Effective hair masks with honey: recipes

Hair masks made of honey restore softness and obedience to hair, eliminate dandruff and irritation. Thanks to honey masks, you can grow long and thick hair and restore them after perming or dyeing.

Useful properties of honey

The beneficial properties of honey are diverse. It normalizes the work of almost all internal organs of a person. It is used as a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for various diseases.

The main beneficial properties of honey:

• tonic, energizes the body;
• enhances immunity, copes with colds;
• restores metabolism in the body;
• improves blood composition;
• helps to cope with insomnia;
• stops the aging process of the body.

The benefits of honey for hair

Honey is a unique product not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology. As part of many cosmetics (lotions, balms, shampoos) this folk remedy is found. Honey is popular in home recipes for skin and hair care.

The beneficial properties of honey are manifested due to its natural components:

• Zinc normalizes the work of the sebaceous glands and regenerates the skin;
• Iodine prevents hair loss;
• Iron nourishes and strengthens hair follicles;
• Copper preserves hair color and gives them a rich shade;
• B vitamins - the most important for hair. They stimulate their growth, restore shine to hair and are famous for strengthening the structure of the hair. Braids become strong and elastic.

Consider the form in which honey is used to treat and restore hair, as well as what contraindications are.

Application features

Honey is a universal folk remedy that used to treat many diseases. It is used:

• from a cold (sore throat, cough);
• as a sedative and insomnia;
• in the fight against gastrointestinal diseases;
• as a painkiller;
• from neurosis and other problems with the nervous system;
• with hair problems;
• as a medicine for urolithiasis;
• as a wound healing agent;
• to reduce the acidity of gastric juice;
• with eye diseases, etc.

Despite the effectiveness of honey at home, it should be used with caution for persons prone to allergies.

Also with special attention the product is given:

• children
• pregnant
• people with diabetes.

The above categories should be consulted with a doctor before using honey to avoid unpleasant consequences (allergic rashes, angioedema).

The use of honey for hair

The composition of honey includes vitamins, minerals and acids, which contribute to hair growth and their strengthening. The product is used in pure form or as a component for the manufacture of nourishing hair masks.

Honey goes well with:

• lemon
• olive oil;
• onions;
• an egg;
• milk
• burdock oil;
• cognac;
• castor oil;
• aloe juice and other components.

We list the situations when honey is used in its pure form, and when in the composition of masks.

In pure form

In folk medicine, honey is used to strengthen the hair and to give it a natural shine. The product is used in its pure form if a woman has dry and brittle hair. Honey is rubbed into the scalp with massaging movements.

In its pure form, the product is used to combat such ailment as dandruff. Before applying honey to the scalp, it is washed thoroughly. For a more effective effect, you can visit the bathhouse and steam out, or do a head massage yourself, increasing blood circulation on it.

The product is applied to clean hair and gently rubbed into their roots. Warm the head with a towel and leave for an hour. Then rinse with warm water. The procedure is performed once a week for one month.

Please note: to help honey deal with dandruff, it is recommended to leave it in its pure form on your head at night.

As part of the masks

In folk medicine, honey is most often used as part of cosmetic hair masks. The advantages of homemade masks with honey are their affordable price and a variety of recipes from improvised means.

Subject to the correct proportions home remedy is capable of:

• to improve the scalp;
• stimulate the hair follicles;
• normalize the water-lipid balance;
• stop falling out;
• prevent delamination, brittleness and cross-section;
• get rid of oily or dry seborrhea.

Women make hair masks with honey:

• to strengthen hair;
• from their loss;
• from split ends;
• for dry and oily hair;
• to brighten them.

The recommended course of treatment with home masks is 8 procedures. You can do them 1-2 times a week.

Mask for strengthening hair with honey

Weak curls are the problem of most women. Honey in the mask:

• makes hair stronger;
• strengthens the roots;
• stimulates hairline growth.

