Find out what horsetail is, what properties it has, how its use will help your hair, some useful recipes and contraindications. Horsetail is a great find for hair that has become dull, brittle and has stopped growing. It is found on almost all continents, but especially large specimens grow in North America. It can often be found in various cosmetic products due to its beneficial properties and rich mineral composition. But here the main thing is to correctly calculate with the dose, because the use of several products containing horsetail at once can lead to stiffness and dryness of the hair. Few people know about its healing properties, so let's take a closer look at how exactly this plant helps to save hair.
The composition of the field horsetail and its beneficial properties
The variety of the chemical composition of the horsetail is so useful that many people prefer to use the products containing it. It is also often taken orally in the form of a decoction, infusions or tea. Horsetail includes the following salts, trace elements and vitamins: vitamin C, flavonoids, resins, tannins, potassium and silicic acid salts, bitterness, saponins, carotene and others. As you can see, the rich composition of the horsetail makes it irreplaceable and endows with many useful properties:
- Wounds heal faster (wound healing effect).
- Relieves pain associated with spasms (antispasmodic effect).
- Antimicrobial properties.
- It is a potent diuretic.
- Strengthens the immune system and the body as a whole.
- It has good hemostatic properties.
- Relieves inflammation and irritation.
- It is a good protection against worms.
In medicine, field horsetail is actively used for mild or severe lead poisoning, because it removes the latter from the body.
What problems related to hair will help horsetail
- Restoration of hair elasticity and shine.
- Treatment of damaged hair (using the silicon contained in it).
- Strengthening the hair structure.
- Prevention of dandruff.
- Protection of the scalp against fungal diseases.
- Nutrition of hair follicles.
- Stops hair loss.
- It will remove dullness and brittle hair, as well as they will begin to grow faster.
Healthy recipes based on horsetail
- This advice will well help those whose hair has stopped growing, and also lost its structure, that is, it is imperative to strengthen them. Horsetail decoction is the basis of the recipe, you can make it at home, or buy it at the pharmacy. You will need 15 grams of herb, which you need to fill with a glass of boiling water. This portion goes for medium hair lengths, so if you are a happy owner of long hair, you can prepare more decoction. Boil for about 40 minutes over low heat, then leave for an hour and a half to infuse. When the broth cools down, you can safely rinse your hair.
- Horsetail decoction, prepared according to the following recipe, is suitable for seborrhea or dandruff, and it is also used for purulent wounds that do not heal for a long time and eczema. To prepare a concentrated solution, you will need 4-5 tablespoons of the herb. Pour boiling water over and cook for about 35 minutes. Be sure to pass the liquid through cheesecloth or a very thin strainer, then rub into the scalp. For the best healing effect, you do not need to rinse off the solution.
- If the problem lies in the structure of the hair follicles, then to strengthen them in order to start the hair growth process, use the following decoction as a rinse. The recipe is identical to the first, that is, 15 grams of herbs per glass of boiling water, etc. You can also mix some infusion with your permanent rinse aid. It should be kept for about 3 minutes. Also use the broth 2 times a week for two months.
- If you are coloring your hair with natural ingredients like basma or henna, then a decoction of horsetail will help give your hair a stunning natural shine. It is necessary to add the herbal infusion to the diluted paint.
- Owners of oily hair will be helped by a decoction of horsetail, prepared as follows. It will take 3 tbsp. per liter of boiled water. It is worth rubbing the broth into the roots of the hair, previously washed. You do not need to wash off. Course - 2 months, 2 times a week.
Contraindications to the use of field horsetail
- Before using horsetail, consult a specialist for allergens in order to avoid various allergic reactions.
- Pregnant and lactating girls should not use the herb.
- Do not overdo it. If you overdo it with the amount of grass or apply too often a decoction of horsetail, the hair can, on the contrary, become hard and dry, and it is also possible to develop skin diseases. You must always know when to stop and stick to the golden mean.
- Always read the composition of a cosmetic product before purchasing. After all, even if it is found in the composition of the field horsetail, this does not mean that the remedy is wonderful. You should always pay attention to other components that are used in shampoos and other products.
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