Burdock Hair Masks

Thick, strong, shiny hair has always been considered a sign of health and beauty. That is why women, and today many men, pay special attention to hair care at home. A great help in this matter is burdock oil and masks based on it.

You will learn about why make a burdock hair mask and how to make it right, from the video:

Burdock oil is in all pharmacies and some shops of household chemicals and cosmetics, that is, to find it is not difficult. The cost of the product also pleases - from 50 rubles for 250 ml, depending on the brand.

Burdock oil is hypoallergenic. Although, if you have never used it, it is better to err and conduct a test for skin reaction. To do this, apply a little oil on the wrist or elbow bend on the inside; wait 15 minutes; if itching, redness, no burning, everything is fine. If any of the above concerns you, immediately wash the oil with cool water and soap and consult a doctor.

The main advantage of burdock oil can be considered that it is effective even without additional ingredients: it is enough to rub it regularly into the hair roots, and the result will not take long.

Burdock oil is made by insisting burdock roots, or, as people call it, burdock, on olive, flaxseed, and sometimes even sunflower oil. Our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did it on their own, there was enough burdocks in their gardens. If you also want an absolute natural product, the method of cooking at home is quite simple. It is better to work with blanks, namely digging, in September or, if you did not have time in the fall, then in early spring, before flowering begins. It is advisable to know that the excavated plant is not more than a year old. Thick, fleshy burdock root sometimes goes to a depth of one and a half, or even two meters. Having dug up this wealth, rinse it thoroughly, remove bark, chop it.

100 grams of chopped roots pour 200 grams of fatty oil (you can move away from the traditional and take castor, almond, apricot, amaranth or any other). Leave the mixture for a day in a dark place. Then heat the mixture in a water bath and, stirring constantly, boil for 15 minutes without boiling. Cool, strain, pour into glass dish. Store the mixture in the refrigerator for no more than two months.

If the root remains, dry it until future times. Also dry rhizome of burdock can be bought at the pharmacy.

Combine in a glass container 5 tablespoons of powder from the root of the burdock and half a liter of oil you like. Let it brew for three weeks in a dark warm place. After apply as intended.

Burdock root is rich in natural carbohydrate, which is called inulin. This is a great moisturizer and emollient for the scalp. In addition to inulin, burdock oil contains fatty acids, vitamins A, E, C, carotene, mineral substances, organic acids. All this makes it an indispensable ingredient in various hair restoration masks. It is also used for growth, strengthening hair, in the fight against dry or itchy scalp, with dandruff and active hair loss.

You will be surprised how effective home hair treatments can be. The main thing is to do them regularly and follow some general rules.

So, all the following mask recipes are made on the basis of base oil, briefly - the base, in our case - burdock. Or a mixture of oils, for example, burdock and castor, or olive, linseed, sea buckthorn. The oils are mixed and heated in a water bath, this increases their beneficial effects on the scalp.You can also enrich the base by adding ten drops of vitamins A and E.

Apply the mask to the roots and scalp with rotational, rubbing movements. Then distribute over the entire length, put on a plastic cap (or just wrap the bag), warm with a towel.

• Keep at least an hour and not more than three hours.
• After the mask, wash your hair as usual. It is better to refuse use of balm.
• Nutritious masks should be done once or twice a week. Aggressive, with pepper or mustard - every 10-14 days, depending on the reaction of the skin.

It is no secret that washing off oil is not so easy. Sometimes even two rinses with shampoo is not enough. Therefore, in order not to worry about the appearance of the hair, it is better to carry out this cosmetic procedure on the eve of the weekend. And before the working day, wash your hair again.

This is an option for those who want quick results. But the procedure is not the most pleasant, because there will be a fire on the head. But, all in order. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of mustard powder in boiling water, add 3 tsp. Of sugar. The more sugar, the angrier mustard. The mixture of density should resemble the dough for pancakes. You can make and thicker, but then it will be difficult to apply and even harder to wash. Add 2 tablespoons of the base. Using a brush, apply a mask on the scalp, separating the hair with narrow partings. It is important to apply the mixture on the skin, because the mask, irritating, will stimulate the flow of blood to the head, which means an active supply of nutrients. In addition, burning sensation awakens dormant hair bulbs. Wrap your head, as mentioned above. For the first time, try to sit at least half an hour. Then it will be easier. Rinse with lukewarm water. Do it once every 10 days.

