What is tar soap for hair, composition and price. How to make a cosmetic product at home, rules and methods of application. Real reviews.
Tar soap for hair is a natural cosmetic product that has an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anesthetic, antiparasitic effect. Cosmetologists do not recommend constantly washing your hair with this product. But when skin and hair problems arise, it helps to restore health and beauty quickly and safely.
What is tar soap?
In the photo tar soap for hair
Tar soap is a dark bar with a pungent specific odor. Outwardly, it looks like an economic one, but has a different composition and properties.
Sold in the cosmetic department of stores, packed in a paper box, often decorated in a minimalist style to emphasize the simplicity and natural composition of the product.
The price of tar soap for hair is low. So, the cost of a piece of 140 grams from the manufacturer "Nevskaya kosmetika" is 35-40 rubles. Since this tool is not intended for permanent use, it is consumed extremely economically. And one bar is enough for a full course of wellness or preventive procedures.
In addition to the lump version, "Nevskaya Cosmetics" and other manufacturers ("Vesna", "Phytocosmetic", "Monastyrskiy Sbor", "Home First Aid Kit") produce tar soap in other forms:
- liquid - for a preventive drying effect.
- gel - for the manufacture of masks, point effects on the skin.
Birch tar is the main ingredient in soap. It is formed as a result of exposure to high temperatures on birch bark with limited air access. The dark resinous substance contains organic acids, phytoncides, cresol, salicylic acid. After distillation, the tar takes the form of a thick oily liquid.
In addition to tar, the soap contains sodium salts, vegetable oils, water, natural thickeners.
Useful properties of tar soap
The price of tar soap from the manufacturer "Nevskaya Cosmetics" is 35-40 rubles
Cosmetologists explain why tar soap is useful for hair. They highlight the following qualities:
- Natural composition … The absence of aggressive chemicals that have a short-term positive effect and at the same time weaken the hair follicle and shaft.
- Healthier hair … Useful components of soap penetrate deep into the skin, hair shaft, follicle, saturating and nourishing them. As a result, hair becomes healthier, shinier and more manageable.
- Normalizes acidity … The tar contains alkali, which gently fights against the acidity of sweat. As a result, oily seborrhea is prevented or treated.
- Dries the skin … Especially important for people with oily hair. Tar reduces the production of sebum, absorbs sweat, and prolongs the feeling of cleanliness and freshness.
- Irritates receptors … After applying soap, a person feels a slight burning sensation or pleasant warmth. Strengthening blood circulation in the area of the bulbs contributes to the activation of their activity.
- Destroys fungi … Tar soap will not be able to cure a complex disease in a neglected state, but it copes with the disease at the initial stage perfectly.
- Destroys parasites … The use of soap is an auxiliary method of anti-lice therapy. The soap leaves substances on the hair that repel insects.
Trichologists explain that, despite the significant benefits of tar soap for hair, the product cannot return the lost pigment to the hair shaft. Contrary to beauty legends, the moment of appearance of gray hair is at the genetic level and does not depend on the thoroughness of cosmetic care.
Contraindications and harm of tar soap
In the reviews, people note that tar soap for hair should be used carefully. Excessive use, as well as ignoring the characteristics of the body, often leads to a deterioration in appearance, as well as to the appearance of itching, irritation and other negative reactions.
So, tar is a strong allergen. Therefore, before using soap, it is necessary to apply lather to the inner fold of the elbow. If after 15-20 minutes on the skin does not appear irritation, peeling, burning or rash, the product is not an allergen and can be used for cosmetic purposes.
Washing your hair with tar soap is prohibited during pregnancy. Despite its natural composition, it can cause allergies in a woman's body weakened by hormonal changes. In addition, the remedy has a pungent specific odor, which can increase nausea with toxicosis.
Only oily hair can be washed regularly with tar soap. Dry scalp becomes even drier when exposed to the product. Tar draws moisture from weakened hair, making it porous, brittle, split ends. With regular application of foam, electrification increases, and daily styling becomes more difficult.
How to make tar soap at home?
