No free time to care for curls? There is a great solution - a hair mask for the night! It can be used to solve various problems. This is active moisturizing, nutrition of overdried and damaged strands, getting rid of dandruff, split ends and much more. The publication will tell you about 10 effective overnight hair masks and how to do them correctly.
Benefits of night masks
Soft action. There are no strong irritating components in such masks (for example, hot peppers, onions, mustard, cinnamon). They are not there, because overnight they can dry out the scalp and even burn the hair. The composition includes only gentle and soft components that are harmless, safe and carefully care for the hair. Therefore, such hair masks can be left overnight
Efficiency. Cosmetic formulations during sleep (which is 6-10 hours) manage to penetrate deeply into the scalp and hair structure. Therefore, the strands receive all the useful substances from the components that make upprepared remedy
Saving time. Not all girls like to take care of their hair, because this is a long process that takes the lion's share of the day. Quite another matter - hair masks for the night. They are very easy to prepare at home. It is enough to apply the composition before going to bed and wash it off in the morning. It remains only to dry and lay curls. But this is what most women do in the early hours
Recommendations for making and applying night masks
1. As already mentioned, strongly warming ingredients that actively stimulate blood circulation in the scalp should not be added to night masks. For example, it is pepper, onion, garlic, mustard, alcohol. It is better to avoid such products or (in extreme cases) add them in the most minimal amount. During the night, they can greatly dry out the curls and head. In addition, constant burning will interfere with sleep. If such ingredients are present in the composition, then the mask cannot be rubbed into the skin and damaged strands, and the tips must be protected with oils.
2. If you plan to leave the mask on your hair overnight, apply it at least half an hour before bedtime. That is, before the head is lowered onto the pillow. Hair needs time to adapt, and besides, you need to make sure that the composition will not flow into the eyes.
3. Night masks should be applied only to dry and well-combed hair. It is not necessary to wash them before the procedure.
4. After applying the mask, it is often recommended to clean the hair under polyethylene. But you don't have to do it at night. A greenhouse effect will be created, which will not allow the scalp to breathe. With a long duration of the procedure, this is not at all useful. It is better to collect the hair in a bun and wrap it with a thin fabric cap or a cloth made of natural material. To prevent the mask from flowing into your eyes, you can wear a headband wrapped in cling film.
5. If you leave the hair mask overnight and do not take care of protecting the bed, then you will have to wash not only the pillowcase, but also the pillow itself for a long time. Therefore, you need to put a terry towel or thick cloth under your head. If the mask is too liquid, you can additionally lay an oilcloth.
6. At first, it is better to wash off a homemade cosmetic product with warm water alone. Then you need to connect shampoo or baby soap. In most cases, you will need to repeat the procedure one or two more times.
7. After the mask, be sure to use a balm or conditioner. You can pre-rinse the curls with water with the addition of lemon juice. It leaves hair smooth, shiny, manageable and neutralizes odor that may be left behind from strong fragrance ingredients.
8. It is important to consider the length and density of curls. The recipes below (usually other folk remedies) are designed for medium hair. For a shock to the waist, the number of ingredients can be multiplied by two or three. But for short haircuts, they can be reduced by half.
Next, recipes and the procedure for preparing hair masks for the night will be considered. They are easy to make at home anduse.
Kefir mask
Excellent moisturizes, refreshes curls and gives them shine. Suitable for all hair types and for frequent use.
Kefir can be alternated with curdled milk. Half a glass of the drink needs to be slightly warmed up and applied to the hair.
Gelatin mask
The main task of this product is hair lamination. The beauty of this recipe is that you don't need to use a conditioner after shampooing. Curls and so will become smooth, silky, shiny and obedient. An invisible film is formed from the mask, which will protect the strands from the aggressive influence of the environment.
Ingredients:
- Gelatin powder - large spoon.
- Hot water - half a glass.
- Hair balm - 2-4 teaspoons. Depends on the consistency of the product.
Pour gelatin with water and wait for it to swell. Bring to readiness in a water bath. Pour in so much balm that the mask is like thick sour cream in consistency. Apply only to curls. The best way to do this is with a paint brush. It is important not to touch the roots.
Recipe with honey
Many girls make a hair mask with honey and yolk at night. These components contain a lot of useful substances that nourish the follicles. Mayonnaise is also included, which improves the structure and gives shine to curls. Owners of oily scalp may exclude this product. Then the mask can be washed off without shampoo by rinsing the hair with acidified water.
Ingredients:
- Yolk - 1 piece.
- Honey - tablespoon.
- Mayonnaise - tablespoon.
If the honey is hard, it needs to be melted. This should be done exclusively in a water bath so that the beneficial properties are preserved. Add egg yolk and mayonnaise and beat with a whisk.
Complex Oil Mask
Perhaps there is no better night mask for hair growth than a home remedy with various oils. But you need to tune in advance that it will have to be washed off with shampoo for a long time. But then the curls will stop falling out, they will grow faster, they will acquire smoothness, firmness and elasticity due to nutrition and hydration. In addition, after washing off the mask, a delicate aroma remains, which every woman will appreciate. The mask is suitable for all hair, but especially dry, brittle and slashed at the ends.
