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Nettle hair masks. Video reviews
Nettle is a medicinal plant widely used in cosmetology. It improves hair structure, accelerates hair growth and prevents hair loss, perfectly strengthens the roots, eliminates scalp itching, and also helps in the fight against dandruff.
To prepare this healing agent, take the fresh leaves of the plant, wash them and dry them. After, the prepared raw material is passed through a meat grinder. Juice is squeezed out of the resulting gruel. Then nettle juice is applied to the scalp and gently rubbed into the hair roots. From above, the head is covered with a plastic bag and wrapped in a warm towel. This mask is left for several hours, and then washed off. This cosmetic product saturates the hair with life-giving power, strengthens it and accelerates its growth.
In summer, nettle leaves contain the maximum amount of nutrients, so it is better to collect them during this period.
Fortifying nettle decoction
To make a strengthening nettle decoction at home, you will need the following ingredients:
- ½ l apple cider vinegar
- ½ l of water
- 3 tbsp. l. chopped fresh nettle leaves
All these ingredients are placed in a small saucepan, which is placed on low heat for 27-30 minutes. Then the broth is cooled to a comfortable temperature and filtered. This product is recommended for use as a hair rinse.
If you rinse blonde hair with a decoction of nettle leaves, it can take on a greenish tint. To prevent this from happening, a little lemon juice should be added to such a broth.
And for oily hair, it is better to use a cosmetic product consisting of the following components:
- 2 cup water
- 1 glass of sea buckthorn juice
- 3 tbsp. l. crushed dry nettle leaves
These ingredients are placed in a small metal container, mixed well and cooked over low heat for 25-27 minutes. After the broth is infused for 10-13 minutes and filtered. This product is used to rinse the hair.
Treatment of weakened hair with nettle infusion
The recipe for this infusion is as follows:
- 2,5-3 tbsp. l. crushed nettle leaves
- 2 cup of boiling water
Nettle leaves are poured with boiling water and infused for 28-30 minutes. After the solution is filtered.
Nettle infusion is recommended for use as a hair rinse
To prepare this cosmetic product, you will need the following components:
- 1 cup of a decoction made from fresh nettle leaves
- 50 g yeast
- 3 Art. l. olive oil
- 3 tbsp. l. natural honey
All ingredients are well mixed. The resulting mixture is applied to the strands for 17–20 minutes.
Nettle essential oil for beauty and health of hair
Nettle oil can help treat dandruff, seborrhea, hair loss and other scalp conditions. For example, to strengthen hair follicles, use a mixture of nettle oil and salt. This pasty mass is applied to wet strands and left for 13-15 minutes, after which it is washed off with warm water and shampoo.
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