How to make your hair shiny.

How to wash your hair correctly

Hair should be washed only with warm water (not hot - it damages the hair). Warm water opens the hair scales and therefore washes away all impurities well.

It is best to rinse your hair with cool water, because... it covers the hair scales and thereby makes them shiny, elastic and manageable.

Nutrition for hair shine

For hair to be healthy and shiny, it needs to be nourished, not only from the outside (balms, masks), but also from the inside. This is why the need for a balanced diet becomes so urgent:

* Every day you need to eat foods containing protein (chicken, fish, lean meat, cheese, mushrooms), dried fruits.
* Edible gelatin is very important for hair shine,
* You also need to increase the amount of foods in your diet that contain vitamin B (cereals - buckwheat and oats, vegetables, legumes, seeds, eggs, bran, nuts, sprouted wheat grains).

Hair care tips

* Daily head massage will improve blood circulation, and, consequently, nutrition of the hair roots and hair follicles themselves. This will have a positive effect on both hair growth and its overall condition (shine, shine, smoothness, elasticity, etc.).
* Never dry your hair with a hairdryer.
* Do not dry your hair by wrapping it in a towel for a long time. It is best to do this openly, lightly blotting your hair with a towel made from natural fabrics (in China, natural silk is used for this purpose).
* In order to clean the surface of the hair from styling products, fatty deposits and a sticky film of dust (regular shampoo is not able to wash them off completely) and to add shine to the hair (the reflection of light by the hair surface improves), you need to periodically use a peeling shampoo (approximately once a week).

Traditional recipes for hair shine

To give your hair a natural shine, you need to rinse it every time after washing:

1. acidified water (1 tablespoon of vinegar per 1 liter of water).
2. still mineral water.
3. decoctions of rosemary and nettle - in addition to adding shine, they also strengthen the hair.
4. boiled water with lemon juice (1 tablespoon of lemon juice per 1 liter of water) - just don’t get too carried away with this procedure - lemon dries your hair unnecessarily.
5. cool tea (pour 2 tablespoons of tea into 1 liter of water and boil for a few minutes) as a final rinse - your hair will be especially shiny! Ideal for dark hair. You can add mint to tea.
6. Chamomile decoction – gives hair the effect of sun glare. Suitable only for light hair, because... Chamomile has a brightening effect.
7. oak bark - not very often, because This decoction dries out the hair a little.
8. decoction of hops and nettles - only for dark hair.
9. decoction of onion peels - gives a rich shade to red hair.
10. Sage decoction - the hair will not only shine, but also become silky.
11. light beer - you can add another 1 teaspoon of olive oil or honey.
12. milk, followed by cool water. This will make your hair shiny, smooth and silky.

Masks for hair shine

* mask after washing your hair: mix 1 egg yolk, 1-2 tablespoons of cognac, 1 tablespoon of honey. Apply to hair under film for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
* black bread mask: soak 2-3 slices in water, wait until they soften, and then knead them with your hands. Warm up slightly, add a couple of drops of camphor oil, apply on dry hair directly between the strands under a cellophane cap and a towel for 1 hour. Rinse off.
* balm made from fruit pulp. Mash one ripe banana and apply the resulting pulp to your hair for 2-3 minutes. Or wipe strands of hair with a circle of pineapple - your hair will shine and smell amazing, as if you had just come out of a salt bath after a treatment procedure.
* mix 1 teaspoon of castor oil, 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of aloe juice. Apply the mixture to your hair for 30 minutes, rub well into the hair roots.
* rub oils (almond, olive, coconut) into the hair roots. You can add esters (ylang-ylang, sandalwood, rosemary, cedar).

Little tricks for adding shine to your hair

If you don’t have time for long-term hair treatment, if today you need to look your best, but you don’t have time and money for salon lamination, if you want your hair to look natural for longer than 4 hours (after special styling products, it becomes oily and sag after just a couple of hours), then use little tricks that will help you make your hair shiny and your appearance complete and stunning.

