By trying recipes for restorative balms, you can achieve excellent results: your hair becomes strong and thick.In addition to home remedies, there are also balms from trusted companies.
Hair is constantly exposed to external influences, for example from the sun, the use of untreated water or sudden climate changes.All these phenomena make the hair weak, brittle and lifeless.Repairing hair balm is considered to be one of the effective means to restore a healthy look to hair.
The explanation is simple: the hair strengthening balm contains a powerful complex of vitamins and healing vegetable oils.Any repair balm provides the hair with temporary protection against the negative factors of the surrounding environment.
Homemade balm is better than store-bought.
Generally, homemade cosmetics are considered more effective, since their content is natural products and they have a cheaper price than in stores.There are other benefits of home remedies for hair restoration:
- Selection of products for any type of hair.
- The product will not contain petroleum products.
- The products are only natural.
- Experiment with various products.
But there is a small drawback: the preparation of balms takes time and their shelf life is short.You can make two types of hair strengthening balms within the walls of your house:
- Minimum retention balm (single use).
- Reusable balm.
In the second case, the balm can be kept for 4 to seven days, otherwise all healing qualities will be lost.Most often, disposable products include products such as kefir, yolks and medicinal herbs.
The methods of using these balms are different.As a rule, it is applied to clean, damp hair, preferably massaging lightly and distributing over the entire length of the hair.The waiting time varies depending on the problem:
- for prevention, it is quite possible to limit yourself to 5-10 minutes;
- To solve the problem of split ends, it is necessary to leave the product for 15-25 minutes;
- If you treat the hair structure, keep the product under a special cap or plastic bag for 35-45 minutes.
Repairing balms at home.
If you decide to prepare effective balms for hair restoration, when preparing some recipes you will have to visit special stores to purchase this or that ingredient.A pleasant walk is worth it so that the hair is “reborn” again and gains strength.
As with most of these recipes, you will need to prepare them just before using them.An excellent strengthening balm is made from natural honey, raw yolk and agave juice (aloe).The agave is taken at least three years old.You need to take ceramic dishes, agave juice and honey (in liquid form): one by one, add one yolk to the existing mixture (if the hair is long, then two yolks), mix everything well and spread the resulting balm on wet hair along its entire length.Leave the product for 20-25 minutes.This balm will be a good hair follicle strengthening agent.
The following recipe is herbal, also called "grandmother's".Before starting cooking, it is necessary to thoroughly understand which herb is suitable for a particular hair type, this is a very important point:
- Chamomile and burdock are suitable for dry and brittle hair;
- oak bark, calendula and coltsfoot will save oily hair;
- Decoction of calamus and chamomile root is suitable for light hair.
"Grandmother's" balms are the easiest to prepare and do not require a specific proportion: pour 2-4 tablespoons of dry herbs with boiling water (300 ml - 500 ml), leave in a thermos for three to four hours.Then strain and pour into a dark bottle.Use the product after each hair washing procedure.For longer storage, it is permissible to add a thickener.
Strengthening balm is in great demand and can be prepared professionally even at home.You need to stock up on the following ingredients:
- base oils (it can be a mixture of avocado, almond and peach oils), in the amount of three teaspoons;
- purified water 55 ml;
- fresh lemon juice, 30 ml;
- 1/5 tablespoon gelatin;
- 15 drops of the famous wheat protein;
- wax - half a teaspoon;
- D-panthenol – half a teaspoon;
- essential oils.
Store balms
Still, there are people who like to save time, so it will be easier for them to go to the store and buy a strengthening balm.Experts will help you choose the right product, or you can first familiarize yourself with the information yourself via the Internet.On store shelves you can find expensive strengthening balms (mostly branded products), as well as products at affordable prices.