Beautiful, shiny and healthy hair is a perfectly understandable dream of any woman. One of the popular folk remedies that can help bring your hair closer to the ideal is colorless henna.
What is it?Colorless henna is obtained from lavsanii - the same plant from which the henna hair color is known. However, the stems of this plant are used to produce colorless henna, and not its leaves, which possess coloring properties.
There are so many ways to use colorless henna. It is used not only for the prevention and treatment of hair, but also as a component of facial masks.
What is the use of colorless henna for hair? Reviews regularly using her for hair care women say the following:
- colorless henna improves blood circulation in the head region and thereby strengthens the hair roots, and also prevents loss;
- activates the growth of new hair;
- helps fight dandruff (both oily and dry);
- reduces sebum (very important for oily hair);
- restores, compacts and strengthens the structure of the hair, which is very useful for thin and weak hair;
- gives the hair extra volume and shine;
- soothes the scalp in case of allergic reactions, itching.
Henna hair colorless does not stain hair,so it can be used by absolutely everyone, even platinum blondes. The only problem is only freshly dyed or recently exposed to hair. In this case, the use of henna can give an unexpected result.
Colorless henna. Application
In case you are not concerned about particular problemswith hair, it will be enough to prevent the use of henna in the form of periodic masks and shampoos - they are applied to the head and held for up to half an hour about two times a week.
If you need to solve serious problemswith hair or scalp, to achieve a positive result, you must take a course of 12-15 wraps or masks with colorless henna. To prepare masks other than henna, many other hair-friendly products are often used, such as aromatherapy, herbs (nettle, turn, chamomile), burdock oil, various vitamin preparations.
The easiest recipe for using henna colorlessto strengthen the hair is as follows: 100 g of henna powder dilute to a homogeneous consistency with hot water (enough 250 ml) and apply to slightly damp clean hair. The head is insulated with polyethylene film and a kerchief or towel. The mask should be aged for 50 minutes, then rinse with water, cool or warm.
Mask preventing hair loss
Take 2 tablespoons of cosmetic oil(olive, coconut), 1 tablespoon of castor oil, 2 tablespoons of henna colorless, green clay - 2 tablespoons, 5 drops of any suitable essential oil. All these ingredients to stir in the decoction of herbs or boiling water to obtain a homogeneous mass, apply to the head and hold for 1 hour. The mask is washed off with shampoo.
Mask for nutrition, shine and strengthening hair with kefir
Colorless henna, 2 tablespoons, poured warmkefir and leave for 20 minutes. Then put the mask on the roots, and distribute the rest of the mass along the length of the hair, hold for 40 minutes. We wash off with shampoo.
Precautionary measures
In general, colorless henna for use incosmetology has no contraindications. However, individual intolerance of the product or an allergic reaction is possible upon first use. To prevent undesirable consequences, apply diluted henna on your wrist or elbow fold. If it does not cause redness or sensation of itching, you can safely use various masks based on henna colorless.
