Mummy Hair Mask
Beautiful and healthy hair is the pride of every woman. Nature is rich in magical means that can generously bestow the beautiful half of humanity on youth and natural beauty. One of these miraculous substances is mummy - an exceptional biological product, “mountain balm”, rich in micro and macro elements. Hair mask with mummy is a valuable cosmetic product with a number of useful properties and advantages.
Features and benefits
Mumiye is a natural raw material, which is obtained as a result of the vital activity of various organisms. It is a solid resinous mass with inclusions of plant, mineral and animal origin. It is easily soluble in water, poorly soluble in alcohol and almost insoluble in chloroform.
Mumie has a black-brown shade, characteristic luster and a specific smell. The chemical composition of the resin depends on the place of its production, although the composition differs only in the concentration of components. Mummies are mined in Altai, the Urals, Siberia, Transcaucasia, Iran, India, Tibet, Mongolia. By origin it is:
- mineral (mined in the highlands);
- bituminous (formed by decomposition of dead plants without oxygen);
- honey wax (being a product of wild bees);
- corpse (the result of the decomposition of the remains of animals or insects);
- juniper (hardened resin of coniferous trees);
- lichen (product of lichen activity);
- excretive (petrified animal waste).
Modern pharmacology produces mummy in the form of tablets, capsules, granules or jelly. It is added to the composition of creams, ointments, masks, sprays, balms, shampoos and other cosmetic products. You can purchase a finished product or make cosmetics for the hair at home itself. At the same time, it will not in any way yield to the purchased product, and the effect with regular use will be simply amazing.
Masks made at home, have a lot of advantages over the purchase of products.
They are always fresh, more effective and do not require large financial investments, as their components are always at hand: these are simple products and inexpensive ingredients. The process of creating such a mask is creative, it allows you to create a unique recipe aimed at treating a specific problem of hair and scalp. At home masks are only useful ingredients.
Beneficial features
The use of a mask with mummy in hair care helps to achieve not only a cosmetic effect. This tool copes with various problems of curls and scalp. When applied, it does not affect the hair color (does not color and does not change their shade). The useful properties of such a mask include:
- fortifying impact;
- activation blood circulation;
- normalization the sebaceous glands and hair follicles;
- bulb saturation beneficial nutrients;
- getting rid of seborrheadandruff, itchy scalp;
- giving curl elasticitypower and natural radiance;
- prevention alopecia;
- activation growth strands;
- deliverance from gray hair (with the combined use of a mask and tablets inside);
- recovery microdamage to the hair;
- excretion toxins from the scalp cells;
- accelerated tissue regeneration;
- recovery and rejuvenation of the skin of the head;
- stop cross sections of the ends;
- return natural volume and density of curls;
- relief combing and styling;
- deliverance scalp against flaking;
- boost scalp immunity to various diseases;
- protection from the negative influence of external factors.
For more on the benefits of mummy hair, see the following video.
Contraindications
With all its positive properties and natural origin, the mask with mummy is contraindicated in:
- individual intolerance;
- head pains, migraines;
- elevated blood pressure;
- diseasesflowing against the background of high temperature;
- sensitive scalp;
- of pregnancy and lactation;
- dried aggressive heat treatment strands;
- serious scalp problems.
With regular use of cosmetic masks with mummy curls become noticeably thicker, softer and silky. They are less confused, delighting the owner with a healthy and vital brilliance.
Masks based on natural resin should be applied with caution when dry, injured, dyed and long hair.
Rules of application
In order not to harm health, you need to know certain rules for the use of cosmetics for hair, which includes mummy. It is important to remember that natural "mountain pitch" is considered a drug, so the procedures should be carried out correctly:
- Initially, you need to know that you need to buy mummy only in pharmacies or specialized stores. In this case, the mummy will be free from impurities.
- Buying mummy tablets, they need to be ground to obtain a powder mass and only then dissolve in water or another liquid. Powder dissolve in water is much easier than a whole pill.
- When creating a mask, you need to focus on the weight of the tablet in order to correctly calculate the right amount (the standard tablet contains 0.2 grams of mummy).