1. Mix the conditioner with any hair mask and add cosmetic oil (sea buckthorn, string, etc.) or a few drops of ethers to the resulting mixture. Apply the mixture to your hair with your fingers, as if combing it, and then rinse. The result will not take long to arrive, it will be simply magnificent :)
2. Wash your hair and rinse it with cool water. All!
3. When finishing drying your hair with a hairdryer, spray it with a stream of cold air. At the same time, direct the hair dryer from top to bottom - this way you will seal the cuticles, and your hair will come to life and shine again.

Healthy and well-groomed hair is beautiful in itself. They can be loosened, curled into elastic curls or shiny curls, you can create any hairstyle from them, and it will look very impressive. You can conduct a small experiment - appear in front of your loved one wearing only your hair, loose and shiny :) And don’t forget to tell us about the results here!

Almost every girl faces the deterioration of her hair, so the most common question is how to make your hair smooth and shiny at home. Fortunately, there is a huge variety of natural products that have a positive effect on the appearance of hair, strengthen hair follicles, enrich them with nutrients, even out texture and restore the natural balance of water.

Any girl should remember that rinsing is a mandatory procedure that completes every hair wash. It is this event that affects the beauty of hair, its shine and tints. There are many recipes that have a beneficial effect on hair:

• Rinsing with very cold water promotes the “collapse” of hair scales. As a result, the curls are smoothed and shimmer beautifully in the sun. The only condition is that you should not pour water very close to the root zone, so as not to touch the scalp, because this is fraught with colds;
• Grind a large aloe leaf into a pulp, pour in a liter of warm water, let it brew for a quarter of an hour, then strain. If you don’t have this plant at home, a pharmacy ampoule of aloe dissolved in the same amount of water will do. Such a rinse is guaranteed to make your hair shiny and very smooth;
• to three liters of water, add 50 milliliters of apple cider vinegar and rinse the curls. This concentration of the solution will allow the pungent odor to quickly disappear, and the mop will acquire a healthy shine, silkiness and be cleared of excess fat;
• Mix 15 grams of regular tea leaves with the same amount of crushed dried mint leaves, pour in a liter of boiling water and leave for a quarter of an hour. After the tincture has cooled, it must be strained and then rinsed the curls. This recipe is best used by dark-haired ladies;
• mix 15 grams of chamomile, horsetail and nettle, pour in a liter of just boiled water, let it brew for half an hour, strain;
• golden-haired beauties should rinse the head with water to which freshly squeezed carrot juice has been added;
• For fair-haired young ladies, rinsing with chamomile infusion is suitable. To prepare it, you need to pour 40 grams of herb with a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 30 minutes. Before use, the strained infusion must be diluted with a liter of clean water.

Hair masks

Without a doubt, one of the most effective means of knowing how to quickly make your hair smooth and shiny at home are masks. They contain all the vitamins and minerals necessary to improve hair health, stimulate growth, add shine, silkiness and impeccable smoothness. Homemade masks are not inferior in effectiveness to chemical-based cosmetics, but cost mere pennies, so any beauty can afford a simple but effective care product:

• Mash the pulp of two large watermelon slices into a pulp, squeeze out the juice and apply to your curls. Wrap in plastic wrap, insulate with a towel, leave for half an hour;
• heat 100 milliliters of kefir, apply to hair, paying special attention to the root zone, wrap in plastic and insulate. After an hour, the mask must be washed off with warm water;
• mix olive, almond, peach and burdock oils in equal quantities, heat a little, distribute over the entire length of the hair, wrap with film, insulate and leave for 2-3 hours. The oil cocktail is washed off with regular shampoo. If you can’t wash your hair well, you should pour a small amount of cognac or vodka into the shampoo;
• Using a blender, mix raw chicken yolk, the pulp of half a banana, 30 milliliters of freshly squeezed lemon juice, 15 milliliters of olive oil and light honey in a container. Distribute the mask on your hair, warm it, leave for 30 minutes, rinse with cool water;
• beat a raw egg, pour in 30 milliliters of castor oil, 10 milliliters each of acetic acid and glycerin, mix thoroughly. Spread the resulting nutrient cocktail over the hay, wrap it in plastic, wrap it in a towel and leave for two hours. Wash your hair in the usual way, rinse your hair with a decoction of chamomile or burdock roots;
• Brew coffee, separate one tablespoon, add to it 3 tablespoons of heated olive oil and 5 drops of orange ether. The mixture should be applied to the curls and left for 30 minutes;
• mix a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar, 30 milliliters of castor oil, two raw chicken yolks and 50 milliliters of shampoo. Thoroughly mixed components of the mask must be distributed over clean, damp strands, insulated and left for a quarter of an hour.

