Gentle care: hair strengthening masks

Breakage and loss are a signal that curls need support and protection. And here masks for strengthening hair will come in handy – we at the Healthy-Food editors have compiled our own rating of sympathies.

Features of masks for strengthening hair

Long cold and hot summers, street smog and office air conditioners, hard water and central heating, frequent washing and hot styling … You can’t list everything that can negatively affect our hair, make it brittle and brittle. Therefore, it is logical to assume that there is no one universal remedy for combating all this “evil”. And even a strengthening hair mask at home will not solve the problem. A set of measures will help. Need to:

  • make sure there are no serious health problems;

  • eat a balanced diet (to strengthen curls, the International Society for Hair Restoration Surgery ISHRS recommends including meat, eggs, dark green vegetables, avocados, oily fish, nuts, seafood, blueberries, legumes and lentils, dairy products in the menu);

  • take vitamins (which ones, it is better to discuss with your doctor, most often with fragility and loss, vitamins A, groups B, C, D and E are recommended);

  • do not abuse the hair dryer and irons, do not make tight tails and braids, use hairpins and metal hairpins less often, and generally take care of your hair carefully and competently (we wrote about the most common mistakes in care here).

Hair care should be consistent and regular. © Unsplash

But back to hair masks. These cosmetics are classified as additional care. However, no matter what problem you face (brittleness, hair loss, excessive oiliness or dryness of hair), it is advisable to use them regularly – 1-2 times a week. The mask usually has a more concentrated composition and is able to act quickly and effectively. Here are just a few benefits of a hair mask:

  • it improves their structure – makes the strands smoother, stronger and more elastic;

  • prevents fragility and section;

  • enhances the natural protection of curls.

After using such a mask, the hair looks better, less tangled, becomes stronger, more elastic and softer.

Check how your hair feels with our test!

Review of the best masks for strengthening hair

The best masks for strengthening and growing hair, according to the editors of Healthy-Food, may contain:

  • vegetable oils (argan, coconut, nut, jojoba, amla, macadamia and others);

  • keratin or amino acids, ceramides – all these are the structural elements of the hair shaft;

  • caffeine;

  • peptides;

  • silicones (they are valued for their protective and water-retaining properties);

  • specially designed molecules – for example, filoxan promotes thickening of hair.

Elseve steam mask: intensive repair with keratin and castor oil for long damaged hair, L’Oréal Paris

In our editors, this is one of the most favorite masks for strengthening and shining hair. First, you apply a balm with vegetable keratin and castor oil to your hair. And then put on a warming cap, which, due to the thermal effect, will enhance the effect of the balm. For everything about everything 10 minutes – and now the hair has become visually stronger, smoother and shiny!

Mask for damaged hair Elseve “Total recovery”, L’Oréal Paris

Thanks to the complex with cyclamide and prokeratin, it helps to strengthen the hair from the inside. The mask strengthens the natural protective barrier of the hair and smoothes its surface.

Mask against hair loss “Castor oil and almonds” for weak, prone to hair loss Botanic Therapy, Garnier

Its main components – castor oil and almonds – literally bring hair back to life. The mask strengthens the curls from the very roots, makes them stronger and stronger, restores the natural beauty of the hair.

Intensive action hair mask “Growth in full force”, Fructis Garnier

The mission of this hair mask is to strengthen and nourish, and it does an excellent job of it. The composition includes all the same saving ceramide and apple extract, which help restore the hair structure, have a nourishing and moisturizing effect.

Express mask with prokeratin complex Dercos Kera-Solutions, Vichy

Fills hair microdamages, contributing to their restoration along the entire length. The main roles in the mask went to the prokeratin complex (based on vegetable proteins) and vitamin B5. Thanks to them, the curls become less brittle, stronger and shiny.

How to use a strengthening hair mask

As we already wrote, masks are used 1-2 times a week, not more often – after all, this is intensive care. The procedure is this.

  1. Hair is washed, squeezed, blotted with a towel.

  2. A small amount of the product is heated in the hands: for example, a volume the size of a walnut is spent on shoulder-length hair.

  3. The hair is carefully combed with your fingers, distributing the product over the strands. This is best done with your head tilted forward. The mask is applied exclusively to the hair along the length, without affecting the scalp.

  4. The product is kept as indicated on the package, and washed off.

Masks are used no more than 1-2 times a week – after all, this is intensive care. © Unsplash

Strengthening hair masks prepared at home

Of course, you can make masks to strengthen your hair at home, but most likely they will not be as effective as store-bought ones. And they are inconvenient to apply, and difficult to wash off. But if you want to experiment or your favorite remedy has suddenly ended, why not try grandma’s recipe?

With burdock oil

Ingredients:

  • 2 egg yolks;

  • 30 g of burdock oil;

  • 15 g of honey.

How to prepare and use

  1. Heat the oil in a water bath.

  2. In a separate bowl, beat the yolks, mix with butter.

  3. Add honey to the mixture and mix again until smooth.

  4. Massage the mask into the roots of your hair.

  5. Wrap your head with a plastic bag, wrap with a towel, leave for 20-30 minutes.

  6. Rinse your hair with shampoo.

With castor oil

Ingredients:

  • 2 st. l. mustard powder;

  • 2 Art. l water;

  • 1 yolk;

  • 2 Art. l. castor beans;

  • 1-2 tsp Sahara.

How to prepare and use

  1. Dissolve mustard in warm water.

  2. Add remaining ingredients, mix thoroughly.

  3. Apply to the scalp (no need to rub the mask).

  4. Wrap your head with a film, wrap in a towel, leave for 15-20 minutes.

  5. Rinse your hair with shampoo.

With shea butter

Ingredients:

  • 30 ml of shea butter;

  • 30 ml of olive oil;

  • 1 avocado;

  • 30 g of honey.

How to prepare and use

  1. Peel the avocado from the stone and peel, chop in a blender.

  2. Mix oils, heat in a water bath.

  3. Mix all the ingredients.

  4. Apply to hair and scalp with combing movements.

  5. Wrap your head with a film, wrap in a towel, leave for 30-40 minutes.

  6. Rinse your hair with shampoo.

Of course, homemade masks are not as effective as store-bought ones. But if you want to experiment, why not?

Summary results

Briefly about the main thing.

Who needs a hair mask?

Owners of thin, sparse, brittle, brittle, split ends, prone to hair loss.

What ingredients to look for in the composition?

  • Vegetable oils;

  • keratin, amino acids, ceramides;

  • caffeine;

  • peptides;

  • silicones;

  • molecules that help strengthen and thicken hair.

How to use a strengthening hair mask?

The procedure is as follows:

  1. wash hair, wring out;

  2. warm up a small amount of the product in the palms;

  3. comb the hair with your fingers, distributing the composition over the strands;

  4. withstand the remedy;

  5. rinse thoroughly with warm water.

What firming masks can be made at home?

The most popular ones contain:

  • Burr oil;

  • shea butter;

  • Castor oil.

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