Oily hair mask: 5 recipes to make at home with natural ingredients
Are you looking for DIY recipes for a mask that is suitable for oily hair? We help you! We have studied the right mix of natural ingredients to create a pack useful to counteract the excess sebum typical of those with oily hair. Write down the recipes you find in this article immediately, but first also watch the video below with some tips to have healthy and strong hair always!
Oily hair mask: what are the benefits?
Those with oily hair must fight daily with an excess of sebum that makes the hair appear greasy and to be washed after just one day from the previous shampoo. Furthermore, the hair appears flattened and weighted, completely losing its natural volume. It goes without saying that everyone would like to get rid of this effect and be able to enjoy light and fresh hair even in the days following the shampoo. What to do? If on the one hand frequent washing is necessary but could excessively stimulate the scalp causing it to produce even more sebum, on the other hand we must also pay attention to the products we apply, whether it is the same shampoo, conditioner or styling products. Our advice for the care of your oily hair is to apply one of these natural masks, the recipe of which we will reveal to you, to be used as a real healing pack.
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1 - Tea tree oil mask for oily hair
This tea tree oil mask is perfect for those with oily skin and dry ends. Let's see how it is prepared. The essential oil of tea tree (tea tree oil) counteracts excess sebum, while almond oil acts to nourish parched lengths.
Ingrediants
5 drops of tea tree oil
1 tablespoon of almond oil
Preparation
Combine the ingredients in a bowl and mix them with the help of a spoon. Apply the mixture by massaging well with circular movements. Keep the mask on for 10 minutes and then rinse with water.
2 - Aloe mask for oily scalp
The aloe vera gel is an excellent ally for those who have a scalp that tends to get fat. It performs a sebum-regulating and anti-dandruff action, which together with the action of the essential oil of tea tree manages to effectively regulate excess sebum Furthermore, both of the two ingredients mentioned are useful for strengthening the hair.
Ingrediants
2 tablespoons of aloe vera
2 tablespoons of water
2 or 3 drops of tea tree oil essential oil
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Apply the mixture evenly on the scalp and cover with a film, leaving it on for 1 hour. Rinse well with water and proceed by cleansing the skin with normal shampoo.
3 - Ginger and lemon mask to combat oily hair
Ginger is an ingredient that lends itself well to treating oily hair that also has dandruff. It stimulates hair growth by reviving microcirculation, while the aloe vera gel enhances its effectiveness by deeply cleansing and getting rid of excess sebum. In this mask we have also included lemon juice, notoriously degreasing and purifying, a real panacea for the scalp.
Ingrediants
A piece of ginger root
3 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Preparation
Blend the ginger root with the lemon juice, then mix the mixture obtained with the aloe vera gel and distribute it on the scalp up to the lengths. For this operation you can help yourself with a brush such as those to make the color, which it will allow you to be even more precise.The mask should be left on for 30/40 minutes, then washing the hair with a sebum-regulating shampoo.
4 - Mask for oily hair with bicarbonate and lemon
Bicarbonate is known for its purifying action and in all cases of particularly oily scalp, it can also be used dry as a shock treatment. Distribute it starting from the roots, leave it to act for a couple of minutes so that it can absorb the sebum Then rinse with water and shampoo. You can also add baking soda to the shampoo: this will increase its cleaning and degreasing power. Here's how to make a baking soda compound. It is important to add lemon juice as well for more purifying action.
Ingrediants
Juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons of baking soda
Warm water
Preparation
Squeeze the lemon into a small bowl, add the baking soda and warm water until you get a creamy mixture. Now comb your hair well and apply the product to the scalp and lengths. Leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse with plenty of water. Finally proceed with the shampoo.
5 - Clay hair mask against excess sebum
Clay is another of the natural ingredients that are friendly to oily hair. It has a purifying action and absorbs excess sebum. Apple cider vinegar added to this mask enhances the purifying action of the clay and restores its natural shine to the hair.
Ingrediants
50 g of clay powder
Waterfall
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
Preparation
Put the clay in a bowl and add the vinegar first and then the water a little at a time until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. The mask should be applied both on the scalp and on the lengths and left to act for 10/15 minutes before rinsing with water and the usual shampoo. Attention: given the exceptional absorbing power of clay, it is better to do this mask no more than once a month, in order not to risk making the hair dry.
