Very often, girls and women face the problem of damaged and dry hair. Such hair looks like sticking out straws that have lost elasticity and shine, and are unpleasant to the touch - hard and dry. If you do not want radical measures (for example, a short haircut), you will have to resort to the treatment of this problem and pay attention to simple but effective masks for dry hair at home. In this article, we consider the causes of a lifeless state of hair. We also give several options for effective masks against dry hair at home.
Where did the dryness come from?
The reason for dry hair is the only one: it is insufficient supply of each hair with sebum produced by the glands. But the factors causing this condition can be many. Among them may be, for example:
- transferred diseases, as well as chronic (as a result of weakening of the body), transferred stresses;
- unbalanced, vitamin-poor nutrition and bad habits;
- dry hair, inherited from nature;
- winter season (operation of heating appliances that dry air), long wearing of hats;
- summer period (hair drying in the sun, salty sea water, hard water);
- inappropriate hair type, frequent dyeing and curling, the use of hot appliances for styling.
Gentle care
If you are the owner of dried curls, then you need to consider several rules for caring for such hair. Firstly, carefully select a hair wash product, it should not be aggressive. Now there are many sulfate-free shampoos on sale, it is worth paying attention to them.
Wash dry hair once a week. The use of balm for such hair is required. After washing, try not to rub your hair with a towel, but only get it lightly wet.
It is also recommended to comb the hair after washing not immediately, but after ten minutes. It is best to dry them at room temperature, but if you need quick drying, you need a hairdryer with a cool stream of air, which should be kept 20-30 cm from the hair. Use heat-protective hair fluids before drying, because there is a huge selection of such products.
Do not dye dry hair with ammonia dyes, especially in light (blond) tones. To change the image, it is better to contact specialists who can do gentle staining.
The dry ends of the hair look very unaesthetic, so try to get rid of them regularly at the hairdresser. The master can make sure that the main length of the hair does not suffer.
Why masks
Despite the abundance of a variety of products for dry hair care at the present time, their one action is not enough. Of course, conditioners and shampoos fulfill their mission - they cleanse, soften and moisturize dried curls, but only masks for dry hair at home can give more nutrition.
They transform hair from the first applications, restore shine, moisturize locks and contribute to the healing of the scalp. To prepare masks for dry hair at home does not require special products and a lot of time. All of them are quite simple and will not require special efforts from you.
A bit about the rules
Before considering what masks for dry hair are at home, let's talk a little about a few rules that will make the use of masks even more effective and help to achieve elastic shiny hair. These recommendations are:
- Before applying, it is advisable to wash your hair with a suitable shampoo. This will help remove keratinized scales and reveal the structure of the hair.
- For better penetration, the mask should be heated to a pleasant 37-38 degrees. You can use a water bath, put the dishes with the mask in hot water, or carefully heat in the microwave.
- Having finished applying the mask, you need to cover your head with a cap made of polyethylene, and on top additionally wrap a towel to keep the mask warm.
- Water when washing off the mask should be warm, not hot. Hot water (above 37 degrees) harms dry hair. Rinse your hair again with shampoo so that the strands do not look greasy.
- Whatever masks for dry hair you make at home, use them once or twice a week. It is enough to apply the mask for several months, so that the result really becomes noticeable and consolidates.
Very dry hair. Masks at home
The most nutritious effect for dry hair has various oils. They can be used both as a monocomponent for hair, and in combination with other ingredients. Among the oils with high nutritional effectiveness can be noted olive, almond, burdock oil, coconut oil, castor oil, various exotic oils and even ordinary sunflower oil.
Masks at home for very dry hair from one oil is very simple to make. After washing your hair, pat the strands with a towel and apply the selected oil, slightly warmed up, to the damp scalp. Massage the oil on the surface of the head, then distribute it throughout the hair growth. Wrap your head well and hold the oil wrap for at least an hour.
For dry damaged masked hair at home, you can mix oils in equal proportions. In the treatment (except for oils), sour cream and kefir, honey, cognac, egg yolks, natural decoctions of herbs, lemon and aloe juices are used.
On sour cream or kefir
Masks for dry hair at home with kefir are very useful, and for especially damaged kefir, you can replace sour cream. For example, for colored damaged hair, such a mask is suitable:
- half a glass of kefir (or 2-3 tbsp.spoons of sour cream);
- 50 g of vegetable oil;
- 25 g of honey.
Mix the oil with warm liquid honey, add the fermented milk product at room temperature. Apply to a dry head, paying attention to dry strands. Since the mask can flow, it is convenient to be with it directly in the bathroom. Wrap your head and rinse off after half an hour using shampoo.
