Hair Care at Home

Beautiful and well-groomed hair is the pride and calling card of any modern woman. However, it is difficult to remain perfect if the curls endure the aggressive effects of thermal styling, constant combing, applying powder, varnish, straightening. They suffer from frequent staining. We will consider further in the article how to care for the strands, how to make them healthy and fill them with vital radiance, and also we will understand the basic nuances of hair care at home.

It's no secret that the lifestyle is directly affected by the condition of the hair. Stressful situations, poor nutrition, bad habits - all this is reflected in the health of the whole organism, including hair. If you let the situation drift, this will lead to disastrous consequences. It is necessary to stop in time, because disguises alone cannot be done using styling cosmetics.

For some time, it may mask the problem, but sooner or later, it will manifest itself. The hair will begin to fade, cut off, dandruff may appear, baldness begins. Sometimes the scale of the problem is large and difficult to deal with.

It is necessary to abandon bad habits, revise the diet, often take a walk in the fresh air. These are the first steps towards a healthy hair.It is important to consider that curls, like the skin of the body, need timely cleansing, moisturizing, nutrition, protection. For each aspect of care use their own funds. For example, they cleanse curls with shampoo, moisturize and nourish using balms, conditioners and different masks.

In addition, it is worth revising the care that was previously provided to the strands. For example, you need:

• wash curls correctly;
• choose a good suitable comb for combing;
• do not skip the procedure for trimming the tips;
• regularly nourish curls with nutrients;
• to provide locks protection against adverse external factors.

At this stage, it is important to pay attention to the fact that the hair structure, as well as their type, is different in women. Therefore, the same care products can be useful for some hair and completely unacceptable for others. You need to know what kind of care you need for hair of one type or another, what they need for health and active growth. For example, in one case, it can be a nourishing mask as night care, and in the other, proper washing and studying the nuances of styling will be quite enough.

And also it is impossible not to take into account the length of the hair, since it also depends a lot. Say, short hair is not so confused, and therefore they do not always need a nourishing balm and smoothing cosmetic procedures. Dependent on the nuances of care can also depend on such a nuance as painting. For example, caring for blond hair at home is more difficult.

In this case, in addition to the standard rules, it is necessary to perform color correction, eliminating the unsightly yellowness, which often manifests itself after lightening and neutralizing the color. Somewhere you can’t do without a wash, somewhere you will have to, on the contrary, maintain the brightness of the dyed hair, and therefore more carefully consider the choice of oil compresses that work as a wash.

Based on the type of curls, they are normal, dry, greasy and combined. Determining what type of woman is easy.

• Normal type differs in characteristic brilliance and lack of section of the ends. These curls do not need daily washing, they are easy to comb and styling, they seem fresh longer than others.
• Dry different dull and lifeless strands. Such hair does not shine, does not lend itself well to combing, during which it is often broken, torn and split. They urgently need balm, hydration and nutrition.
• Bold type considered one of the most problematic. These strands almost always seem untidy and greasy, they are weak and prone to falling out. Due to the active production of subcutaneous fat, dandruff often appears in them.
• Combined type curls are nothing more than strands with fat roots and dry ends. Caring for them is difficult, because you have to carefully select the funds so as not to harm the health status of the hair.

Shampoos offered by different brands are distinguished by purpose and effect. Manufacturers produce products with the effect of volume, smoothing, activating hair growth, eliminating excessive fat, and sometimes sealing the ends. It is important to understand that, for example, a tool for washing dry hair will not wash greasy strands properly. You can not use shampoo for volume, if curls are curly, because after washing they will turn into an explosive mop-washcloth.

The basic rule of washing your hair is to use soft and non-hot water.The fact is that hard water is one of the reasons for the poor condition of the strands. Because of it, they often break, weaken and begin to split. If you wash the strands with hot water, sebum secretion will be triggered, which will lead to an untidy appearance.

According to general washing rules before washing, you need to comb your hair. This will simplify washing and prevent greater tangling of hairs. Hard water must be softened. To do this, you can add a couple of drops of ammonia or baking soda to it (at the rate of 1 tsp. To 5 l of water).

First, the curls are moistened with water, after which they pick up a small portion of the shampoo, foam in the hands and distribute it through the hair with light massaging movements. Then they are washed off with warm water, getting rid of the remnants of the detergent. If necessary, apply a balm that is washed off after a few minutes. After this, it is necessary to dry the hair: you can not go to bed with wet curls.

