Weakened are called thin, dull, split, and falling hair. They can be either too greasy or dry. Weakened strands quickly become dirty, do not hold volume and get confused. In addition, for such hair it is difficult to choose a hairstyle. You can restore health and beauty to curls. To do this, you need to establish nutrition and choose the appropriate hair masks. For weakened hair, you can use ready-made cosmetic products and mixtures prepared independently.
Causes of thinning hair
Improper care, stress, lack of vitamins and minerals in the diet instantly affect the condition of the hair. Their protective layer is thinning, they begin to break and lose their luster. To restore such strands, competent care will be required. Its basis is ready-made and homemade hair masks. For weakened hair, a course of 15 sessions may be required. One procedure will not be able to significantly affect the condition of the strands.
Before starting therapy, trichologists recommend finding out the cause of thinning and weakening of the hair. This will help determine what else, except masks, can be done for the health of curls. The most common causes of hair weakening include:
- Heredity. In the event that the curls are thin from birth, only full, competent and regular care will help to improve their condition.
- Frequent use of a hairdryer or ironing.
- Inadequate or improper care. Poor and inappropriate cosmetics can ruin your hair.
- High temperatures. Lovers of baths and saunas should protect their hair with the help of special caps. The same thing must be done when sunbathing on the beach.
- Aggressive salon procedures. Curls and staining can harm curls. In addition, hair can become brittle and dry after lamination.
- Diseases Various pathologies negatively affect the condition of the hair.
- Inadequate nutrition. Trichologists recommend that all owners of weakened hair review their diet.
- Bad habits. Smoking provokes the development of vasospasm. This leads to the fact that the hair bulb is disturbed, the curls weaken and fall out.
- Avitaminosis. Lack of vitamins and minerals is often the cause of brittle hair.
- Nervous strain. The best quality mask for thin and weakened hair will be useless if a woman is constantly experiencing severe stress or is deeply depressed.
Rules for caring for thin hair
Lack of volume is one of the many problems of weakened hair. In addition, they quickly become untidy and greasy. In order not to further aggravate the situation and improve the appearance of the strands, they must be properly looked after:
- Discard hot water while washing hair. She dries curls and deprives them of shine.
- Shampoo is recommended to be applied first on the palms and rubbed a little. Means to choose, focusing on the type of hair and scalp.
- After using the shampoo, rinse the strands with cool water with herbal infusions.
- It is not recommended to use “2 in 1” detergents.
- Use dry shampoos as rarely as possible, for example, on trips.
- Combing wet strands injures them and causes brittleness. Therefore, it is recommended to wait until the curls dry.
- For hair, the most beneficial is natural drying. If you cannot do without a hair dryer, you should use cold air.
- Always apply thermal protective agents before laying.
- The varnish can be sprayed only on dry hair, holding the balloon at a certain distance from the head.
- Apply balms and conditioners to the entire length of the strands, avoiding contact with the scalp. Otherwise, it will lead to a rapid loss of volume and hair contamination.
- To care for dry curls, it is recommended to use oils.
- Make hair masks at least twice a week . For weakened hair, you will need to undergo a full course of restoration procedures.
- Damaged hair is best not to perms and dye. Harmful chemicals can aggravate the condition of the strands. If it is impossible to refuse the procedure for some reason, it is recommended to use ammonia-free paints.
- Owners of weakened hair should take courses of special vitamin-mineral complexes.
Features of applying masks
Trichologists recommend regular use of hair masks. For weakened hair, it is important that the product does not make them heavier. In addition, the technique of using masks is of great importance. Therefore, trichologists advise to adhere to the following rules:
- Select the finished product or recipe for the mask according to the type of hair. With the independent manufacture of the product, one should proceed from the availability of ingredients.
- Grinding mask products is recommended with a blender.
- Before using a new product, apply a little mixture to the skin of the wrist. After making sure that there is no allergy, you can proceed to the procedure.
- A mask prepared at home, before applying to curls, it is recommended to heat in a water bath to a temperature of 40 degrees.
- Spread the mixture evenly over each strand. Most products are not intended to be rubbed into the roots or scalp. If the mask can be rubbed into the epidermis, this is additionally indicated in the description of the product.
- Treated hair is bundled and secured to the back of the head. A shower cap or cellophane bag is put on top. Then insulated with a towel.
- For most ready-made masks, the exposure time is 30 minutes. Homemade mixtures can withstand from two to eight hours.
- Rinse off the formulations with warm water and shampoo.
- One or two masks per week are enough to maintain healthy hair. The wellness course includes about 15 procedures performed every other day.
The best ready-made masks
In cosmetic stores, there is a huge selection of ready-made masks for weakened and damaged hair. Making the right choice is not easy. Many drugs may be useless and instead of healing the hair will cover them with a thick layer of silicone.
The list of effective and safe hair masks includes the following products:
- Wella System Professional Color Save Mask. The mask contains beeswax and D-panthenol. Suitable for dyed, weakened hair. To restore the strands, she needs only five minutes.
- Kerastase Age Recharge Resistance. The action of the mask is similar to anti-aging cream. It retains youthful hair, fights the negative effects of the environment and aging. It contains vitamins E and B3. The product must be left to exposure for at least 15 minutes.
- Macadamia Fructis by Garnier. The product is 98% pure macadamia oil. The mask restores softness and shine to weakened hair.
- Wild saffron. Botanicals Fresh Care by L'Oreal. The mask contains no silicones, dyes or parabens. It contains coconut, saffron and soybean oil. It not only moisturizes and nourishes the hair, but also eliminates fluffiness.
