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Alternative hair treatment

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Last reviewed: 19.10.2021
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Nature is able to give youth and beauty to our hair. Each recipe is a treasure trove of vitamins and nutrients. The main thing is to correctly identify the problem and strictly follow all recommendations. Treatment of hair by alternative means can rid of dandruff, strengthen, renew the structure of the hair and even cope with the problem of baldness.

Advices for hair treatment :

  • do not wash hair with hot water;
  • use of sea-buckthorn helps with excessive hair loss (it is good to rub sea buckthorn oil in the roots);
  • headgear should not be tight;
  • give preference to wooden massage brushes that do not harm the hair and help improve blood circulation;
  • Do not get carried away with hairspray and other fixing substances;
  • protect hair from bright sun and severe frost;
  • observe moderation in drying with a hairdryer;
  • eat more vegetables and fruits, watch for enough vitamin A;
  • in time, cut the split ends.

Herbs for hair treatment

Widespread use of herbs for the treatment of hair, which are included in medicinal products or used in its pure form for the self-production of medicinal mixtures. Most often use a sheet of mug, chamomile, nettle, hops, sage, oregano, mother-and-stepmother, both in combination with each other, and independent broths.

Herbs for hair treatment cope with oily seborrhea, dandruff, relieve itching. For example, a decoction of burdock root from 10-20 grams, infused for 5 minutes rubbed into the roots of hair or used as a rinse solution twice or thrice a week.

Diffuse alopecia is treated with a course of 20-30 sessions. To do this, make a decoction of parsnips:

  • 2 tablespoons crushed leaves of parsnip;
  • 2 tsp. Root;

Ingredients pour two cups of boiling water, stand on low heat for 15 minutes, filter and drink inside three times a day on a tablespoon.

Henna hair treatment

Henna is a natural substance from dry leaves of Lavonia. In the eastern countries it was used for getting rid of dandruff, giving shine, dyeing hair, and also strengthening.

Treating hair with henna is a very simple method, for which it is sufficient to dilute the powder with warm water, apply to hair, soak and rinse with water. Henna can dry the hair a little, so it is used on oily hair or on dry without applying to the tips. Dark colors when staining with henna (down to black) are achieved in combination with basma.

Colorless henna, the genus of cassia, is also known. It does not change the natural color of the hair, it is even used by blondes. If you plan to apply colorless henna to the clarified hair (have a porous structure), then you need to be more careful and experiment first with a small strand to avoid a green tint.

Treatment of scarlet hair

Aloe is a wonderful remedy that strengthens hair follicles, contains beta-carotene, vitamins B, E, C. Aloe treatment with biostimulation technology: the most fleshy leaves are washed with water, wrapped in cotton cloth and placed in a refrigerator for two weeks. This ensures the development of protective properties. The juice obtained by this method includes the basis of masks, rubbed into the head at signs of alopecia.

Treatment of scarlet hair, recipes:

  • growth and volume - yolk whisk with 1 tsp castor oil, add a few drops of garlic juice, 1 tbsp. Aloe juice and 3 tbsp. Nettle broth (boil on low heat for 15 minutes). For therapeutic effect, the mask is used weekly, with a preventive purpose - monthly;
  • strengthening - aloe juice 1 tbsp. And two yolks distribute through the hair, insulate and hold the mixture for about an hour;
  • when alopecia - 1 tbsp. A spoon of scarlet, juice of onions, honey. Add yellow yolk and mustard powder. Apply the mask to the roots of the hair.

Nettle Hair Treatment

Krapivé has a special role in alternative medicine. Treatment of nettle hair is possible in the form of masks, decoctions. For a glass of boiling water, take a tablespoon of chopped nettle herb and get a natural conditioner. Nettle with sea salt helps with hair fat problems: the fresh nettle is ground, to half a glass of grass add 1 teaspoon of salt. This mask is rubbed into the roots of the hair, soaked for half an hour and washed off with warm water.

Treatment of nettle hair with dandruff and strong hair loss is possible in conjunction with the mother-and-stepmother and the root of the calamus. Each means take 2 tbsp. Spoon, pour a liter of boiling water and cook for no more than 10 minutes. After an hour, they wash the head with the finished mixture.

Hair treatment with chamomile

Treatment of hair with chamomile is good for all types of hair. Chamomile is used to lighten hair for several tones. The plant is used for dry, damaged hair, renews their strength and shine.

Treatment of hair with chamomile with henna: dry chamomile color (half a glass) is poured with vodka (two glasses) and is taken to a dark place for a week. Henna (1/2 cup) is steamed with a glass of boiling water, aged for several hours. Then henna is added to vodka with chamomile and left for two weeks. A strained mixture rubs the hair, which is then washed with shampoo.

Chamomile is also mixed with bread, other medicinal herbs, castor oil. Romashkov broth washed hair after basic washing.

Treatment of hair with a burdock

Burdock root is used as a remedy for alopecia: a crushed root (2 tablespoons) is poured into a glass of boiling water, doused for ten minutes, filtered and rinsed with hair.

Treatment of hair with a burdock making cream on melted fat or sea buckthorn oil: 3 tablespoons chopped dry root, pour 1/2 cup of water and boil until all of the liquid evaporates. Add 5 tablespoons to the product. Fat. For 2 hours, keep the composition on a water bath or in an oven. The remaining water should be drained. When using oil, it is not necessary to heat the remedy, mix thoroughly and insist. Apply twice a week.

