Since ancient times of the woman used the special masks for hair prepared on the basis of onions with the purpose to give to the curls beauty, to support their force and health. And it is absolutely unsurprising: onions are invaluable well of the vitamins and microelements feeding and moisturizing hair. Nevertheless physiological features of each person are especially individual, and therefore you should not forget also about some contraindications to application of onions masks for hair.
Advantage of onions masks it is difficult to overestimate, their main component, onions, manganese, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, fluorine, copper, iodine and cobalt contains vitamins of group B (B1, B2, B6), C, E and PP and also microelements. Besides, the onions contain large amount of phosphoric acid, biotin, carotene and keratin. It is rich with both organic acids, and even essential oils. By right it is possible to call such structure medical, it feeds curls of hair, strengthens them, doing healthy and strong.
For example, onions masks in combination with honey, mayonnaise and olive oil perfectly are suitable for fight against the dropping-out hair. All listed components promote prevention of hair loss and their strengthening. The onions mask for hair is applied on the head in the direction from roots of hair and distributed on all length of curls. Duration of this procedure – not less than one hour. The mask can apply on hair one or two times a week, and it is possible and is more often – every other day. Regular application of masks on the basis of onions not only restores natural power and hair shine, but also promotes disposal of dandruff.
Cosmetologists claim that masks on the basis of onions are suitable for any type of hair, however the desirable result will appear not at once, and after a while – after regular application at least of 30 masks in a row.
There are practically no contraindications to use of masks on the basis of onions. They are only contraindicated to people in whom onions or additional components of the mask for hair cause allergic reactions: it is recommended to check in advance all involved components. It becomes by means of easy rubbing in, for example, of onions, honey or cucumber in skin on elbow bend. It is worth paying the attention and to that fact that application of onions masks has very fragrant character in literal sense of this word: the onions smell eats in head skin and in hair for long time.
As the smell of onions masks – quite caustic and lingering on the head and hair long time (up to three weeks), is recommended to apply them only during the holiday, long rest, hospital, etc.
Therefore such masks are not recommended to be done to the people who are constantly in the center of general attention, public persons, office workers. However experts have found way out also here: they advise to fight against caustic smell of onions on the head by means of water-acetum solution. It is necessary to mix apple cider vinegar (500 ml) and ordinary water (500 ml). When the onions mask is washed away by warm water, moist hair are carefully sprinkled by above-mentioned solution. In such state it is necessary to keep head hair no more than 3 minutes then carefully to wash out by means of shampoo. Some cosmetologists say that it is possible not to use solution on the basis of water and apple cider vinegar, and just it will not be necessary to apply on the hair which are strongly smelling of onions, several drops of any essential oil (for example, lavender) – from smell allegedly also trace. It should be noted that physiological features of each person are especially individual therefore it is better not to risk at all and for some time to refrain from onions masks not to cause inadvertently censure of the public.