- Vichy Dercos Repair Mask. It contains almond, rose and safflower oils. And also five valuable amino acids. This mask is able to restore even weakened hair damaged by perm. We can say that this unique product restores all damaged areas.
- Luxury 6 oils from L'Oreal. The tool quickly penetrates into the curls and restores them. The product contains vegetable oils, vitamin E and flower extracts.
- Lipidium Absolut Repair by L'Oreal Professional. The tool instantly reconstructs the hairs, thanks to the lipid complex, lactic acid, ceramides and phytokeratin.
Homemade mask with vitamins
Effective home masks for weakened hair can be prepared on the basis of pharmacy vitamins. The procedure will require oily solutions or preparations in ampoules. Most of all, curls need vitamins of group B, PP, A, E and C.
The following recipes will help restore hair:
- Mask with vitamin E. Thirty grams of a mixture of dried nettle and chamomile pour a glass of boiling water. After 40 minutes, strain and crush 150 g of rye bread into a liquid. Add two teaspoons of vitamin E. Use the resulting slurry as a mask.
- Mask with vitamin A. Grind the onion and squeeze the juice out of the pulp using gauze. Add to it 10 ml of castor oil, a yolk and a tablespoon of vitamin A. To eliminate the smell of onions after applying the mask, it is recommended to rinse your hair with water with lemon juice or vinegar.
- Mask with vitamin B12. Two tablespoons of kelp powder must be mixed with an equal amount of mineral water. Then add the contents of one ampoule with vitamin B12. Use as a mask.
- Vitamins and Dimexidum. Lemon juice, Dimexidum, vitamins A and E are mixed in equal proportions. Castor and burdock oils are then added. Before applying the product to the hair, the contents of two ampoules of vitamin B6 are poured into the mixture.
Masks with oils
Various vegetable oils for hair restoration have been used in ancient Egypt and Greece. They nourished, moisturized and restored curls from the inside, without weighing them down. Oil masks are best suited for dry and weakened hair.
The most popular recipes are:
- Olive oil with banana. Such a mixture is able in just a few applications to turn the most damaged hair into well-groomed and healthy. To prepare the mask, add 20 ml of oil to the mashed banana.
- Olive oil and mustard. One and a half tablespoons of seasoning powder is diluted with warm water until gruel is obtained. 35 ml of olive oil is added to it.
- Coconut oil. This mask revitalizes dull hair and eliminates fluffiness. 40 ml of coconut oil and 20 g of fat sour cream are added to the banana puree. The finished mixture is heated to a temperature of 40 degrees.
Masks with honey
Honey contains many valuable minerals for hair. For example: potassium, iron, folic, ascorbic and nicotinic acids. Thanks to this, honey masks for weakened hair are very useful. At home, it is recommended to use such formulations:
- Honey and aloe. Peel one medium potato and grind it. Using gauze, squeeze 20 ml of juice. Add the same volume of honey to the liquid and mix. Then chop the aloe leaf, squeeze 20 ml of juice from the pulp. Add to the honey-potato mixture. Distribute the product evenly through the hair.
- Honey and beer. This mask will help restore hair volume. To prepare it, you need to mix two tablespoons of honey, 50 ml of quality beer and yolk.
- Honey and lemon. The mixture restores the structure of each hair, giving it elasticity and shine. Two tablespoons of natural lemon juice are combined with 15 ml of honey. The tool is most convenient to apply with a brush.
Milk masks
Sour cream contains vitamins necessary for hair, as well as phosphorus, magnesium and calcium. It perfectly nourishes, moisturizes and restores curls. In addition, sour cream activates the nutrition of hair follicles, eliminates dandruff and promotes hair growth. Of course, only a natural product can exert a similar effect.
The most effective sour cream nourishing masks for weakened hair:
- With kefir. Two products with maximum fat content are mixed in equal amounts and distributed throughout the hair.
- Sour cream and yogurt. In a water bath, heat 30 ml of coconut oil to 40 degrees. Add 30 ml of fat sour cream and natural yogurt, without additives. The mask is ready to apply.
- Sour cream and avocado. The mask nourishes the hair and restores its shine. The peeled avocado is ground into gruel and sour cream is added to it. Ingredients must be taken in equal proportions. The finished composition is applied to the curls.
Herbal Hair Rinse
Rinsing hair with infusions of medicinal herbs is recommended after each shampooing or using a mask. This procedure will give the curls shine, strengthen them and improve blood circulation of the scalp. The most useful for hair are such herbs:
- Nettle. Strengthens follicles and rescues from loss.
- Burdock. Nourishes the roots.
- Chamomile. Lightens strands and gives them shine.
- Mint. Makes the hair shaft more durable.
- Basil. Facilitates combing.
To prepare the rinse aid, you will need to pour two tablespoons of the selected herbs into a liter of boiling water. When the liquid has cooled to a comfortable temperature, strain it and use it for hair.
Results after applying masks
The effectiveness of ready-made and homemade masks for strengthening weakened hair depends on the condition in which the strands were originally. A woman who eats properly and leads a healthy lifestyle will restore her curls much faster than the one that smokes and often sits on hungry diets.
The result from the use of masks will manifest much faster if you perform them regularly, and not from time to time. Every day, the strands will become stronger, and the number of hairs dropped will decrease significantly. In addition, such a volume appears necessary for thin and weakened curls. Attentive attitude to your own health, as well as proper and regular hair care will restore their shine, elasticity and strength.