Hair polishing at home

Beautiful, healthy and well-groomed hair is the dream of every woman. Adverse environmental conditions, poor quality products, stress and chronic diseases adversely affect the condition of the hair, which becomes dry, brittle and lifeless. The split ends make the hairstyle unattractive and untidy.

To correct this situation, experts recommend balance the diet, avoid stress, lead a healthy lifestyle and regularly apply the method of polishing hair. This procedure is simple, safe and effective, it can be carried out not only in beauty salons, but also at home.

Polishing (grinding) of hair - a unique procedure that makes it possible to quickly remove split ends using special tools or hairdressing scissors. To carry out this procedure, it is not necessary to visit beauty salons and spend financial resources - all manipulations can be carried out at home. The duration of the procedure is no more than 25 minutes. The effect after polishing the hair lasts for more than three months.

Like any cosmetic manipulation, polishing curls has a number of advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

• ease of implementation;
• low price range;
• spending a minimum amount of time;
• maintaining the total hair length;
• lack of chemicals;
• processing strands along the entire length;
• maintaining the structure of the hair shaft;
• giving hair smoothness and silkiness;
• feasibility at home;
• the permissibility of use during the period of bearing the fetus or breastfeeding;
• lack of need to apply a thermolaying;
• maintaining the original shape of the hairstyle.

Hairdressers recommend paying attention to several contraindications:

• the presence of very weak and dry hair;
• curly structure of curls;
• the presence of fungal diseases of the scalp.

The following measures will help prolong the result after polishing and improve the general condition of the hair:

• regular use of nourishing and moisturizing masks;
• weekly strengthening of curls with burdock, castor or olive oil;
• minimal use of fixing means and hot styling tools;
• monthly reduction in total hair length;
• regular lamination or keratinization of curls;
• dyeing strands only with high-quality and professional coloring compounds of famous brands;
• the use of sulfate-free shampoo;
• obligatory rinsing of hair after washing the head with a decoction of medicinal herbs;
• seasonal intake of complex vitamin preparations;
• protection of hair from the negative effects of ultraviolet rays, low and high temperatures.

The duration of the procedure depends on the following factors:

• the length of the strands;
• the density of curls;
• general condition of the hair;
• type and quality of the tool;
• professional hairdresser.

For polishing strands, hairdressers use several types of tools:

• ordinary hairdressing scissors;
• hot scissors;
• special machine.

Professional hairdressers prefer to use grinding machines and hot scissors. To remove the cut ends at home, it is impractical to purchase expensive tools, just use simple scissors.

When purchasing a grinding machine, it is imperative to check the availability of a special plastic nozzle through which the strands must be passed. In the absence of a nozzle or its failure, you can separately purchase the device in specialized stores. There you can see nozzles of different widths and with different types of attachment.

Main characteristics of a high-quality polishing machine:

• the presence of a button on and off;
• removable nozzles;
• the presence of a soft and elastic cord or charger;
• blade width no more than 35 mm.

The list of auxiliary tools:

• comb with rare teeth;
• hairdresser clips or regular hair clips;
• mirror;
• iron for straightening curls;
• hairdresser's cape.

It is necessary to pay attention to the quality of the iron used, the plates of which should be made of ceramic or titanium. The high temperature of the plates will make it possible to straighten more curls at the same time. The working surface of the tool should be perfectly smooth, without cracks and roughness, the presence of which can deform the hair structure.

A quality iron has the following characteristics:

• anti-static ion coating;
• maximum power 170 W;
• the presence of an indicator of work and a temperature controller;
• the presence of a rotating cord.

Before starting polishing, a number of preparatory manipulations should be performed:

• shampooing with deep shampoos;
• aligning curls with an iron or hairdryer;
• shelter with a hairdresser's cape of the shoulders and back;
• thoroughly combing the strands along the entire length.

To reduce the number of split ends before the procedure, hairdressers recommend daily comb hair with a natural bristle comb. Combing hair several times a day significantly improves their condition and accelerates growth, and also increases blood flow to the hair follicles.

A beneficial effect on curls will have peach application, which will smooth the hair, enrich it with nutrients and close the hair flakes. To prepare the mask, it is necessary to mash the pulp of one fruit, add a few drops of peach essential oil to the resulting puree. The composition applied to the hair should be washed off after 25 minutes, rinsing the hair with a decoction of nettle or chamomile.

Self-polishing hair using a special machine consists of several stages:

• separation of hair into small locks;
• fixing curls with clamps;
• fixing the selected strand between the elements of the polishing machine;
• turning on the tool;
• accurate movement of the machine along the entire length of the strands at least 5 times;
• phased processing of all strands;
• removal of cut hairs with water and shampoo;
• applying a nourishing and moisturizing balm.

For high-quality removal of the cut ends of the house, you need to know and use the recommendations of specialists:

• the movement of the machine along short curls starts from the roots, and on long curls from the ends;
• move the tool only up and down;
• the use of the tool is permissible only on damaged curls;
• To prevent injury, hold the tool securely in your hand.

Self-polishing of hair with scissors should be carried out in the following sequence:

• separation of hair into curls and fixing them with clips;
• twisting the processed strand into a tight tourniquet;
• conducting maximum fluffing of the selected strand;
• removal of cut ends along the entire length of the curls;
• similar processing of all strands;
• hair cleansing by washing the head;
• moisturizing curls with special balms.

Professional stylists in beauty salons use a more advanced method of polishing hair with scissors and combs. The method consists of the following steps:

• distribution of the selected strand over the entire width of the comb with the simultaneous pulling of curls;
• winding hair onto an instrument and pushing it forward;
• removal of split ends at the bend of the comb;
• gradual movement of the comb from the roots to the ends of the strands;
• phased processing of the entire surface of the hair.

Professional hairdressers recommend using for polishing not only tools, but also folk recipes.

Most popular gelatin mask, for the preparation of which it is necessary to dissolve about 1 tablespoon of dry gelatin in 0.5 cups of warm water and apply to the strands for 20 minutes. This procedure can be carried out once every 14 days in connection with the gradual removal of the protective layer after washing the hair and using styling products.

For polishing curls at home, you can use 4 times a month milk mask which consists of 100 grams of skim milk, lemon juice and one egg yolk. The homogeneous composition should be applied to the hair for 30 minutes and cover the head with a plastic bag. After the specified time, rinse the curls with soft shampoo and rinse them with medicinal decoctions.

Fills curls with all the necessary biologically active components a mixture of olive oil and fat sour cream. You can achieve maximum results using the mask 1 time per week for several months.

Few women can boast of having beautiful hair without split ends. A large number of negative factors have an adverse effect on the hair. To give the hair a well-groomed appearance, experts recommend regularly polish hair, not only with tools, but also using traditional cosmetics.

See how to polish hair at home in the next video.