Chicken eggs have always been a universal product that has been widely used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetics. They are used to make hair masks, as they contain many nutrients such as lecithin and a large gamut of amino acids. These substances protect the hair from various injuries and prevent dandruff. Due to many beneficial effects, egg hair masks have gained the widest use. They add silkiness and shine to the hair, moisturize dry and lifeless hair or vice versa, relieve them of excessive greasy.
To prepare egg hair masks, there are many different recipes with a variety of ingredients. There is a very common and very useful procedure - instead of using ordinary shampoo, use egg at least once a month. To cook it, you need to take one chicken egg, beat it and mix with two tablespoons of ordinary water. The resulting mixture should be carefully rubbed into the roots of the hair, while distributing simultaneously along their entire length to the ends. Such a mask should be kept for only a few minutes, and then washed off with warm water. At the same time, it is necessary that the water is not very warm, since protein can curl. After the whole procedure, you need to rinse your head with a weak aqueous solution of vinegar or lemon juice. In the same procedure, an egg white mask is applied .
To rid your head of dandruff, hair masks with burdock oil with the addition of egg yolk are needed. To prepare it, you should take two yolks, lemon juice and five drops of burdock oil, mix all this well. The resulting mixture must be carefully rubbed into the roots of the hair. Such a mask should be kept on the head for about 30 minutes, then it should be washed off with warm water.
There are many more recipes for preparing hair masks from eggs. One of them is a mask with cognac. You should take two tablespoons of brandy and any vegetable oil, add two yolks to them. Apply the resulting mixture to the hair and rub thoroughly into the roots. Then you need to put a warm cap on top and keep it for about 50 minutes. The head after such a mask should be washed with warm water with shampoo. From time to time, in order to maintain a good condition of the hair, it is recommended to use egg yolks instead of regular shampoo, which foam well and clean the hair very well.
The next recipe for a regular egg hair mask is to use glycerin. You need to take one teaspoon of glycerin, two tablespoons of castor oil, one teaspoon of 9% vinegar and one chicken egg. All components must be thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained. First, rub the resulting mass into the hair roots, then distribute it along the entire length to the ends. Wrap hair after treatment and keep warm for 30-40 minutes. This mask is washed off with warm water with the addition of shampoo.
A mask from an egg with honey works very well on the health of hair. To prepare it, you need two eggs, one tablespoon of honey and two tablespoons of olive or castor oil. It is necessary to mix the butter with eggs, then add honey and grind until a homogeneous mass is obtained. The mixture is applied in the same order: first rubbed into the roots, and then distributed over the entire length. In the same way, you need to wrap your hair for half an hour, and then rinse with warm water and shampoo. To get a good effect, it is recommended to use this mask once a week. Egg masks with the addition of yogurt and low-fat mayonnaise also nourish the hair well. The recipe for their preparation is quite simple: all components are mixed in equal proportions and rubbed to a homogeneous mass. This mask can be kept on your head for about an hour, then rinse with water and shampoo.