You can find out even more useful information on how to make your hair smooth and shiny at home by watching the video.

Someone else's experience

It is also useful to find out the opinion of girls who have seen from their own experience how to make their hair smooth and shiny at home, by carefully studying their reviews:

Evgeniya, 31 years old

For my coarse and unruly hair, a mask consisting of two tablespoons of mayonnaise, burdock oil and two egg yolks is ideal. The hair should be divided into separate strands, thoroughly coated with the mixture, and wrapped with plastic wrap and a towel for half an hour. After such a mask, my hair is really very smooth and shimmers beautifully in the sun. The only negative is the not very pleasant eggy smell in the hair. But you can get rid of it if you drop essential oil on the comb while combing. My favorites are lavender and tangerine.

Yana, 26 years old

I think the most effective way to add shine and smoothness to hair is a gelatin mask. Gelatin must be combined with hot water in a ratio of 1:3, pour in hair balm and allow the mixture to swell for 20 minutes. The mask should be applied to damp curls, retreating a few centimeters from the roots, then wrapped in plastic and a towel. For a more effective effect of the components, you need to warm your hair with a hairdryer for about 15-20 minutes and leave the mask on for another 45 minutes. Next, you need to rinse your hair well, but do not use shampoo.

Beautiful, shiny, thick and silky curls are hard work that requires patience. You should not expect miraculous effects after the first use of any chosen product. Created exclusively from natural ingredients, they have a cumulative effect that manifests itself after several procedures.

Special rinses will help make your hair shiny and soft. Tap water severely damages hair, making it brittle and dry. To avoid this, you can use mineral water instead of hair conditioner. Daily rinsing with still mineral water will help add shine and brightness to dull hair and make it more manageable. In addition, after washing, it is recommended to rinse your hair with “live” high-quality beer, because it contains many nutrients necessary for a healthy scalp and active hair growth. Rinsing with slightly warmed beer will help make your hair shiny and silky.

Hair is also often rinsed with various decoctions, for example, a decoction of chamomile, oak bark or nettle. Such decoctions help saturate the hair with nutrients, enhance growth and soften the effects of hard running water on the scalp.

To prepare a chamomile decoction, take two tablespoons of dried flowers and pour a glass of boiled water over them. The flowers should infuse for half an hour, after which you can rinse your washed hair with the decoction. There is no need to wash off the broth. It should be borne in mind that a strong chamomile decoction can give a copper tint even to dark hair.

Beauty masks

Your hair will become softer and silkier to the touch if you use any masks at least once a week. Homemade hair care products can be made from ingredients that are easily found in any kitchen, such as:

Mayonnaise;
- kefir;
- egg;
- burdock oil, etc.

Professional hairdressers recommend using mayonnaise as a nourishing hair mask. You need to apply fresh mayonnaise to your hair along the entire length, leave for 10-15 minutes and rinse with warm water. It is better not to use this mask more than once a week to prevent your hair from becoming greasy.

To ensure that your hair is always saturated with moisture and remains soft and shiny, apply a kefir mask to your head more often: fresh kefir warmed to room temperature is carefully applied to the scalp, hair roots and spreads along the entire length. The hair is wrapped in polyethylene and a warm scarf. This mask can be left on your head for an hour or even two. An egg mask is made in exactly the same way, only instead of kefir, beaten and strained yolks are used.

