Why vitamin E is useful and why is it injected into hair masks. Contraindications to use. Popular recipes with tocopherol. How to apply the formulations correctly. Vitamin E for hair is a biologically active substance with the medical name Tocopherol with a pronounced antioxidant effect. The fat-soluble compound was isolated from natural products in 1922, and already in 1938 they began to synthesize artificially. Consumers are offered vitamin E in gelatin capsules of 100, 200 and 400 mg, in ampoules, in tablets, packaged in bottles and in the form of pills. Even children are familiar with the latest packaging - they are often prescribed red balls to accelerate growth and development. When added to cosmetics, tocopherol is used in capsules, ampoules or in liquid form.
Benefits of Liquid Vitamin E for Hair
Cosmetologists and trichologists recommend including tocopherol in masks for hair care because of its pronounced protective properties - it helps to resist the negative effects of ultraviolet radiation. But the effect of the substance is not limited to this.
Topical benefits of vitamin E:
- It accelerates metabolic processes in the scalp and activates the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the hair follicles.
- Stimulates the regeneration of the skin, eliminates itching and irritation.
- Helps to retain moisture at the cellular level.
- Stimulates collagen synthesis, restores the damaged structure of keratin rods.
- Prevents the development of conditionally pathogenic microorganisms, permanent inhabitants of the hair growth zone.
- Increases hair growth rate, prevents hair loss and breakage, improves appearance.
- Prevents natural aging, restores color brightness and prevents the appearance of gray hair.
Tocopherol is introduced into hair masks not only in pure form. The substance is part of the beneficial oils - burdock, castor oil or olive. The beneficial effect of the complex is the most pronounced.
Trichologists prescribe a course of tocopherol injections for severe hair problems - dryness, brittleness, the development of alopecia, seborrhea in a neglected form. To speed up the recovery process, it is recommended to supplement the wellness course with oral administration - the drug is prescribed in capsules, tablets or in a solution with the trade name "Alpha-tocopherol acetate".
Contraindications to the use of vitamin E for hair
There are no absolute contraindications to the use of tocopherol, but you need to know that abuse is dangerous. The molecules of the substance dissolved in the oil composition penetrate deeply into the skin, accumulate in the cells of the epidermis. This can cause peeling, irritation, and provoke the development of severe itching.
Do not use care products in case of damage to the scalp - the condition may worsen, and swelling will appear. The likelihood of secondary infection increases due to the creation of favorable conditions for increasing the activity of pathogenic microorganisms.
Contraindications for use:
- It is not necessary to enter into means for restoring hair for children under 12 years old, pregnant and lactating.
- You should abandon the use of care compositions if you have to take drugs to dissolve cholesterol and lower blood pressure.
- Do not irrigate the scalp with capsules or ampoules - a traumatic injury will resemble a burn.
- It is impossible to reinforce the action of external agents by oral administration for diseases of the heart and blood vessels, with hypertension, with varicose veins and thrombosis.
In no case should you make a decision on your own to supplement the oral intake of a health-improving course with beneficial compositions.
If there are enough foods with vitamin E in the diet, the increased load on the body can provoke intoxication. Its symptoms: nausea, dizziness, weakness, diarrhea. The same signs appear with an allergy to an oily substance when used externally. An allergy to the use of masks as an ingredient manifests itself as increased dryness, hair stratification along the entire length and fragility.
Vitamin E hair mask recipes
Home treatments are just as effective as those offered by beauty salons, unless targeted treatment for organic issues is required. The cost of additional ingredients of the composition is low - they can be found in the refrigerator of almost every housewife. It is better to use one remedy first, and then another. If you try one or the other recipe, there will be rejection, and if you limit yourself to one remedy, addiction.
Masks with vitamin E for hair loss
To stimulate the work of hair follicles, it is necessary to normalize the peripheral blood supply to the scalp.
Popular mask recipes:
- Khlebnaya … First, an herbal infusion is made. Mix dried chamomile and nettle in equal amounts, pour 2 tablespoons with boiling water - 250 ml, insist for at least half an hour. To activate the bio-properties, it is better to wrap the container with the infusion with a towel and close it with a lid. Then the liquid is filtered, the grass is squeezed out and brown bread is crumbled into an infusion so that it is completely saturated and soaked to a mushy state. An ampoule of tocopherol is poured into the rye puree. Vigorously rubbed into the scalp, it makes no sense to distribute along the strands. Enough to keep 40 minutes.
- Oil … Vegetable oils are used as a base: burdock, coconut, nettle, almond, jojoba, olive. With increased sebum production, it is recommended to use almond or jojoba. First, the base oil is heated by immersing the container in boiling water or using a water bath. Then drive in, stirring vigorously, a teaspoon of a solution of "Alpha-tocopherol acetate" or 1 ampoule of tocopherol. If capsules are purchased, then one in 100 mg is enough. Leave on the head for 45-60 minutes.
- With yolk … It is used for very dry hair that breaks off almost at the very roots. First, the composition is prepared according to the already described algorithm, using castor oil as a base agent, and then whipped yolk is introduced there. Wash off after an hour.
Masks with vitamin E to accelerate hair growth
Apply after shampooing, leave for 30-40 minutes. You do not need to distribute to strands. The formulations contain ingredients that irritate the nerve fibers in the scalp.
