Split hair mask

Split ends of hair s are an inevitable problem of girls who abuse the use of blow-dryer, styling with curling or ironing, as well as environmental exposure and even simple genetics. The use of special serums and oils, cutting the tips and staining can delay the appearance of the section, but with the right approach it can be completely cured with various masks.

Before tackling a problem, you need to understand where it came from. Hair begins to split after they have reached 30 cm, since it is then that the natural protective lubricant cannot reach the tips. To restore lifeless hair, you first need to know where the problem came from in order to prevent it in the future. So, the hair is whipped, first of all, because they lack moisture and nutrition, which, in turn, may appear due to such reasons:

1. Insufficient nourishment of hair and tips as well. This means that you do not often make masks for hair, just do not use balm and do not use indelible means.
2. Heredity. Porous and dry Slavic curls are most prone to the appearance of this problem, while thick and thick oriental hair barely splits.
3. Adverse environmental factors. Hard water, wind, frost and the sun also affect the condition of our hair. In not the best weather, they should be closed with a hood or at least braided in a braid.
4. Wrong combing. Wet curls can not be combed, because it is in this state that they are most vulnerable, begin to break, as a result of which a section appears. You also can not rub wet hair with a towel, it is better after five minutes and completely remove it from the head.
5. Vitamin A or E deficiency It is these vitamins that are responsible for the beauty of our locks.
6. You too often use irons and curling irons, hot curlers, hair dryer. Thermal installation, especially without protective equipment, greatly injures the structure of the follicles. This also applies to metal hairpins and hairbrushes with coarse or metal teeth. Hot air is better to change to cold, and curl by weaving braids, beams, or using spiral.
7. If you dye your hair. Generally, to be honest, any dye hurts, but if you dye your hair, do it regularly and with professional dye, as it fills the curl scales with pigment for two to six months, thus hiding the section. Remember - permanent staining prof. means more useful than abrupt termination.
8. Also brittle tips pursue owners of thin dry hair, dull, bleached or greasy at the roots and prone to dryness on the tips. In this case, you just need to choose the right balanced care, as their type will not change.

So, for treating the problem, an integrated approach is needed, it is better marked “against split ends” - means “from falling out” or “for shine” will not work. First, your shampoo should not dry your hair, provoking overdrying, but moisturizing shampoos also will not help to cure curls - but such a remedy should be used as a preventive measure. Secondly, you should in any case use nourishing or moisturizing hair balms and make masks a few times a week - oil home or store purchases. It is also not forbidden taking vitamins under the supervision of a physician.

LibreDerm hair strengthening mask with panthenol worth 350 rubles for 250 ml - an excellent tool for damaged and weak hair. It fills them with vitality and gives a soft, silky look. Suitable for split ends and needing nutrition curls.

The domestic company "Spivak" has several amazing hair products in the assortment. Firstly, it concerns oils - as the brand specializes in natural cosmetics based on oils. You can buy several bottles for homemade masks, or you can buy a pair of ready-made products. Separate applause stzasluzhuyut their waxes for the tips of the hair, produced with several oils - argan, ylang-ylang, amla, burriti, broccoli and unyurachu.

Special attention are masks from the series "Legends of the East" from Natura List. This is a two-phase hair care in a disposable 25 ml bag costing up to 40 rubles each. Sold in several versions for different types of hair and by appointment - amla for growth, hemp for shine and volume, fenugreek for oily hair, coconut for smoothing.

The company DNS has several biocomplexes for hair oil-based, which can also be added to the mask. For example, the "Nut Complex" and "Biocomplex" against the section are very popular. The composition is completely natural and includes about eight types of oils, not the most common, vitamins and beeswax.

Mask for hair L'Oreal Professionnel strengthens against fragility "Force vector" differs from its competitors, first of all, in price - it costs more than a thousand rubles. However, the manufacturer claims the restoration of the hair structure, filling each hair with vital force, and most importantly, maintaining the natural balance of moisture, which prevents the cross-section and fragility.

