aggressive substances, the shorter the application time. However, for masks for dry hair ends, gentle ingredients are usually used, so some formulations last for more than an hour or all night.
- Rinse off the funds with comfortable warm water.
- For the purpose of prevention, masks are made literally once a week. If the hair screams that it needs help, then the therapeutic procedures are repeated three times in 7 days.
Contraindications to the use of masks for dry hair
Since masks for dry and depleted hair are traditionally gentle, they can be done without worrying that they will cause harm. An exception is the wrong choice of means. The composition is selected, taking into account the level of dryness. Difficulties usually occur when the hair can be classified as a mixed type, for example, the roots are oily and the ends are very dry and brittle.
Naturally, when choosing a mask for restoring dry hair, it is necessary to study the composition for possible allergies. If there is a suspicion that some ingredient is capable of causing an acute reaction in the body, it is better to find another recipe.
Real reviews of dry hair masks
Most often, only positive reviews sound about home masks for dry hair. If they are negative, most likely the funds were misused. So for a positive effect, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the recipe and application technology.
Margarita, 43 years old
I save myself with kefir masks in the summer. A little heat begins, immediately I feel how my hair is changing, just before our eyes. Then I make ordinary masks - purely from kefir, a couple of times a week. I believe that thanks to this I do not lose my hair, it does not get worse with age.
Adelina, 23 years old
For as long as I remember, my hair was always prone to dryness. And as she often began to use a hairdryer, at the institute, to do styling, her condition worsened. I remembered my grandmother's advice about egg masks. I make the simplest version - with honey and oil, which is, for example, olive oil. The effect is palpable, I start it a little - the dryness increases again, I return the masks - the strands become smoother, softer, more obedient.
Marina, 33 years old
After pregnancy and childbirth, the hair was changed. At first they just poured, then, thank God, it stopped, but all the same - like straw, dry, dull. I started looking for how to make restorative masks for dry hair. Basically, I experiment with kefir. I will apply it in its pure form, then I will add a drop of oil. There seems to be a result. It's not a miracle cure, but hair is generally nicer, both in appearance and in touch.
How to make a mask for dry hair - watch the video:
To maintain hair that is prone to dryness and destructive factors in good condition, you can not only make masks when the situation is already running, but also resort to preventive measures. For example, periodically rinse your head after washing with decoctions of herbs - chamomile or calendula, nettle and horsetail. A drop of essential oil added to the usual shampoo or balm also helps.