What masks for dry hair at home can still be prepared? To improve scalp and hair nutrition, another mask with kefir:
- 70-100 (depending on hair length) ml of kefir;
- 2 tbsp. cosmetic clay spoons;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of oil from the root of burdock.
Mix thoroughly, warm to body temperature, leave on your head for up to 1 hour and rinse with shampoo.
In recipes for dry hair masks at home, kefir with sour cream can be replaced with mayonnaise.
On the yolks
One of the important ingredients in dry hair masks at home is recognized as a yolk of a chicken egg. It contains many vitamins, amino acids and minerals. This is a great product to restore the beauty of hair. Try this mask:
- 2 egg yolks;
- a tablespoon of the alcohol ingredient (cognac, rum, vodka is also suitable);
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of any oil (sea buckthorn, olive, castor, etc.).
Shake everything until smooth, grease not only the roots, but also the curls. Leave for half an hour, covering his head.
For severely damaged hair, use 1-2 yolks and mashed avocado. Keep the mixture for about an hour, rinse with plenty of water, and then with shampoo.
The action of the balm for dry hair mixed with several yolks will be very effective. Lubricate clean hair thoroughly with this composition, after 15 minutes it is enough to simply wash it off without shampoo.
Homemade Natural Shampoo
In general, hair, especially dry, it is useful to take a break from chemical cleansers. They may well be replaced by shampoo prepared at home. By mixing 2 egg yolks with half a glass of kefir (for medium hair length) and holding this warmed mixture on your head for only ten minutes, you can perfectly clean your hair and at the same time saturate it with useful substances.
Our great-grandmothers also knew about such a wonderful cleanser when the problem of dry hair and tips was not encountered so often. The fact is that both the yolk and the lactic acid contain substances that have detergent properties. It is known that some ethnic groups, such as Mongolian women, still use buffalo sour milk to wash their hair.
Juicy masks for dry hair
Many girls write positive reviews about masks at home for dry hair containing various natural juices. It can be lemon and grapefruit juices, aloe juice and onion juice. Here are some of these masks:
- Take in equal proportions (using a measuring spoon) lemon juice, burdock oil and onion gruel juice (gruel can be made in a blender). Spread a homogeneous mixture on the scalp, as well as curls. Rinse with shampoo after 35 minutes. In addition to hydration, the mask has a strengthening effect.
- Taking also a few measured spoons (depending on the hair) of sea buckthorn oil, aloe juice and grapefruit juice, you can make a similar mask aimed at deep nutrition and giving shine to the hair.
- 1 tbsp. spoon of dry yeast pour 2 tbsp. tablespoons of lemon juice, add 3 tbsp. tablespoons castor oil. Bring everything to homogeneity, leave on your head for 45-60 minutes, rinse with shampoo.
Moisturize the tips
For lovers of hot styling, there is a problem of dried hair ends. If they have already appeared, do not feel sorry for them, you need to cut off the tips to prevent further separation of the hair. Then you need to do additional nutritious care that prevents the appearance of new lesions, in which masks for dry hair ends at home can help. Here is some of them:
- Take each oil (sunflower, olive and mustard) one scoop, grease the ends before washing your hair. You can do this procedure even for the whole night by wrapping the strands in foil.
- Yolk + vegetable oil (any). Similarly, you can leave the ends of the food for the night, wrapping also in foil.
- Dissolve the ampoule of vitamin A in a small amount of fatty mayonnaise and grease the tips. We leave for maximum nutrition for one hour or all night, if possible.
Dandruff away
Often the problem of dry hair is accompanied by the appearance of dandruff. In home recipes you can find salvation from this scourge. The contents of such a mask must first be applied to the scalp, then distributed to all hair:
- In equal proportions, for example, two measured spoons, it is necessary to take oil from the root of burdock, apple cider vinegar (if necessary, dilute to a pleasant acidity) and honey. Add a few (5-6) drops of tea tree oil to the heated mixture. Leave on for at least half an hour.
- Masked castor oil perfectly fights the manifestation of dry seborrhea. Take two scoops of castor oil, sour cream, honey and one yolk. Coat the scalp and cover for one hour, then rinse the hair with shampoo.
But if the problem of dandruff and dry hair does not go away with the use of masks, you need to contact a specialist trichologist. Perhaps the causes of dry dandruff lie in the malfunction of the body. Then you need to treat your hair comprehensively, resorting to the help of specialized specialists, taking medications.