Sour cream is not only a tasty and healthy food product, but also an excellent, effective remedy that is used in cosmetology for hair care. From sour cream, you can quickly and easily prepare hair masks, the regular use of which will give good results and help to cope with many hair problems.
What is useful for hair mask with sour cream?
This valuable fermented milk product contains vitamins A, B, C, E, H, PP, as well as minerals and trace elements (potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, fluorine, etc.), organic acids and fats.
The use of sour cream for hair contributes:
- regeneration of damaged hair;
- elimination of fragility and dry hair;
- nutrition and strengthening of hair bulbs;
- moisturizing, enhancing hair elasticity;
- giving a natural shine.
Recipes for hair masks using sour cream
- Mask for weakened and fragile hair: mix 100 g of sour cream, egg yolk, one tablespoon of castor and olive oil. Distribute the mask along the entire length of the hair and leave for 1 hour.
- Mask against hair loss: two tablespoons of sour cream to combine with one whipped yolk, as well as honey, cognac and castor oil, taken one tablespoon. Mask rub into the scalp and distribute to all the hair, leave to act for two hours.
- Mask that accelerates hair growth: mix one tablespoon of sour cream with the same amount of mustard powder previously diluted with warm water to the state of gruel, and also with a tablespoon of burdock oil and three egg yolks. Apply to hair and scalp, rinse after 15 to 20 minutes.
- Moisturizing mask for over-dried hair: stir in the blender one fruit of avocado, two tablespoons of sour cream and one tablespoon of olive oil. Apply the mixture to moistened hair and leave for 40 minutes.
- Mask for strengthening hair and eliminating dandruff: mix three tablespoons of sour cream with one yolk and a teaspoon of honey, add three tablespoons of broth of burdock rootstocks and nettle leaves (the broth is prepared at the rate of 1 tablespoon of ground raw material per 100 ml of boiling water), and 5 drops of tea tree essential oil. Apply the mask on the hair, rubbing into the scalp, for 20 minutes.
- Nourishing hair mask: combine a tablespoon of sour cream with a ripe banana carefully ground in a blender, a teaspoon of honey and one egg yolk. Apply to hair, rinse after one hour.
- Regenerating hair mask: stir three tablespoons of sour cream with a tablespoon of burdock oil and a teaspoon of honey, add 50 g of blue clay and mix thoroughly. Apply the mixture on the scalp and hair, leave for half an hour.
Features of the use of hair masks with sour cream
Masks for hair with sour cream are recommended for normal, dry and damaged hair. To improve the condition of weakened hair of a combination or fatty type, sour cream, used for masks, should be diluted in half with skimmed yogurt or milk.
Sour cream should be used fresh, natural, preferably homemade, having an average fat content (15-20%). Prepared mask should be applied to the hair immediately, heating it in a water bath to a temperature of 35 - 40 ° C.
After applying the mask on the hair for better absorption of nutrients, it is recommended to cover the hair with a plastic wrap or to put on a special cap and wrap it on top with a handkerchief or a towel. After the expiration of the mask, it should be washed off with warm water using a shampoo.
Masks for hair from sour cream apply one to two times a week, depending on the condition and needs of hair.