For cookingmasks with honey to strengthen hair make kefir (2 tbsp.), egg yolk (1 pc.), liquid honey (2 tbsp.), 5 drops of essential oil and dry mustard (1 tsp.). Mix all the ingredients to a homogeneous consistency. The resulting mixture is applied to pre-combed hair with a brush. We warm the head with a towel for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

To restore the structure of hair, you can use Another one effective recipe.We take honey, burdock oil for 1 tbsp. l and mix them with egg yolk. Apply the mask to the hair for half an hour and rinse off with an unconcentrated shampoo. The procedure is carried out once a week for two months.

Mask for hair loss with honey

To cope with intense hair loss, a mask is prepared using honey. You will also need to prepare the following components:

• onion juice - 2 tbsp. l .;
• yolk - 1 piece;
• castor (olive) oil - 2 tbsp. spoons.

Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with yolk and onion juice. Add olive (castor) oil to the mixture. The resulting mask is massaged into the hair roots. Dress the hat for 40 minutes and wrap the head with a towel or bag.

The period of the procedure is 1 month, 2 times a week. Subject to the timing of applying the mask, the curls will stop falling out and give the strands a healthy look.

From split ends

The split ends problem in most cases haunts the owners of long hair. To cope with the disease, you can prepare a mask with honey.

Ingredients:

• egg yolk - 1 pc.;
• honey - 2 tsp;
• vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. l

Separate the yolk from the protein and mix it with honey and warmed vegetable oil. The resulting mixture grease the ends of the hair. Leave the mask for 30 minutes and are in a warm room. After time, wash off with shampoo and rinse your hair with cool water. It prevents the appearance of new exfoliated flakes.

The mask from split ends with honey is applied 2-3 times a week for two months. The result will not be noticeable immediately, but with the constant use of folk remedies, the hair will be fluffy and curls will not get tangled.

To lighten hair

A mask of honey for lightening hair is used only by owners of blond hair. Thanks to a folk remedy made at home, the curls will become a tone two lighter.

To lighten hair, honey should be a light shade and a liquid consistency.

Before preparing the mask, warm the honey. Do not do this with a microwave, as the product will lose all its beneficial properties. Heated honey with massaging movements is applied to each strand of hair, starting from their roots and ending with the tips. For convenience, use a scallop.

After applying the mask, insulate the hair with a towel or bag. We leave for 10 hours, so it is recommended to carry out the procedure at night. After the allotted time, we wash the hair with warm water and wash the mask with shampoo. After rinsing the curls with chamomile-lemon broth.

A mask with honey to lighten hair is applied to the hair once, if necessary, lighten it. You can use such a folk remedy with 100% confidence in the absence of an allergic reaction to the main component of the mixture - honey.

For dry hair

Honey in a cosmetic mask copes with the problem of dry hair. To prepare it, you will need:

• honey - 3 tbsp. l .;
• egg - 1 pc.;
• almond oil - 1 tbsp. l .;
• aloe juice - 1 tablespoon.

We heat honey in a water bath. Beat the egg and add aloe juice and almond oil to it. All ingredients are mixed and the mask is applied to dry hair. Leave for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. Be careful when hot liquid gets on the mask. The egg in its composition may curl.

If a folk mask is prepared for long dry hair, the amount of ingredients doubles. The course of treatment is 1 month. Procedures are performed twice a week.

For oily hair

Oily hair requires special attention of a woman. The main task of a home mask with honey is to remove excess fat from the roots of the hair of the head.

For cookingmasks for oily hair with honeyat home you will need:

• melted honey - 2 tbsp. l .;
• aloe juice - 1 tbsp. l .;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• lemon juice - 1 tsp.

The above listed ingredients are mixed until smooth and rubbed with your fingers into the scalp. If there are gaps, lubricate them with oil (vegetable, olive). Hold the mask for 30 minutes and rinse off. It is recommended to carry out the procedure before washing your hair.

A mask with honey for oily hair is washed off only with warm water. Hot starts the sebaceous glands on the head.

A mask with honey for oily hair as a medicine is used 2 times a week for a month. For preventive purposes, used once every two weeks.

Home hair treatment can be carried out not only with folk recipes. The result will be better if you add to this professional pharmacy products to strengthen curls. Pay attention to drugs such as: