Hairstyle - half appearance women. A girl can be stylishly and expensively dressed, but if her hair is greasy or looks unkempt, her whole look is down the drain. “How to wash your hair correctly?” - Many people ask this question.
One of the fundamental procedures in hair care is washing your hair. Everyone does this with different frequency, some daily, some once a week. However, despite the familiarity and regularity of this action, not everyone performs it correctly. Wash your hair incorrectly can not only not bring you desired results to achieve clean hair, but also simply damage it.
Some people spend a lot of money on expensive cosmetics to repair damage done to their hair by using the wrong shampoo, using a very hot hair dryer, or washing too often. It's hard to believe, but with simple and proper care the hair will not require additional styling or smoothing. Healthy hair is shiny, frizz-free and does not require special care.
How often
The debate about how often to wash your hair has been going on for a very long time. There is an opinion that the less often you do this, the longer it will get dirty and vice versa. How to wash your hair less often? Many believe that daily washing can dry out and damage the hair and scalp. Dry skin produces more sebum, making your hair even more dirty. It turns out to be a vicious circle.
Modern doctors have come to a common opinion - the frequency of use of shampoo is individual for each person. How often you need to wash your hair depends on your lifestyle, the nature of your work, the length of your hair and its condition. Dry and long hair is washed much less often than short and oily hair. It also depends on the time of year, for example in winter, hair requires more careful care due to the need to wear a hat. Dense fabric does not allow the scalp to breathe freely, and this stimulates the production of sebum.
The general conclusions are as follows: hair should be washed as it becomes dirty, but if this procedure is carried out daily or at least every other day, then the shampoos should be special, soft, so as not to dry it out.
Combing before washing
As you know, hair loves to be combed. This promotes blood flow to the scalp, which makes them stronger. In addition, the comb helps remove some impurities from the depths of the hair: dust, particles of hairspray and other styling products, dandruff. Plus, during and after washing, the hair will be less tangled, which means there will be less trauma. For girls with damaged and colored strands, experts recommend a head massage lasting about ten minutes before taking a shower. It is best if olive, linseed or hemp oil is rubbed in during the massage.
Water temperature
The idea that hot water is good for the head is a common misconception. Too high a temperature leaches the hair and stimulates excessive sebum production. The most suitable water temperature is 35-45 degrees. This is how sebum dissolves best, achieving easy removal pollution, blood circulation improves. At the end of the procedure, it is recommended to switch to cool and cold water, this will also improve blood circulation to the hair and make it smooth and shiny.
How to choose shampoo
When choosing a shampoo, you should read its composition and carefully select it to suit your hair type. If the owner of oily hair uses shampoo for dry hair, then soon her hair will begin to get dirty much faster. Conversely, a girl with dry hair, when using shampoo for oily hair, will notice that it has become lifeless and even more brittle. This process, like many others, requires patience and learning; only after a lot of trial and error can you learn how to wash your hair correctly.
How to use shampoo
How to properly wash your hair with shampoo? Experts do not recommend applying soap directly to your head; first, you should either dilute it with water or simply beat it in your palms. The detergent is applied evenly along the entire length of damp hair, carefully distributed throughout its depth. It is advisable to apply shampoo exactly as much as needed. You shouldn’t pour out half a bottle at once, it won’t make it cleaner, but it will make it more difficult to wash all the soap out of your hair. While rubbing in the shampoo, you need to create foam, massage the scalp, and then rinse thoroughly. If necessary, repeat the procedure.
How to Rinse Shampoo
Rinsing shampoo from hair is as important a component of the procedure as soaping. Poorly washed off, it makes the hair sticky and does not allow it to shine; it lies in small white particles, like dandruff. Dirt sticks to such hair much faster. It is believed that the rinsing procedure should take three times longer than soaping. When the hair begins to creak in your hands, it means it’s already clean.
How to wash dreadlocks
How to properly wash your hair with dreadlocks? They practically eliminate the need for washing. Immediately after braiding, it is not recommended to touch the dreadlocks for 2-3 weeks until they completely fall off. Then you can carefully rinse them, being careful not to destroy the fresh weaves. However, if your hair becomes oily too quickly, it is still worth washing it, because oily strands do not tangle easily. Subsequently, the hair is washed no more than once a week, but at least once a month - as often as required. It should be borne in mind that braided hair takes much longer to dry than normal hair, so putting it in a ponytail is not recommended, but you should also not blow-dry your dreadlocks, as this can lead to overdrying.
How to wash your hair with dreadlocks? Regular shampoos are not suitable for care, as they have a smoothing effect. The detergent should not contain conditioner. Shampoos designed to get rid of dandruff are best. Some people think that regular soap is enough. Another option is to use a special shampoo for dreadlocks, however, you can only buy it in specialized stores, and it is quite expensive, in addition, many complain of itching and a bad smell from the depths of the hair when using this product. In addition, some of the special shampoos still contain conditioner.
To avoid problems with dreadlocks there are a few simple rules:
- you need to rinse the detergent off your head very carefully, it causes itching;
- You should wash your hair at regular intervals so that the skin gets used to it;
- do not rub in wax and ash;
- you should avoid salt water and try not to wet your hair in the sea;
- For severe itching, a decoction of chamomile or burdock oil helps well.
How to wash a newborn's hair
How to wash a newborn’s hair and is it necessary to do it at all? This question baffles many parents. The baby's hair should be washed daily, during each bath. It is better to bathe at the same time before feeding, preferably in the evening. Before starting the procedure, the parent must make sure that his hands are not dangerous for the baby (all jewelry is removed, nails are trimmed), because the child’s skin is very delicate.
The newborn is placed in a baby bath, the water temperature of which is about 37 degrees (the parent always checks with his elbow first). With your left hand you need to hold the baby's head, tilting it back slightly. It is not recommended to soap the newborn's head itself; it is better to first lather your hand and then wash the child's hair in a circular motion from the forehead to the back of the head. The amount of shampoo required will change over time as your hair grows.
Care should be taken to ensure that soap does not get into the eyes (to make life easier for parents, a protective visor for children has been invented). You should also wash off the soap with your hand, moving it from the forehead to the back of the head. The procedure can be done several times. True, it is not recommended to wash your hair with shampoo often; once or twice a week will be enough; at other times you can simply rinse with water.
Very carefully you need to handle fontanelles - places where the bones of the child’s skull have not yet fused. They become completely overgrown only at the age of one and a half years. It is best to start by attending special training sessions on caring for babies, where they will teach you how to wash your hair properly.
The main thing in hair care is always washing. Properly washed hair will always delight you with its beauty. There has always been controversy regarding how often one should wash one's hair, but it was ultimately resolved in favor of the fact that one should wash one's hair as it gets dirty, but should be washed correctly.
Firstly, the water you use to wash your hair is very important. Unfortunately, tap water contains many harmful impurities that are absorbed more easily by hair than by skin. Therefore, it is best to wash your hair with boiled water, and to soften it, add ammonia (1 teaspoon per 2 liters of water), borax (1 teaspoon per 2 liters of water), glycerin (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water). 
Secondly, you should not use too hot water when washing your hair. Hot water activates the sebaceous glands, which can lead to excess oil production, which makes your hair extra oily. Also, under the influence of hot water, the soap that is included in shampoos is brewed and remains on the hair in the form of a gray coating. But it doesn’t wash off well and doesn’t allow your hair to breathe. The oilier your hair, the cooler the water you wash your hair in should be.
Third, before washing your hair should be thoroughly combed, especially if your hair is long. Then moisten them thoroughly with water and only then apply detergent.
Fourth, try to do without a hair dryer when drying your hair. Dry your hair with a warm towel. First, dry your curls well with the tips of a towel. Then wrap your hair in a towel turban for 10 minutes. Then separate your hair into strands and dry it completely.
Fifthly, should not be combed wet hair. After washing, hair absorbs a lot of water and becomes heavier. Combing your hair while wet weakens it, and a lot of hair will simply remain on the comb.
Hair rinse
A very important part of washing your hair is rinsing it. In addition to the usual conditioner or hair balm, you can also use all sorts of useful decoctions that strengthen the hair, promote its growth, add shine and silkiness. The use of hair masks is also a very important aspect of proper care.
A decoction of onion peels is good for strengthening hair. Pour boiling water over the husk and leave for 15 minutes. Then strain everything and rinse your hair with the broth after washing.
Nettle decoction is also good for strengthening and improving hair growth. One glass of nettle should be poured with a glass of boiling water and left for an hour. Then rinse your hair after washing.
