Blonde hair is the dream of many girls and women. The fair sex brightens curls with a special paint in salons or at home. However, not everyone knows that this can be done using kefir-based masks. Other natural ingredients are also used to lighten hair.
How the remedy works
Most women often change their appearance. The easiest way to do this is by coloring. Chemicals can quickly and radically change the color of the strands. It is not always possible to achieve the desired shade in one session, so you have to apply the paint regularly. This practice damages the hair. To avoid this, you can switch to natural coloring agents. Kefir, lemon, etc. have such properties. More on this later in the article.
Sour-milk masks can really be an effective hair care product, and also help change color. This is true for both natural and dyed curls. Kefir for lightening hair acts not onlyas a wash, but also as a powerful restorative agent. As a result, the curls begin to shine, look attractive.
Mask recipes
Kefir for lightening hair is quite easy to use. There are mask recipes that are easy to prepare.
The following components are required for this:
- kefir or fermented baked milk;
- hot water.
A small amount of fermented milk product (depending on the density of curls) must be heated. The temperature should be low. Apply the mixture evenly on the hair. You can use for this brush, which is used when staining.
Girls need to make sure that the composition is applied evenly. Then the head is covered with polyethylene, and wrapped with a warm towel on top. Leave on hair for 2-4 hours. The duration depends on the degree of dryness of the curls. Wash off the mask from the hair with water and shampoo.
Recommended to use once a week. This will help lighten 1-2 tones, and with regular use even 3. To get a pronounced effect, you need to apply the product on your hair for at least 6 months.
The next mask recipe is kefir and honey. While the fermented milk product brightens the hair, honey saturates them with vitamins and prevents their dryness. It doesn't matter which one to use: buckwheat or floral.
Take kefir (150 g) and 3 tbsp to lighten hair at home. spoons of honey. The drier the strands, the fatter the fermented milk product should be. The components of the mask are mixed in a deep container until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Apply to hair and leave for 1 hour. Wash off with water and shampoo. Curls should dry naturally, without using a hair dryer.
Another proven remedy is kefir (ryazhenka) with lemon. As a result, the clarification process is much faster and easier. The composition nourishes the curls, which makes them he althy and shiny.
Mixture is contraindicated for women who have dry and brittle hair. For 250 ml of kefir, you need to take 100 - 130 ml of lemon juice. The components are mixed until smooth and applied to the hair, combing them with a comb. Even distribution over the curls guarantees a positive result. Leave for 60 minutes, rinse with shampoo.
To achieve lightening, the mixture is applied to the hair twice a week for 2.5 months.
Mask with kefir for dry hair consists of 3 components: mix fermented milk product, vegetable oil and egg yolk. Apply to hair and leave for an hour. Wash off with water and shampoo. From oils it is allowed to take olive, castor or burdock.
Benefits
Long-term studies show that the yeast, vitamins of groups B, A, C, which are part of the fermented milk product, are essential for curls and contribute to their growth and strengthening. This confirms the photo of the hair before and after lightening with kefir.
As a result of using masks with a fermented milk product, a film is formed on the strands that protects them from overdrying and negativeexposure to sunlight, harmful substances contained in styling products, etc. Kefir is also useful for the scalp, as it has excellent bactericidal properties. The product relieves itching and irritation, normalizes the microflora and nourishes the roots of curls.
After regular use of kefir in masks, the hair becomes thicker and shiny. This is confirmed by many girls who have used this remedy.
Lightening hair with kefir, the photo is presented later in the article, is based on the ability of the product to wash out melanin, which is responsible for the color of curls. This helps to correct the unfortunate shade that resulted from the dyeing.
But despite all the benefits of the mask, the girl will not be able to turn from a brown-haired woman into a blonde in a couple of procedures. This requires a longer period.
How to make masks
Kefir should be slightly warmed up before applying to the scalp. After a light massage, the mask must be distributed over the entire length of the hair. The fat content of the product decreases in proportion to the greasiness of the hair.
The most greasy curls are treated with 1% kefir to lighten hair, and normal ones - 2.5%. With dry strands, it is necessary to take a product with a fat content of at least 3.2%.
The procedure should be performed on wet or completely dry strands. To achieve a positive result, the mask is kept for a long time. Therefore, a polyethylene cap is put on the head, and a towel over it.
Usually for purposesfor prevention, the mask is done once a month, and if there are pronounced problems, once a week.
Some useful tips
Before lightening hair at home with kefir, the following recommendations must be observed:
- Products included in the product must be fresh.
- Kefir should not contain any preservatives or additives.
- For a complex mask, a fat-free product must be used.
- Too often the procedure is not recommended.
The best result is possible if you leave the product on the hair overnight and do this procedure regularly for 4 - 5 months.
Women's opinions
The procedure for lightening hair with kefir, according to reviews, the photo below, really has a positive effect on the quality of curls, changes their color by 1-2 tones.
Some women with blond hair noticed positive changes after applying the mask for a month. Hair became more manageable, their shade became lighter.
Other users, in order not to use chemical methods of lightening hair, decided to use kefir and test its effect. After several procedures, the curls not only changed their color, but also significantly improved their structure and appearance.
Conclusion
Masks with kefir and other natural ingredients help girls not only lighten their hair, but also make them beautiful andshiny. It's a he althy and safe way to experiment with looks.
