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Our whole life is a continuous test for both skin and hair. We always have to restore them – after winter frosts and woolen hats, after the beach season, after illness and stress, after dyeing and ironing. Let’s talk about the best and most effective, according to the editors, ways to restore hair, which will quickly return the curls to a luxurious look.

Hair restoration – what does it mean?

A complex of home and / or professional procedures using special care products that are ready to restore healthy shine, softness and density to curls, make them strong and strong – this is hair restoration. For them, nothing goes unnoticed – neither winter cold, nor city smog, nor the operation of air conditioners and heating appliances, nor daily washing and styling with a hairdryer and curling iron. They gradually become more fragile, brittle, dull, lose their beauty and strength. How and with what it is possible to restore curls, give them their former shine, restore volume, “fix” dryness at the tips and oiliness at the roots, now we’ll tell you.

By the way, you can check how your hair feels with this test.

How to restore hair at home

Of course, a complete, intensive restoration of the hair structure is not a quick process. Here you will have to do a lot in a complex: change your diet (make it more balanced and varied), adjust your lifestyle (lack of sleep, frequent stress, inactivity also affect the condition of the strands and scalp), choose cosmetic procedures that help restore hair, and also buy effective means for the care of such “tired” hair. Favorites of the Healthy-Food editors are in the review below.
Strengthening Shampoo SOS Recovery, Garnier

Contains carafil and amla oil, which are known for their ability to restore curls along the entire length and seal split ends. Shampoo strengthens hair, it becomes stronger, shiny and silky.

Complex leave-in cream “SOS Hair Rescuer 10-in-1”, Garnier

Cream with aminokeratin and amla oil intensively nourishes, smoothes, protects hair, protects it from brittleness and damage, and makes it shiny. And that’s not all of its useful properties! It is important that, while restoring, the product does not weigh down the curls, and you can use it every day.

Balm conditioner for damaged hair Fructis Superfood “Papaya. Recovery, Garnier

Intensively nourishes, reduces breakage and facilitates combing. This excellent tool helps to restore hair at home, “solder” split ends. Curls after this balm look renewed! The formula of the product consists of 98% natural ingredients, does not contain parabens, silicones and artificial colors.

Dream Length Steam Mask, L’Oréal Paris

The set includes a restoring balm with keratin and castor oil and a warming cap soaked in lotion. Thanks to the thermal effect, it enhances the effect of the balm. The steam mask restores damaged hair and makes it smooth and shiny.

Express conditioner “Double elixir. Complete Recovery 5″, Elseve, L’Oréal Paris

Its formula works instantly, restoring the surface of the hair. Express conditioner protects them from electrification and greatly facilitates combing.

Dercos Nutrients Nutri Protein Revitalizing Shampoo, Vichy

Shampoo with quinoa bran, rich in protein, nourishes the hair well and restores it along the entire length. In addition to quinoa, the active ingredient is praxis oil. Its presence explains the “effect of silk”: there is a complete restoration of hair, curls after shampoo become smooth and shiny.

Express mask Dercos Kera-Solution, Vichy

A complex with prokeratin and vitamin B5 helps weakened hair that suffers from frequent dyeing, heat styling and styling. It not only smoothes, but also restores hair. And it gives an instant effect!

Damage Repairing & Rehydrating Shampoo, Kiehl’s

This powerful treatment gently cleanses and repairs damaged hair. Effective ingredients (moringa tree oil, hyaluronic acid derivative and ceramide) help to strengthen them. They become less brittle, look healthy and shiny.

Is it possible to restore hair with homemade masks?

About homemade masks, unfortunately, we can say that these are products with unproven effectiveness. And even if they helped your friend or your grandmother once used them with success, who will guarantee that they will suit you? Will it cause an allergy or other negative reaction? Unlike industrial products, no one tested these masks, did not check for safety. Yes, and applying them (and most importantly, washing them off) is not as convenient as a store-bought shampoo or balm. However, when your favorite product is over, and you didn’t have time to buy a new one, you can try to restore the hair structure at home using these masks. Well, or at least for some time to improve the appearance of the strands. The main thing here is not to harbor illusions.

Egg

Ingredients:

  • 1 egg yolk;

  • 1 tsp olive oil;

  • 2 tsp liquid honey.

What to do:

  1. mix all the ingredients well (we add honey last);

  2. apply a mask to the hair before washing;

  3. after 40-50 minutes, rinse with warm water, wash your hair with shampoo.

Onion

Ingredients:

  • juice of 1 onion;

  • 1 tbsp. l. liquid honey;

  • 2 st. l. vodka or cognac;

  • 1 st. l. castor oil;

  • 1 Art. liter. lemon juice;

  • a few drops of any essential oil for fragrance.

What to do:

  1. slightly heat honey with castor oil in a water bath, then add all the other ingredients;

  2. apply the mask on the strands before washing;

  3. wash off with warm water after 40-60 minutes;

  4. wash your hair with shampoo after a couple of hours.

From avocado

Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe avocado;

  • 1 art. l. lemon juice.

What to do:

  1. peel the fruit, remove the bone, chop the pulp in a blender;

  2. apply to strands (it does not matter – dry or wet);

  3. rinse with warm water with lemon juice.

A traditional Asian recipe for hair restoration is coconut oil. It is simply rubbed into the scalp. If you use a natural product, be prepared for the fact that it will not be easy to wash off this coconut mask, please be patient.

Full restoration of the structure of the hair and their surface is not a quick process.

How to protect hair from damage: useful tips

What is needed for hair restoration? Make it so that they do not have to be restored! trichologists joke. We will tell you what to do to maintain a healthy look and beauty of your hair.

  • Clean up more carefully. Use products with plant extracts, such as coconut and argan oil. They gently cleanse the hair and provide gentle care. A lot of people don’t like sulfate-free shampoos because they don’t lather at all. To make washing easier, lather a few drops in your hands first, then apply to hair roots and massage in for 2-3 minutes. You don’t have to refill the bottle.

  • Use less aggressive styling products. Of course, there are no “useful” hair dryers and curling irons, but there are devices that injure hair less – for example, gadgets with a ceramic coating. Reduce the contact time of thermal devices with strands. Set the hair dryer to a lower temperature so that the air is not too hot. Get into the habit of using heat protection. And do styling 20-30 minutes before going outside, so that in winter and in the off-season you do not expose your hair to strong temperature changes.

  • Practice careful coloring. Ammonia-free dyes damage hair less. If possible, choose the most gentle compositions – now there are even resistant oil-based paints. Use tinted shampoos and balms.

  • Don’t forget the headwear. In winter, wear a warm hat, in summer – a hat, cap, panama, scarf.

  • Diversify home care. One shampoo as a restorer is not enough, you also need a conditioner and a mask at least once a week. Useful things – indelible daily care or oil. These products create a protective film on the hair, protecting it from negative environmental factors and the traumatic effects of styling devices. Today, the range of hair care cosmetics has expanded so much that it is quite possible to provide yourself with professional-level care at home.

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