Hair masks
Various types of nourishing masks promote hair growth well.
One of the most effective and most useful is the mustard mask. However, it should be used with caution. When preparing the mask, you should pour the mustard not with hot, but with warm water. When exposed to hot water, mustard is capable of releasing various types of essential oils, which are very toxic and can even cause respiratory arrest. Hair growth is enhanced due to the fact that mustard burns and thereby causes a rush of blood to the hair follicles. Under this influence, the bulbs begin to grow more actively.
Mustard mask for hair growth
To prepare the simplest mask you will need: 2 tbsp. l. mustard powder, yolk, 2 tbsp. l. olive or burdock oil, 2-3 tsp. Sahara.
Dilute mustard with warm water, add yolk, butter and sugar. Mix everything. Apply the prepared mixture to the scalp. When distributing the mask along the partings, try not to touch the ends of the hair, especially if they are dry. After applying the mask, put a shower cap on your hair or wrap your hair in cling film and wrap a towel or scarf over the top. You can keep the mask on your head for 15 to 45 minutes, it all depends on your desire and patience. The mask should be used once every 10 days, but if you have oily hair, then it can be used 2 times a week, since the mask relieves the scalp of oiliness. 
Yeast mask
A yeast mask is very beneficial for hair growth. For the mask, dilute yeast in two glasses of hot water, add 2 tablespoons of sugar and let it brew for 40 minutes. Then apply it to the hair, cover with a cap and a towel on top. Leave for 20 minutes, then wash off.
Bread mask
Cut the crusts off the rye bread. Place it in a saucepan and pour boiling water over it. Cover with a lid and leave for 20 minutes. The bread will become soggy and should then be kneaded with your hands until it becomes a paste. Apply bread paste to your hair, cover your head with a shower cap and a towel on top. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes. Rinse off the mask with water or a solution of vinegar, 1 tbsp. l per liter of water.
Every year there is an increasing range of hair and scalp care products, and every year people have more and more problems with their hair. Maybe it's time to try folk remedies for washing hair, which people have used for centuries and did not have the problems that we have?
1. Mustard
Mustard “shampoo”: dissolve 2 tablespoons of dry mustard in a small amount of hot water. Stirring continuously, add 1 liter of hot water. You should wash your hair with this mixture without using soap. Don't forget to rinse your hair thoroughly. For oily hair.
Washing oily hair with mustard. Dilute one tablespoon of mustard in 2 liters of warm water. Wash your hair, rinse best with an infusion of herbs: coltsfoot, nettle, St. John's wort, plantain. Take 4 tablespoons of the mixture, pour 2 liters of boiling water, let it brew for 30 minutes, strain.
It is useful to wash oily hair with water with the addition of mustard (1.5-2 teaspoons of dry mustard per basin of water).
Can be washed with mustard powder. Mix 2 tablespoons of powder into half a liter of warm water and you can wash it like shampoo, only the water does not foam. Mustard perfectly removes (absorbs) fat. If washed for a long time, the mustard will bake. Rinse off immediately. It is advisable to immerse your head completely in water, because if you simply pour water onto your hair, all the mustard may not be washed off (this is if you pour mustard directly onto your hair and not dissolve it in water). In this case, the impression of dandruff will remain - these are not washed off white mustard flakes. If you completely immerse your hair in water and rinse it off, then everything will be fine. The mustard will wash off and leave no trace or smell.
I take a ladle of warm water, throw in at least four tablespoons of mustard powder, stir with my hand until completely dissolved, pour the solution on my head and rub in lightly.
After washing your hair with mustard, you must rinse and rinse your hair. For rinsing I use lemon juice, sometimes citric acid, and sometimes salt.”
It is better to use mustard by adding it to clay, henna, bran and other mixtures for washing hair. For example, take 50 gr. clay or henna (any), add 1 teaspoon of mustard powder + essential oils. Dilute with cool water. This makes mustard hurt less. Apply everything evenly to the hair and head, rub in as you would with shampoo. Leave for 15 minutes and rinse with water or herbal decoction.
Dilute dry mustard powder mineral water until creamy, rub into skin and hair, leave for 5 minutes, rinse with water or herbal decoction.
For hair of medium thickness, shoulder length: 1 teaspoon of mustard, 1 teaspoon of henna, pour in a decoction of herbs, you can add a little honey. Apply this mixture to your hair before washing. While you wash your body, this shampoo nourishes and washes your hair; after 10-15 minutes you can rinse it off. It is advisable, of course, to rinse with water or a decoction of herbs with a small amount lemon (1 tsp). Healthy and beautiful hair to everyone!
It is better to accustom your hair to mustard gradually, and not immediately switch to it. Those. mix mustard, shampoo with a small amount of water and mine. After a month or two, you can quite easily switch to washing your hair without chemicals. You will see the result and be stunned - “how come I haven’t used this mustard before”?
I dilute the mustard with hot water and let it sit for 15 minutes. It starts to burn if you add little water. They advised to dilute it cool so that it doesn’t burn.
2. Clay
Yesterday I washed my hair with a mixture of clay + ethers. It washed well, the only negative is that the hair is stiffer and does not shine. On the plus side, they formed into stunning curls. The main thing is without any SLS and other things. I took black clay because... I have most of it, ownerless. But it made the hair a little darker, so I think fair-haired people should get white or yellow. Today I will wash it with yellow. And I took esters so as not to bother too much - ylang, geranium, bergamot... I just took them for the smell, I love these esters. I'll try maybe cinnamon with ginger and something else, say lemon. The cinnamon burns, maybe they will grow better. Today I’ll try rubbing jojoba oil into my ends. You simply wash it off with water and that’s it)) About the proportion. I'm used to doing everything by eye. Well, I think, a couple of tablespoons of clay (long hair) and 2-3 drops of ether. I think it will be fine. To make your hair shine, rinse it one last time with bath vinegar: 1 tbsp of vinegar (preferably apple cider vinegar), or, I think, lemon juice per 1 liter of water.
And I’ve already washed my hair and my whole body with clay several times! And the result makes me happy! I dilute it to a creamy state, put it on a washcloth, and go ahead! The feeling is pleasant. Good for hair too. They are long for me. Everything washes off well under the shower and doesn’t get tangled much when combing. And no dandruff!
Blue clay is very difficult to wash off from hair. Still, the particles remain. It is better to apply green on your hair, the effect is the same and it is easier to wash off.
3. Bread
I somehow instinctively stopped washing myself with shampoo two years ago. I use black bread instead, and finally the dandruff has gone away, and despite pregnancy and breastfeeding, my hair has only gotten better.
As for washing, I don’t feel washed after soap and shampoo. Some sensations are different. I tried washing my hair with bread and making it easier on my head. After shampoo the hair is somewhat heavy, but after bread it is soft and light. And the skin breathes...
I crumble brown bread without crusts into a bowl, fill it with hot water, and then, when it cools down a little, before applying it to my hair, I rub it between my palms - it turns out to be such a solid mass. I apply it to my head, rub it into my hair, and then rinse it off. There is nothing unnecessary left in the hair. Hair is shiny, clean, beautiful!
As for hair, you can wash your hair with bread. I take the cheapest one, rye, fill 2-3 pieces with hot water, half a liter, let it sit for an hour. I rub it through a sieve and wash my hair with this mixture. then rinse thoroughly and rinse with water and lemon juice. Your hair immediately doubles in size.
I wash my hair with black bread - rye, and most of all I like Borodinsky with caraway seeds. I first crumble the bread, having previously cut off the crusts, because... they will most likely leave crumbs in your head. I pour almost boiling water (85-90 degrees), and when it cools down a little, I take this mass in a handful and rub it with my palms until it becomes a mushy mass - and then I spread it on my hair. Then it washes off well.
I decided to make a bread mask for my hair. My hair is long, and the recipe contains nothing but bread and water...
And the main thing that alarmed me is that there is no need to use shampoo and there is no need to talk about hair conditioner - not a word, and without it you can’t comb your hair! She took a risk, steamed the bread, and kneaded it. I smeared the whole bathtub with bread slurry, but still got smeared. With horror, I belatedly thought, how can I wash these crumbs out of my hair? But there is nowhere to retreat. Necessary. I wanted it myself. (Moreover, bread shampoo has exactly the same recipe, that is, you can also wash your hair.) I pulled the film on for about 15 minutes, I definitely stood it, I didn’t have enough strength to sit there any longer. I wash it off, but I myself am tormented by the question: should I wash my hair or not? Should I apply the balm or take the risk? If anything happens, you can go and wash your hair again... Bottom line: washing it out, of course, is a little difficult (but what is not washed out will shake out in the form of crumbs). But my hair felt completely clean to the touch, I combed it - even better than when I used the balm. In this case, you can save a lot on shampoo and conditioner - getting a completely cheap one, without any chemicals, natural shampoo and balm in one bowl!