It is better to make a burdock oil mask over a course of 2-3 months at least once a week. To achieve the best result, rub burdock oil, which can be bought at any pharmacy, into the scalp, gradually distributing it over the entire length of the hair. Then you need to cover your hair with plastic, wrap it in a warm scarf and leave the mask for 1.5 hours. You need to wash off the oil with shampoo, since it is quite difficult to wash off. But the result will be noticeable immediately - the hair will be very soft and shiny.

You need to be very careful about your diet. It should contain protein-enriched foods: chicken, fish, mushrooms. Very vitamin B: buckwheat, legumes, vegetables. Eat more nuts, take brewer's yeast. In order to achieve a natural shine, you can try rinsing hair scalp with a solution of vinegar diluted with water or beer on hair.

To achieve shiny hair, you don’t have to spend money on products. You can make a mask yourself in . Very beneficial effect on hair decoctions of nettle and burdock. Masks with almond oil. Rub into hair a small amount of oil, massage and leave for half an hour. To improve hair growth, you can use aloe juice. If hair If they don't want to shine, buy a spray to make them shine. They come in a wide variety and are very easy to use.

Video on the topic

The condition of human hair is influenced by many negative factors: the environment, poor nutrition, and the use of chemicals for styling and coloring. To do hair strong and healthy, it is enough to take some preventive measures. Regular care for them should become a good habit.

You will need

• - castor, burdock, olive oil;
• - mustard powder, red pepper tincture;
• - egg;
• - chamomile flowers, nettle leaves.

Instructions

Include fresh vegetables in your diet, especially carrots and beets; legumes - lentils, beans, green peas; beef liver; fermented milk products and butter. For sweets, give preference to halva and dried fruits.

Before you wash hair, comb them in different directions with a massage brush. Use a homemade hair wash once a week. To prepare it, pour hot water over several pieces of rye bread. After it softens, add the yolk of one egg to 1 cup of the resulting mass. Mix thoroughly and apply to hair roots. Put on a warming cap and hold for 20-30 minutes. Then rinse off. Rinse hair a decoction of nettle, chamomile or hop cones. Let your hair dry naturally.

Do hair masks regularly. Include vegetable oils in their composition: burdock, castor or olive; vitamins A and E. To increase effectiveness, add mustard powder or red pepper tincture - they warm the scalp and allow nutrients to act more deeply. The simplest of these masks contains 4 tbsp. spoons of castor oil, 2 yolks and 1 teaspoon of mustard powder. After applying the mask to hair Put on a plastic shower cap and wrap your head with a warm towel. Keep the mask on your hair for no more than 3 hours. Wash it off with shampoo suitable for your hair type.

An excellent substitute for chemical hair styling products can be beer or a decoction of flax seeds. To prepare a decoction, pour 2 tablespoons of seeds with 2 glasses of water. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Strain and apply to damp hair. Lay it in your usual way.

Take care hair from the negative effects of the sun. Wear hats or use an umbrella. After swimming in the sea, be sure to wash off any remaining salt from your hair.

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Helpful advice

During the period of winter and spring vitamin deficiency, take special preparations for hair growth and strengthening.

Add essential and cosmetic oils of sage, chamomile, rosemary, thyme, and jojoba to hair masks.

Beautiful, flowing, shiny like silk hair- this is the cherished dream of every girl. After all, hairstyle is an important weapon for seducing men. But how can you achieve your hair have become truly chic and shiny?

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Luxurious hair is an indicator not only of good care, but also of excellent health. Competent care will help your hair become truly beautiful. And for this you need to know how to properly care for them.

Instructions

Choose the right shampoo based on your hair type. Dry and damaged strands require additional moisture. Oily people, on the contrary, need products that reduce sebum production. Give preference to shampoos based on medicinal plants.