The balm is not rubbed into the root zone: it is distributed from the middle of the hair to the ends. At the same time, the hair should not be too wet (they must be wrung out a little before applying). The balm is used after shampoo, it is washed off with water or a healing broth. They do not hold the product on the head for long.

After washing, it is undesirable to keep a towel on your head for a long time. It is necessary to ensure the natural drying of the strands. As for the hair dryer, its use after each hair wash is one of the causes of hair diseases. Additional heating harms the structure of the strands, even if the reason for its use is to add volume to thin hairs.

As for the colored strands, they are washed less often, since every time the paint will also be washed with water, regardless of the level of its resistance. Temporary pigments do not penetrate when dyeing inside the hair (under its scales), and therefore, being an enveloping coloring film, they are washed out faster. Persistent paint is located under the scales, but it is washed away.

Note the basic rules for washing hair:

• you can not wash your hair every day, and even more so twice;
• ideal for washing distilled or boiled water;
• you can not wash your hair several times in a row, gaining large portions of detergent;
• unpainted strands can be rinsed with herbal decoction after shampoo and balm;
• water temperature should depend on the degree of oiliness of the hairs (the fatter, the cooler).

Note the basic methods of washing hair of various types.

• Fat curls wash no sooner than every other day, using shampoos with herbal extracts (for example, nettle, sage, seaweed, protein and zinc). Before washing your hair, you can rub aloe vera juice, sour milk, or make a clay mask into your hair.
• Dry curls they are washed less often than fatty ones, because from frequent washing they will dry out even more. Ideal for such hair shampoos, creams, products on chamomile, linden broth. In addition, before washing your hair in this case, you can resort to express masks or rubbing cosmetic oil (for example, olive, burdock, almond). It is better to wash this hair with filtered water.
• Combined type needs special care. Here, before washing your hair, you can make an clay mask for the root zone and an oil mask for the tips. You can wash your hair with two shampoos: for dry (in length) and oily (at the roots). You can purchase a combination hair product.
• Wavy or curly hair belong to the combined form. They are more susceptible to fragility than others, and therefore need special care. Their washing is impossible without a balm, in which you can add essential or base oils. These curls should not be rubbed with a towel, it should dry without a hairdryer.
• Thin hair get dirty very quickly, but need a shampoo with a gentle effect (others are not suitable for them). In this case, you can use an oil mask or colorless henna.Their use before washing will visually increase the volume. If a hairdryer is selected, an exceptionally cold mode can be used.
• Sick and colored curls hot water is contraindicated, as well as daily washing. You can not wash such hair with a dandruff shampoo or a means for oily hair. Suitable products with the effect of moisturizing, damaged and split ends before washing can be treated and nourished with an oil mask.

Rinse your hair for longer than the wash itself, after squeezing it slightly. The procedure may involve adding vinegar to the water at the rate of 1-2 tsp. per liter of water, which is especially good for brunettes and brown-haired women. Blondes should reduce the dosage to 1 tsp, since vinegar can make their hair color darker. If the girl does not tolerate vinegar, you can replace it with lemon juice.

As for the type of hair, there are some nuances here, for example, oily hair can be rinsed with a decoction of mint, oak bark, nettle or burdock. Dry strands are more in need of rinsing with a decoction of linden blossom.

According to the rules of hair care, they must dry naturally, regardless of their type and structure. After therapeutic rinsing, they are gently squeezed and blotted with a warm cotton towel. Keeping them in a towel is not worth it, as well as drying them in direct sunlight, if you want to do it in the fresh air, being, for example, in the country.

If the option of drying with a hairdryer is chosen, for which strands should not be accustomed, this must be done correctly. Select a gentle drying mode, while holding the hair dryer at a distance of no closer than 15 cm from the head. It is also important to use when drying thermal protection means. As for the comb, then ideally, it’s better not to use a massage brush, but a comb with rare teeth.

It is worth paying attention to the fact that hair do not wash at night. Besides the fact that they do not have time to dry, there is a cooling of the scalp, deterioration of nutrition and, as a result, growth retardation. Other negative consequences of washing the strands at night is the activation of sebum secretion, which occurs due to the friction of the curls on the pillow, as well as the deformation of the hairstyle.