Bread mask. Ingredients: 100-200 g of black bread, brown bread crusts or crackers, 0.5 cups of boiling water. Cooking method. Pour boiling water over the bread. Close the lid and leave to swell for 1 hour. When the water has cooled, mash the bread to make a thin paste.
Rub the bread mixture into your hair and scalp. Cover your head with plastic wrap and leave for about 30 minutes. Then wash your hair with warm water. There is no need to use shampoo.
I wash my hair with bread without anything. Pour boiling water over a slice of rye bread and let it sit for a bit. Apply the porridge to your hair, again, hold it in for a while and wash it as you would with regular shampoo.
Washing hair with bread: cut off the crusts from rye bread, put in a saucepan, pour boiling water over it and cover with a lid. When the bread becomes soggy, knead it into a paste with your hands. Rub it into your hair and leave for 5 minutes. and rinse with water. There is no need to re-rinse your hair with shampoo. You can rinse them with water to which vinegar or lemon juice has been added - 1 tablespoon per liter.
The other day I finished reading the whole topic, tried washing my hair with rye bread - for the first time I washed it so well, I was delighted. The hair was voluminous and most importantly the dandruff was gone!!! And there is no smell like after an egg. I also add a couple of drops of tea tree oil - good for the skin and scalp.
Instead of shampoo, it is good to use rye bread. I haven't used shampoo for two years now. Previously, I had dandruff and hair fell out, even from expensive medicinal shampoos. And now, despite childbirth and breastfeeding, my hair has become thicker and the dandruff has gone away. The recipe is very simple - a slice of rye bread is poured with boiling water. Once it cools down, you can wash it like shampoo. My grandmother gave me this idea - she washes her hair like this all her life - her hair is gorgeous.
Washing oily hair with rye bread: pour boiling water over 150 g of rye bread. “Lap” your hair with the gruel and leave for 5-10 minutes. Then rinse your hair thoroughly with water. To give a beautiful shine, they are rinsed with an infusion of birch leaves.
I usually pour boiling water over the bread, after five to ten minutes the water is completely absorbed into the bread, resulting in a crumb with the consistency of porridge without hard lumps. This is the porridge I put on my head. Depending on the degree of hair contamination, I leave it on for a while. If the hair is dirtier, then it will take longer. It's really not very easy to wash off. It's difficult to do this in the shower. I usually lie on my back in a filled bath and lower my head into the water up to my face. And in the water I gently rinse my hair with my fingers near the head. From the middle of the hair you can already wash it off with a shower. I don’t know if I described the process clearly. But you can get so good at it that there are no crumbs left in your head at all. And the procedure is more pleasant than in the shower.
If the crumb of black bread is poured with water and left for 10-20 minutes, the resulting slurry can be thoroughly washed.
I washed my hair with black bread crumb and rinsed it with a nettle decoction, I liked it, nothing got stuck in my hair, of course there is a feeling of not being washed, but my hair looks as usual.
They don’t wash out - do you mean they remain greasy? Leave the bread on your head for a while and then wash it off. If your hair is thick, add more bread and less water. Bread may also have additives. This one doesn't fit. The simpler the bread (cheaper), the better.
Composition of the detergent: place the rye bread pulp, separated from the crusts, in an opaque container, fill it with a small amount of water. Cover the dish with a lid and place in a warm place where the bread should be before fermentation begins. When the mixture begins to ferment, add whey to it - the mixture is ready for use. You need to wash your hair without soap or other detergents. The smell of sour milk that may remain in your hair after using this product can be removed by rinsing your hair with water to which a little dry mustard has been added. After this, the hair should be rinsed again with clean water. For oily hair.
Folk recipes say that to strengthen hair, you wash your hair with honey and bread.
Brew black bread with boiling water, after 4-5 hours put it in a sieve; if it leaks, use it instead of shampoo.
4. Flour
I tried washing my hair with rye flour. Hair looks clean and well-groomed, just like after washing with expensive shampoo.
Dear girls, I tried washing my hair with rye flour, I am delighted, my hair remains clean for almost a week and a half and it feels like there is more of it, after washing I rinse it with grass and now I don’t wipe it anymore, the result is amazing!
My hair is thick middle length, this is the best of all folk remedies at the moment from everything that I have experienced on myself. Hair feels as nice as after washing good shampoo. The composition used rye flour.
Yesterday I tried washing with rye flour, it’s interesting, but when you wash it off there is foam.
I can recommend for hair... shampoo (flour + mustard + essential oils)... Base flour, preferably oatmeal or rye (although you can experiment with different ones to see what suits you)... then mustard powder, preferably old), otherwise will it burn... or just throw in a little... well, plus a couple of drops of essential oil... that’s also according to taste... or type... it’s individual...
The procedure will take 15 minutes longer than usual, but it's worth it! Honestly, my hair just comes to life!
In China, people washed their hair with rice flour. Since then, she has only used this product; she says that instead of rice flour, you can use rye flour, worse than wheat. I suppose you can use oatmeal and buckwheat.
After using rice flour (as shampoo), burdock root decoction............ah! I stood in my garden... the wind played with my clean hair, tickled my shoulders, and there was such a feeling of flight, airiness, purity.
Better yet, wash your hair with flour diluted with water. Only flour should be low in gluten, such as pea, oat or corn.
Pour warm water over the pea flour prepared using a coffee grinder. Let sit overnight. Then apply the paste to your hair and leave this mask for thirty minutes. The pea mixture will remove all the dirt and oil from your hair, and after rinsing the mask, you won't have to use shampoo.
I usually wash my hair with yolk or corn flour.
The recipe for use is as follows: Take flour, the amount depends on the length and thickness of the hair, and pour it on your head DRY!!! Carefully massage your scalp with your fingers, partly it will fall off, partly it will remain on the hair, absorbing fat. Next, rinse your hair with WARM water to prevent the flour from boiling. Even if it gets brewed, it doesn’t matter, when the hair is dry, it can be combed out normally with a comb.
There is another method of DRY washing your hair, it is used by residents of deserts where there are problems with water, you can use it on a hike: pour flour on your head, massage and comb out the flour with a thick comb. In this case, it is more convenient to use coarse flour.
Yesterday I tried washing my hair with a natural product - dry shampooing with flour. I took the one that turned out to be in the bins - coarsely ground wheat. I rubbed my hair, rubbed it more thoroughly at the roots, washed it off (it took me a long time to wash it off - my hair was almost up to my waist), and rinsed it in an infusion of nettle and black tea. I didn’t wipe it with a towel - I just dried it naturally. I would never have believed that there would be such a result - fragrant, lush and manageable hair. That is, they were mine before, but all the time they were either electrified, or from lack of attention they stuck out in different sides, they didn’t listen, they probably wanted to run away. And now they are so humble, and the pigtail turned out to be plump.
5. Egg yolk (eggs)
Eggs are an excellent hair conditioner; they replenish the lack of proteins, strengthen hair, give it softness and manageability, and are rich in lecithin. For example, the yolk contains a huge amount of mineral elements and nutrients.
Now I just wash my hair with water every day and an egg every four days. and before I washed it with shampoo every day (!!) - after a couple of weeks it was noticeable that the hair began to recover, became thicker and softer, there was no more dandruff!
For six months now I have been washing my hair ONLY with egg yolks. For the first time in my life, my hair stopped splitting. At all.
We have been using egg yolks to wash our hair for over two years now. And we recommend it to all relatives, friends and acquaintances. This is done very simply: take an egg, carefully break the shell so as not to damage the yolk, separate it from the white and take it with you to the bath (or to the sauna - it depends on your luck). The remaining protein can be used in culinary practice. We wet the hair with water and the contents of the yolk, it even foams slightly. The only point that can be additionally advised is not to smear the entire yolk over the head, but to sort of “pour” it out of the shell, because in otherwise Pieces of the film will remain on the hair; washing them off with water is, of course, possible, but difficult. In principle, if you don’t wash them off, nothing bad will happen either - it’s just that this... “snot” can be combed off from dried hair with a comb - but there’s nothing particularly pleasant about it. Therefore, we recommend leaving the yolk shell in your hand and pouring the contents onto your head. After this, your head should be rinsed with clean water.