In order to maintain the beauty and health of the tips, masks alone are not enough - buy yourself an indelible assistant, for example, Loreal Elsev oil "Luxury 7 oils" or thermal protection from the same L'Oreal Professional "Force Vector".

In order to choose the most effective mask, you need to look at its composition. So, in a good remedy against the cross section can be:

1. Argan oil - has a number of positive properties - nourishes and moisturizes the curls, making them healthy, smooth and shiny. Evenline has an amazing mask based on this ingredient, called "Argan 8 in 1 mask" for damaged and dyed hair.
2. Wheat proteins - help other nutrients and regenerating substances to penetrate the curl and help prevent breakage.
3. Keratin increases the strength of the hair, strengthens them, and also protects against high and low temperatures. Best suited for damaged or dyed hair in the form of a mask or spray for shrink.
4. Bamboo / Fern Extract - gives hair elasticity, returns tone. Particularly strongly feel it owners of thin curls.

However, it is not necessary to spend a lot of money on the store, because There is a huge variety of home remedies. One of the most effective is oils.

Coconut oil. To get maximum results from the treatment of coconut oil based hair masks, follow the instructions below:

1. Wash and dry hair thoroughly with a towel. They should be slightly wet.
2. Take two or three tablespoons of coconut oil and apply on length, paying special attention to the tips.
3. Fasten the hair with a hairpin, assemble into a ponytail or braid the braid. Put a plastic bag on your head and warm with a towel or a hat on top.
4. Keep such a mask on your head for at least half an hour. You can warm the hair dryer for ten minutes.
5. After the expiration date, wash off the oil using shampoo at least twice, as it is difficult to wash off the oil.

For the following recipe you will need avocado oil, olive and egg yolk.

1. Peel the avocado, whip it to a consistency of mashed potatoes, add the yolk. Stir. Now turn olive oil - add it gradually, so that in the end the mask consistency resembled a store conditioner for hair
2. Apply to wet hair and leave for an hour or two. Warming is not required. Wash off as in the previous recipe.

Another mask with coconut oil. Omega-3 and omega-6 polysaturated fatty acids in fish oil will help eliminate problems with split ends. In addition, it contains vitamins A and D.

1. You need five capsules of fish oil and coconut oil. Squeeze their contents into a bowl with two tablespoons of coconut oil, warm in a water bath for five minutes.
2. Apply the oil mixture to a length paying special attention to the ends.
3. Wrap your head.
4. Wash off at least half an hour, can be kept longer.

A moisturizing blend of honey and olive oil nourishes damaged curls, and is also excellent for the treatment of dry, brittle and split ends.

1. Mix three tablespoons of olive oil with two spoons of liquid honey. and apply on hair after shampoo.
2. Leave for at least 20-30 minutes, rinse with water and then use the shampoo again.

An egg mask is recommended as an SOS remedy for split ends. In fact, eggs are widely used in cosmetology, especially in masks for the face or hair due to the high protein content. In addition, they contain essential fatty acids, which are very useful in the treatment of sections. The egg mask will strengthen the hair follicles, making them silky, easier to comb and increase resistance to breakage.

1. Separate the egg and save the yolk.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of liquid honey and 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive or almond oil in the yolk and mix well. For a better rinsing, you can add a tablespoon of natural balm or mask.
3. Moisten your hair, then apply a mask on them.
4. Keep it for at least half an hour. Rinse your head thoroughly with cool water and use a shampoo.

Banana is widely known in home cosmetology, as it is a source of essential vitamins and minerals. These are natural oils, and vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron, zinc and potassium. All this allows you to restore the natural elasticity of the hair and reduce breakage. A banana mask when applied to hair will really help to cure damage and cross-section, as well as soften and moisturize the hair.

1. Take one fresh banana, cut it in several pieces and whisk in a blender. You can also independently turn the fruit into a mashed fork.
2. Add some rose water and 2 tablespoons of plain yogurt to the banana paste and mix.
3. Apply the mixture to your hair and wait an hour.
4. Wash the mask with shampoo.

Like a banana, papaya contains the necessary vitamins, minerals and other nutrients to prevent and treat the section.