Speaking about styling products, it should be noted: irons, curling irons and hair curlers are enemies of hair; they inflict irreparable damage on strands. Foam bobbins are not so dangerous in comparison with them, even if thermal protection agents are used during installation.

Wooden combs, like brushes, are considered not so dangerous to the health of curls than analogs with metal or plastic teeth that electrify and simply tear strands. You can purchase products from natural bristles that contribute to the gentle unraveling of hairs at the ends and massage in the root zone. They are good for blood flow, due to which the growth of curls is accelerated.

It is not necessary to comb the hair from the roots, but from the ends. If the hairs are too thin and brittle, it is necessary to use cosmetic oil or a cream that facilitates combing. It is impossible to pick up hair with too tight elastic bands, since hair follicles weaken from this, which provokes the loss of individual hairs.

You can not comb the strands too long and often. Despite the fact that from this hair grows faster, they fluff and split. When laying, you can use special tools for naughty and fluffy hairs, but in a strictly dosed volume. For example, its maximum amount in volume does not exceed the size of two medium-sized peas.

If you increase the consumption of a cosmetic product, it will cause tarnishing of the strands.If you always apply indelible makeup during styling, you need to get rid of it at least once a week using a sulfate-free cleansing shampoo. Laying should be natural: no unrealistic volume, wild fleece and half a bottle of varnish poured at a time are needed. The natural styling will minimize the risk of damage to the hairs. When gum is used for it, soft and elastic products are selected that will not harm the hairs.

In order for the hair not only to appear healthy, but actually to be such, you need to not only properly wash, comb and style them. In addition to this, regardless of their type, it is important to consider other care rules. For instance, From time to time it is necessary to visit a hairdresser or trim them at home. This will get rid of the cut ends, not allowing the rise of the section along the length. No one says that you need to do this too often, but this is an excellent cross-sectional prophylaxis, which will contribute to the healing of strands along the entire length.

We can not ignore the importance of protection from negative factors, which include wind, heat, cold or ultraviolet. In the summer, it is advisable to wash your hair with shampoo with a UV filter, which will eliminate color fading and drying of the strands. You can cover your head with a fashionable hat.

Winter cold extremely negatively affects the health of curls. Together with the piercing wind and frosty air, they weaken the strands, deprive them of their vital radiance, making them dull. You can not ignore the wearing of a winter hat, as it is undesirable to wear loose hair. In winter, it is better to braid them in a braid or grab them in a bundle. At this time of the year they need food and protection, for which you can choose a special complex of detergents and oils. In addition to them, you can resort to the use of vitamins and minerals.

From time to time, you need to make masks based on the type of hair. This will fill the deficit of substances necessary for a healthy look. However, for different types of hair, not only the composition and frequency of application of medical cosmetics will vary.

Owners of wavy and curly hair also face a health problem. Often they resort to straightening, which only temporarily makes the structure not so twisted. Along with this, the hair gets very stressed, becomes weak, and sometimes even starts to fall out. Such hair can not be washed with ordinary shampoo: here you need to use sulfate-free products with a gentle effect, as the rest of the shampoos contain aggressive chemistry, depriving the curls of vitality.

When choosing a balm for curls, you need to consider that it should not contain silicone. It is problematic to wash gentle shampoo. It is also important not to forget that for such hair the haircut itself can sometimes become a problem. For example, there can be no talk of any thinning or haircut with a razor, because it is precisely these factors that cause the ends to be cut. In addition, a haircut on such curls is done dry.

It is preferable for owners of curls to use balms that do not need to be washed off. They are distinguished by a light texture, do not make strands heavier, but at the same time moisturize them and give the hairstyle the necessary fixation.

Permanent hair needs gentle care. Immediately after the procedure, they can neither be washed nor combed. For several days they are not stacked by means of thermal styling.In addition, you can’t finish them off with dyeing, because a pile of hair can suddenly turn into a fluffy and thinning dandelion.

At home, these curls can be saved with the help of heated essential oils. It is in this form that they can penetrate the structure of the hair and nourish it with the necessary substances. You can use vegetable oils of olive, burdock for this, mixing them with drops of esters of lavender, orange, grape seed or rose.