It is not recommended to wash your hair more than once every two days. This helps maintain a protective layer on the hair and reduces the negative impact of the environment on it. After washing, the use of a hair dryer should only be used as a last resort. It is better if the hair dries on its own. In cases where you cannot do without blow-drying, choose a gentle mode and cold air.

Due to a lack of essential microelements, hair may be subject to excessive hair loss. Special strengthening oils and nourishing masks will help to avoid this. Such procedures can be performed weekly. Head massage also helps strengthen the scalp.

Use styling products with caution. Cosmetics that weigh down hair are not completely removed when washed. Its components clog the spaces between the scales and, when dried, lead to increased fragility. These products include wax and styling gel. Try to use them as little as possible. When painting, avoid using products based on perhydrol and ammonia. These substances negatively affect the hair structure and lead to its thinning and destruction.

note

After each shampoo, rinse your hair with decoctions of medicinal plants. The most effective are chamomile, birch buds, nettle and plantain.

Helpful advice

If, with proper hair care, your hair condition does not improve for a long time, consult a trichologist. He will conduct a comprehensive diagnosis of the condition of the scalp and hair and prescribe treatment.

Not all women are naturally beautiful and healthy. Many are forced to struggle with brittle, unruly or too quickly becoming oily hair. However, with the right care, bringing your own hairstyle closer to ideal is not so difficult.

Before you begin treatments to improve your hair, determine your hair type. Normal hair perfectly reflects sunlight, it is smooth, combs well and practically does not split at the ends. Oily hair has a characteristic dull shine and can begin to clump the same day you wash it. Dry hair is difficult to comb and breaks easily, and its ends are cut off. There is also a mixed hair type, which is characterized by oily roots but dry ends.

The easiest way to care for your hair. If you are the lucky owner of this type, all you need to do is wash your hair regularly with the product you choose. Thick and healthy normal hair does not require additional care.

To care for oily hair, shampoos with extracts of sage, nettle, calamus, seaweed, and coltsfoot are most often used. These substances normalize the activity of the sebaceous glands. You can also use your own prepared healing infusions that are suitable for your type. To do this, pour boiling water over five tablespoons of St. John's wort and let it brew for half an hour, and then rinse your hair with the resulting product.

Dry hair requires careful care. Use products with extracts of chamomile, mint, wheat germ, and linden flowers. Try to keep your hair out of direct sunlight - wear hats. For dry hair, a mask made from half a grated avocado mixed with an egg is suitable. Also, do not forget to use balms that nourish and moisturize the hair structure.
Herbal shampoos - the secret of luxurious hair

1. Shea Butter. A healing product not only for hair, but also for skin. Thanks to it, the hair becomes smooth and silky. It can be used in masks and also added to balms when washing your hair.
2. Cacao butter. This oil is heaven for any sweet tooth, because it has an amazing chocolate smell. In addition, cocoa butter has moisturizing properties: it combats dry hair and eliminates brittleness.
3. Burr oil. An old but very effective remedy. It stops hair loss, makes it strong and elastic.
4. Olive oil. Many people have it in their kitchen, but not every housewife knows that olive oil is useful not only as a food product. Thus, the oil softens hair and prevents hair loss.
5. Sunflower oil. An even more affordable option, present in everyone’s kitchen. With regular use, it helps normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands.

So, using one or more products from this list, any girl can tidy up her hair, making it healthy and strong.

No one will argue that shiny hair is a much prettier sight compared to dull and seemingly lifeless hair. What can we do at home to improve our appearance without spending a lot of money or bothering with preparing complex formulations with exotic ingredients? What to do, what simple folk remedies to use to make your hair shine and resemble silk?

How to rinse your hair to make it shine after washing?

1. Mix the juice of half a lemon with a tablespoon of wine vinegar and pour in 0.5 liters of warm boiled water. Rinse clean, damp hair with this liquid. Repeat the procedure two to three times a week to make them more radiant and silky.