I mix 2 yolks with a tablespoon of honey, rub it into my head and wash it like shampoo 2 times. I liked that my hair was washed well.
I tried washing my hair with 2 yolks + 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. The feeling is good, the hair is washed like after shampoo.
Shampoo recipe: for 1 yolk, 1 teaspoon of honey, stir until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. The amount depends on the volume of hair and the degree of contamination. Apply shampoo to wrung out wet hair, massage your scalp, lift your hair up and wait another 10 minutes. Then rinse with warm water. Afterwards, you can apply either a rinse or an infusion to your hair.
This is a recommendation from some site. In general, you first need to wash your hair with a mixture of 2 yolks and 1 tbsp. l. honey (due to the length of my hair, I took 6 yolks and 3 tablespoons of honey). Then wash off this matter with warm water. And then rinse your hair with the previously prepared nettle infusion. Don't wipe! Let them dry. I also washed my face with nettle at the same time, it was nice)) And I made a nettle infusion like this: 2 tbsp. poured crushed nettles into a large mug of hot water and left it covered for half an hour. More could have been done. In the morning I woke up and was amazed - my hair was absolutely clean, fresh, and the ends were not stiff as usual, but just like feathers. In general, I’m happy and intend to use this method for a couple more weeks, and then I’ll do something with chamomile.
For over a month now I have been washing my hair with egg yolk and honey and rinsing it with nettle.
For now I settled on a mixture of yolk and honey. Not even for long! Unless, of course, you don’t feel sorry for the possible chicken. And I liked caressing it more with a decoction of burdock root.
And if you add a pinch of insoluble to the yolk with honey ground coffee, then the head is also massaged, it is washed out better (in the sense that it becomes cleaner), volume and purity are maintained longer, the hair is shiny and smells like a slight “tint” of coffee.
Egg yolk can really wash your hair very well. I mix it with a lot of ingredients. For example, when the hair is very oily, you can mix in clay. You can dilute one or two yolks with some kind of decoction, mix it, it doesn’t matter if you don’t use a lot of hair, five eggs at a time.
But with the yolk everything is simple. You need to take the yolk, shake it in half a glass of water and wash your hair with it, some add mustard, a spoon or two, you can drop in essential oil. Some even add regular oil. I tried it with regular one. If you don’t overdo it, it won’t interfere with your head wash.
I successfully use this recipe for washing my hair (my hair is oily, the length is below my shoulders): 2 yolks without flagella + 2 tbsp. spoons of honey + 2-3 drops of fir oil. I rub my hair with this mixture for about five minutes, rinse it off with water, then pour the herbal infusion over my hair. It doesn’t take much time and washes off well. The hair turns out washed, voluminous and alive. I rinse with herbs.
I decided to try washing my hair with a “shampoo” made from cognac and yolk (it promised to “beautify” my hair on the first try). Indeed, this mask washes out quite well, like regular shampoo, and the hair becomes softer and, as it were, darker (well, I’m a brunette, that’s just right for me...). You just need to wash it well, because cognac tends to smell. 50 gr. cognac + 1 yolk = mix, apply to hair, wrap in a towel, rinse after 40 minutes.
Washing oily hair with egg - take 100 g baby soap, plan it and pour 100 g of boiling water. Strain, add 25 g of alcohol or cologne. Before washing, beat the egg (both white and yolk) and rub into the scalp. Wrap your head in a towel soaked in warm water and hold for five minutes. Wash your hair with the resulting soap mixture.
Washing excessively oily hair with an egg - beat the egg, add 1 teaspoon of vodka and a few drops of lemon juice. Rub the mixture into the scalp, rinse with warm and then cool water.
Ingredients: 1 yolk, 2 tablespoons of water, 1/2 teaspoon of camphor oil. Mix the mixture thoroughly and wash your hair as with regular shampoo. The mixture should be applied to wet hair. After it is applied, it is advisable to massage your head well. Wash it off with running water, be sure not very hot, so that the eggs do not curl. For oily hair.
Homemade egg shampoo: break 2 eggs into a bowl, stir with a fork, add a little boiling water (?) and wash your hair. If your hair is dry you need to add a few drops vegetable oil. If fatty - camphor oil.
My sister is a professional hairdresser...she saved me, or rather my hair. Now of course all sorts modern means there are many people who are simply too lazy to bother trying to save their hair from falling out in this way. She made me masks before washing my hair - honey + egg. Rinse with lukewarm water first, otherwise the egg will curdle, and then you can make the water hotter. I washed my hair like this for about two months and my hair stopped falling out.
For 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of honey, rub it into the roots, 30 minutes is enough, after that, don’t wash it with shampoo, your hair will be like silk anyway....
I'm currently trying to wean myself off shampoos, while I wash my hair with egg and honey. I can say that it cleans well.
You can make your own egg shampoo. Beat 2 fresh eggs and mix them with 0.5 cups of warm water. Immediately apply the resulting mixture to your hair and gently massage your scalp, as if you were shampooing. Rinse with warm water.
Use whipped milk instead of shampoo egg. It’s good to add wheat or seeds passed through a coffee grinder.
Natural gelatin shampoo: 1 tbsp. pour gelatin for 40 minutes. 3 tbsp. spoons of cold water, and after 40 minutes. Place this mixture in a water bath, heat until it dissolves, then add 1 yolk, 1 tablespoon of any shampoo and apply to your head for 5-10 minutes, then rinse with warm water. This composition contains a lot of protein, the hair becomes beautiful and thick. You can add another egg instead of shampoo and wash your hair with this mixture.
What I liked most about my dyed hair was the homemade yolks; they don’t leave any color or smell.
My son (3 years old) washes his hair quail egg- chicken is too big. Curly is growing.
6. Soapwort
Natural shampoo - 30 gr. soap roots (soap grass cleanses like soap), 30 gr. plants that match your hair (chamomile for blondes, rosemary or sage for dark hair, currants - for redheads, lavender - for oily hair, marshmallow - for dry hair, cumin - for everyone).
Pour boiling water over the soap roots and leave for twelve hours. Pour into a saucepan and bring to the boil, simmer for 15 minutes, remove from heat, add the herbs you prefer, stir, filter and bottle.
Washing your hair with a decoction of soapwort officinalis - add two packages of soapwort (200 g) to two liters of water and boil for half an hour. Wash your hair in this decoction without soap or shampoo, rinse plain water, and even better - chamomile infusion if your hair is light, and oak bark decoction if it is dark.
Liquid shampoo: 1 tbsp. spoon of soapwort powder; 1 handful of any herbs that are used in hair oils; a glass of boiling water. Fill the mixture with water. Cool, strain and use as regular shampoo.
Shampoo for all hair types: 30 g of soap grass root, 350 ml of clean water, 1 tsp. carrier oil (of your choice), 15-60 drops of essential oil (of your choice). The crushed root of the soap grass is poured with the specified amount of water, brought to a boil, and then simmered over low heat for 10 minutes. After cooling, the liquid is filtered and poured into a plastic bottle with a tight-fitting lid. Oils are added to the contents of the bottle and shaken thoroughly. The shampoo is ready for use and can be stored in the refrigerator for a week. After washing your hair with this shampoo, the hair is thoroughly washed using vinegar and herbal extract. For very oily hair, the amount of oil is reduced or not used at all.
Shampoo: 25 gr. chopped soap root, 25 gr. dried chamomile flowers, 250 ml. hot water, 20 drops of sandalwood oil. Pour boiling water over the root and chamomile, stir well, cover and leave to steep overnight. In the morning, strain and add sandalwood oil.
7. Soda
I have been washing my hair with baking soda for a year now, rinsing it with water lemon juice. Very pleased. Svetlana Ermakova (author of books on beauty and health).
Harmless shampoo from baking soda(Gilda Clark's recipe): one tablespoon of baking soda mixed with one glass of very hot water. Stir until completely dissolved. Take the solution into your hand and distribute it over your hair (Apply a handful to your hair). Rinse hair thoroughly with ascorbic acid. Leave for a minute and rinse with clean water. To add shine to your hair, dip the lemon twice in hot water and then run the peel through your hair, pressing firmly.
I wash my hair with a baking soda solution from time to time. This is, one might say, a unique detergent. The uniqueness lies in the fact that the interaction of hair grease (secretion of the sebaceous glands of the hair follicles) and baking soda produces soap (sodium salt of fatty acids) and glycerin (remember glycerin soap).