1. Cut the papaya in half and take one half. Clean and remove bones.
2. Put the pulp in a blender.
3. Add half a teaspoon of yogurt and mix.
4. Apply the mask and hold for about half an hour.
5. Wash off with shampoo.

For the preparation of the next mask, you will need cocoa and any natural balm. In fact, cocoa is added to many cosmetics, such as masks and conditioners, to further nourish the hair and make it shine. It is considered an excellent tool for thickening the structure of the follicle. Also, instead of cocoa, you can use its butter, sold in almost any pharmacy.

1. First moisten the curls.
2. In the case of using cocoa butter, simply apply it to the length and comb.
3. In the case of cocoa powder, you need kefir and yolk, as well as hair balm. Mix the ingredients to the consistency of sour cream and apply on your hair, cover your head with a plastic bag, on top - a towel or cap.
4. Leave the mask for forty minutes, wash it with water, use shampoo.

Regular vegetable oil is one of the most moisturizing products for skin and curls. So do not pass by this recipe. To make a mask, you need the following ingredients: melted butter, 1 tbsp. spoon of vinegar, 1 spoon of lemon juice

1. Apply melted butter to the ends.Wrap them in polyethylene for better absorption and leave for 20 minutes.
2. Then mix half a glass of water with 15 ml of lemon juice and a spoonful of vinegar. and rinse the tips with the resulting solution, washing away the mask.

Use masks at least twice a week, alternating.

You can also simply combine different oils: almond (perfectly moisturizes, has a light texture and fits even the most porous curls), jojoba oil (best for brittle, dry hair, additionally adds shine, can be applied as indelible care on the tips), grape seed, avocado, and panthenol, which binds to water molecules to wet the dehydrated ends.

See the following video for a recipe for split ends.

Mask L'Oreal Professionnel strengthening against fragility "Fforce vector" has a rating of 4, 2 and quite contradictory reviews. Some argue that about any recovery, especially at the cellular level, and there can be no talk, and the second - that the tool has a good cosmetic effect, especially the owners of long hair. There is also its convenient liquid consistency, easily distributed through the hair.

The reviews about the LibreDerm "Balsam Mask with Panthenol" are generally positive, but customers warn that it is not worth waiting for a "wow" effect. However, if you are concerned about the theme of split and furrowing curls, take a look at this tool. It perfectly smoothes the cross-section and fluffiness, does not make them heavier and does not make them dirty, does not fatten the roots, more often it is not necessary to wash the head. A good option for owners of fat at the roots and dry at the ends of the hair. Rating - 4.4. It leaves no smell on the hair and really makes them soft, gives shine with constant use. Without silicones and parabens in the composition, so with long hair does not always cope.

The waxes from “Spivak” generally have quite positive reviews. The only thing you should be afraid of is to overdo it, as in this case they can visually grease the hair.In order to avoid this, remember - a small pea means you need to rub between the palms to the state of the film and hold them on wet curls, paying special attention to the tips.

By the way, this is an excellent protective agent for thermal laying, for example, using an ironing or curling. Firstly, the wax applied to the tips before styling perfectly shapes them - it is held straight or curled a little longer, and secondly, it treats them well afterwards - you can apply wax to the curled curl with your fingers in order to smooth the hairs and make them shine. Ratings of each type of wax differ from each other, but generally vary within about 4, 3 out of 5.

Natura List’s “Legends of the East” is not yet as well known as their brethren, but they already have positive reviews, with a rating of about 4 Smoothing agents are highly praised - with coconut and fenugreek, but a real masterpiece is a serum for the tips. She, acting in conjunction with a mask, is really able to smooth out the strands and hide the section, visually give the hair volume.

The DNS "Pea Mask" for hair has surprisingly positive reviews and a rating of 4.4. The first thing ladies say is its cost effectiveness. A bag of 50 grams is enough for two or three applications, and there are two such bags in a package. Total - a monthly course for a ridiculous price. Secondly, it really nourishes the curls, makes them strong and thick in appearance. Makes even the most fragile and lifeless hair smooth and shiny.

For more tips on getting rid of split ends, see the video below.