Hair masks from honey restore softness and obedience of hair, eliminate dandruff and irritation. Thanks to honey masks you can grow long and thick hair and restore them after perm or dyeing.
Useful properties of honey
The beneficial properties of honey are varied. It normalizes the work of almost all internal organs of a person. It is used as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for various diseases.
The main beneficial properties of honey:
- fortifying agent, charges the body with energy;
- improves immunity, copes with colds;
- restores metabolism in the body;
- improves blood composition;
- helps to cope with insomnia;
- stops the aging process of the body.
The benefits of honey for hair
Honey is a unique product not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology. In the composition of many cosmetics (lotions, balms, shampoos) is found this folk remedy. Honey is popular in homemade recipes - for skin and hair care.
Useful properties of honey are manifested due to its natural components:
- Zinc normalizes the sebaceous glands and regenerates skin cover;
- Iodine prevents hair loss;
- Iron nourishes and strengthens hair follicles;
- Copper preserves hair color and gives it a rich shade;
- B vitamins - the most important for hair. They stimulate their growth, return shine to their hair and are famous for strengthening the hair structure. Braids become strong and resilient.
Consider in what form is used honey for the treatment and restoration of hair, as well as any contraindications.
Application features
Honey is a universal folk remedy that used to treat many diseases. It is used:
- from cold (sore throat, cough);
- as a sedative and insomnia;
- in the fight against gastrointestinal diseases;
- as a painkiller;
- from neurosis and other problems with the nervous system;
- with problems with hair;
- as a medicine for urolithiasis;
- as a wound healing agent;
- to reduce the acidity of gastric juice;
- in case of eye diseases, etc.
Despite the effectiveness of the use of honey at home, it should be used with caution to people prone to allergies.
Also with special attention the product is given:
- children;
- pregnant women;
- persons with diabetes.
The above categories should be consulted with a doctor before applying honey to avoid unpleasant consequences (allergic rashes, quinque edema).
Application of honey for hair
The composition of honey consists of vitamins, minerals and acids, which promote hair growth and strengthen them. The product is used in pure form or as a component for the manufacture of nourishing hair masks.
Honey goes well with:
- lemon;
- olive oil;
- onions;
- an egg;
- milk;
- burdock oil;
- cognac;
- castor oil;
- aloe juice and other ingredients.
We list the situations when honey is used in pure form, and when in the composition of masks.
In pure form
In folk medicine, honey is used to strengthen hair and to give it a natural shine. The product is used in its pure form, if the woman has dry and brittle hair. Honey is rubbed into the scalp with massaging movements.
In its pure form, the tool is used to combat such a disease as dandruff. Before applying honey to the scalp, it is thoroughly washed out. For a more effective impact, you can visit the bath and steam out, or independently make a head massage, increasing blood circulation on it.
The tool is applied to clean hair and gently rubbed into their roots. We warm the head with a towel and leave for an hour. Then wash off with warm water. The procedure is performed once a week for one month.
Please note: to help honey cope with dandruff, it is recommended to keep it clean on the head at night.
In the composition of the masks
In folk medicine, honey is most often used as part of cosmetic masks for hair. The advantages of homemade masks with honey are in their affordable price and variety of recipes from improvised means.
With proper proportions home remedy is capable of:
- improve the scalp;
- stimulate hair follicles;
- normalize the water-lipid balance;
- stop the fallout;
- prevent delamination, breakage and cross-section;
- get rid of oily or dry seborrhea.
Women make hair masks with honey:
- to strengthen hair;
- from their loss;
- from split ends;
- for dry and greasy hair;
- for their clarification.
The recommended course of treatment with homemade masks is 8 procedures. You can do them 1-2 times a week.
Mask for strengthening hair with honey
Weak curls - the problem of most women. Honey in the mask:
- makes hair stronger;
- strengthens the roots;
- stimulates hair growth.
