The grown dull, weakened, splitting locks of hair are capable not only to spoil for a long time mood, but also to punch essential gap in the budget, forcing to be spent for specialized cosmetics. However, selecting the restoring and looking after means, you should not forget about house masks for strengthening of hair which can be made on the basis of vegetable public components.
The raw materials source, most widespread and most available in our strip, for cosmetics providing strengthening of hair in house conditions is birch foliage. Phytoncides, flavonoids, essential oil are part of it of "the green doctor" useful to health and beauty of acid. But to create most effective looking after and remedies, it is important to adhere to number of rules:
- for collecting leaves it is necessary to choose those trees that grow in the distance from industrial zones, dumps of garbage, automobile and the railroads;
- the highest concentration of phytoncides is the share of term approximately until the end of June – the leaves collected during this time will have the most true polyvitaminic effect;
- you should not break tree branches and also "without remainder" to cut off from them leaves – the barbaric attitude towards yourself the Nature does not forgive also there will be a little advantage of cosmetics prepared on such "raw materials" too. It is recommended to take several leaves from the chosen branch and then to pass to following, without leaving behind naked lash;
- it is necessary to dry the prepared material in shadow, having poured out it on pure fabric or sheets of paper. Important point is that in the course of drying the leaves emit the disinfecting substances in air, providing double advantage for health;
- it is necessary to store the dried-up leaves or in paper packages, or in cardboard boxes – in polyethylene the leaves quickly begin to rot and lose all the valuable properties.
Action of birch leaves on hair
For a long time birch leaves not without reason are considered as the best means providing growth of hair, their strengthening and improvement of head skin: tannins eliminate dandruff; ascorbic acid protects from influence of ultraviolet rays; minerals interfere with formation of the splitting locks; essential oil adds to curls natural gloss and softness.
But, as well as when using any cosmetic medicine, it is important to remember contraindications:
- you should not use leaves, kidneys, birch bark or birch sap in the presence of allergic reactions to these components;
- with very sensitive skin "birch" cosmetics can cause irritation in people; it is recommended to carry out the preliminary sensitivity test, having applied several drops of broth or infusion on elbow bend;
- natural blondes should take into account that conditioners with use of birch foliage have the accumulative painting effect and can give to hair more dark shade.
Recipes for strengthening of hair:
Conditioner for strengthening and growth of hair
About 20-30 g of the cut birch leaves (both fresh, and dry foliage can be used), fill in with glass boiled water, under cover insist before cooling, then filter and carefully wring out damp leaves. Infusion is used in the concentrated look for rinsing of hair after use of shampoo.
Broth for strengthening of the weakened roots of hair.
The handful of dry birch leaves is filled in by 0.5 liters of the filtered soft water and boil on very weak fire no more than 12-15 minutes. The turned-out broth is cooled, filtered through gauze or small sieve and carefully rubbed in roots of hair the quiet massing movements. Does not demand washing off.
Tincture on birch leaves from all types of dandruff and at hair loss.
Glass of the fresh leaves torn manually on small pieces (use of the metal cutting objects is not recommended), up to the top fill in with vodka of high quality or the diluted alcohol. Mix is infused within two weeks, having placed capacity with leaves in the cool place and not allowing influence of direct sunshine. After the expiration of the necessary term, tincture is filtered and stored in glass opaque vessel.
To provide stimulation of growth of hair, spirit tincture is rubbed in roots by 2-3 times a week within 30 days. After break in 4 weeks the course can be repeated.
The weakened, injured hair oil
The handful of the leaves which are slightly slightly dried in the sun, but not completely dried up is densely stacked in glass jar and filled in with one glass of flavourless corn oil. To bank densely close cover and leave in the sun. Thus oil is kept about a week, from time to time stirring up bank, after it remove to the dark place where means has to be defended two more weeks.
Ready oil is filtered through the filtering fabric and used as mask, applying it at first on roots, and then and at all length of hair before washing of the head. The head is warmed towel and leave mask for absorption for 30-40 minutes then the structure is accurately washed away warm soft (it is desirable, boiled) water with use of neutral shampoo.
As conditioner it is recommended to apply broth of birch leaves.
Fans of bathing procedures with application of birch brooms can advise the ancient recipe: steaming dry broom in boiled water, you should not pour out then the remained water since it can be used for rinsing of hair after washing.