Clarification – one of the most popular hairdresser's procedures connected with change of hair color. Side effect of use of industrial dyes, even having the lowered ammonia content, the dryness, fragility and loss by hair of natural gloss is. That to avoid it, it is recommended to use the natural means of clarification keeping beauty and health of curls.
House clarification of hair assumes use of natural ingredients which not only will change color, but also will protect hair from deep damage of their structure.
However it is important not to forget, as natural means for clarification of hair can do them harm at the thoughtless and not knowing sense of proportion application.
So, at excessively dry, injured and brittle hair it is necessary to avoid use of undiluted lemon juice and peroxide of hydrogen. To soften effect of mix with such components and at the same time it is possible to treat hair by means of addition in mask of olive oil.
Brunettes should pay attention to that fact that natural dyes work more softly, than industrial hair-dyes, often have accumulative effect and allow to clarify hair no more, than on 1-2 tones.
But huge advantage of house means to coloring is that hair after clarification look healthy, live, magnificent and brilliant.
The clarifying mask with saffron and camomile
For preparation of mask use 30-50 g of inflorescences of pharmaceutical camomile: the amount of colors depends on length of hair. The camomile is filled in with glass of boiled water, placed on water bath and boiled on the smallest fire of 15-20 minutes.
The cooled-down broth is filtered and add to it juice of one lemon, 2-3 pinches of saffron and 5 drops of essential oil of lavender. If hair very dry, then add 1-2 tablespoons of burdock or olive oil to mix.
If the mask is used on healthy and strong hair, then addition of 1-1.5 tablespoons of peroxide of hydrogen providing deeper penetration into structure of hair of the painting pigment is allowed.
The mask is applied on moist clean hair, warmed polyethylene hat and towel, left for influence for 40-60 minutes. Frequency of repetition of the procedure 1-2 times a week.
It is important to remember that hard and rough hair gives in to clarification by natural dyes more difficult therefore the long time can be necessary for achievement of the necessary effect.
Clarification of hair glycerin
The glyceric mask has accumulative effect and best of all proves on fair hair. But huge advantage of use of glycerin consists in its looking after properties: hair after clarification become obedient, silky and soft to the touch, comb hair and keep within hairstyle easier.
The basis of mask is formed by camomile broth: 2-3 tablespoons of flowers fill in 0.5 l of boiled water and insist under cover 1.5-2 hours. 60 ml of glycerin heat on water bath and add to the cooled-down infusion.
The mask is applied on moist hair, warmed polyethylene hat and towel, maintained on hair 1-1.5 hours. If there is opportunity, then it is recommended to leave mix on all night long, to wash away warm water in the morning and to rinse with camomile broth.
If hair healthy and not inclined to dryness, then it is possible to strengthen action of the glyceric clarifying mask addition of several packs of ascorbic acid and juice of lemon.
Clarification of hair cinnamon
When using cinnamon mask it is necessary to remember that besides clarification, also receiving weak copper shade on hair is possible.
Besides, for preparation of the clarifying mask it is important to use nonmetallic tanks. Metal can react with components masks and as a result give to hair greenish shade.
2 tablespoons of natural honey slightly warm up on water bath and part 1 tablespoon of the distilled water. Add 3 tablespoons of powder of cinnamon to the received mix, 3.st. l. good hair conditioner and 3 tablespoons of juice of lemon.
The mask is applied on clean moist hair, evenly distributed on all length of hair, warmed hat and towel. The minimum time of influence of mask – 3-4 hours. The greatest effect of clarification can achieve at influence of mask within 8-10 hours.
Owners of the dry and injured hair are recommended to add several spoons of olive oil or 1-2 egg yolks to mask.
After washing off of cinnamon mask it is recommended to rinse hair with decoction from flowers of camomile. The recommended frequency of use of the clarifying mix - 1 time in 10 days.
It is important to remember that to achieve the clarifying and improving effect it is possible only if for preparation of mask the real cinnamon, but not its analog – cassia most of which often meets in our shops is used.
It is possible to distinguish ground cinnamon from cassia easy way – having dripped on powder a little iodine. The cassia will be painted in saturated bright blue color, the real cinnamon will get weak bluish shade.
Sticks of the real cinnamon are densely twirled on both sides, have quite fragile structure, easily break.
Cassia bark sticks quite thick, can be twirled only on the one hand or not have curls absolutely. Internal part of bark of cassia usually has gray or more dark color, than external part, can have uneven surface and irregular shape.