The photo shows how to make tar soap at home
The simplicity of the ingredients allows you to make your own product at home. To do this, you need to purchase a piece of neutral baby soap, birch tar, cold-pressed oil.
How to make tar soap for hair:
- Grate a bar of baby soap.
- Add 100 ml hot water.
- Melt the mixture in a steam bath.
- Add one tablespoon of tar and oil to the slightly cooled mass.
- Pour into molds, set in a cool place.
To improve the appearance and useful properties, ground coffee, liquid honey, extracts of medicinal plants can be added to tar soap for hair.
How to use tar soap?
Knowing about the benefits and dangers of tar soap for hair, you can independently make medicinal cosmetics. When other components are added to the soap suds, effective masks are obtained to combat certain problems of the scalp and hair follicles.
Baldness masks
Hair loss can be a symptom of internal diseases or metabolic disorders. In this case, tar soap and other cosmetics are not able to solve the problem. Therefore, in case of intense baldness, consult a doctor, go through the diagnostic examination procedures.
If the cause of hair loss is a lack of nutrients in the scalp, it is necessary to make a cosmetic mask with the addition of tar soap foam. Birch tar contains organic acids, phytoncides, salicylic acid and other components that allow the hair to nourish and improve its health.
In addition to tar soap, other useful components are also included in the remedy for hair loss:
- Chicken egg yolk … Contains a storehouse of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, micro- and macroelements. During circular stroking with fingers, it forms additional foam.
- Castor oil … Contains vitamins, ricinoleic, oleic, stearic acid. In addition to intensive nutrition, the product envelops the hair with a film, preventing the aggressive action of tar.
- Sea buckthorn oil … Also contains vitamins, unsaturated fatty and organic acids, flavonoids. The liquid enhances the nourishing effect of the mask while softening the effects of tar.
To make a cosmetic against hair loss, grate 2 tablespoons of tar soap. Mix it with the yolk of an egg, add 1 teaspoon each of castor and sea buckthorn oil, 50 ml of warm water and beat until thick. Apply it to the hair roots, rinse with warm water after 15 minutes.
Tar soap for dandruff
Dandruff is a manifestation of seborrhea caused by dysfunction of the sebaceous glands. Tar can only cure the oily form of the disease. It is manifested by the rapid contamination of the hair, the appearance of sticky, difficult to separate dandruff.
Dry seborrhea is characterized by itching, microtrauma on the skin, the appearance of white dandruff, which rains down with the slightest movement of the head. In this case, the treatment with tar soap is strictly contraindicated. The remedy will dry out the skin even more, provoke an increase in the severity of the disease.
To get rid of dandruff, you can use only tar soap foam for hair. To do this, whisk it in your hands and apply in a circular motion onto damp scalp. After 5 minutes, rinse off with warm water, rinse hair in vinegar solution. Repeat the steps 2 times a week for one month.
Tar soap for hair growth
In order to activate hair growth, it is necessary to increase blood circulation under the scalp. Foam with birch tar is suitable for this purpose, since the soap contains substances that irritate the receptors in the area of the hair follicles.
For additional effect, you can use dry mustard, ground pepper. But it is necessary to add these components in small doses so as not to provoke severe itching or the opposite effect of hair loss. In addition, softening and nutrients (vegetable oils, yolk, honey) must be added to the mask.
How to make a mask for hair growth from tar soap:
- Grate 1 tablespoon of tar soap.
- Add 1 teaspoon of dry mustard.
- Pour in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Add 1 teaspoon of liquid glycerin.
- Pour 100 ml of warm water into the mixture and beat the foam thoroughly.
- Apply it to dry, messy hair.
- After 5-7 minutes, wash off with warm water.
- Rinse hair with vinegar and water.
Please note that masks with the addition of tar soap cannot be applied to a clean, only washed head. The natural fatty film, which appears a day after washing the hair, protects the skin from the aggressive action of tar and mustard, and at the same time does not interfere with the effect on the bulbs and blood vessels.
