Dry hair is a real disaster for its owner. They look dull, prone to loss, cross-section and fragility. The cause of this problem can be poor nutrition, frequent staining or aggressive effects of thermal devices. Such hair needs special care. In some cases, professional treatment is necessary so that the curls become elastic and shiny again.
Signs
To determine that hair is prone to dryness is very simple - they begin to comb poorly, do not shine, fall out and split off. Such curls are very difficult to grow due to increased fragility. It is especially hard for those from whom they also curl. Such hair is contraindicated in dyeing, perming, using a hairdryer or ironing. After frequent procedures, signs such as discomfort, itching of the scalp, dandruff, dry ends of the hair appear. Treatment at home can also be effective if the correct recovery procedures and masks are selected.
If there are no obvious signs, then you can determine whether dry hair or not, using a simple test at home. To do this, pour a little water into a cup or plate, cut off a few hairs and put them in a container. If they remain on the surface, then the hair is oily, and if drowned, then dry.
Causes
Dry hair can occur at any age. However, you need to know about the factors that influence the appearance of a problem. The most common causes are:
- metabolic disease;
- improper sleep and nutrition;
- hormonal disbalance;
- stress state;
- avitaminosis;
- illiterate care;
- difficult climatic conditions;
- chronic fatigue.
Sometimes hair can become dry with almost no reason if a person leads an active lifestyle. In this case, you can try to do without treatment and adjust the regime of the day, diet and remove all factors leading to stress. If after this hair has not recovered, then you should try folk methods or professional means for dry hair. The reason and treatment should be interconnected, so it is easier to choose one or another method.
If a person chooses the wrong shampoo, doesn’t wash his hair properly, makes frequent stains, uses thermal devices every day, this can lead to dry and brittle hair. Treatment at home is best done according to the recommendations of professional masters who will tell you how best to care for curls.
Very rarely, a hereditary factor can cause hair dryness. Then it will be much more difficult to fix the problem. After all, after restoring the hair with the help of masks, it is necessary to take a short break, and during this time the curls will again become brittle. Therefore, after hair treatment, you will have to choose the most gentle care, avoiding the aggressive effects of the external environment.
Another common reason is climatic conditions that lead to dry hair. Both residents in the southern regions and people living in too cold conditions suffer. The first is difficult to maintain the health of the hair due to the scorching sun, which dries the protective layer of hair, and the second have to walk in tight and uncomfortable hats for most of the year, preventing the scalp from breathing. Here, the easiest solution after a course of treatment will be the selection of the right headgear that protects from sunlight and does not squeeze hair.
Treatment methods
You can restore the shine of hair at home, using folk and store tools. Only in severe cases it is necessary to consult a doctor who deals with hair treatment - a trichologist. Before proceeding to the procedures, it is recommended to choose the appropriate method of treatment. The causes of the problem are always individual, so it is best to first be examined by a general practitioner, to make sure that there are no chronic diseases that lead to hormonal malfunction in the body and dry hair. And only then decide which method will be most effective.
The most common methods for treating dry hair are:
- choosing the right diet;
- special procedures at the cosmetologist;
- professional masks for restoration;
- folk remedies.
Sometimes it is advised to use several methods at once and choose a comprehensive hair treatment to get a better effect. If you plan to perform the procedure yourself, you need to follow the measure in everything, otherwise you can overdo it and get another problem - oily hair, which is also a deviation from the norm.
Treatment by a cosmetologist
Now it’s not necessary to go to the hospital to perform healing and restorative procedures. Many beauty salons have special equipment and drugs. However, you need to make sure that it is the cosmetologist or trichologist who works in the institution, who can choose the most effective way and correctly calculate the dosage of the medicine.
The most popular treatments that can be visited in the salon are:
- Ozone therapy is the latest hair restoration technique. It prevents the appearance of dandruff and split ends, helps to improve metabolic processes in the epidermis and saturate it with oxygen. Do by injection or application directly to the scalp.
- Mesotherapy is a complex of injections that are performed in the upper subcutaneous layer to eliminate dryness. After a course of treatment, not only brittleness disappears, but hair loss also stops.
- Shielding - a comprehensive treatment of hair, contributing to the formation of a protective film that protects the curls from the external environment.
- Glazing - during the session, ceramide glaze supplemented with a nutritional complex is applied to the hairline. Helps increase hair elasticity, prevents hair loss.
- Keratinization - treatment is carried out with a special composition, which is based on the substance keratin. After the procedure, the curls are long protected from brittleness and tangling.
- Vitamin masks are nutritional complexes consisting of amino acids, trace elements and vitamins. For each client, an individual composition is selected taking into account the characteristics of the hair, contraindications and compatibility of the components.
A method such as applying vitamin masks can be done not only in the beauty parlor. Many women perform the procedure on their own at home, using video instructions posted on the Internet. However, these masks and formulations may simply not be suitable, and the medical specialist will try to take into account all the nuances and eliminate the problem in a few sessions.
