Hair care is not limited to the use of shampoos and conditioners. Only masks can nourish the hair with moisture and revitalize at the roots. Such a product of the cosmetics industry can be found on the shelves of any store. Masks are sold from eminent manufacturers at high prices, there are cheaper ones, but from domestic ones. You can also quite successfully make a good and effective mask for curls with your own hands, at home.
In this article we will tell you how to use a hair mask, apply the composition to the hair, how long it takes to keep the mixture on curls and what result to expect, in the end. After all, you can make a good mask, but in case of incorrect distribution of the composition, you will not get the proper effect. In addition, we will reveal the secret of how to apply a hair mask and how much it needs to be kept.
What is the difference between a mask and an air conditioner
If you do not have time to look after the hair, as it should, then hair conditioner will be a great solution. It is recommended to use it after shampooing, but the composition should not be applied to the roots. It is distributed along the entire length of the curls, after which it is washed off with water.
After the conditioner, the curls become obedient, quickly and easily combed, however this product will not give hair strength and growth. Only a mask will be useful, however, it will take time to apply it. Masks differ from the conditioner in that they act directly on the roots of the hair and have the ability to significantly affect the quality and structure of the hair.
Application Method
How to apply a hair mask? There are compounds that are applied only to the roots, and mixtures that should be applied from the roots to the ends of the curls. The mask must be held for some time - from ten minutes to a day. However, there are compounds with such active active ingredients (for example, with nicotinic acid) that cannot be overexposed, otherwise you will get the opposite effect.
How to use a hair mask prepared by yourself? We will talk about this further.
The first rule is that almost all masks will work more effectively if you take care to keep your head warm. To do this, you can wrap the hair saturated with the composition, polyethylene, and wrap a towel on top like a turban.
The best mask recipes
Home masks for fast hair growth can be prepared by anyone at home from a minimum of products. Most often, honey, egg white, red pepper, burdock oil, olive, coconut and almond oil, nicotinic acid are used for such mixtures. If you want your hair to have a pleasant aroma after using the mask, you can add a few drops of orange or lemon essential oil to it.
Hair masks with oils
Oil is a universal cosmetic product not only for hair, but also for the face and the entire skin as a whole. Many girls are afraid to use it because of its oily structure, but this is completely in vain. Oil gives moisture to the skin, quickly penetrates into the deeper layers of the dermis, allows you to save valuable nutrients. After using the mask with it, the hair shines and looks healthy, and the skin of the face becomes clean and velvety. Let's find out how to use a hair mask with oils?
The simplest recipe is as follows:
- Heat 2 dessert spoons of olive oil.
- Add a teaspoon of coconut oil and burdock.
- Rub the mixture into the hair roots with massaging movements. The longer you hold the mask, the better. You can also leave such a mask for the night.
Burdock oil is also considered the best tool for creating effective masks to accelerate hair growth:
- Add ground burning red pepper to burdock oil.
- Apply the mixture to the roots, and you can distribute it along the entire length of the hair.
Red pepper will cause a thermal effect, and due to burning, blood flow increases. Beneficial substances from burdock oil penetrate the skin and nourish the hair roots. The longer you withstand such a mask, the better.
With coconut oil and chili
Whatever homemade masks for fast hair growth you try, you will surely be delighted with this recipe. The only disadvantage of preparing this mask is that you will need to wait a week before its composition is prepared:
- Mix the melted coconut oil, in the amount of 2 tablespoons with two teaspoons of ground chili.
- Put the mixture in a warm dark place.
- After a week, the thick liquid will need to be filtered through gauze.
- Distribute the thick and liquid part in two containers.
And how to use a hair mask with coconut and chili? The resulting thick part can be rubbed into the hair roots, and the liquid part is distributed along the growth line of the curls. Pepper will give a thermal reaction, which will cause an increase in blood flow strength. Coconut oil will nourish the hair and improve its quality.
Honey hair mask
Honey is a unique medicine for many diseases, which is used not only in folk, but also in official medicine. This beekeeping product can be consumed both internally and applied to specific places. If you are interested in your hair growing as quickly as possible, then pay attention to a hair mask with honey. Compositions including honey do not add speed to hair growth, but will make the hair obedient, smooth and shiny.
How is honey prepared Hair Mask? The instructions for preparing the mixture are very simple. You only need to take one dessert spoon of honey and another active ingredient. Try the following options:
- honey and egg yolk;
- honey and one dessert spoon of pomegranate juice;
- honey and one tablespoon of brandy.
A hair mask with honey is rubbed into the roots of the hair and left for an hour, after which you need to rinse the composition with warm water. We draw attention to the fact that such a mask will give an effect only if the honey is natural. A honey product made from sugar will be completely useless for your hair.
Hair masks with nicotinic acid
If you knowingly don't like the name nicotinic acid, then you confuse this product with nicotine. These are two completely different chemical formations, and the first is actively used in modern cosmetology.
An effective mask for hair growth is obtained according to the following recipe:
- Mix one ampoule of nicotinic acid with one tablespoon of warm coconut or olive oil.
- Apply the resulting composition to the hair roots with light massage movements,
- Leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
A mask with nicotinic acid does not make sense to apply along the entire length of the hair and overexpose.