In this article, we will uncover the truth about how sugar can be used to make hair healthy, shiny and "full of life." At first glance, sugar is a simple and well-known product for its use. For many years there has been an ongoing debate about the benefits or dangers of this product. Of course, many scientists have already come to the conclusion that there are few useful substances in sugar. But as always there is a small "but", sugar is not beneficial when consumed, but it is simply an excellent tool in the field of cosmetology, especially in the form of body and hair scrubs. You know that a hair scrub is just as important as a body scrub. We will try to prove it to you.
Think, it seems, you have already picked up the perfect shampoo for your hair, and an excellent balm, and an impeccable mask, but your hair still remains dull and lifeless, what else is missing in your hair? Now we will inform you about this.
Each hair has a cuticle - this is the so-called sheath that covers it. It is in these cuticles that dirt, dust or other similar elements accumulate over time, and ordinary shampoos or balms are no longer so easy to cope with them. Hair begins to wash out poorly, very quickly becomes dirty again, loses its natural shine and freshness. These will be the first signs that they just need an effective peeling.
Benefits and Results of Sugar Scalp Peeling
- Peeling of the scalp promotes blood flow to the hair follicles, thereby significantly accelerating their growth, nourishing and cleansing them of obsolete impurities.
- Sugar-based scrubs, thanks to their crystal-like structure, exfoliate and remove dead skin, thus giving the hair a "second wind".
- Hair scrubs are most beneficial when applied before any other cosmetic treatment, such as a vitamin or nourishing mask.
- Pre-cleansed scalp with peeling, like a "sponge", will absorb all the useful, and so it needs substances from subsequent procedures.
- The cuticle, which, thanks to the peeling, will acquire its natural properties, will be able to maximize the rapid growth of hair, as well as ensure its purity and shine.
- It is on the basis of two very simple and no less well-known crystal-like products, such as salt and sugar, that you can prepare an almost ideal remedy for peeling the scalp at home. Of course, it is best to use not salt, but sugar, since salt tends to take away moisture from both the skin and hair.
- Scalp peeling with such a product as sugar is simple, versatile and flawless in all its aspects. Indeed, directly, sugar-based scrubs contribute to the regular renewal of the skin, they also give the hair beauty, smoothness and shine.
Sugar scrubs for strength and shine
- Universal scrub for shine. The thickness of the sugar scrub should not be thicker than porridge, so that it is easily applied to the hair and does not spread over it when applied. When the sugar porridge is ready, we apply it in small portions and with massaging movements from the back of the head to the forehead, on dry hair, focusing our attention precisely at the roots. After such peeling, the hair roots will become clean, blood circulation will accelerate, and the hair will acquire shine and silkiness.
- There is another version of the same scrub, but instead of water, you need to take oil, for example: olive, almond, jojoba or grape seed oil. The crystals will glide over the oil and scratch the scalp a little less, while making the peeling very delicate and soft, and the mask itself will not dissolve longer.
- A scrub that lathers. For this scrub, you will need a shampoo suitable for your hair type, a base oil, and sugar. Combine shampoo and oil in a 2: 1 ratio, mix well, and then add sugar until a thick porridge is formed. Now we apply the finished product to wet hair, after making a light head massage at the roots, rinse off the product with warm water. If you see that the hair is not very well washed off the oil, apply again, only shampoo and rinse the hair again.
- Scrub with blue clay and sugar. Clay is a product known to everyone as an excellent absorbent, and if it is used as part of masks and scrubs, then there is simply no better means for cleansing the skin from various types of impurities. To prepare a scrub, we need: dry powder of white clay and sugar, in a combination of 1: 3. Stir the mixture well while it is still dry, then add water. Apply this product to damp hair, massage it a little, leave the scrub for 5-10 minutes so that the clay can work better. After such a procedure, the hair will acquire beauty, manageability and excellent shine.
- Scrub based on shampoo, essential oils and sugar. It is this scrub that enjoys the widest popularity. After all, it cleans and gives shine to hair much more than any other scrubs. For it, you need to take a shampoo based on natural ingredients, about 50 g, but this will already depend on the length of your hair, because one portion of the scrub is done at a time. Then add a few drops of essential oils and, accordingly, sugar to this shampoo. The scrub should hit like a thick porridge so that it can be easily applied to the hair. Oils for this kind of cosmetic product must be selected exclusively for your hair type. If the hair is dry, then it is necessary to use orange, grapefruit or lemon oils, and if, on the contrary, the scalp is very sensitive, and the hair is prone to rapid greasiness, then bergamot or tea tree oils will come in handy. So be careful when choosing oils for this scrub, they should match your hair type. Apply this scrub to wet hair, massage the scalp for 5 minutes, then leave it for another 5 minutes, then rinse it off with warm water. It is recommended to use such a scrub no more than once every two weeks.
Now you know that you just have to want and in the kitchen you can find seemingly ordinary and simple products. But if they are used for cosmetic purposes, then their properties take on a completely different meaning. So is sugar, a very simple product in any kitchen, but very good and effective in the form of body and hair scrubs.
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