Act straight: how to make hair smooth

Настоящая красота локонов зависит не от их длины и особенностей прически, а от того, насколько здоровыми и ухоженными они выглядят. Хотите знать, как сделать волосы гладкими и блестящими?

How to make hair smooth and shiny at home

Our hair has a three-layer structure. The top layer, the cuticle, is similar in structure to fish scales. It is needed for protection, and the smoothness and silkiness of the hair depend on it. When the scales fit snugly together, the curls look beautiful and healthy, they flow, shimmer in the sun. When the scales bristle or collapse, exposing the hair shaft, “fluffiness” appears, the hair begins to break, become electrified, split, become porous, lose its smoothness and shine.

Why is this happening? The reasons may be different:

  • stress;

  • health problems – hair quality deteriorates, for example, with endocrine diseases;

  • bad habits – smoking and excess alcohol have not yet benefited anyone;

  • malnutrition – when there is a lot of fast food, smoked meats, fried and sweet foods and little quality protein and healthy fats, the hair does not like it;

  • improperly selected care – if you use products that are not suitable for the type of hair, wash them off badly, forget about balms, masks and conditioners, or clean your hair too actively, the curls can fade and lose their smoothness;

  • frequent or incorrect styling with a hairdryer and ironing (how to use them correctly, we wrote here);

  • heredity – for example, in girls with a wavy, porous hair structure, they are more likely to fluff, lose their smoothness and shine.

How to “fix breakage” and make hair smoother? © Unsplash

How and what to wash your hair

To make your hair shiny and smooth, at home you can use restorative shampoos, shampoos for dry, split ends and damaged hair. They contain components that restore hair and protect it from damage. Some of these shampoos wrap the strands with a protective film, and the hair even visually appears smoother and shinier.

How to wash your hair to make your hair soft and smooth? We have written about this many times. Here are the basic rules.

  1. Wash your hair with warm water (never hot – it spoils the hair structure), and rinse with cool water (this invigorating procedure will help close the scales and make your hair smooth and shiny).

  2. Lather the shampoo first in your hands, and only then apply to the scalp. It is not necessary to lather the hair along the entire length – the lower part of the foam flowing down from the head is enough.

  3. When washing your hair, do not scratch the skin with your nails. Massage your scalp with your fingertips.

  4. Rinse your hair thoroughly so that no detergent remains on your hair.

And now for some of Healthy-Food’s favorite shampoos that we think will make your hair smooth and shiny in no time at home.

Strengthening shampoo for dry and damaged hair Fructis “Triple Recovery”, Garnier

This shampoo will help to achieve smoothness and silkiness, get rid of brittle hair. The composition contains three types of vegetable oils (avocado, olive and shea butter), fruit concentrate and vitamins B3 and B6.

Shampoo for damaged hair “Papaya. Recovery» Superfood, Garnier

Perfectly cleanses and restores hair without weighing it down. Papaya extract is responsible for the shine and silkiness of the hair in the shampoo, coconut oil is responsible for moisturizing and nourishing the hair, and vitamin E protects against aggressive environmental factors.

Shampoo Elseve “Total repair of split ends”, L’Oréal Paris

Restoring split ends is not its only goal. Formulated with ceramides and the revolutionary LAK1000 component, seals damaged areas along the entire length, helping to make hair straight and smooth.

Smoothing products contain more conditioning ingredients. © Unsplash

What to feed

One shampoo for hair care is not enough. On the shelf in the bathroom, it is advisable to place a suitable balm, conditioner and mask in order to competently complement the care routine. After all, if you simply wash your hair with shampoo and dry it, it will stick out in different directions, it will be difficult to comb it, and you won’t even dream of smoothness and shine. They will behave quite differently if, after washing off the shampoo, you use a balm. It will close the scales of the cuticle and smooth the surface of the hair. The conditioner works in a similar way, making combing and styling easier. And the mask saturates the curls with nutrients, which in turn also helps to make the hair smooth and shiny.

Restoring intensive mask for very damaged and split ends Botanic Therapy “Royal Jelly and Propolis”, Garnier

The active components of the mask – in addition to royal jelly and propolis, it is also honey and glycerin – give the hair softness, smoothness and radiance, restore it from root to tip, help curls look healthy and shiny.

Rescue mask for long damaged hair with keratin Elseve “Dream Length”, L’Oréal Paris

A nourishing cocktail with vitamin B5, keratin and castor oil restores curls along the entire length, making long hair soft and silky.

How to protect

Of course, you need to use a hairdryer and curling iron less often. And if you use it, then do it right – for example, when drying strands, direct the air flow down. If you do it “against the wool”, the hair will never be smooth and silky. It is also important to use heat-protective balms, creams and gels that will protect the hair from high temperatures and overdrying. Below are Healthy-Food’s favorites.

Cream from fragility Elseve “Checked with a comb. Ultra Strength, L’Oréal Paris

Perfectly protects hair during hot styling and styling even at a temperature of 230 degrees! And biotin, vitamin B5 and arginine in the composition of the product protect and strengthen the hair. The cream makes the hair smoother, they look healthy and beautiful.

No Scissors Leave-in Care Cream for Long Damaged Hair Dream Length, L’Oréal Paris

The main characters of the product: keratin, vitamin B5 and castor oil – help strengthen and reduce hair fragility. The cream provides thermal protection up to 180 degrees and is suitable for blow-drying and ironing.