Mask recipes:
- With Dimexidum … As a base, use any vegetable oil that is more suitable. In the base, 3 tablespoons, add 1 teaspoon each of the drug and "Alpha-tocopherol acetate".
- With mustard … Olive or burdock oil, 50 ml is used as a base. Mustard powder, a tablespoon, is diluted with warm boiled water. Beat the yolk of a chicken egg, add tocopherol from the capsule, 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar. All ingredients are combined.
If irritation appears on the skin after applying the formulations, everything must be washed off immediately.
Masks with vitamin E for increased hair breakage
These compounds are kept on the head for about an hour. You do not need to wash your hair beforehand.
Effective masks:
- Honey … First, honey is heated, a third of a glass, only so that it does not boil. Better to use a water bath. Then pour a spoonful of vitamin E from a bottle and burdock oil, 2 tablespoons. The components are thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous consistency. Rub first into the roots, and then distribute along the entire length.
- Tropical … Combine 50 ml of avocado and olive oils. If there is no avocado oil, you can use tropical fruit puree, only take 2 times more by volume. Knead half a banana into a gruel, beat one egg yolk. The oils are heated by lowering the container in boiling water, the yolk is combined with an ampoule of tocopherol and poured into the banana puree. Mix both ingredients and reheat. Care must be taken so that the yolk does not curdle. After the composition is washed off, the head must be rinsed with acidified water.
- Dairy … Squeeze juice from one cucumber, mix with a third glass of yogurt and 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Dissolve vitamin E from the ampoule in the resulting composition, rub it into the scalp, and then distribute it over the curls. If the composition is too liquid, rye flour or corn starch is added to thicken. Used for dry to normal hair.
Vitamin E masks to restore hair shine
Masks heal dull strands and restore the structure of damaged hair.
Formulation recipes:
- Express tool … Tocopherol from one ampoule is mixed with jojoba (or coconut) and grape seed oil - 1 tablespoon each. Pour in 1 ampoule of vitamins: thiamine, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin. A handful of shampoo is added to the composition, as much as it takes to wash your hair once. Rub in, distribute into strands, leave for 5-10 minutes. Washes off very quickly, the effect is visible the first time. It is not recommended to use it often. The composition does not have a healing effect, but it helps to quickly put the hair in order.
- With coconut oil … In the base, 2 tablespoons, pour in a teaspoon of tocopherol from a bottle, melt a tablespoon of honey, add a little starch. You do not need to rub in, it is enough to distribute over the curls. It is convenient to use a wooden comb with sparse teeth. Wash off after an hour. The base oil is heated to body temperature, combined with a beaten egg (with dry hair, only the yolk is needed), add liquid honey - a tablespoon, vitamin E - a teaspoon. The head is washed after 40 minutes.
Rules for using liquid vitamin E for hair
In order for the condition of the hair to improve, it is necessary to follow the dosage recommendations. If you use concentrated vitamin E from capsules or ampoules, then 100 ml (by volume about half a glass) of the complex composition - no more than 5 drops. When using an oily substance packaged in vials, a teaspoon can be poured into the same volume of the mixture.
Recommendations for use:
- Before starting a wellness course, an allergy test must be carried out. Apply a small amount of the composition to the temple under the hair. If after 30-40 minutes there is no irritation, desire to sneeze, itchy skin and sore throat, you can start treatment.
- It is necessary to calculate the time of the session so that after it you do not have to go outside. The head will have to be washed vigorously enough - the oil composition is difficult to remove. With hypothermia, there is a high probability of catching a cold.
- Insulation is required to activate the action. First, they put on a shower cap or wrap the hair with cellophane (food) film, and a towel turban is wound on top. If possible, get a special terry cloth hat.
- The duration of the session is from 40 minutes to 2 hours. It is undesirable to apply the compositions at night.
- When treating the root zone, light massage should be done to activate the blood supply.
- It is necessary to strictly adhere to the recommendations for application. Pure oil is not used for the hair growth zone, only for problem areas - dry ends, the area on which gray hair has appeared. Distributed over the strands from roots to ends.
- You should know in advance: oil formulations are very difficult to wash off, the shampoo will have to be applied 2-3 times. To avoid overdrying, purchase a baby shampoo or light shampoo in advance, without preservatives and silicone. First, it is foamed by adding a small amount of water, then the strands are treated, allowed to soak for 3-4 minutes, and only then they wash their hair.
- After washing, it is advisable to rinse your head with an acidified composition - preferably water with lemon. A third of a glass of fresh lemon juice is dissolved in a liter of boiled soft water. If replaced with apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons of the acidifier is sufficient.
- Frequency rate of application - no more than twice a week. With increased sebum secretion, once is enough.
- The duration of the treatment course is 2-2.5 months. Then you can take a break for 2-4 weeks, depending on specific problems, and change the base composition.
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When the recommendations are followed, the result can be seen after 3-4 procedures. But do not count on the magic effect of the product - hair health depends not only on care. The appearance is influenced by the frequency of coloring and thermal exposure, the influence of harmful factors and food habits. An integrated approach will help preserve the beauty of the curls.
