Mask for hair from milk
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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If your hair stops shining, the ends are split, and the skin on the scalp itchs and dandruff, then such a weekly procedure as a hair mask from milk will help to solve these problems.
Benefits of milk for hair
All that is present in the milk - containing about a dozen essential amino acids protein (casein); fats (with saturated and unsaturated fatty acids); vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D, E, K); macro- and microelements (calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc, copper, iron, manganese, sodium) - can be useful for hair.
First and foremost, the use of milk for hair in their nutrition, strengthening hair follicles, improving hair rods, normalizing the level of acidity of the scalp and suppressing the reproduction process of the fungus Pityrosporum Ovale, which most often causes dandruff.
The composition of milk fat (and its usual content in cow's milk does not exceed 3.4-3.7%) includes triglycerides of saturated fatty acids such as palmitic (most of it), stearic, myristic, caprylic, lauric. Also present is a monounsaturated fatty oleic acid (also in the form of a triglyceride).
Palmitic acid activates the production of collagen, lauric and stearic increases the protective functions of the skin, myristic acid promotes the delivery of concomitant substances, caprylic acid restores the pH of the scalp. And the irreplaceable polyunsaturated linoleic acid helps to maintain a sufficient level of moisture in the cells of the epidermis.
But fats in milk at room temperature have the form of solid hydrophobic globules measuring 1-10 micrometers, surrounded by a protein and phospholipid membrane. In palmic acid, the melting point is almost + 63 ° C, for myristic - about + 54 ° C, for stearic acid - above + 69 ° C. So these fatty acids at room temperature will simply settle on the hair. Therefore, milk must be heated to make a mask.
Recipes of masks for hair from milk
It should be noted that the mask containing milk is applied to dry hair, then the head should be covered with food grade foil, and on top of it - with a towel. The maximum time of the procedure is half an hour, after which the hair should be washed in the usual way.
Mask for hair with honey and milk
To prepare the mask, mix to a homogeneous state a tablespoon of liquid honey and one raw egg yolk, and then pour half a glass of warm milk (fat content 2.5-3.2%) and mix again.
This mixture is suitable for normal and dry hair, which feed and simultaneously moisturize. But for oily hair it is better to replace the yolk with beer yeast, in which there is a lot of vitamin B6, useful for the scalp with oily dandruff.
Mask for hair with egg and milk
This mask will help your hair to become healthier and shinier from roots to the ends (especially if they split).
It is necessary in 100 ml of milk to drive in one raw egg and prepare the mixture as for an omelet. Blend the hair thoroughly with a mixture and wrap it for 30 minutes.
Mask for hair from milk and oatmeal
Half a cup of milk will require a tablespoon of ground oat flakes, but if the hair is long, then the amount of ingredients should be increased.
If the hair is dry, 5-6 drops of essential oil of ylang-ylang, dog rose, myrrh, bergamot or lavender are added to the mixture. With oily hair it is useful to add a few drops of verbena, chamomile or sage oil.
Mask for hair with sour milk
The simplest, but effective mask for hair with sour milk is made by applying a little warm sour milk (or curdled milk) to the hair and rubbing into the skin of the scalp. It will purify the hair, strengthen the hair follicles and reduce hair loss.
To lubricate the ends of the hair, leave a little sour milk and add a teaspoon of olive, almond or burdock oil. Do not forget to roll your head - to make the effect maximum. This procedure is useful to do every week for a month.
Reviews of hair masks for milk are not numerous, but they are eloquent: it is really simple, affordable and extremely effective way of improving the hair condition.