Last update: 02/27/2021
Surely everyone has faced the problem of hair loss at least once in their life. Stress, poor nutrition, lack of proper care, hormonal disorders, daily styling - all this negatively affects the beauty of the hair and leads to its significant thinning.
And it has long been no secret that when treating hair loss, the best approach is a comprehensive one.
which includes taking care of your hair from the inside and out. Professional products, a suitable diet, hair vitamins, gentle care and, of course, homemade masks. The latter are your most accessible helpers in the fight against hair loss: most of the ingredients for natural masks can be found in every home.
TOP 7 products for hair loss: homemade mask recipes
It is better to solve a problem that has arisen than to deal with its consequences - this statement is also true for the beauty of hair. If your hair starts to fall out, don’t hesitate to start using homemade masks, because stopping hair loss is easier than stimulating the growth of new hair later.
ALERANA® offers the best folk recipes for masks against hair loss that have proven their effectiveness.
1. Onion mask is an excellent remedy even for severe hair loss
Mix 1 tbsp. spoon of castor oil and freshly squeezed onion without pulp, add 1 teaspoon of calendula tincture, cognac, honey, add egg yolk. Apply the mixture to the roots of your hair, thoroughly rubbing into the scalp, put on a plastic cap and wrap your head with a towel, preheated on a radiator (the ingredients will work even more effectively when warm).
Leave the mask on for an hour and a half, then rinse your hair thoroughly.
For medicinal purposes, the mask must be performed once every 5 days, as a preventive measure when hair loss has slowed down - once every 2 weeks.
There is no need to be afraid of the unpleasant onion smell - you can easily get rid of it by rinsing your hair with water acidified with vinegar or lemon juice.
2. Mask with yeast against hair loss
Dilute “live” yeast with warm milk to a thick paste and leave to ferment in a warm place for 40 minutes. Add the yolk of 1 egg and 1 teaspoon each of honey and cognac to the resulting mixture. Apply the mask to the scalp and distribute over the surface of the hair, put on a plastic bag and wrap your head with a towel.
You need to keep the mask on for an hour, maybe even two, after which you rinse your hair thoroughly. If you suffer from severe hair loss, then the mask can be done before washing your hair every 2-4 days.
3. Mustard mask for hair loss
A mask with mustard not only strengthens the hair itself, but also stimulates dormant hair follicles and nourishes them.
Dilute 2 tbsp. spoons of mustard powder with hot water, add egg yolk, a little olive/castor/burdock oil of your choice, a few teaspoons of honey. Rub the resulting mixture into the roots and leave on your hair - ideally for 45 minutes, if you bake, then for 15 minutes.
This homemade mask, performed at least once a week, will effectively solve the problem of hair loss.
The secret of the mask
: if the mustard burns very strongly, add less honey (the more honey, the stronger the mustard’s effect). If your hair is dry, you can add a few more tablespoons of oil and even apply it directly to your hair.
4. Pepper mask for hair loss
Mix 3-4 tablespoons of honey with 1 teaspoon of ground red pepper - and that’s it, the pepper mask is ready! Rub it into the scalp, massage a little, put a cap on your head and keep it on for 20-40 minutes.
If you make a mask at least once a week, you will not only stop hair loss, but also speed up the growth of new ones.
Secret
: if the honey is candied, you can warm it up a little in a water bath (put a bowl of honey in a bowl of hot water) - this will give it a liquid consistency.
5. Aloe mask
If you have an aloe plant at home, then take advantage of nature’s bounty - take a few leaves of the plant, grind them to a paste consistency. Or buy aloe juice at the pharmacy.
Mix a few teaspoons of aloe with honey and rub into the hair roots: with regular use, the mask has proven to be a very effective remedy for hair loss.
6. Mud mask: healing clay for hair loss
Clay is very rich in minerals and vitamins - and this is exactly what weakened hair lacks. Therefore, masks with clay will help to effectively solve the problem of hair loss and strengthen the hair roots.
Dilute a bag of blue clay with mineral water to form a paste. Apply to the roots, parting the hair. Massage the mixture thoroughly, cover your hair with a cap and wrap it in a towel. You need to wash off the clay mask after 40 minutes.
Secret
: If you have dry hair, you can replace water with milk and even cream.
7. Salt mask
Salt has long been used as a remedy to combat hair loss. And unlike most masks, the salty one is applied to a washed head.
So, wash your hair as usual, take coarse iodized salt, dilute it with warm water to a paste and rub the mixture into the hair roots.
Leave the mask on for 15 minutes, then rinse your hair thoroughly. Perform the mask 1-2 times a week.
Hair mask with mustard
Mustard contains a lot of vitamins, each of which has its own benefits for hair:
- D – restores and strengthens;
- E – improves blood flow;
- A – strengthens roots;
- B – stimulates intensive hair growth.
Regular use of a homemade mask with mustard will strengthen your hair, give it shiny smoothness and prevent graying.
The recipe is simple. You need to mix mustard powder, olive oil and warm boiled water in equal proportions. For short hair, take 1 tbsp. each ingredient. For average – 3; for long ones – 5 or more. Apply the mask with your hands, rubbing it into the roots and distributing it throughout the hair. Wrap and keep for up to 25 minutes. If it starts to burn, wash it off sooner. It is not necessary to use shampoo, because... mustard perfectly cleanses hair of dirt, and oil additionally softens it.
A mustard-based mask will add shine and smoothness.
Vitamin masks for hair loss
Masks with vitamins are especially good for hair that falls out due to fragility, dryness, and lack of nutrition.
- Mix a few tablespoons of calendula tincture and castor oil, add the yolk and half a teaspoon of vitamins A and E in the form of oil solutions (can be bought at the pharmacy). Rub the mixture into the roots of your hair, distribute over the entire length, you can even comb your hair carefully. You need to keep the mask for 2-3 hours; it is not necessary to wrap your head.
