Dry hair mask: 10 recipes with natural ingredients
The ideal dry hair mask exists, and you can make it right at home. Honey, butters and vegetable oils will be among the main ingredients of your pack, to finally find a soft and silky hair. Goodbye frizz and damaged hair, try the 8 recipes that we reveal below. But first, we want to suggest watching a video with a super effective bio mask against dry hair.
Dry hair mask: all the benefits
Dry hair represents a hated imperfection that makes hair appear dry, brittle and maybe even frizzy. Often the causes that lead to all this are different, but usually the main ones consist in the frequent use of too aggressive chemical products, or the continuous undergoing bleaching or dyeing treatments at the hairdresser, which inevitably weaken the hair, weakening it.
Dry hair, if weakened by treatments that deprive them of the nourishment necessary to stay healthy, can be seen above all on the final part of the hair, which often also presents the age-old problem of split ends with a lighter color than the root.
To prevent and treat the phenomenon of dry hair, it is necessary to regularly use products capable of restoring the right level of hydration and nourishment. It is also important to avoid using hair dryers or plates that are too hot and harsh chemicals.
Furthermore, it is essential to treat dry hair using natural remedies such as the compresses that we will show you in this article, to be done at least 2 or 3 times a week especially if the situation is serious.
The moisturizing and nourishing ingredients act on the hair while preserving shine and softness; usually these are butters, vegetable oils, honey and natural cosmetic active ingredients. Let's see in detail how to combine and mix them together to create a mask and eliminate dryness and dryness.
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Here is a list of ingredients that cannot be missing to create the perfect dry hair mask to do at home. For each one you will also find the main function, so it will be easy to choose the ones that best suit your hair type.
- Olive oil: hydrates the hair and acts as a natural conditioner for the latter. Useful in the presence of brittle, dry and damaged hair.
- Egg: ancient natural remedy, useful against dry hair. You can also use just the egg white or the yolk.
- Essential oils: with marked antiseptic, purifying, astringent and stimulating properties for the microcirculation.
- Yogurt: ideal for nourishing the hair and also acts as a "glue" among the other ingredients.
- Sweet almond oil and shea butter: suitable for making do-it-yourself hair masks, to get rid of the dry and brittle effect.
- Vinegar: to be used both in compresses and as a rinse to make the hair shine.
- Blended fruit: especially banana, lemon and avocado, they are the most useful fruits in case of dry hair.
- Milk: Softens the hair like a normal conditioner would.
- Coconut oil: is a nourishing conditioner.
- Honey: moisturizes hair, especially dry, dull and lifeless hair.
10 mask recipes for dry hair you should try right away
Below we will suggest 8 dry hair mask recipes to experiment with natural ingredients readily available at home.
1 - Mask with yogurt and chia seeds with fortifying action
Chia seeds are excellent allies for those with brittle hair as they fortify the hair, preventing it from falling out. The first mask for dry hair that we suggest, involves the use of chia seeds but mixed with yogurt, a substance rich in fatty acids essential to hydrate the hair. Finally, you will also add sesame oil, soothing and antibacterial and lavender essential oil.
Ingrediants
- Natural whole yogurt: 1 jar
- Water: 50 ml
- Sesame oil: 1 tbsp
- Chia seeds: 1 tbsp
- Lavender essential oil: 10 drops
Method
Boil the chia seeds in a saucepan of water. They will release mucilage that make up the healing part for the hair; leave to cool.
Incorporate the yogurt and mix everything. At the end, add the sesame oil and lavender essence.
Apply the mixture obtained on the scalp and along the entire length of the hair and leave the fortifying pack to act for 40 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with a neutral shampoo.
You can use this dry hair mask twice a month.
2 - Mask for dry hair with olive oil and rosemary
Another example of a do-it-yourself dry hair mask involves the use of olive oil, rich in nutrients useful on brittle and frizzy hair, and essential oil of rosemary, antiseptic and remineralizing. Blend 20 ml of extra virgin olive oil and add 7 drops of rosemary essence. Let the mixture rest for an hour and then distribute it evenly on the scalp and hair. At this point, leave it on for a couple of hours and proceed with a normal wash. This type of pack should be done once a week and will leave your hair soft and shiny.
