What to be afraid of our hair
It is known that the condition of the hair is used to judgehuman health and the strength of his immunity. If the hair shines with inner strength, lies in natural curls or falls in an elastic mass, then everything is in order. But often even in young girls you can notice the effect of dry "shagginess", that is, long strands stick out rebelliously, and short ones give away obvious overdrying and brittle hair. It immediately catches the eye how many split ends there are in such hair. It looks very ugly and unpleasant. It seems that the girl simply does not love herself or does not know how to take care of herself. This state of affairs makes you start looking for the real reason for such a disastrous state of the hairstyle. Factors of hair damage can be both external and internal. The former include:
- strong gassing of an industrial or transported city;
- unsuccessfully matched shampoo;
- infection of the scalp with pathogenic microorganisms;
- long-term exposure to sea water or chlorinated in the pool;
- reaction to prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.
Often, a person himself provokes the disastrous condition of his split hair. Among such reasons for split ends are:
- washing with too hot water, strong rubbing, insufficient rinsing;
- frequent use of a hot-air dryer;
- choosing low-quality combs - metal or cheap plastic;
- systematic wearing of wigs, hairpieces, linings;
- unsuccessful choice of means for coloring.
If there are no such reasons, and the quantitysplit ends are growing, it is worth considering the effects of such factors as poor nutrition, side effects of medications. Split ends can also be a consequence of kidney disease, gastrointestinal tract problems, puberty, nicotine poisoning (smoking), chronic fatigue, and insufficient fluid in the body.
How to deal with the problem
The most correct approach is to determine the cause,why hair splits, eliminate harmful factors. But it is often impossible to do this. A person does not have the time or desire to undergo a medical examination to find out at what level the functions of certain organs fail. General systematization of causes and correct conclusions regarding what needs to be urgently changed in your regime and behavior should help in solving the problem. Some women go the way of regular visits to the hairdresser in order not just to correct the haircut, but specifically to cut off split ends of hair. However, this method does not help to radically improve the situation, rather, on the contrary, the hairstyle can lose its shape, and the hair will still look untidy. A short-term positive effect is given by the haircut with hot scissors, which is popular today. But this method will not help to improve the condition for a long time. It is necessary to move on to care procedures in the form of hair masks.
Recommendations of traditional medicine
Ancient medical books include a variety of recipes for hair health. Among the herbal remedies that have a healing effect on the scalp, roots and entire length of hair are:
- juice of fresh nettle or her infusion (2 tbsp dry grass for 1 tbsp boiling water);
- parsley (juice of fresh grass);
- Chamomile pharmacy, infusion (20 g per 1 tbsp boiling water);
- bark of oak (1 tbsp boil in 1 tbsp water);
- celandine (fresh herb juice, diluted 1: 2 with water);
- birch (10 g of dry buds or 15 g of dry leaves boiled in 1 tbsp water);
- aloe (fresh juice or pharmacy);
- melon (juice);
- geranium (juice of fresh leaves).
Many of the tips relate to wellnessthe effects of fermented milk and oil wraps. It is not without reason that women in Central Asia, who wash their hair with katyk (a special type of milk ferment), practically never have overdried or split hair. The basis for oil mixtures is olive or any other warmed high-quality vegetable oil with the addition of all sorts of ingredients. The inclusion of the following components in such compositions has proven itself well:
- honey, diluted in warm water;
- juice of onions;
- juice of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. l. sour cream;
- 1 tbsp. l. mustard, diluted with warm water in a proportion of 1: 2;
- alcohol solution of hot pepper, diluted with warm water in a proportion of 1: 3.
A prerequisite for achieving results when using such masks is to wrap your head warmly for 30-50 minutes.
Modern care strategy
Advanced pharmacological and cosmeticCompanies constantly release new hair care products on the market that guarantee a brilliant effect. Most often, such advertising is quite true, because the products are released after long laboratory testing and receiving state certificates of domestic or foreign sample. Such products include specially prepared minerals, concentrated enzymes, placental inclusions and other fairly expensive components, and they are very expensive. If you decide to treat your hair with their help, it is best to do it not on your own, but in salons. Hairdressers enjoy a certain discount when purchasing in bulk. In addition, if you have not contacted a trichologist, an experienced salon specialist will tell you which product is preferable for you as a mask for split ends. Independent use of the most useful masks also helps to significantly improve the condition of the hair and improve the health of its ends. Mixtures using gelatin, which is known to be a natural product, are widely used today:
- 1 Pack the gelatin in the water, adding a little shampoo;
- Pack the contents of 1 package of dissolved gelatin with egg yolk and a small amount of shampoo;
- to 1 tbsp. l. diluted gelatin add 3 ml of essential oil (fir, pine, lemon, pink) and a small amount of shampoo.
Any mask of this type is kept on the hair for 30 minutes and washed off with plenty of water.
Traditional means over the centuries
If your hair is split, then without masks andwraps are indispensable. The most effective and efficient procedures include those using well-known ingredients that were used several centuries ago. We are talking about the “recipe of recipes” based on burdock or castor oil. Both have long been used in the Slavic world and have successfully passed into modern medicine. But if earlier those wishing to use such potions had to find and dig up burdock root or collect castor seeds to make oil based on them, today it is enough to go to a pharmacy or perfume shop and buy a ready-to-use extract. Rubbing these oils into the hair roots and applying along the entire length guarantees an excellent result, but only after repeated use. Another remedy is recognized as a guarantor of reliable care for problem hair - this is henna. If your hair color allows you to use Iranian henna, then after a month of using this wrap 1-2 times a week you will notice positive changes. There is also so-called colorless henna. Other raw materials are used to obtain it, it also significantly improves the hair structure, making it heavy and smooth along the entire length. All the above-mentioned techniques and methods, if used systematically, will definitely improve the condition of your hair. Only active actions and the desire to achieve the desired effect at all costs will bear fruit in the form of a luxurious head of renewed, life-sparkling hair.