2. A well-known folk remedy for hair shine is a tea (herbal) rinse. Prepare a cup of regular, fruit tea or strong herbal infusion. Chamomile is better for blondes, black tea for brunettes, and orange infusion for redheads. Mix the selected tea infusion for rinsing your hair in half with your favorite conditioner, apply without rinsing after each hair wash - shiny hair is practically guaranteed.

3. A very simple and affordable way to make your hair shine is regular cold water. Try using cold water for a final rinse. Although this is not a very pleasant manipulation, thanks to it the scales are closed, due to which the hair becomes shinier and healthier.

Masks to make your hair shine

1. Fruit mask. Mix half a banana, half an avocado and a small piece of melon. You can add a few tablespoons of yogurt and a little olive oil to the fruit pulp. Apply the finished mixture to dry hair and leave for about twenty minutes. After this time, rinse off the mask and wash your hair with shampoo. To make your hair shine, such procedures need to be repeated from time to time.

Remember the old advice: to keep your hair beautiful, comb it with a hundred strokes of the brush? Of course, one hundred is too much. But if you slowly run a brush or comb with short and thick natural bristles (for example, boar) through your hair 20-30 times, it will become smoother and shiny. Hairdressers call this technique polishing hair The explanation is simple: such combing actually polishes the hair, smoothing the cuticle scales - and they begin to shine.

2. Use special hair shine products

Almost every brand has such a line. These are various products with vitamins (primarily panthenol), plant extracts, collagen, keratin, glycerin, betaine, volatile silicones, and various natural oils. If you need quick and maximum results, choose professional products. Just check with your hairdresser first: if you make a mistake in your choice (for example, choosing a treatment that is not suitable for your hair type), you can worsen the condition of your hair. Yes, it will gain shine, but the hairstyle will quickly begin to lose shape.

And be careful with oils, leave-in sprays and serums for hair shine: if you overdo it a little, your hair will stick together and appear greasy.

Promo brands

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3. Laminate your hair

In a beauty salon, to give your hair shine, they may offer you a procedure lamination or ellumination. Although the principle of action of the compositions used for them is radically different, the essence of the procedures is basically the same: a special composition (transparent or tinted) with proteins and other biologically active substances is applied to the hair for 20-30 minutes, which, as it were, glues scattered cuticle scales and smoothes out porous hair, making it shinier, smoother and more manageable. Moreover, the effect lasts 3-6 weeks.

4. Dye your hair with henna

Doesn't matter - colored or colorless– shine will be guaranteed. Unlike chemical dyes, henna does not penetrate the structure of the hair shafts, and like lamination compounds, it envelops them, filling in unevenness in the upper scaly layer. An additional bonus is that your hair will become stronger and begin to grow better, since henna also strengthens it well. And such strengthening “masks” are an effective remedy for combating dandruff. However, remember that after dyeing with henna, chemical dyes may not “take” or the result will turn out to be the most unexpected (up to a swamp-green tint). For the same reason, after dyeing your hair with henna, including colorless henna, it is not recommended to perm or chemically straighten your hair.

5. Add sourness

By changing the pH to acidic, it is also easy to smooth the cuticle and make your hair shine. Many balms for hair shine work on this principle - the effect is achieved by adding fruit acids, extracts or citrus essential oils to their composition. And a very simple option - you can add it to the rinse water lemon juice or vinegar(per liter of water - a tablespoon). By the way, such acidification also softens the water. And hard water is one of the reasons why your hair remains dull, despite all your efforts: the salts present in it react with the detergent. As a result, a sediment forms on the hair, depriving it of shine. In order to remove it, fruit acids or salicylic acid are added to many shampoos.

Promo brands

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6. Use natural masks

The simplest homemade hair mask for shine- with egg yolk. It contains vitamins A, B and E. Amino acids and lecithin perfectly nourish, moisturize and restore even damaged hair. For maximum effect, it is better to mix the yolk with oil (for example, olive, avocado or jojoba). The resulting mixture is applied to the hair 30-40 minutes before washing.