- A good mask with retinol (vitamin A) is prepared as follows: 2 tbsp. mix spoons of cream with 1 tbsp. a spoonful of retinol and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Place the mixture in a water bath (in a container of hot water) until it becomes slightly warm. Apply the mask for 15 minutes on the scalp, then rinse your hair thoroughly.
Egg mask
Egg is found in many hair mask recipes because this product contains many valuable amino acids. Any mask that contains egg white or yolk will work against brittleness and split ends.
By the way! The egg mask should be washed off with cool water. Under the influence of hot and warm water, the protein will cook, and it will be very difficult to wash off the white particles from the hair.
To keep your hair smooth and shiny, you can apply a mask of just beaten eggs. But if you add a few more ingredients to the composition, you can get an excellent strengthening mask. Ingredients for it:
- 2 egg yolks;
- a tablespoon of castor and burdock oil;
- 1 tsp cognac;
- 2 tbsp. liquid honey;
- 1 tsp yeast.
Mix everything and heat it up. Apply the mask to your hair, warm it and leave it on for 2 hours. Wash off with shampoo. It is enough to apply the mask after one wash.
The egg will fight against fragility
Masks with oils: experimentally proven benefits in the fight against hair loss
The best anti-hair loss mask recipes contain basic and essential oils. They nourish hair follicles, stimulate the growth of new hairs, and saturate the hair shafts with vitamins. Oil masks have a beneficial effect on the condition of hair follicles and scalp, which is especially important when fighting hair loss.
The effectiveness of such products has been proven in practice: American scientists conducted an experiment in which volunteers with hair loss problems were divided into 2 groups. Some regularly made hair masks with essential oils, while others used regular masks.
Which group do you think was able to boast noticeable improvements? Of course, the first one! Such masks turned out to be especially effective for those with dry hair.
5 masks with oils to combat hair loss
1. Prophylactic mask with olive oil
. Heat a quarter cup of olive oil in a water bath, rub it into the roots of your hair with your fingertips, put a cap on your head and wrap a towel heated on the radiator. Leave the mask on for several hours and rinse thoroughly with shampoo. It is important to complete the full course - 15-20 sessions 1-2 times a week.
2. Mask with essential oils of cedar and rosemary
. Take 1 tbsp. a spoonful of honey, an egg yolk, a little olive oil and 3 drops each of cedar and rosemary essential oils, mix it all until smooth and medium thick. Apply the mask to clean hair, put a cap on your head and wrap it with a towel. After half an hour, rinse thoroughly.
3. Mask with a mixture of essential oils for hair growth
. Mix the following oils: 3 drops rosemary oil, 3 drops lavender oil, 2 drops thyme oil, 2 drops cedar oil, 4 teaspoons grape seed oil, half teaspoon jojoba oil. Carefully distribute the homogeneous mixture over the scalp, put a cap on your head, wrap it in a warm towel and...go to bed. In the morning, wash your hair with shampoo as usual.
4. Mask with oils to improve blood circulation
. Mix 2 egg yolks with a few drops of basil, ylang-ylang, black pepper, and rosemary oils. Apply the mask to the roots, leave for half an hour and rinse your hair thoroughly with shampoo.
5. Mask with lavender oil for hair loss
. Take 50 ml of heated olive oil and add 10 drops of lavender oil. Mix the oils well and apply to your hair, put on a cap and wrap your head with a towel. You need to keep the mask on for half an hour.
Traditional shampoo recipes
Mustard shampoo . Heat 2 liters of water, add a tablespoon of mustard powder and mix well. The resulting solution copes especially well with oily hair and gives it strength.
Effective egg shampoo . Take shampoo based on natural ingredients and herbs (grandmother Agafya’s recipes), add 1 yolk to the container. Lather your hair with the resulting product and rinse.
Egg-oil shampoo for hair loss . The recipe is similar to the previous one, only it is also recommended to add a teaspoon of burdock or castor oil to the mixture.
Tansy shampoo . It copes not only with hair loss, but also with dandruff and itching of the scalp. Pour a tablespoon of tansy flowers into a glass of boiling water. The recipe should sit for two hours. Wash your hair with the resulting infusion.
Bread shampoo . Divide a slice of rye bread into small pieces and add hot water. The solution should infuse for 15-30 minutes. Rub the resulting paste well into the hair roots and then rinse with warm water.
Kefir shampoo . It is recommended to wash your hair not with industrial products, but with natural, homemade ones. Instead of shampoo, it is useful to use fermented milk products - kefir, yogurt. Apply liberally to hair, wait 40 minutes, rinse with warm water. As a result, the hair will become strong and elastic, and thanks to the protective film, the negative impact of the environment on the hair will be minimized.
Herbal shampoo . You can also prepare a vitamin shampoo from an infusion of herbs - take an equal amount of hop cones, calendula inflorescences, birch leaves, pour a glass of heated beer, leave for 60 minutes.
Tips from an ALERANA® specialist on using masks against hair loss
- Whatever mask you choose to combat hair loss, its effectiveness will increase many times over if you massage your scalp. It's very easy to give yourself a 15-minute beauty treatment - massage while applying the mask or before it. This way you will stimulate blood circulation, increase nutrition of the hair follicles and increase the therapeutic effect of the mask.
- It is important to perform any mask in courses - only regular care will give visible results.
- Oil masks don't wash off well. It is very easy to solve the problem - buy shampoo for oily hair and use it to wash your hair after a mask with oils.
- If you don't want to make masks at home, just add a few drops of oil to your shampoo or conditioner, or purchase the ALERANA® universal mask. The product is perfect for improving the condition of weakened hair that is prone to loss.
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