Thursday, March 3, 2011

Homemade Hair Treatment

Homemade Hair Treatment - There is nothing more horrifying than dull, dry, damaged hair. When you look at those lifeless tresses, you get upset. Then you feel like visiting a fancy spa and get a hair treatment done. However, hair spa treatment cost is very high. You have to shell out hundreds of dollars. A much better option is a hair spa treatment at home. It will require a few inexpensive ingredients that are easily available in our kitchens. Most importantly, they are naturally occurring substances, that can be safely used on hair.

Homemade Hair Spa Recipes

Before starting the treatment, prepare a hair oil, hair mask and a residue rinser at home. The recipes for these homemade hair care products are as follows:

Hair Oil
The ingredients needed for preparing this hair oil are half cup each of olive oil and some rosemary leaves. Put them in a small saucepan and heat it at a low flame. Stir it continuously till the oil becomes warm. After that, remove it from the heat and strain out the rosemary leaves. The oil should be applied on the hair when it is still warm to touch.

Hair Mask
The ingredients are: two eggs, honey and castor oil. Take a bowl, break the eggs into it and beat them thoroughly. Add a few drops of honey and castor oil into the beaten eggs and blend the ingredients properly.

Residue Rinser
This is used for rinsing the hair after shampooing. It is prepared with the help of 2 cups of distilled water, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, one tablespoon each of lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Mix all these ingredients and stir well and the rinser for the hair spa at home is ready.

Hair Spa Treatment at Home

The main steps of hair care involves massaging oil, shampooing and conditioning of the hair. First of all, you have to massage the homemade hot hair oil on your hair and scalp for around ten minutes. Use your finger tips to apply the oil on your scalp. This oil massage will bring back the natural shine of your hair. if you are suffering from hair loss, then this treatment can control the problem. It is also good for eliminating dandruff.

Keep the oil on your hair for 15 minutes and then apply a mild shampoo which is suitable for your hair type. While applying the shampoo, massage your scalp one more time with your finger tips for 5 minutes. Wait for 2-3 minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water. Never use hot water on your hair, as it often leads to dry scalp.

Shampooing should be followed by application of a good quality hair conditioner. It is applied for the purpose of softening up the hair. The conditioner should stay on the hair for 2-5 minutes. Then wash it off thoroughly, with plain water first, and then use the residue rinser that you have prepared. This will help to cleanse up all the residues of shampoo and conditioner and also add bounce to your tresses.

Occasionally, give a special treatment to your hair with a hair mask. The recipe of the hair mask has already been mentioned in the previous section of the article. Apply the mask on the hair and scalp in the form of a thin layer. Keep you head covered with a shower cap for the next one hour. Then steam your hair to ensure better absorption of the nutrients into the hair. For this, dip a towel in hot water and wrap it on your head for 15 minutes. Then use the distilled water residue rinser to wash out the hair mask.

After the hair spa treatment at home is over, do not use a hair dryer for drying the hair. Rather, allow it to dry naturally in air. Finally, use a wide toothed comb to brush hair. Now, you will be able to notice the difference in your hair condition. You will find that the damaged look of the hair is gone and is replaced by a healthy looking, beautiful hair! 

 Source : www.buzzle.com

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