For cookingmasks with honey to strengthen hair Prepare kefir (2 tablespoons), egg yolk (1 pc.), liquid honey (2 tablespoons), 5 drops of essential oil and dry mustard (1 teaspoon). Mix all ingredients until smooth. The resulting mixture is applied to pre-combed hair with a brush. We warm the head with a towel for 20 minutes and then wash off with warm water.
To restore the hair structure can be used one more effective recipe.Take honey, burdock oil 1 tbsp. l and mix them with egg yolk. Apply the mask on the hair for half an hour and wash off with non-concentrated shampoo. We perform the procedure once a week for two months.
Hair loss mask with honey
To cope with intensive hair loss, a mask is prepared using honey. You will also need to prepare the following ingredients:
- onion juice - 2 tbsp. l .;
- yolk - 1 piece;
- castor (olive) oil - 2 tbsp. spoons.
Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with yolk and onion juice. Add olive (castor) oil to the mixture. Massage the resulting mask with rubbing into the hair roots. Dress the cap for 40 minutes and wrap the head with a towel or bag.
The period of the procedure - 1 month, 2 times a week. At observance of terms of drawing a mask, curls will cease to fall out and give strands a healthy look.
From split ends
The problem of split ends in most cases pursues owners of long hair. To cope with the disease, you can make a mask with honey.
Ingredients:
- egg yolk - 1 pc .;
- honey - 2 tsp;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l
Separate the yolk from the protein and mix it with honey and heated vegetable oil. The resulting mixture lubricates the ends of the hair. Leave the mask for 30 minutes and are in a warm room. After time, wash off with shampoo and wash hair with cool water. It prevents the appearance of new stratified flakes.
We apply the mask from split ends with honey 2-3 times a week for two months. The result will not be noticeable immediately, but with constant use of folk remedies, the hair will be fluffy and the curls will not be tangled.
For lightening hair
The mask of honey for lightening hair is used only by owners of blond hair. Thanks to a folk remedy made at home, the curls will be a tone two lighter.
To lighten hair, honey should be a light shade and a liquid consistency.
Before cooking masks honey warmed up. Do not do this with a microwave, as the product will lose all its beneficial properties. Heated honey with massaging movements is applied to each strand of hair, starting from their roots and ending with tips. For convenience, use scallop.
After applying the mask, we warm the hair with a towel or package. We leave for 10 hours, so it is recommended to carry out the procedure at night. After the allotted time, wash the hair with warm water and wash the mask with shampoo. After rinsing curls chamomile-lemon decoction.
Mask with honey to lighten hair is applied to the hair once, if necessary, to lighten them. To use such a folk remedy is possible with 100% confidence in the absence of an allergic reaction to the main component of the mixture - honey.
For dry hair
Honey in the composition of the cosmetic mask copes with the problem of dry hair. For its preparation will require:
- honey - 3 tbsp. l .;
- egg - 1 pc .;
- Almond oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
- Aloe juice - 1 tablespoon.
Honey is heated in a water bath. Beat the egg and add aloe juice and almond oil to it. All ingredients are mixed and the mask is applied to dry hair. Leave for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. Be careful when hot liquid enters the mask. The egg, which is included in its composition, can curl up.
If the folk mask is prepared for long dry hair, the number of ingredients doubled. The course of treatment is 1 month. Procedures are carried out twice a week.
For greasy hair
Oily hair requires special attention to women. The main task of homemade masks with honey is to remove excess fat from the roots of the hair of the head.
For cookingmasks for oily hair with honeyat home you will need:
- melted honey - 2 tbsp. l .;
- Aloe juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
- garlic - 1 clove;
- lemon juice - 1 tsp.
The above ingredients are mixed to a uniform consistency and rubbed with your fingers into the scalp. If gaps remain, lubricate them with oil (vegetable, olive). Keep the mask for 30 minutes and wash off. It is recommended to carry out the procedure before washing the head.
The mask with honey for oily hair is washed off only with warm water. Hot starts the work of the sebaceous glands on the head.
Mask with honey for oily hair as a drug is used 2 times a week for a month. In the preventive purposes it is used 1 time in two weeks.
