Protein smooth’s the cuticle of the hair, creating smoother strands and stronger hair. Protein treatments are quite expensive at salons but instead of buying those pricey treatments you can make your own, easily at home.
These home remedies are harmless and use only natural products i.e. they are free of harsh and harmful chemicals that might weaken or cause hair dryness, among other side effects and with frequent use you get a long lasting result.
There are so many remedies for hair breakage but here is a few basic ones and mostly recommended and basic ones.
1. Treatment Using Egg
Eggs, when combined with other products can be used to treat both breaking anddamaged hair. It is a source of lecithin, and proteins both, which can add the shine, repair damages and improve its texture. If you opt for this home remedy for hair breakage, here are the options you have;
3 Eggs+2 tbsp of Olive oil + 1 tbsp of Honey
Mix them together and apply them on your moist hair and scalp. Cover your head with a shower cap and wait for 30 minutes before rinsing the mixture off with lukewarm water and a gentle shampoo
2 Eggs + ½ Cup of Full Fat Yogurt + 1½ tbsp Almond Oil
Mix this ingredietns, stir until it becomes creamy and use it to message your hair and scalp. Cover your head for about an hour using shower cap or towel and wash it using a good shampoo.
3 Eggs + 1 tbsp Vinegar + 1tbsp Olive Oil + 1 tbsp coconut oil
Add a few drops of essential rosemary oils to this mixture and apply it on your scalp and hair. Leave it for about 25-30 minutes before using a gentle shampoo to wash it off.
2. Treatment Using Hot Oil
Going on with remedies for hair breakage, try using hot oil massages. This is not only a remedy for hair breakage but also for dry hair as well as damaged one. Various natural oils such as olive, almond, castor, corn, lanolin and coconut oils are normally used. They are excellent in restoring moisture, which is essential in stopping breakage or brittleness. They are also a source of nourishment.
To use this treatment, you will warm about 4 tbsp on any of these oils, and massage your head, ensuring each hair has this oil, wrap it with a hot towel or shower cap to give oil a chance to penetrate your scalp and hair deeply. Leave it overnight or rise after at least 20 minutes using normal shampoo and lukewarm water.
3. Use Coconut Oil Prior to Washing
This hair remedies for breakage can be of much help to you. Washing puts much stress and shrinks your hair, especially when water is evaporating from your hair. Coconut oil has been found to reduce this pressure, reduce spit ends, breakages and gradual damage. Apply coconut oily before washing, especially the previous night to ensure it penetrated well and get maximum benefits.
4. Balanced Diet
If you want the inside-out beauty, diet plays a very important role. Ensure your diet has the necessary ingredients to promote healthy and strong hair that will not break easily. This is not only a home remedy for hair breakage but also a way to treat, stop or prevent such breakages.
Further on diet, ensure you diet is rich in beta-carotene, lean proteins, omega 3 fatty acids, zinc, biotin, iron, among many other vitamins. In addition, to keep it hydrated, you need to take at least eight glasses of water daily.
If you cannot get all this nutrients, consider going for vitamin supplements which will give your body iron, biotic, vitamin B, A, E, CoQ10 etc. According toeHows.com, Some “foods such as yogurt, dark green vegetables, soy, whole grains, essential fatty acids, nuts, pumpkin seeds, carrots, eggs and fruit can also help in this way”.
5. Treatment Using Onion
Onion juice
- Peel the onions and chop them into small pieces.
- Squeeze the juice out. You can extract juice using a food processor, a blender, a grater or a juicer.
- Massage the juice into your scalp or cover the bald patches.
- Leave on for at least 15 minutes (longer if you can tolerate the smell) and then wash out using a mild shampoo.
¼ Onion + 1tbsp honey
- Mix ¼ cup of onion juice with 1 tablespoon of honey (if more mixture is required, double the amounts).
- Apply the paste onto your scalp.
- Leave it on for at least 30 minutes.
- You can also cover it with a shower cap and leave it overnight.
- Rinse it off.
6. Olive Oil+ Mayonnaise+ Vinegar
Another natural remedy for hair breakage is to massage your scalp and hair using this mixture. Olive oil will moisturize your hair, mayonnaise has eggs and oil will be important for nourishment as well as giving your hair the shine you need and vinegar will prevent entanglement since it has acetic acid and add shine to it. You should afterwards use carbonated water to wash off the mixture from your head.
7. Aloe Vera Treatment
Aloe Vera treatment is good for moisturizing, lustrous, soft and shiny hair. Add 4tbsps of the aloe vera + 3tbsps of yogurt, mix them throughly and apply the mixture on your hair. Leave it for 20-30 minutes before washing your hair normally.
Frequent use of these remedies, coupled with other good hair care practices such as using protective hairstyles, using right comb, trimming split ends, reducing hot hair process, etc. will give you the best result and ensure you have perfect hair.
Credit: www.stronghair.org + other sources
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