Soap, of course, washes hair, and glycerin softens the skin. I put one heaped teaspoon of baking soda in a mug of warm water (250 ml). As soon as you wet your hair with the solution, foam appears. You wash your hair with an “individual” shampoo, then rinse your hair with water. The composition of the fatty lubricant is individual for everyone, which means the composition of the resulting “shampoo” is different for everyone and especially for you.”
I read on the forum that you can wash your hair with soda (a teaspoon with a hump in a glass of WARM water). Thank you very much to the person who recommended it! Cleans great!
You can, for example, rinse your hair from grease with soda, then rinse with infusion of chamomile and nettle, and in addition rub in a little lemon and cabbage juice. It might even work without lemon... Besides, the cabbage juice with acids will neutralize all the remaining soda.
I washed my hair with baking soda. I washed myself very well. I came to work and shared my “experience” with a colleague. Lena said that I was crazy because... Baking soda makes my hair very thin... I didn’t do this again, my hair is already thin.
8. Soap
You need to wash your hair with laundry soap (soap and rinse twice), and rinse with water and vinegar. Now I wash it like this all the time. There is so much hair on my head that no hairpins can hold it! I’ve never cut my hair in my life, it just got frizzy and didn’t grow any further, but here it’s such a shock.
Shampoo base: 1 tbsp. a spoonful of soap flakes (from baby soap); 100 ml water; plant extract or essential oil of choice. Boil water in a saucepan, turn off the heat and add grated soap. Stir until dissolved. Cool. Add a few drops of plant extract or essential oil.
1 tablespoon crushed soap (preferably good quality soap) expensive soap), 1 glass of hot water. You can also add 1 teaspoon of borax (sodium tetraborate) to this composition. This recipe is also good because you can use any strong decoction or infusion instead of water. medicinal herbs, which is suitable for your hair type. For all hair types.
Wash your hair with soap, then rinse with clean water. And then rinse again, but add a little table vinegar or lemon juice to the water. If your hair is greasy, you also need to wash it only once every 6 days, lathering it once with “Bath” soap - it is suitable for caring for such hair. Soap foam from hair should not be washed off immediately, but after 2-3 minutes. When rinsing your hair, pour 2 teaspoons into a basin ammonia. However, even after the bath (after 3-4 days), the hair needs care: rub a water-alcohol preparation infused with... medicinal herbs and “flavored” with vitamins.
I read expert advice on this (about washing hair with laundry soap)!! It is very harmful to wash your hair with laundry soap, since it contains a large amount of alkali and toxins, which are very harmful to both the scalp and the hair itself. It’s good to rinse with vinegar, since it’s an acidic environment and a little bit of acid is good for your hair! So if you still want to be convinced of the toxic composition of laundry soap, ask about the method of its preparation, you will be horrified...
9. Henna
For example, I generally wash my hair with henna. True, without oils. I alternate between regular and colorless henna and other methods of washing (without henna). I just brew it as if I were painting it, apply it to my head - from roots to ends, massage everything so that it is evenly distributed, leave it on for three minutes, and then rinse it off. The most difficult thing in the whole procedure is to wash it off. My head is actually clean after henna. It’s just that if you wash it often with henna, the shine goes away, but if you do this mask periodically, then everything is fine - your hair is lush and shiny. At first I only used colorless soap, then I tried it with regular red hair, because after giving birth I began to develop dandruff, and regular henna destroys it.”
I will say that I did not expect such a wonderful effect for my hair. This method does not dry out the scalp too much; you can wash it every day. Plus, once every 1 - 2 months I make a henna mask, the result is truly magnificent.
But I also wanted to say about henna - you can’t use it often either (wash it or dye it?) - it dries out your hair.
Hair becomes dull only when henna is used too often. If you use henna once every three months (in the form of a mask?), then your hair will only benefit from it.
10. Washing your hair with nettles
Pour 100 g of fresh or dry nettle into 1 liter of water, add 0.5 liter of vinegar, and simmer the mixture over low heat for 30 minutes. Strain. Add 2-3 cups of broth to a bowl of water. Wash your hair (do not use soap). It is better to wash your hair before going to bed, and then, after drying it with a towel, tie it with a scarf.
Boil 100 g of finely chopped nettle leaves for 30 minutes in a mixture of 0.5 l apple cider vinegar 6% and 0.5 liters of water. Wash your hair with this mixture every day. Course - 30 days.
Using this water, nettle and birch infusions are prepared, which wash your hair well even without soap. To prepare nettle infusion, pour boiling water over fresh nettles in a basin; when the water has cooled, the infusion is ready. It is better to make birch infusion in the spring, using a birch broom with buds. Rinse the broom with hot water and pour boiling water over it. After half an hour, you can wash with the infusion. Rinse your hair with infusion of linden and chamomile: they have a beneficial effect on the scalp and prevent the appearance of dandruff. The proportions for preparing the infusion are a handful of herbs per liter of water.
Take three tablespoons of stinging nettle and coltsfoot leaves, brew in 1 liter of boiling water and, after steeping for an hour, strain, wash your hair three times a week for a month, massaging the scalp (to strengthen hair).
11. Borax
Borax suppresses the activity of bacteria on the scalp and stops flaking and itching, “the hair becomes cleaner.” You need to rinse your hair with citric (and specifically citric) acid, only it will wash away the remaining borax from the hair.
How to make shampoo and soap - pour borax into a jar (you can use a funnel), fill the jar with hot tap water, shake several times, let the crystals settle. After a few minutes, you can pour the solution into containers - this is soap. A jar with a volume of about 4 liters. Borax - one eighth of a glass. Borax should not be confused with Borax.
12. Dairy
You can wet your hair with curdled milk or sour milk and then rinse it off with warm water. Hair is cleansed of grease and dirt, becomes soft and unbreakable.
For those who complain that their head “burns” after washing with soap, or are bothered by itching and tightness of the skin, it is better to wash their hair with slightly warmed sour milk (an old Russian method). The hair is moistened with milk and gently rubbed into the skin, a cap is put on (an attribute of the steam room) and after half an hour, the head is rinsed with warm water. It is believed that sour milk strengthens the hair roots and nourishes the hair itself, so you should wash your hair with it at least once a month. Those who do this are usually not overjoyed with their hair, as the hair becomes strong and shiny no worse than after expensive shampoos.
Washing hair with sour milk. An ancient folk remedy for washing hair is sour milk. Since ancient times, many peoples of Central Asia have used lactic acid products for this purpose. And now they wash their hair with yogurt, kefir, and whey. Lactic acid products create a fatty film that protects hair from damage by the alkaline solution formed when soap is dissolved in water. How to wash your hair with yogurt? Wet your head generously with it, cover it with a plastic scarf, and top it with terry towel. After 25-30 minutes, rinse in the foam of superfat toilet soap<Детское>, <Ланолиновое>, <Русский лес>(mustard), rinse thoroughly with warm water, and then with acidified water (1 lemon per 2 liters of water, 1 tablespoon vinegar per 2 liters of water).
Kefir shampoo. Apply slightly warmed yogurt to your hair and scalp, cover with a plastic scarf and a terry towel on top. After 25-30 minutes, rinse your hair well with plain water and then rinse with acidified water. To do this, you can use the juice of one lemon or three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar per 2 liters of water.
13. Ash (Lye)
Lye recipe - take a container, add half the ash and, stirring, fill with water almost to the top. Remove any floating coals with a slotted spoon. Place the container with the solution in a warm place and stir periodically throughout the day. Or you can simmer on low heat for 3 hours. After this, let the solution settle, then carefully drain it. The main thing is that it is completely transparent. Feed the plants with the sediment rich in microelements remaining in the bucket, but in moderation.
When the solution, lye, is ready, it is used for washing the head and body as shampoo or liquid soap (50-100 ml), for washing (200-500 ml per basin of laundry, depending on soiling, 6-8 hour soaking is required).
I wash my hair with lye: I pour half the ash into a half-liter jar, brew it with boiling water, mix well and let it sit for an hour or two. The lye is ready. I drain this lye infusion and apply it to my head without diluting it on damp hair. But to wash my hair, I use not just water, but a decoction. Nettle softens hair well and makes it less tangled. A decoction of birch leaves also strengthens hair. The hair is washed well, the skin does not sting when washed and does not itch after.
My grandmother in the village uses lye all the time, only she cooks it. I tried washing my hair and it washed perfectly.
My grandmother told me that they collected weeds, lit the stove, steamed the ashes from them in a cast iron pot and made lye. And they washed and washed with this lye, and you can’t think of a better way to wash your hair.”
My mother told me how during the war, far in Transcaucasia, they lived without soap. The stove there was heated mainly with dry grass. They washed their hair with ash from the stove. There were no problems with her hair; she had very good hair.
