Make Your Own Hair Treatment: 5 Recipes For Shiny, Well-Groomed Hair
Hair treatments are considered THE secret to silky, beautiful hair. We'll tell you 5 recipes with which you can make nourishing hair treatments yourself.
If you want to treat your hair to an extra dose of care, you don't have to stock up on exclusive products from the drugstore. You can also easily make your own personal hair treatment. The great thing about it: You don't even need a lot of or fancy ingredients.
Practical and inexpensive... Too good to be true? We guarantee you: For these 5 ingenious DIY hair masks, one look in your fridge is enough. Most of the time, real beauty all-rounders are hidden there.
Make your own hair treatment with home remedies
In order for a cure to care for the hair, it must contain certain active ingredients. Quark and yoghurt, for example, contain milk protein, which is similar to keratin - the natural building block of hair. The egg yolk contains lecithin, a fat-like substance that cares for the hair fiber from the outside and protects it from drying out. Vegetable oils and waxes such as almond, wheat germ, or jojoba oil also provide you with valuable lipids. The hair becomes shiny and supple.
Henna powder in its color-neutral variant is also suitable for hair treatments, as the ingredients strengthen the hair shaft. So if you want to take care of your hair regularly, you don't have to dig deep into your pockets and you can do without any form of chemistry. The recipes that we show you (apart from the variant with henna) are even edible!
However, there is one thing you should keep in mind if you want to make a hair treatment yourself: The mixed mixtures can only be kept for about a day. You should use up leftovers within this time and keep them in the refrigerator until then.
1. Make your own hair treatment with yogurt and egg
The lecithin in the egg yolk acts as an oil and protects the hair from dryness. The milk protein in yogurt provides moisture.
For whom? The hair mask with yogurt and egg is particularly recommended for frizzy and dry hair.
Ingredients:
150 g natural yogurt
1 beaten egg
2 tbsp jojoba oil (available here on Amazon *)
1 teaspoon honey
2 drops of wheat germ oil (available here on Amazon *)
That's how it's done:
- Mix all ingredients together in a ceramic bowl (works best with a fork).
- Moisten hair so that it is towel dry.
- Then briefly (!) Heat the treatment mixture again in the microwave. It should get warm, but not hot (the egg shouldn't set).
- Then apply the mixture to the lengths of hair and ends.
- Cover with a plastic cap - this intensifies the effect and prevents the treatment from drying out. Heat is also good for making the mixture work even better. So put on your hat or wrap a warm towel around your head and let it work for 15 minutes!
- Then wash the hair with a mild shampoo to remove any residue
Application: Best to apply once or twice a week.
2. Hair treatment with avocado and lemon
The rich pulp of the avocado supplies the hair with moisture and valuable fatty acids, while the lemon acts as a shine booster.
For whom? The hair mask with avocado and lemon is particularly suitable for dehydrated and dull hair.
Ingredients:
1 fully ripe avocado
2 tbsp jojoba oil
1 squirt of lemon juice
That's how it's done:
- Peel the avocado and remove the stone.
- Put the pulp in a bowl and chop it up with the hand blender. Meanwhile, add the oil and lemon juice.
- Then apply the mixture to damp hair. Avoid the approach.
- After 15 minutes of exposure, first, rinse off the remains with lukewarm water. Then wash the hair again with a mild shampoo.
- If necessary, let a rinse take effect briefly afterward and rinse out too.
Use: 1-2 times a week.
3. Do your own hair treatment with aloe vera
Jojoba oil smoothes damaged ends, while aloe vera provides the hair with moisture.
For whom? The hair mask with aloe vera is suitable for brittle and split hair.
Ingredients:
1 fully ripe avocado
2 tbsp aloe vera gel
½ lemon
1 tbsp jojoba oil
That's how it's done:
- Peel the avocado, remove the stone and mix the pulp with the hand blender.
- Squeeze half a lemon and collect the juice.
- Then stir the aloe vera gel and juice into the avocado mixture.
- Finally, stir in the jojoba oil until you get a homogeneous mixture.
- Then moisten the hair and apply the treatment to the lengths and tips.
- Cover the hair with a plastic cap to prevent the mixture from drying out.
- Leave on for 20 minutes.
- Then rinse the remainder of the treatment well with warm water and wash the hair with a mild shampoo.
Application: The hair mask should be used 1-2 times a week.
4. Make your own hair treatment with henna
The neutral henna powder does not color the hair, but it does improve its structure. Important: It has to be mixed hot and applied as warm as possible so that it can develop its full effect. With this cure, almond oil also provides extra care.
For whom? The henna hair treatment is suitable for limp and fine hair.
Ingredients:
6 tbsp henna powder
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp almond oil
1 splash of fresh lemon juice
200 ml of water
That's how it's done:
- Mix the henna, honey, oil, and lemon juice in a ceramic bowl.
- Bring the water to a boil and add to the mixture.
- Mix the whole thing to a homogeneous mass.
- Let the mixture cool down a bit and then apply strand by strand to the hair. Caution: Since the mass can quickly become a bit crumbly, this is not that easy. But you will soon find that the result justifies the effort.
- When all hair has been treated with the treatment, put on a plastic cap: The mass must not dry out under any circumstances!
- Cover it with a warm towel and relax for 1 hour.
- Then rinse the hair with plenty of water until all remains of the henna paste are removed.
- Remove the last traces with a mild shampoo.
Application: The hair mask should be applied once a week.
5. Make your own hair treatment with quark and vitamin E.
The hair roots can only absorb vitamins from the outside to a limited extent. However, vitamin E moisturizes the hair fiber and nourishes the scalp. The milk protein from the quark also helps to strengthen the hair fiber.
For whom? The hair treatment with quark and vitamin E is particularly suitable for dry and damaged hair.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp quark
4 tbsp almond oil
½ orange
2 vitamin E capsules
That's how it's done:
- Mix the yogurt and oil in a small bowl.
- Squeeze out the juice of half an orange and add to the mixture.
- Cut open the vitamin E capsules and press the contents into the cure.
- Mix everything well until the mixture is homogeneous.
- Then moisten the hair well and apply the conditioner.
- Put on the plastic hood and put a warm towel over it: This intensifies the effect.
- After an exposure time of 20 minutes, rinse off the residues thoroughly with warm water. Then wash the hair with a mild shampoo.
Application: The same applies to the hair mask with quark: use once a week.
One last important thing: The subject of hair care is always very individual. Only you can judge for yourself whether the tips or products presented by us work for you. If you have persistent hair or scalp problems, it may be advisable to see a skin specialist.
05.03.2021
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