- You can not heat the drug more than 45-50 degrees when creating a mask: it will destroy the active ingredients.
- The consistency of the agent must be uniform. To do this, you can use a mixer.
- In order not to harm the strands and skin of the head, do not exceed the amount of mummy specified in the recipe.
- If the hair is too dry in the mask must add oil.
- You can perform a cosmetic procedure before or after washing your head on dry or wet curls.
- First, the mass is rubbed into the roots, and then distributed along the strands.
- Holding a mask with a mummy implies compulsory warming of the head with a special cap or plastic bag and a terry towel.
- You can not keep the tool on the head for more than 30 minutes: it will negatively affect the curls and can disrupt their structure.
- After the procedure, you need to wash off the mask with warm running water.. In case there is a need, you can use shampoo.
- The course of sessions should not exceed 10-15 procedures.. At the same time making a mask is not worth more than one or two times a week.
We must not forget about the health of the hair: all detergents, balms, sprays should correspond to the type of curls. In winter, your hair should be hidden under a hat, and in the summer to protect from the sun. Aggressive devices for drying and styling is better to replace sparing.
In addition, periodically you need to trim the split ends, which constantly suffer from scratching, styling and rubbing against clothes.
You can wash your hair with special means, for example, shampoo "Active Mummy". This series includes 3 shampoos based on Altai mummy: to moisturize damaged hair, to enhance growth and firming cosmetics with hair loss.
The Bielita-Bittex mask has also proved itself well, which contains shea butter, cotton and oat extract. This drug has a visible effect in complex hair care, strengthening their structure.
Recipes
One of the easiest ways to use a mummy in a mask is to mix it with a ready-made purchase mask.
For preventive purposes, it is better to grind two tablets of mummy to a powder mass, mix them in a small amount of water and then mix with the desired portion of shampoo. The duration of the session should not exceed more than 5 minutes after foaming of the mass on the head. Thus, the tool can be added to the balsam rinse or shampoo.
For any type of hair
The mask has a simple recipe, consisting of a tablespoon of sea buckthorn juice, three tablets of mummy and two tablespoons of honey. It will moisturize the strands, accelerate their growth, ease styling and give volume to your hair. Sea buckthorn juice can be obtained from mashed berries, then add honey and powder to them.
Instead of juice, you can use sea buckthorn oil (with wounds on the scalp).
To stimulate growth
A mask with a visible effect is considered a tool that consists of water (30 ml), mumie powder (1 g), castor oil (2 tablespoons), oils of lemon, lavender and tea tree (3 drops) and vitamin PP (nicotinic acid - 2 ampoules). First, the mummy dissolves in water, then the castor oil and other components heated in the water bath are added to it.
The tool can be applied to the hair immediately after preparation. It will accelerate hair growth.
To strengthen
If you need to strengthen the roots of curls, mummy can be supplemented with infusion of burdock root, nettle and mint. For the infusion you need to mix dry raw materials, take two tablespoons, brew a glass of boiling water. In the filtered and cooled infusion add 5 crushed tablets, rubbing the roots and partings.
Therapeutic from seborrhea
To get rid of such an unpleasant problem of the skin of the head, you can make a mask of 10 crushed tablets of "mountain balm" and infusion of calendula (half a cup). The components are combined until completely dissolved, and then rubbed into the scalp, without touching the strands.
From microdamages
Strengthen the strands and make them strong will help mixture consisting of crushed mummy (2 g), warm kefir (100 ml), burdock oil (2 spoons). The oil is added to the dissolved mummy, whipped and distributed throughout the length of the curls, without rubbing into the roots.
The recipe for a hair mask with a mummy, see the following video.
Reviews
Many women note the benefits of cosmetic procedures for hair, which includes the mummy. Even dissolving a useful drug in shampoo or balm, the effect is noticeable after the first use. Hair does not only become strong and acquire a healthy life shine - their structure improves. They become thicker, silky and "breathe" health.
In addition, there is a rapid growth of curls, their simplicity in styling. They are less confused, become more obedient and look like in advertising. The tool helps not only dull, but also burned hair during unsuccessful dyeing.