In times today, when we are all locked down at home, and Beauty and Personal care products are not under essentials to be delivered, we realize the importance and availability of DIY masks at home. Long before this, I had discovered that there are so many ingredients in our kitchen which do so good to our hair. Your problems from dandruff, brittle hair, frizzy hair, adding moisture, hydrating your hair, relaxing the waves, can all be taken care of with a DIY mask made of ingredients we have at home.
Of course, hair masks on the market have their own different advantages but why not use natural ingredients, fresh from your kitchen when they can offer you the same benefits at a much lower cost.
Listing some of the most powerful ingredients here
- Blended Banana – Has antimicrobial activities that will help your itchy, dry, and flaky scalp, relieving the dandruff symptoms. It makes your hair super soft and deep conditions. Rich in natural oils, carbohydrates, potassium, and vitamins, a banana will help prevent split ends and protect the natural elasticity of your hair.
- Olive oil – Deeply conditions your hair, adding shine and preventing breakage.
- Curd – Known for its many benefits, in a mask, the curd will help your hair look shinier and smoother, also relieving scalp itchiness. Minerals and fatty acids in curd help to prevent hair loss.
- Egg – Rich in Vitamins A and E, biotin, and power-packed with many other nutrients, help in keeping your hair thick and healthy. The protein content of the egg replenishes the protein lost via styling and chemical treatment of the hair. Eggs will make your hair more strong, smooth, and less frizzy. (For dry hair use the full egg and for oily hair, use only egg white)
- Apple cider vinegar – Helps relieve dandruff and cleanses the scalp and hair. Either use alone with water or as an ingredient in a mask.
- Lemon – When added to a mask reduces the oiliness of the scalp, in turn, helping relieve dandruff.
- Honey – Moisturizes dry hair and scalp, reduces frizz, adds shine, reduces breakage, making the hair soft
Now you can mix and match a lot of these ingredients to make a mask for your hair type.
For eg. Hair mask for Smoothing hair waves
What you need:
1 Blended banana | Half cup curd | 2 tbsp olive oil | 2 tbsp honey.
Over consistent use, you will see the waves relax, hair softens instantly, added shine, and no itchy scalp.
Use the egg mask for your hair breakage issues once in a week or once in two weeks at least but with an egg, washing instructions are most important.
Remember to wash the mask with cold or less than Lukewarm water, so as the egg does not cook up into your hair.
An egg mask will need a double shampoo and good combing out but the results are going to be fabulous. You can simply use a whole egg or an egg white depending on your hair type and mix it with 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp olive oil as a mask for Hair fall remedy.
As we all know Aloe Vera, is a natural ingredient sourced straight from the plant. The goodness of this is sometimes much underestimated for hair.
You can use a fresh blend of Aloe Vera and apply it all over your hair and scalp and leave it on for 45 minutes to see the magic of deep conditioning.
Since it is plant-based, chances of you getting a reaction of the same are very low.
Add the other powerful ingredient; lemon to any of these masks about 2 tsp to help your dandruff.
With the changing weather, also comes a change in the hair condition and hair issues.
To analyze the change your hair has gone through with the changing season and whip up an appropriate mask each time for more better looking and healthier hair.
All DIY masks are safe to use and for best results, use it as soon as you make it without letting it stand for too long.
On an end note, remember to consider allergies you have while choosing the ingredients. If you are allergic to something when you eat it, there are chances you will be allergic even when you apply it.
Other than that, go ahead and make one of these happy potions and enjoy the magic they create.
Sonam Agarwal
dreaminginmascara@gmail.com