If biowave is done (a safer alternative to chemistry), you can start washing your hair on the third day after the procedure. In order not to reduce the intensity of curling curls, you can not comb curls when drying with a hairdryer. Therapeutic cosmetics should be selected based on the advice of a stylist who made biochemistry. And you can also resort to the use of folk care products.

Regardless of the technique of hair extensions, you will have to adhere to the basic rules of care. For example, it is necessary to process artificial hair with detergents with a neutral pH level. To comb such curls you need a comb with rare teeth without balls at the tips.

They wash their hair in height, without folding the strands back, using a special shampoo for extended hair, which is purchased in a specialized store. Masks in this case are contraindicated, but decoctions are quite appropriate. Capsule building does not tolerate contact with a curling iron or ironing, and before going to bed, such strands need not only to be dried, but also braided into a braid.

If the hair was dyed at one time, was subjected to bronding, coloring, tinting or bleaching, the approach to care is different. It is important to use detergents with a gentle effect, as well as special preparations for colored hair. We need healing and nourishing masks that can saturate the hair with everything necessary. However, when choosing a care product, it is worth considering: some oils, like home recipes, can wash pigment.

For example, one of these products is coconut oil, which strengthens the roots, but in one procedure it can brighten the color by 2-3 tones. One tone highlights the color and kefir mask, flowing down from the head with colored trickles. In addition, dyed hair cannot be reanimated quickly, and the frequency of procedures here is strictly moderate.

Sometimes a trip for quality caring makeup puzzles a woman. And all this is due to a huge variety of products with flashy and vibrant advertising. It’s not enough to understand that, for example, for curly hair you need a moisturizer against fluff. And also says little about that, for dry strands you need a shampoo with glycerin and collagen to restore moisture. And not every one of us knows that the abundance of proteins causes dryness and brittleness.

I would like to know which proven company and product I prefer, so as not to succumb to the tricks of dishonest sellers and buy the right remedy for the health of my hair. These are not necessarily expensive cosmetics: Among the huge assortment, you can find a completely budgetary product with a caring and healing effect (for example, caring lotion or shampoo).

Which cosmetics is better to use, each woman decides independently based on the type of hair, their condition and characteristics of their body. The basic set should include shampoo, balm and a mask. Products from several brands have gained a good reputation with customers.

• Schwarzkopf Bona Cure Moisture Kick - spray conditioner for weakened strands with a deep moisturizing formula, an effective tool with hyaluronic acid, silicone, panthenol and vegetable oil.

• Wella SP Regulate - a mask with an adsorbing effect and a wide range of vitamins, designed to give freshness and tone to the scalp, contributing to the normalization of the pores, which has cleansing properties.

• Selective Professional Mela Verde - shampoo with green apple extract for normal curls with delicate cleansing, providing moisture to the hair and root zone. Gives strands shine, silkiness, even naughty hairs.

• L'Oreal Professional Mythic Oil - mask with a complex of active ingredients, light texture and fast exposure time. Gives hair a vital shine, makes it visually denser without weighting, strengthens the roots.

• Estel otium butterfly - balm with the effect of volume and compaction without weighting. It contains a complex of vitamins and minerals, has a nourishing and restorative effect, suitable for sick and damaged strands. Able to provide protection against UV rays.

• Instant Moisture Paul Mitchell - restorative shampoo with the effect of hydration and protection against adverse factors. It thickens the hairs, prevents the cross section from spreading, gives the strands a mirror shine.

• Mulsan Cosmetic Repair Shampoo and Repair Balm - the best set of the entire line, shampoo and balm without harmful components in the composition of the products. A set for the prevention of hair loss, a good complex for patients and weakened strands, protecting them from negative environmental factors.

• Ammino keratin selective - A professional mask with a complex of keratin acids and provitamin B5, which restores their health and vitality to curls. It fills the voids of the hair, and therefore is well suited for damaged strands.

• B83 Restructuring Hair Mask - mask with the effect of recovery and argan oil, nourishing curls. It can be used as an air conditioner, it needs to be washed off. Used for sick and weakened strands, it creates the necessary protection against weather factors.

Today, many recipes have been invented to create tools for caring for sick and tired hair. In this case, home cosmetics is considered the best due to the effectiveness and naturalness of its composition. In fact, these are nourishing, moisturizing and firming masks and procedures that activate and accelerate the growth of strands. Popular recipes are also notable for the fact that they are easy to prepare due to the availability of ingredients.

