We all agree that salon hair treatment becomes a little bit overpriced and cannot be afforded once in a week. One of the easiest ways to pamper your hair will be trying some hair masks at home.
Elements like pollution, hot summer, chemical treatments, and hot hair tools result in damaged hair, dryness, and frizziness. We feel the way you take care of your face, the same way your hair should also be treated. Fortunately, we have our mothers and their golden time’s hair masks to save us from all the expenses and finding the right hair masks on offline & online stores.
The only thing you would have to do is give yourself some time & find these elements in your kitchen. Follow through these 4 DIY homemade hair masks and get your shiny & soft hair back without losing loads of money.
1. Oil Extraction Mask
A lot of us suffer from oily hair. You need a mask that balances the oil in your hair and doesn’t make it too greasy or too dry. You should always go with a homemade product that nourishes your strands and makes it more greasy on the roots.
The accurate DIY mask for such hair will be the egg white and lemon juice. Lemon has a relatively high level of Vitamin C, which helps it absorb the excess oil from your scalp and clean your hair more effectively. As for the egg, it is rich in Vitamin D, A and E. It helps in equalizing the moisture & avoiding it from being too dry.
You will need:
- 1 egg
- 1/2 lemon
Directions:
Use the egg white and mix it with the lemon. Spread it from roots to its length, leave it for 1 hour to 30 mins and rinse it off with lukewarm water.
2. Hair Growth Mask
If you are someone who is looking for hair growth masks? Well, you should definitely try these masks. The cinnamon besides regulating the blood circulation helps in cleansing the scalp and is a good cure of dandruff. Due to blood circulation, this homemade DIY homemade hair mask helps in your hair growth and also strengthens hair follicles.
You will need:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Directions:
Mix the ingredients and apply the mixture on your scalp. After applying massage with your fingertip so that the scalp absorbs the ingredients well. Leave it for 30-45 minutes and rinse with your regular shampoo. We recommend you do this at least once in a week for a better result.
3. Smooth hair mask
Do you have those days when you try different products to smoothen your hair, but in the end, it turns out to be frizzy? In this case, bananas might help you to smoothen those damaged strands and remove the frizziness of your hair by giving the cuticles some moisture. It also helps in repairing your split ends.
Bananas have natural oils like potassium, carbohydrates, and vitamins which help in giving your hair good conditioning. The ingredients moisture your strands and soften your hair when the mask is put once in a week. The add on is that it can also be used as a face mask.
You will need:
- 1 banana
- 2 tablespoon of plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Directions:
Mash the banana and mix it with the other two ingredients properly. Apply it from the roots to the tip and let it sit for 30-45 minutes and then rinse it with shampoo to get those smooth strands.
4. Detox mask
The way your body needs detoxification, your hair also needs something to remove the dust and the oil coatings. Well, the ginger and tonic scalp detox helps in neutralizing and removing the dust, oil coating from the scalp and the strands. And also helps you in giving a fresh feel in the hot summer.
You will need:
- 2 lemons
- A large chunk of ginger
- Mint leaves
- Water
Directions:
Blend all the ingredients except water and take out the pulp. Mix water but make sure that the mixture is concentrated after that wet your hair and pot this mixture all over your hair. Remember to massage the scalp for some minutes and then you can rinse out.
We have DIY homemade hair masks for every hair and you just need to mix everything and apply it to your hair. These masks not only save your money but are homemade masks that are not at all toxic.