10-in-1 SOS Hair Saver Complex Leave-In Cream, Garnier

The product with aminokeratin and amla oil helps to smooth, strengthen and soften hair, giving it shine. It can be used both as a leave-in treatment and as a thermal protection: it protects the hair even at a temperature of 230 ˚С.

How to get smooth and shiny hair fast

If you want your hair to be smooth, even and manageable today, right now, then you can use leave-in care products, oils and sprays at home. The main thing is to choose funds that will not weigh down the strands. And it is also important to remember that it is very easy to overdo it with such cosmetics, so one or two drops are enough – and no more than 1-2 times a week.

Oil-elixir for hair “Transformation” Fructis, Garnier

The formula with coconut oil is quickly absorbed, moisturizes and leaves curls smooth, shiny and soft to the touch.

Smoothing Leave-In Concentrate Smoothing Oil-Infused Leave-In Concentrate, Kiehl’s

Suitable for damaged curly and dry hair. A product with argan tree oils and babassu visibly improves the appearance of curls. It can be used on damp hair for nourishment, smoothness and ease of styling, and on dry hair for shine and softness.

How to get straight, smooth and shiny hair: the best salon treatments

If the hair is smooth and shiny, it looks luxurious. Unfortunately, last year we managed to get to the beauty salon infrequently. Let’s try to catch up now – new effective care procedures for shine and smoothness of hair will help. Such services are offered by a variety of salons, but you can buy the necessary funds yourself to try at home.

Keratin and collagen care

Do not confuse it with keratin straightening: this treatment allows you to straighten your hair or, conversely, make curls more expressive. A composition with liquid keratin and collagen is applied to the strands, and then smoothed with an iron. When keratin straightening is done, fumes and an unpleasant odor are often observed. It doesn’t exist here. The procedure is ideal for girls with dull, brittle hair. Keratin and collagen treatment gives curls shine and vitality.

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Screening

This procedure is considered therapeutic: it does not mask the imperfections of the hair, but levels them. A special composition fills the voids in the hair structure, strengthening them from the inside, and forms a protective film on the surface. The procedure resembles lamination, but in comparison with it, shielding gives the hair not a glossy, but a more matte, natural shine. If you want to tint your hair, you can use tint screening – in this case, the master will apply the composition with the pigment. There are no alkalis in it, it does not damage the hair. True, such paint will be washed off quite quickly.

Hair Happiness/Absolute Happiness

This procedure was proposed by a well-known Japanese brand, and a couple of years later it had already begun its triumphal march through European salons. 8 nourishing serums are alternately applied to the hair. They thicken, restore curls, make them more elastic and silky and, of course, give them a stellar shine. The procedure will take about 2 hours, but the effect will be noticeable immediately and last for 2-3 months.

Will home remedies help to make hair perfectly smooth and manageable?

On the net, no, no, yes, there will be a recipe for another miraculous mask, which allegedly quickly helps to make hair smooth and shiny. Most often, “simple grandmother’s beauty recipes” are shared by stars. Perhaps home care and masks really help them. Or maybe, talking about them, celebrities just want to be closer to the people … Anyway, here are three of the most popular home remedies from the network. All these nourishing masks will help make your hair smooth and shiny. But to compare their effectiveness with the results of the use of factory products, from our point of view, is rather naive.

coconut mask

Ingredients:

  • 3 Art. l. coconut oil;

  • 3 drops of lemongrass essential oil;

  • 3 drops of bergamot essential oil.

How to prepare and use:

  1. разогреть кокосовое масло на небольшом огне (оно должно стать жидким, но не кипеть);

  2. add essential oils, mix;

  3. нанести теплую (не горячую!) маску на волосы, надеть шапочку или обернуть голову полотенцем;

  4. keep the mask for 1-2 hours, then wash off with shampoo.

Banana mask

Ingredients:

  • 1 banana;

  • 1 Art. liter. olive oil;

  • 1 art. l. lemon juice.

How to prepare and use:

  1. банан хорошенько измельчить в блендере (должен получиться крем);

  2. add olive oil slightly warmed in a water bath, pour in lemon juice, mix;

  3. apply the mask on wet hair, cover with cellophane, and then wrap your head with a towel and soak for 15 minutes;

  4. wash off with warm water without shampoo.

Honey mask

Ingredients:

  • 1 st. l. honey;

  • 1 gelatin bag;

  • 1 vitamin E capsule;

  • 30 ml water.

How to prepare and use:

  1. pour gelatin with cool water, leave to swell for 30 minutes, then heat, stirring, until a solution is obtained;

  2. add honey and the contents of the capsule, mix;

  3. apply to wet hair, remove them under cellophane and a towel;

  4. wash off with shampoo after 1 hour.

After washing off homemade masks with shampoo, do not forget to use a balm or hair conditioner.

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How to make hair smooth after washing?

Balms, masks and leave-in care products will help – we wrote about them in detail above.

What should you eat to keep your hair smooth and shiny?

Try to include in the diet foods rich in “good” fats – avocados, oily sea fish, unrefined vegetable oils, nuts. Do not forget about high-quality protein – lean meat, eggs, dairy products.

How to make your hair not frizzy?

After washing, do not rub your hair, but pat it dry with a soft cotton towel. Do not comb wet hair (why you can’t do this, we wrote in detail here). And if possible, dry them naturally, without a hair dryer.

How to quickly make hair smooth and shiny?

A high-quality haircut and styling at the stylist will help, and at home – a smoothing or restoring hair mask or leave-in care. These are the most effective, in our opinion, express means.

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