The composition includes only oils (each of them you need to take a teaspoon):
- Burdock.
- Castor.
- Almond.
- Pink.
- Jojoba.
In a water bath, heat all oils to 35 degrees, except for pink. Then add it and mix. Rub the resulting mask into the skin and roots, and then distribute along the length, paying special attention to the tips.
Coconut overnight hair mask
Produces a complex healing effect. Solves the problem of cut ends and eliminates dandruff. It also nourishes the hair follicles and stimulates blood circulation, so that the strands grow faster, become stronger and do not fall out. The mask is suitable for any hair, but it is difficult to wash off.
Ingredients:
- Coconut oil - big spoon.
- Ylang-ylang oil - 4 drops.
- Eucalyptus oil - 4 drops.
If coconut oil is solid, then it must be melted in a water bath. When it cools down, you can add esters and stir.
It is not necessary to make a hair mask at night. Coconut oil can be rubbed at bedtime and in its pure form. This will also be very useful for curls.
Vitamin mask
Universal for all hair types. It has high antioxidant properties, protects against the negative effects of the environment, gives shine to curls, nourishes them and the scalp.
Ingredients:
- Carrot - 1 piece (for blondes, it is better to replace the vegetable with a vitamin A capsule).
- Apple (any) - 1 piece.
- Aloe - 2 leaves.
Grate an apple and a carrot. Squeeze juice from aloe. Mix everything, apply on hair and head.
Herbal mask
Suitable for all hair types. Well tones, refreshes and nourishes. The recipe is good because in the morning the composition can be washed off with water alone.
Ingredients:
- Crushed herb - large spoon (blonds can use chamomile, dark haired St. John's wort).
- Boiling water - half a glass.
- Yolk - 1 piece.
Grass should be poured with water and boiled in a water bath for ten minutes. Cool and mix with yolk.
Vegetable mask
Red beauties to preserve color ideal overnight hair mask with olive oil andvegetables. After using it, the curls acquire a fiery hue. Therefore, it is better for blondes to refrain from applying a mask, but brunettes can safely experiment. It is important to distribute the composition as evenly as possible over all strands, otherwise in the morning you can get a spotty hairstyle. Also, the mask gives the hair an amazing shine and moisturizes them well.
Ingredients:
- Carrots - 1 piece.
- Beets - half.
- Potato - 1 tuber.
- Olive oil - a large spoon (owners of oily scalp should take the same amount of grape seed oil).
Chop the vegetables on a grater. Add oil to the pulp with the secreted juice and mix. Apply the mask on curls, wait until it dries a little. Only after that you can wrap the top of your head with a towel and go to bed. If the product was prepared with grape seed oil, then it can be washed off with water alone without shampoo.
Ginger Sesame Recipe
The components of this mask can be found in the homes of many women. This is ginger, sesame and burdock oil. You can make an excellent night mask out of them. For hair, this is a wonderful restorative and strengthening agent. According to women who have experienced its effect on themselves, it produces a stunning healing effect. Surprisingly, ginger affects the roots no worse than pepper or mustard. But at the same time, it does not bake the scalp at all, but warms it evenly. Therefore, the risk of dermatitis and burns during sleep is minimal. Maskwill suit everyone. It must be rubbed into the roots to stimulate the growth of curls and applied along the entire length, paying special attention to the tips. So they are moistened, nourished and stop breaking.
Ingredients:
- Sesame seeds - 2 small spoons.
- Ginger Root – approx 1.5 cm (30 grams).
- Burdock oil - tablespoon.
Peel the ginger, chop on a grater or in a blender. Pass the sesame seeds through a coffee grinder. Combine ingredients with oil and mix well.
Beer mask
The recipe is formulated in such a way that it can help moisturize, nourish and make the strands smooth. Beer, which is part of the composition, is often used to combat baldness, brittleness and loss of hair shine. The foamy drink contains a lot of yeast, thanks to which beneficial substances penetrate deep into the structure and affect the hair from the inside.
Ingredients:
- Fresh beer (any) - a glass. A standing open drink will no longer work.
- Almond (olive) oil - 3 tablespoons.
- Gelatin powder - 1.5 tablespoons (35 grams).
- Water - 50 milliliters.
- Chicken yolks - 2 pcs
Heat the beer a little in the microwave. It is important not to boil! Pour in oil. In a separate bowl, mix gelatin and water. Heat up and leave to swell. When the gelatin has cooled, add the yolks. Combine all ingredients into a homogeneous mass. After applying the mask for half an hour, you need to follow the reaction of the epidermis. If it is positive, you can go to bed.
Summarizing, it can be said that it is very useful to leave hair masks overnight. Reviews of numerous girls prove this. After such lengthy home procedures, the curls will shine with beauty and he alth.