Regarding the lye, I realized for myself that you don’t need to pour too much of it on your head, so that your hair will be washed later and there won’t be a stick in it.
14. Brewer's yeast.
Once, while sorting out my first aid kit at home, I found expired dry brewer’s yeast, diluted it with water, it sat for a day, rose slightly and I applied it to my scalp as a mask. Then I just washed them off with water and didn’t wash my hair with any shampoo. Hair washed perfectly! They became clean and soft and shiny!
Pour raw yeast with kefir and heat in a water bath. The result is a jelly-like mixture that can be applied to the hair and allowed to soak for an hour, then rinsed off. Hair will be thoroughly washed.
15. Extras
I wash my hair with coarsely ground mustard powder and henna powder and rinse it with a solution of apple cider vinegar and water.
You can try to do without shampoos altogether. Mix dry mustard with water (3-4 tablespoons per 1-1.5 tablespoons of cool water), add a couple of tablespoons there olive oil Extra Virgin, a spoonful of flaxseed oil, beat in the yolk - and all this on your head. Let the mustard act - then rinse thoroughly. Be sure to use an herbal rinse - chamomile or nettle, depending on your hair color. It is advisable to dilute mustard with the same rinse aid (not water). Other detergents in in this case won't be needed. It is advisable to take sprouted wheat every morning (2-3 tbsp) and the same flaxseed oil - a couple of tbsp. spoons Place all chemical shampoos and conditioners in the garbage disposal.
Dilute mustard powder with cool water in a ratio of 1:10, add egg yolk and a tablespoon of honey, pour in a teaspoon of flaxseed oil. Apply as a mask, rinse with water without using shampoo. This includes both treatment and hair washing. Mustard stimulates hair growth and ensures cleanliness; honey, yolk and oil nourish and moisturize hair.
Synthetic vitamins should not be used, add natural oils. It’s good for you to use flaxseed + yolk. You can also add honey, which also has a very beneficial effect on hair, any hair at all. And try to brew mustard herbal infusions, use infusions constantly. If time permits, make hair masks from colorless henna + yolk + honey. You can wash off this mask with a weak mustard solution without additives.
Honey washes off well. One thing. Try to wash your hair in standing water. Place the basin higher (for example, on a bench) - and dangle your hair thoroughly in the water. And then rinse with grass.
You need to hold it until you experience a slight tingling sensation, and do not bring it to a fiery state :). Otherwise there will be no benefit.
How often? - like regular shampoo. Those. You use mustard instead of shampoo all the time. The only thing is not to forget to add butter and yolk to the mixture (you can also use other good components), otherwise you will dry out your hair. By the way, if things go well, mustard will soon be your favorite shampoo.
Apply the mixture to dry hair, not necessarily all of it, it is enough to apply the mixture at the roots, because... “Everyone’s ends are already quite dehydrated or just dry: they just need to rinse.”
Take 2 yolks, 2 tbsp. l with a top of mustard powder, added green tea and mixes. Then gradually add oatmeal or rye flour and mix until the consistency of sour cream. Long hair (below the shoulders) usually requires approximately 400 ml of the mixture. Moisten your hair well with water. Apply this mixture (“shampoo”) to your hair, massage and rinse. Rinse with an acidic solution with the addition of kefir, lemon juice or apple cider vinegar. Approximately 1 tbsp. l for 2-3 liters of water. No other cosmetic shampoos are used.
If before washing your hair with “shampoo” you do not apply any oil masks, can be washed once. If they are placed base oils, you can use the “shampoo” twice. Instead of two yolks, you can take 3. If your hair is dry, you can take 1 tbsp. mustard powder, and instead of tea - low-fat kefir. Instead of green tea, you can add red wine, kefir, and other fermented milk products, for example, whey, beer, whiskey. It is important to remember that it is flour that needs to be added to the mixture, not ground oatmeal. They cannot be washed without the help of ordinary shampoo. The shampoo can be used on all hair types.”
Homemade hair shampoo: 150 gr. water, 1 tbsp. spoon of soda, 2 tbsp. spoons of vodka + 1 egg. Rinse with acidic water.
I make kvass - pour a quarter of the porridge into a 3-liter jar - buckwheat, rice, rolled oats, a couple of glasses of 1% kefir and fill it with tap water. After a couple of days, I beat a quail egg with the shell together into half a glass of kvass. On the shell it is as useful as mumiyo. I stir. The flagella precipitate. The rest of you can wash your hair. Add seeds, wheat, rye, oats to kvass. Growing in kvass, they will give up energy to germination, i.e., youth.
I've been washing my hair only with water for two years now. Everything is fine. The first week there was a mild withdrawal syndrome - my hair was greasy, sorry, but then everything was restored and my head looks normal. In the morning I stuck my head under the tap, rinsed it off, and off I went. Very convenient and economical.
I heard one woman tell how she sat at home while preparing for exams and washed her hair only with water, and noticed that after a while her hair began to cleanse itself. Since then, she hasn’t washed her hair with any shampoo for 30 years and has excellent healthy hair. And then one girl, Anyuta, wrote that her brother doesn’t wash with anything and cleans his hair himself. I also think that you just need to endure it and the hair will recover on its own, but for now you can, of course, help with herbs.
And now - the recipe for my favorite shampoo. Since our beauty should be natural, the means to achieve it will be natural. So: 1 yolk + 1 teaspoon mustard powder + 1 teaspoon hot pepper tincture (pour a bag of pepper with 200 g of vodka, leave for 5 days), mix, rub into hair, rinse, rinse with water and apple cider vinegar (!) or lemon juice. After this, your hair is voluminous and lies perfectly!
I am very pleased with the use natural products for washing hair. I don’t remember when I washed them with shampoo. I take as a base an yolk, or half a cup of kefir, or steamed rye bread, add 1 teaspoon each of dry mustard and hot pepper tincture, rinse with a solution of apple cider vinegar (1 tablespoon per 2 liters of water + 5 drops of grapefruit or lemon oil). The hair actually lies great. But, unfortunately, they don't shine. To make them shine, they say, you need to dry them, spread them dry with honey, and rinse them off. But I'm usually too lazy to do this.
For me, rye bread washes best (I have streaked bread, I wash it without shampoo for only 2 months), and the yolk is mixed with colorless henna. And I rinse with coltsfoot and nettle. Hair grows well after this!
For about 2 months now. I don't use shampoo. I tried it with egg, mustard, and now I’ve settled on white and green clay; neutral henna also washes hair very well. And of course I use herbal infusions, although the choice is limited, but I found nettle and oak bark, and I also use green and black tea.
In general, as they say, there are a lot of different “alternative” methods of washing hair - soaked bread, curdled milk, kefir, whey, nettle infusion, tansy, birch sap, even potato starch.
Hair washing products I have tried: rye flour, rye bread, simple soap, clay, mustard powder.
I wash my hair with black bread, yolk, clay, mustard.
For washing hair: infusions of various herbs (chamomile, nettle, thyme, string, oak bark), sour milk, mustard powder and more.
Grandma never washes her hair with shampoo or soap. Uses eggs, honey and katyk ( fermented milk product, the same yogurt, only without chemicals), but only homemade village one. To wash your hair, it is better to use sour or fermented katyk. It is rubbed into the scalp and hair and washed off with warm water after 20-30 minutes. The hair seems to come to life, irritation is relieved, and dandruff disappears.
For now I’ve settled on mustard and yolk, alternately and then together. I must say that after several months of using mustard and yolk, my hair became much better than before.
Dry hair washing with starch: We usually wash our hair using water. But there is also a dry method. It's ideal for when you're in a hurry and need to get your hair in order. Sprinkle your hair with potato starch. After 5 minutes, wipe with a dry towel and comb.
You can apply talc to dry hair, comb it and rinse with water - such a quick way.
I know that, for example, you can boil rosemary and wash your hair with the broth. I also heard that you can wash your hair with kefir.
For three months now I have been washing my hair exclusively with kefir, egg and mustard powder. For a glass of kefir (albeit better than sour milk, preferably homemade and not store-bought) one egg and a teaspoon of mustard powder. This portion is enough for two times. One condition: lather your hair with this twice and rub it very well, otherwise it won’t wash out. My hair really likes this mixture, and if you then rinse it with chamomile or burdock with calamus, it will be absolutely great. But this is all for healing and strengthening hair.