3 - Shea butter nourishing mask / pack
Shea butter has soothing, nourishing and moisturizing properties, therefore a precious ally for the care and beauty of skin and hair. Rich in fatty acids and vitamins essential to regenerate the scalp, if used as an ingredient in a mask, it will immediately show its beneficial effects. Melt a small amount of shea butter in your hands and apply it directly to damp scalp and hair. Leave on for 45 minutes and then rinse with a mild shampoo. To be repeated once a week.
4 - Egg wrap for dry hair
Eggs are a food very rich in nutrients such as vitamins and mineral salts, and are suitable for making compresses for dry hair, to fortify and regenerate the hair fiber.
Ingrediants
Apple cider vinegar: 2 tbsp
Egg: 1 whole
Olive oil: 2 tbsp
Lavender essential oil: 3 drops
Method
Blend a whole egg with apple cider vinegar which will make your hair shiny for a long time.
Add the restructuring olive oil and the soothing and antiseptic lavender essence and continue mixing.
The mask is ready and will be applied to the skin and damp hair with the help of a brush such as those specific for the color. Let the mixture work for 25 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with a mild shampoo and repeat the process twice a month.
5 - Mask for dry hair with coconut butter and almond oil
To combat frizz and excessive dryness of the hair, you can rely on nourishing and regenerating coconut butter. Combined with sweet almond oil, soothing and moisturizing, it will be a real panacea for healthy, shiny and silky hair. Combine 15 g of coconut butter and 10 ml of sweet almond oil and mix everything until you get a soft emulsion. Add 10 drops of sweet orange essential oil which will make your hair shiny and healthy. Apply this pack for dry hair to the scalp and hair and leave on for an hour. Wash your hair as usual. Repeat the dry hair mask once a week.
6 - Mask for dry hair with avocado and banana
Fruits and vegetables are not only good for the body, but they are one of the most useful nutrients for the hair. The substances they contain help to hydrate and fortify because they act as a restructuring agent, also to combat the phenomenon of split ends. Get the pulp of half an avocado, rich in nourishing fatty substances and add half a banana, rich in minerals and vitamins. Blend everything and then add 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil. At this point, apply the mixture on the scalp and hair. Leave on 25 minutes and then proceed with washing.Repeat the process at least 3 times a month.
7 - Dry hair mask with linen and macadamia
Macadamia oil is ideal to use to create a mask for dry hair, as it is a source of nourishment for the hair. Together with linseed oil (fortifying and against excessive dryness and dryness), it will be out an exceptional fluid to eliminate any trace of dryness. Get a bottle with a spray dispenser and pour 30 ml of linseed oil and 30 ml of macadamia oil. Enrich the recipe with a few drops of essential oil:
- lavender, if you have sensitive skin
- bergamot if you have oily skin
- ylang ylang if you have normal skin
Spray abundantly on the scalp and hair, massaging for a few minutes. Leave on for an hour and then wash your hair with a mild neutral shampoo. Repeat the application once a week.
8 - Honey and lemon pack for dry hair
For those with dry, brittle and frizzy hair, there is nothing more protective than honey which repairs the hair fiber from the inside, and protects it from external aggressions. Even lemon juice will make the hair shiny and also act as a disinfectant on the scalp. Then put a few drops of lemon juice in a bowl with liquid honey and apply it all on damp hair. Leave it on for about half an hour and then wash your hair thoroughly with your usual shampoo. You can repeat the procedure. "compress once a week.
9 - Anti-dryness honey and banana mask
An excellent moisturizing mask for dry hair is the one prepared with banana and honey. First you will need to mash the pulp of a banana. At this point, add 3 tablespoons of honey to the mixture and also add 2-3 drops of almond oil for even more hydration. This mask should be kept on for about 30 minutes, then it will be rinsed and you can do your usual shampoo. Repeat it once a week to get rid of dry and brittle hair and try to resist its sweet scent ... don't eat it!
10 - Wrap for damaged hair with coconut and jojoba oil
Coconut oil is a real beauty elixir, not only if you have dry and damaged hair. Try mixing 2 tablespoons of coconut oil with 4 drops of jojoba oil, applying the mixture all over the hair, focusing especially on the lengths and ends. If you have short or medium hair, cut the doses in half otherwise it may be difficult to completely rinse this mask. Keep it in place for about 10 minutes and once dry, watch your hair absolutely restored.