Also a fiery procedure, but still more gentle. To 2 tablespoons of the base, add 1 tsp. Ground red pepper. Boil in a water bath for 10 minutes, but do not bring to a boil. Use the mixture according to the basic instructions.

This recipe is indispensable in the summer, when our hair is exposed to excessive exposure to ultraviolet rays. 4 tablespoons oat flakes (yes, it is better to take a coarse grinding) brew in a glass of boiling water. It will be more convenient if the flakes you wrap in cheesecloth, but not very tight, so that they can swell. After half an hour, squeeze the oat-flakes, add 2 tablespoons of the base to the resulting kissel. Apply the mixture to the hair, leave for half an hour.

As you can imagine, this procedure is more convenient to perform while bathing. By the way, do not throw away the oatmeal remaining in the gauze. Take it with you to the bath and, lightly wetting the little bags, again wipe the face, décolleté, hands with this jelly. Leave on for five minutes, then rinse. They say that Cleopatra herself used such a gentle scrub.

Heat 100 g of base in a water bath, add 3 tablespoons of cinnamon (you can more, depending on the length and thickness of the hair), cook in a water bath, not boiling. Add 2 tablespoons of honey. Mix everything thoroughly. Spread them evenly over the entire length of the hair. Keep under the cap for 3 hours. Repeat with a difference of 7-10 days to obtain the desired shade of hair.

3-4 tablespoons cocoa powder pour boiling water until creamy mass. Let it stand. Add 2 tablespoons of the base. Apply the mixture on the hair, keep it warm for 2-3 hours. In addition to a rich shade and amazing shine of hair, you will receive a unique chocolate flavor that will stay with you for a couple of days.

Mix one yolk with honey, add 2 tablespoons of base oil and 1 tablespoon of brandy. Apply the mixture to the hair roots. Wash off in an hour.

Egg mask can be done without cognac. Instead, enrich the composition with essential oils:

• rosemary and sage, it is together, will accelerate hair growth;
• lavender, mint, calamus will give shine and strength to dry hair;
• orange, grapefruit, lemon for oily hair;
• eucalyptus, spruce, cedar will make hair obedient.

Just be careful with the dosage: one or two drops of essential oil is enough.

Kefir mask with mummy will be a salvation for those who suffer from dandruff (seborrhea) or from excessive hair loss. When treatment should be a course of 15 procedures, that is, 2 times a week. With prevention, it is enough to apply once a week.

Crush 2 mumie tablets into powder and add them to 100 ml kefir, with a density of 2.5% and higher. Pour 1 tbsp of burdock oil into the mixture. Rub the resulting composition into the hair roots, wrap your head, hold it for half an hour under the cap. Rinse with warm water and mild shampoo.

For dull, loose hair and split ends, use a gelatin mask. This is a homemade version of salon hair lamination.

2 tablespoons of gelatin pour 6 tablespoons of warm water or milk. When the mixture swells, add 1 tsp of burdock oil. Next, follow the well-known pattern.

The drug "Dimexide" is also easy to buy at a pharmacy at an affordable price, and its effectiveness has been proven in various diseases, including improving the condition of the scalp and hair. So, to 2 tablespoons of burdock oil add 5 drops of vitamins A, E and B12, Now add 1 tsp of Dimexidum and 10 drops of lemon essential oil. Keep on hair for an hour.

You will need:

• 50 grams of chocolate butter - it can be found in health food stores; it can also be purchased online;
• 20 grams of shea butter:
• 20 grams of solid coconut oil;
• 100 grams of burdock oil
• 10 drops of essential oil of vanilla.

Melt all the ingredients in a glass container, but do not bring to a boil. Use as a regular hair mask. Store the balm in a tightly closed container in a dark, cool place.

Today, the beauty industry offers women and men a huge selection of hair care products. And yet many of us remain faithful to grandma's recipes.

On hair care burdock oil and the effect you will learn from the video.

Those who regularly make masks with burdock oil, first of all praise their effectiveness. It seems that there are no people to whom it would not help. Many say that the result is noticeable after two weeks of use: the hair becomes more docile, easy to comb, shine. And after two or three months, the volume increases markedly, hair loss stops, problems such as dandruff, itching and irritation of the scalp disappear.