No one recommends washing your hair with kefir; kefir is only rubbed into the hair roots for 30 minutes. before washing. It is better not to wash your hair with egg yolk afterwards, because... Relatively fatty kefir will not wash off with it. But if you make a “shampoo” from water, corn flour and mustard powder, it will wash off. Mustard powder, they say, even washes off oil masks from hair. But you need to be careful with it, as if used frequently it can dry out the scalp.
Kazakh women believe that using shampoo every day is not at all necessary. With it, they wash their hair only once every 2-3 days, and in other cases they simply rinse it with acidified warm water.
You can wash yourself with tomatoes. Of course, to wash your hair, you need to make juice, and I added 1 egg to this juice.
P.S.
At one medical college, a teacher said at a lecture that if you can eat shampoo or gel without harm to your body, then you can wash yourself with it.
It makes sense to alternate detergents: each has its own healing substances that are not found in others.
It turned out that you need to wash your hair with water, the temperature of which is 36.7 ° C - that is, equal to normal temperature bodies.
To wash your hair, it is better to use boiled water, adding a little baking soda or ammonia. Soft water degreases hair well and does not irritate the scalp.
Someone said that you should rinse your hair with water and vinegar. Yes, your hair will be smooth and combable. This is very important for me, because this has always been a problem. But did you know that vinegar destroys the tissues and bones of the body? There are folk remedies for arthritis that require adding vinegar. The pain goes away, but the bones become soft and fragile. And this is no longer a joke. Before you rinse your hair with vinegar and water, think about the consequences.
During the Soviet era, printed publications advised girls to wash their hair once every 10 days. Agree, now the task seems impossible. These recommendations were commented on by saying that regular exposure to cleansers increases the functioning of the sebaceous glands. In fact, this is true, but it all depends on the choice of shampoos. In the Soviet Union they were hard without softening components; today stores offer a wide range to suit every budget.
How to choose the right hair shampoo
Most girls prefer products that they have tried before, but not all of them know how useful this shampoo is.
Before paying for your purchase at the checkout, turn the bottle over and carefully read the “Ingredients” column. Shampoos contain detergents that perform a cleansing function. They should be soft and gentle, look for the following components in the list:
- TEA lauryl sulfate
- TEA laureth sulfate
- Sodium laureth sulfate
- Sodium lauryl sulfate
- Ammonium laureth sulfate
- Ammonium lauryl sulfate
Ammonium is added to cheap shampoos; it washes away dirt and sebum well, but dries out the skin greatly. The first four components are used by expensive brands; they nourish the hair, strengthen the hair follicles and soften the scalp, preventing dandruff. Owners of dry, brittle, damaged and colored hair need to choose more expensive products that contain TEA and sodium. The shampoo should also contain proteins, keratin, glycerin, lecithin, plant extracts and oils, vitamins A, B, E, D, PP.
How to properly wash your hair with shampoo: a step-by-step guide
Step 1. Preparation
Start the procedure by combing. Thanks to simple manipulations, you will thoroughly rinse your curls and not leave any cosmetics on your hair. An important point is the temperature of the water, it should not be cold. Pay attention to the hardness; if in your area it exceeds the norm, then it is better to boil the water first, then start bathing. Experts even recommend using natural sources, but not everyone has this opportunity.
Step 2: Apply Shampoo
Wet your hair and scalp with plenty of water. Place a drop of shampoo onto your hand and rub between your palms until a thick foam forms. Apply the composition to the scalp, massage it thoroughly with your fingertips for 3 minutes. Rinse off the shampoo and reapply the product to your hands, rubbing between your palms.
This time, soap not only the root zone, but also the entire length. You should not do this in a circular motion, as you will damage the hair structure and it will begin to split. Squeeze individual strands into a fist, gradually moving from roots to ends. Now rinse off the shampoo again and repeat the previous manipulations, since you need to wash your hair exactly 2.5 times (first the roots, then 2 times the entire length of the hair).
Massage your scalp when you shampoo your hair. This way you will restore blood flow and awaken the hair follicles, the hair will begin to grow faster. Apply shampoo first to the back of the head, gradually moving down to the neck, then pay attention to the crown, hairline at the forehead and temple area.
Step 3. Apply the balm
After shampoo comes conditioner; these products are inextricably linked. Avoid purchasing 2-in-1 products, they only cause harm to your hair. The conditioner is designed for 3 minutes of exposure, imagine what effect the shampoo + conditioner will have if it is allowed to be washed off immediately. The components of 2-in-1 are halved, that is, the shampoo is diluted with some kind of balm and vice versa, so such products contain less nutrients.
After you have applied the shampoo, rinse your hair with clean water and wring it out. The balm is applied only to curls, without touching the scalp. Otherwise, you risk increasing the activity of the sebaceous glands. Do not overuse conditioner; excessive amounts will have a negative effect on your hair. After applying superficially to your curls, begin combing your hair with your fingers, imitating a comb. Leave the product on for 5 minutes.
Don’t listen to those who say that you shouldn’t wash off the conditioner completely, as if doing so will make your hair look better. No, they will begin to absorb dirt and get dirty at twice the speed, and in the morning you will notice that it’s time to wash your hair again.
Step 4: Towel drying
80% of lovely ladies make a mistake at this stage. When you have washed your hair and taken a towel in your hands, you do not need to rub your hair, wanting to dry it thoroughly. Do not squeeze the strands between your palms and rub them, twisting them into a rope. Thus, the hair structure is damaged and it begins to split.
Gently squeeze out the remaining water from the strands and wrap your head in a towel, wrapping it in a cocoon. Wait 25 minutes until the liquid is absorbed, then remove the towel and squeeze the strands into your fist, starting from the root zone, gradually going down. Do not rub your hair, carefully collect the remaining moisture, treating each curl separately. Hairdressers advise warming up the towel before drying your hair. Use heating devices or direct sunlight if the weather permits.
Step 5: Blow Dry
The procedure begins with combing the hair using movements from ends to roots. Comb your strands thoroughly, turn on the hair dryer at minimum power and dry the root zone. Keep the device at a distance of 25 cm from the scalp, try to use a cold air stream if you have an extra 15 minutes to dry. To the owners long hair It is recommended to take breaks during the procedure to allow the skin and hair to cool down.
Frequency of shampoo use
In summer, the frequency of use increases by 1.5 times; hair not covered with a headdress absorbs all the smog and dirt. At this time, the work of the sebaceous glands increases, resulting in the need for frequent washing.
Girls who use styling products every day also need to wash their hair daily. In this case, everything is simple and transparent.
If your hair gets dirty so quickly that you need to wash it every day, wean it off. Increase the interval between shampoo use, first by 5 hours, then by 7, 10 and gradually reach 24.
For ladies with dry hair, washing once every 3 days is appropriate. Your hair does not get dirty so quickly, so you do not need to expose it to frequent shampoo.
Don't know how to properly wash your hair with shampoo? First, purchase a product suitable for your hair type, then comb your hair thoroughly and wet it with water. Lather your hair with shampoo at least 2 times, always use conditioner. Before blow-drying your hair, wrap your head in a towel to absorb moisture. Wash your hair as it gets dirty, but at least once every 4 days.
Video: proper hair washing
Washing your hair is an action to which every person has been accustomed since childhood. This procedure becomes basic as part of proper hair care. Without thorough and regular hair washing, any hair care and restoration products will be ineffective. And although this action is simple, you need to know how to wash your hair correctly.
Hair washes: what to choose
Although caring for hair using water and specially developed products or “folk” methods is commonplace, there are still a lot of questions around it. First of all, they concern the best way to wash your hair.Soap instead of shampoo?
Options suitable means There are quite a few that can help maintain the beauty and health of hair. Often an alternative regular shampoo soap comes out. This could be baby soap, laundry soap, or tar soap. But any soap has one negative feature - it contains alkali. The higher the content, the more abundant the resulting soap foam will be. But it is alkali that harms hair.Using any soap requires an extremely long, thorough rinsing of the hair. But even in this case, it is not always possible to completely get rid of the resulting, often visually noticeable gray-white coating on the curls. Due to this, the hair can get dirty faster, the oiliness of the hair can increase, and the curls themselves become a “magnet” for odors, dust, and other contaminants.
Soap with tar stands out separately in this list. Before using it, it is worth considering that this product is strong, not the most nice smell remaining on the hair after washing. And for the first 14-20 days, the curls can be too greasy and unruly, quickly tangle, break badly, and fall out. This is how the “adaptation period” to the detergent passes. After it, the hair usually becomes stronger, thicker, healthier and grows better.