Hair treatment onion

Onion masks are an excellent means of preventing hair loss, eliminating dandruff, as well as a growth stimulant. Applied to solve problems of any type of hair. Such treatment has a disadvantage in the form of an unpleasant odor, which persists for a long time on the hair. Avoid this will help the acetic rinse at the rate of a tablespoon per 1 liter of water.

The onion is crushed in any way into a mushy state, the juice is squeezed. In the mask add a spoonful of olive oil, mayonnaise and honey. Apply to the scalp and massage. A simpler recipe is to combine the crushed bulb with a teaspoon of honey and rub the compound into the head.

Treatment of hair with onions mixed with cognac, honey and bulbous hull helps with early gray hair. Treatment of hair onion husks, infused with boiling water, strengthens the gray hair and shades it with golden color (two handfuls of shells per liter of boiling water).

Hair treatment with onion husks helps to strengthen curls. Decoction of husks washed hair after basic washing. You can rub the juice of onions separately into the roots. Oily seborrhea is treated with infusion of onion on vodka (crushed onion head with a glass of vodka), seasoned for two weeks.

Treatment of hair with garlic

Treatment of hair with garlic helps with dandruff, alopecia, seborrhea. Juice of garlic can be rubbed into the scalp. For dry hair, it is better to dissolve garlic with any oil in a 1: 1 ratio. You do not need to cover your head to avoid causing excessive skin irritation. Then head wash with shampoo. Dispose of the garlic smell will help decoction of parsley or lemon juice, diluted in water

Treatment of hair with garlic with aloe juice, lemon, yolk can do wonders. On sale there are ready-made garlic extracts that activate hair growth. For oily hair, the extract is suitable, but for dry and normal - garlic extract.

Hair treatment with oils

Treatment of hair with oils became very popular. It would be desirable to note a unique product from fruits of an evergreen shrub - jojoba oil. In fact, it is a liquid wax, but the first name is the most common. Jojoba oil is rich in vitamin E, which is indispensable for scalp and hair. Add a couple of drops of oil to the shampoo or comb before combing. You can prepare a mask from a part of jojoba oil and a piece of almond oil, which is rubbed with massage movements.

If there is no desire to make the mixture yourself, there are ready-made products of professional cosmetics. Bulgarian producers offer sprays based on olive, pink, lavender oils. Mirro oil is useful for dry hair, lemon stimulates the work of the sebaceous glands, and tea tree has a curative effect in diseases of the scalp.

Treatment of hair with oils is carried out in the following sequence:

  • application of funds;
  • scalp massage;
  • putting on a cellophane cap;
  • aging of the oil on the head for up to an hour.

Treating hair with burdock oil

Treating hair with burdock oil is contraindicated for people with diabetes, as it is able to lower the blood sugar level.

Burdock oil is actively rubbed into the scalp, for which it is preheated. Leave for 40 minutes, wrapped in a cellophane cap and a towel. In this way, the hair strengthens, and their growth activates.

Treatment of hair with burdock oil according to recipes of alternative medicine:

  • from alopecia - oil burdock, lemon juice, honey for 2 tablespoons. Mix, warm up in a water bath. 2 yolks are introduced into the cooled mixture, distributed over the scalp and left for an hour;
  • for growth and strengthening - burdock oil 3 tablespoons, cocoa 1 teaspoon, two yolks. Apply to the roots of hair, wrap for an hour, wash off with shampoo.

Hair treatment with olive oil

Treatment of hair with olive oil has come down to our days from ancient Greece. The oil is suitable for any type of hair, contains vitamin E, gives shine, softens, nourishes and strengthens.

Olive oil is heated in a water bath, applied to the roots and aged for about an hour. To ensure the density, increase the growth of hair will help the following mask: a tablespoon of olive oil and a teaspoon of lemon juice are slightly warmed and distributed throughout the hair. The head is wrapped with a towel, under which is put on a cellophane cap. The mask can be kept for up to 3 hours.

Treating hair with olive oil at split ends, dandruff or dry skin: half a cup of honey is mixed with a fourth part of the warmed olive oil. The mask is evenly distributed over the hair and held for up to half an hour. Wash off with shampoo.

Treatment of hair with linseed oil

Treatment of hair with linseed oil is provided by external application and ingestion of oil inside. Flax oil is rich in vitamins, Omega-3 fatty acids. To ensure the health of the hair, it is sufficient to consume a few spoons of flaxseed oil per day. Dry, colored hair nourish rubbing linseed oil into the skin. This procedure has a beneficial effect on the work of the sebaceous glands, which reduces the fat content of the hair. Flax oil with glycerin, applied overnight, strengthens the hair.

Treatment of hair with linseed oil from falling out is carried out in combination with red pepper. An equal amount of pepper tincture of burning and heated linseed oil is mixed and distributed over the hair. Keep on the hair can be up to an hour. If swallowed, rinse immediately with water.

Treatment of hair with castor oil

Castor oil contains fatty acids, which give life to weakened and damaged hair. The treatment of hair with castor oil thickens the hair, gives them a unique shine, nourishes and creates an invisible protective film.

Before application, the oil is heated in a water bath. The scalp is massaged, and the oil is applied over the entire length of the hair. Warming the mask with a film and a towel, stand for up to an hour. Wash the formulation with shampoo. If you do not like the smell, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil.

Treatment of hair with castor oil is carried out by applying to the tips to prevent cross-section. You can inject a couple drops of castor oil in a shampoo or hair mask.

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