For example, to give hair a well-groomed appearance, make them soft, ordinary kefir can get rid of dandruff. It is heated on fire, then rubbed into the basal zone, covered with a towel and held for 15-20 minutes. You can prevent hair loss by mixing a teaspoon of honey with a tablespoon of jojoba oil, two tablespoons of coconut oil and two drops of rosemary ether.

Strengthen curls, nourish them with useful substances can be done using a mask consisting of burdock oil and honey in 1: 2 proportions. The ingredients are mixed until smooth, then rubbed into the root zone and distributed into strands. The head is covered with a cap of polyethylene, keep the composition for no more than an hour. If you overexpose it, the effect will be brightening.

Strengthen lifeless hair and stop their loss by using a mask, the recipe of which includes cognac (st. Spoon), honey (teaspoon) and egg yolk. The components are mixed, and then applied to the scalp, covering with a hat and keeping it on the head for 40 minutes.

A mask for density can be made by mixing kefir (glass) with bread (30 g) and henna (1 tsp). After waiting for the crumb to soak, the composition is applied to clean strands along the entire length, after which the head is insulated. The exposure time of the mask is half an hour, after which it is washed off with water, in which apple cider vinegar is added.This tool is suitable for brunettes.

Blondes are better off using a composition of cognac (150 ml), honey (1 tbsp. L.) And sea salt. The mass is insisted for 1.5-2 weeks, and only after that they are rubbed into the scalp before washing it. In order to enhance efficiency, they wrap their heads in a hot towel. Wash off the composition with shampoo after an hour.

It will be useful to take note of the recommendations for hair care at home, which are shared by experienced stylists.

• Do not dye your hair, going to the sea. Sea water instantly flushes pigment, making the strands dull and ugly.
• To make your hair shiny and as smooth as possible, rinse it after washing and conditioner preferably with slightly warm or even cool water.
• A microfiber towel is considered less harmful to wipe. This textile perfectly absorbs moisture and does not rub hairs.
• To reduce the amount of damage to the strands when using thermal styling products, before creating a hairstyle, it is necessary to apply a thermal protective agent to the hair.
• If you really need to speed up the drying, the hairdryer must be turned on at the minimum speed.
• To strengthen curls, you can take biotin, to give shine and smoothness - apply aloe vera juice before washing.
• If you want to straighten your curls a little, you do not need to treat them with creams and water-based oils. From this they will curl even stronger.
• The abundance of cosmetics on the hair is the reason for their weakness. If they have already been sprayed, it is enough to fix it for a day.
• Hair suffers from stress received by its owner. To make the strands beautiful and healthy, you need to eliminate the cause.
• Hair loss is a serious call to see a doctor who can correctly prescribe a comprehensive treatment.

In hair care at home, you can take note of life hacks. For example, the effectiveness of masks is higher if they are different, and they alternate. In this case, the strands get more vitamins and nutrients. However, there should not be more than three of them per week.

You can increase the effectiveness of the mask with a head massage. It is performed before the caring procedure, increasing blood circulation. You can not resort to the use of solid base oils, but you still have to heat the compounds in a water bath.

Stylists recommend paying attention to nutrition, because it is through the hair that you can understand what the body lacks.

• Owners of dry hair often go on a diet. Their diet is low in fat, which can be supplemented by eating fish, seeds and walnuts.
• The rapidly oily and greasy strands indicate that their owner consumes an excessive amount of spicy food.
• Thinning and weakness signal the hostess about a lack of iron. Replenish its deficit by eating beef, vegetables, apples.
• Loss of gloss is the root cause of protein deficiency. You must eat meat, eggs, drink milk.
• Slow growth indicates a lack of energy. It is important to review your diet, eat more often in small portions.
• Hair falls out from fast food and lack of fiber, vitamins contained in fruits and vegetables.

A lot of attention is paid to hair care at home, as evidenced by the numerous reviews left on the World Wide Web. The comments highlight the relevance of timely care, its effectiveness and personality for a particular woman. In the reviews, the girls indicate the best means for themselves, and each of them has its own priorities. Some people like home cosmetics, others believe that professional preparations are the most effective and easy to apply.

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