You should not wash your hair with tar soap very often. Once a week is the best option. And if such a product is chosen, then at the end of the procedure it is worth using a soft balm, and in some cases, hair conditioner.
Is it possible to wash your hair with shower gel?
It is impossible to give a clear negative answer to such a question. A one-time use of a modest amount of gel to wash your hair is unlikely to cause serious harm to both the skin on your head and the curls themselves. However, choosing shower gel as a direct alternative to shampoo is still contraindicated.
- Firstly, the gel differs in composition from products intended exclusively for hair. Among its components, a fairly large amount of the already mentioned alkali may be found, which negatively affects the condition of the curls. The acidity of the product can also be excellent.
- Secondly, frequent use of this detergent can make hair is coarse, naughty. They may begin to get dirty faster as the sebaceous glands increase their oil production under the influence of the shower gel components.
Can I regularly use 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 shampoos?
Bottles with inscriptions stating that the product contains three components at once - shampoo, conditioner, balm - are found on store shelves everywhere. However, such products should not be used every day or even every other day. These shampoos are suitable for use on trips or somewhere in the country, but not for regular washing of hair at home.Two or three components in one bottle neutralize each other's actions. Therefore, hair cleansing is too superficial, the balm does not help the curls recover and become manageable, and the conditioner is not able to fulfill its function - protecting the hair from external influences. This detergent will also not get rid of dandruff and itching, but will only “mask” the problem.
If you need to wash your hair frequently, you should choose shampoos that are designed specifically for daily use. They are softer in consistency and cause less damage to the hair.
What to replace shampoo or soap with?
Alternative options based on folk recipes there are a lot. Each of the products, in addition to the immediate task of cleaning hair from impurities, can also have a certain therapeutic effect. For example, strengthen curls, stimulate their growth, get rid of dryness or, on the contrary, excessive oiliness.To wash your hair quite often, you can use the following “improvised” products:
- white clay;
- colorless henna;
- rye flour, bread;
- eggs, egg yolk;
- starch, can also be used in dry form;
- decoctions from combinations of various herbs, for example, chamomile and coltsfoot; primarily suitable for rinsing, but washing your hair with them is also acceptable;
- soda;
- beet broth;
- mustard powder;
- honey in combination with chamomile infusion or decoction.
Which shampoo is better to choose?
The right choice of shampoo is the key to beautiful and strong hair. There are many shampoo options designed to suit different needs. In a situation where it is necessary to use a product with a medicinal base, for example, it is better to buy it either at a pharmacy or in a specialized store with caring cosmetics for curls.The choice of shampoo is based on:
- on the hair structure; if you use an anti-greasy product in a situation where your hair is naturally dry and brittle, it will cause serious damage to your hair;
- on the components of the product; It is better to purchase those options in which the amount of chemical components is not too high.
Is it acceptable to wash your hair every day?
The belief that you can’t wash your hair every day is largely a myth. The frequency of the washing procedure is based on the characteristics of the hair and scalp, and therefore is an individual indicator. In some cases, it may be necessary to carry out water procedures twice a day.- regular use large quantities laying and fixing agents;
- increased fat content, greasiness of curls;
- When external factors too negatively affect the hair (excessive dirt and dust in the air, an abundance of specific odors, and so on).
What are the dangers of performing the procedure frequently?
- The activity of the sebaceous glands may increase, the hair will be oily and get dirty faster.
- There is a risk of washing away the natural protective layer on the hair, which will lead to a deterioration in its condition and appearance.
- Improper washing of the hair and incorrectly selected products for this will also negatively affect the hair and can provoke the appearance of dandruff and itching.
- Subsequent drying of hair after washing is a rather traumatic procedure, despite its familiarity and simplicity.
How often should you give your hair a “bath day” and when is it better to give it up?
As stated above, it is permissible to wash your hair every day if circumstances require it. On average, water procedures must be carried out at least once every 4-6 days. In exceptional cases, when the curls are excessively fragile and dry, it is better to wash them once every 7-10 days.The frequency of washing your hair directly depends on external circumstances, in particular the season of the year. When it's cold outside and you have to wear warm hats, the hair on the head does not receive enough oxygen, the sebaceous glands work more actively. This fact influences the need for frequent washing of curls.
However, we can highlight a number of circumstances due to which it may be more useful and reasonable to postpone washing your hair to another time:
- no hot water; for proper washing of the hair, it is necessary that the water pressure be strong enough and voluminous, then it will be possible to thoroughly rinse the curls under the running stream; therefore, you should decide on a water procedure with basins and ladles only in exceptional cases; You cannot wash your hair with cold tap water, this can lead to colds, and problems with hair;
- elevated temperature and general painful condition; in this situation, washing your hair can provoke a deterioration in well-being; there is a risk of developing otitis media if water gets into the ears; due to the accompanying weakness, washing your hair at a temperature will be simply difficult.
Proper hair washing technique
The usual hair washing procedure must be performed correctly and have a certain sequence of actions. Only taking into account the nuances can you achieve the desired result and not harm your hair.- Before starting water treatments for hair, you must select and prepare all the required products. It would also be a good idea to prepare a couple of thick towels that you can warm up before drying your hair.
- When going into the shower, you first need to carefully but gently comb your hair. This will have a beneficial effect on the cleanliness of your hair afterwards, and will also allow you to wash away all dead skin flakes.
- Having set up a sufficiently strong water pressure, you should choose not the most high temperature. It is necessary to wash your hair properly with running water, not hotter than 45 degrees.
- Before you start washing your hair with shampoo, you need to thoroughly wet your hair along the entire length.
- Having squeezed out a small amount, even in a situation with very long curls, the amount of detergent, you need to rub it between your palms.
- Afterwards, shampoo (or foam) is applied to the roots, and the head is covered with massage movements. You should avoid the possibility of injuring your skin with your nails. And only then, with gentle movements, the product is distributed along the entire length. There is no need to shake the soaped strands particularly vigorously; this can lead to tangling of the hair afterwards, and the curls can also be damaged in this way. At this point, long strands should be combed with your fingers, but very carefully.
- The shampoo is washed off the hair immediately. The duration of a thorough rinse is 8-10 minutes. The exceptions are medicinal shampoos, products for restoring curls after dyeing and for preserving color. In such cases, you need to hold the resulting soap foam on your head in accordance with the instructions in the instructions.
- After the first wash of your hair, you need to repeat the procedure even on not too dirty curls. This is necessary because the first time the main contaminant is washed off from the strands, the second time the components of the shampoo have a beneficial effect on the hair (adding volume, shine, and so on).
Additional Recommendation: after washing off all the foam, you can rinse your hair with cool water, preferably well boiled or filtered. This water contains less chlorine and other “heavy” substances that settle on the hair during washing. In addition, this will give your curls an expressive shine.
When a balm, conditioner or mask is used after the main product, such caring cosmetics are applied to slightly dried curls, about 8-15 centimeters away from the roots, the main attention should be paid to the ends.
The entire water procedure drying the strands. Do not squeeze, twist or rub your hair too hard. This will damage the cuticle ( upper layer), will provoke hair loss, since under the influence of water the strands become heavier and weaken. Rather, pat your hair dry and clean with a towel.
Drying your hair naturally or using warm towels are the best options. If you need to use a hair dryer, then you need to select the “gentle mode” and use “cold blowing”, and also do not bring the device close to the hair.
It is not recommended to use a straightening iron to straighten and straighten strands when your hair is wet, just like combing your curls immediately after washing. This provokes excessive hair loss and can lead to...
Every person needs to wash their hair at least once a week, doing the procedure correctly to avoid:
- the appearance of dandruff and various diseases related not only to skin on the head or hair;
- eliminate the risk of early gray hair;
- help hair resist negative impacts from the outside, keep your hair healthy and attractive;
- prevent the development of itching, which can cause injury to the skin, and also cause damage to the hair follicles, which will also lead to hair loss and slow growth.
How to learn to wash your hair less often?
In some cases, when the hair becomes too unruly or greasy, or other circumstances force it, it may be necessary to switch from washing your hair once a day to a more infrequent one. How to achieve this?- Use dry shampoo or starch to clean your hair.
- Try to touch your curls less often daytime days, so as not to leave invisible impurities on them and not to provoke greater fat content.
- Comb your hair thoroughly, especially before going to bed. It is recommended to use a brush or comb made of natural material.
- Carefully rinse your hair every time you wash your hair so that there is no shampoo or other products left in your hair that can attract more dust and cause flaking of the skin.
- Use high-quality care cosmetics for your curls; it would be a good idea to resort to professional products, if possible.