The main disadvantage of salon procedures is the high cost. On average, one session will have to pay from 1000 to 2500 rubles. In addition, the effect does not last as long as we would like. After a break of 1-2 months, you will again have to use the services of cosmetologists.
Proper diet
Very often, the hair suffers due to the fact that their owner chose the wrong diet. The first thing that nutritionists advise people with dry skin and hair is to change their drinking regimen. It is recommended that you drink at least 1.5 liters of water daily. However, this advice is only suitable for people with average weight. Nutritionists during the calculations use the formula: 1 kg of weight = 30 ml of water. For example, a person weighing 70 kg will need 2.5 liters of fluid per day. It should be borne in mind that this includes not only pure water, juice, tea, coffee or any drink is also considered.
And another useful rule: eat more fruits and vegetables, saturated with vitamins. Then the lack of nutrients in the body will gradually be replenished, and brittle hair will disappear. Sometimes the hair becomes dry and lifeless due to excessive enthusiasm for low-calorie diets. Therefore, before any change in diet, you must first consult a doctor.
Dry hair treatment with folk remedies
Our grandparents rarely complained of dry hair, because in the old days there were many different folk remedies that help restore hair, give it beauty and shine. All ingredients can be found in the garden or pharmacy. Even now, trichologists advise using these methods.
Masks for treating dry hair at home
The most effective masks include the following ingredients:
- Burdock root. The top of the plants is cut off and a root is excavated, which can be buried 50-60 cm into the ground. The thicker this part, the more nutrients therein. Burdock root needs to be cleaned, finely chopped, placed in a deep container and pour in sunflower or olive oil. Put in a water bath and heat for 20 minutes. Remove the container in a dark place for 7-8 days, so that the composition is infused. After that, apply to the scalp 2 times a week for 15-20 minutes, washing off burdock oil with shampoo for dry hair.
- Yolk with honey and cognac. Take an egg yolk, add a tablespoon of brandy and honey, mix the composition thoroughly and apply on curls from the roots to the ends. Put a plastic bag or a special shower cap on your hair, wrap it in a towel. After 20-30 minutes, rinse with warm water. Do three to four times a week.
- Kefir and castor oil. You need to take one glass of kefir at room temperature and 2 tablespoons of castor oil, mix the components, spread on the hair, leave it for half an hour. Wash off with any mild shampoo. It is enough to use such a mask 2-3 times a week.
- Mustard, sour cream and sea buckthorn oil. Place 1 tablespoon of sea buckthorn oil and sour cream in a cup and add mustard powder to a thick slurry, apply to scalp and curls, wrap with a towel and leave for 15-20 minutes. The procedure is done 1-2 times in 7 days.
Homemade Hair Shampoo
After applying the masks at home, it is recommended to make a special shampoo from natural ingredients. It will also help make dry brittle hair healthy. Treatment is recommended at least twice a week. The composition is exactly the same applied to the hair and washed off with water, like a simple shampoo. Home Remedies Recipes:
- Mix two yolks, half a glass of vodka and a quarter glass of water with a mixer. You can store the composition for 1 week in the refrigerator.
- Grate 150-200 g of baby soap, add hot water to make a gel-like mass, drop a few drops of essential oil.
- 200 g of laundry soap thoroughly chopped, mixed with chamomile broth - 200 ml, and burdock broth - 150 ml. This homemade shampoo is perfect for blond hair.
Keep in mind that caring for dry hair at home is a long and painstaking job. It will take a lot of time to restore curls, it is better not to tune in to the fact that the result will be achieved quickly.
Hair restoration cosmetics
At home, you can use not only folk recipes. Now in supermarkets you can see various cosmetics that help improve the appearance, make the shiny ends of the hair shiny and beautiful. Treatment should be started by carefully studying the instructions on the packaging. The following drugs are available on sale to restore the appearance of curls:
- creams;
- masks;
- balms;
- sprays.
Most of them are based on natural ingredients. The effectiveness of these drugs is much higher, because the composition contains innovative molecular components. They not only help treat dry hair, but also promote growth and volume increase.
How to wash dry hair
It is very important not only to take special care of the hair, but also to be able to properly wash the hair. Sometimes aggressive washing too often makes the curls become lifeless. Trichologists advise to perform this procedure no more than 1 time per week. Before washing, comb your hair well, shampoo is applied carefully so as not to damage the upper keratin layer. Do not use too hot water, which also negatively affects the condition of the hair.
Care Tips
In order for curls to remain beautiful for a long time even after carrying out restoration masks and expensive procedures, one must follow the recommendations of professional hairdressers. They believe that the problem will not continue to bother if you properly care for dry hair. Treatment does not have to be repeated if:
- stop using thermal devices - hair dryers and irons, or do it rarely;
- protect the hair from the hot sun and cold weather;
- regularly drink vitamin complexes;
- observe the correct regimen of the day;
- switch to a diet that contains a lot of vegetables and fruits;
- maintain high physical activity.
If you follow these simple tips, then there will not be a question about how to get rid of dry and brittle hair, treatment simply will not be needed.