Lice remedy
Tar and alkalis in soap have a slight anti-pediculosis effect. The product destroys lice, but cannot deal with nits (eggs). Therefore, for complete recovery, it is necessary to use tar soap daily for one week. Thus, first adult insects are hatched, and then - recently hatched from eggs.
To destroy lice, use ordinary lump tar soap for hair:
- Grate 3 tablespoons of dry shavings.
- Add 100 ml of water, whisk into a thick foam.
- Apply it to damp hair in a circular motion.
- Place a plastic cap over your head.
- Wrap it in a terrycloth towel.
- After 30 minutes, rinse off the foam under running warm (not hot!) Water.
- Rinse hair in vinegar solution.
- Comb out dead insects over a sink or bathtub.
Cosmetologists recommend to undergo a course of health procedures after the end of treatment. After all, the daily application of foam tar soap dries out the skin and damages the hair shaft. Sign up for a beauty salon, buy professional products, or use traditional medicine recipes.
There is another, faster way to get rid of lice. So, for the treatment of head lice, you need to buy tar soap for the hair and a pharmaceutical preparation. Use the medicine strictly according to the instructions, and then wash your hair with foam and tar (several times) to destroy accidentally surviving nits and insects.
Rules for using tar soap for hair
In the reviews, people warn that you cannot wash your hair with tar soap every day. This procedure is carried out in courses or once every 7-10 days (for preventive purposes).
In this case, you must adhere to the following rules:
- Dampen your hair with warm water.
- Whisk the lather in the palms of your hands.
- Place the soap in a soap dish and apply the lather to your hair.
- Massage your head in a circular motion with your fingers.
- After 3-5 minutes, wash off the soap with warm water (37-40 ° C).
- Repeat the rinsing procedure.
- Apply a nourishing balm to your hair.
- Rinse it off with warm water.
- Dip your hair into a basin of vinegar solution.
Please note that you cannot lather your hair with a piece of tar soap. Such actions are aggressive for the scalp, can cause dryness of the epithelium and damage to the hair shaft. For washing, it is allowed to use directly soapy foam, whipped by hand.
Another prohibition concerns washing hair with tar soap in hot water. The fact is that at a temperature of 45 ° C and above, tar melts and envelops the hair shaft, like wax. As a result, the foam becomes difficult to wash off, and the curls lose their volume and shine.
When washing your hair, focus on the roots and scalp. Remember, tar can draw moisture out of a damaged hair shaft and make the ends even more split. For the same reason, the foam should not be left on for more than 5 minutes.
Hard tap water is more difficult to wash off soap suds. In order not to leave tar particles on your hair, rinse your hair with a vinegar solution at the last stage. It not only softens the liquid, but also neutralizes the specific odor, and also enhances liveliness and shine.
Real reviews of tar soap for hair
According to numerous reviews about tar soap for hair, in general, women and men are satisfied with the effect, but there are also unpleasant moments. Here are some informative responses.
Valentina, 49 years old, Lipetsk
I noticed that my hair began to oily quickly. In the morning I will wash my head, and in the evening it is already dirty. I was advised to dry my skin with tar soap. I bought it, but I almost choked on the smell. Therefore, I waited for the vacation and only then began the treatment. I did everything very carefully, without fanaticism, and after a few procedures I felt the result. In order not to dry the skin, I stopped the treatment, but sometimes my head with tar foam for prophylaxis.
Evgenia, 38 years old, Perm
I began to notice my husband's receding hairline and persuaded him to start using tar soap so that the hair would grow back on his temples. This process is simple, but unpleasant due to the specific smell. The husband did not want to, but steadfastly endured all the soaping procedures. In the end, everything turned out to be worse than I expected. The bald patches remained in place, but the scalp became dry, itchy, and dandruff appeared.
Nina, 41 years old, Adler
I have had experience using tar soap. But I included it in my homemade hair care products. I liked its drying effect. And after the procedures, the head remained clean and fresh for a long time. I have added lather to the masks for growth, shine, and nourishment of the hair. I combined it with oils, honey, yolk, yeast, sour cream. The family members sometimes complained about the smell, but overall I'm happy with the results.
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