Hair packs: the best solutions

Hair needs nourishment and care. Not only when it's falling out, but also under normal circumstances, and especially if it has certain specific characteristics. There are thousands of industrial products on the market, many completely useless: some ancient and simple natural remedies, however, can be far more effective. Starting with hair packs. For each hair type (dry, frizzy, malnourished, etc.), there is a specific natural pack available. What generally doesn't change is the application time. To be effective, a pack requires time, and even more than a single application: the ideal is to leave our natural remedy to work overnight. But let's see which packs are best suited for each hair type.

Coconut oil

Coconut oil It's an ancient natural remedy from Hawaiian grandmothers that protects hair, especially long hair, from damage caused by harsh salt water and the sun. Coconut oil has highly nourishing, emollient, and detangling properties and contains many vitamins, such as tocopherol, essential for the beauty of the entire body. When you're at the beach, get into the habit of running a few drops of pure coconut oil through your hair. It will protect it from drying out, and your locks will always be soft, beautiful, and nourished. And if you're already tanned, nourish your skin with this ancient beauty elixir, too.

Necessary

• Coconut oil in drop form

Method

• Rub a few drops of coconut oil into your hair.
• leave it to act for at least a couple of hours.
• Then rinse and dry naturally.

Extra virgin olive oil wrap

Everyone dreams of waking up in the morning with gorgeous hair, especially if you love long hair and have noticed it's damaged by the sun and salt, or weakened by chemical dyes and prolonged use of a hot hair dryer. With this ancient grandmother's remedy for nourishing dry hair, you might actually wake up with a greasy scalp, but all it takes is a wash and you'll have the hair you want, in just one night!

Necessary

• Extra virgin olive oil

Method

Before bed, dip your hair in extra virgin olive oil, the amount depending on its length, and massage it into your scalp. Wrap it in an old towel to avoid staining your pillow, and sleep sweetly. The olive oil will work for you overnight, naturally nourishing your hair. When you wake up, your hair will look terrible, but don't worry, just wash it well with a shampoo. neutral shampoo, maybe a couple of times and all the excess oil will go away. Rinse your hair well and do not use the balm, it would weigh them down too much; the oil has already done its nourishing and detangling job. Dry them and you'll have shiny, nourished hair. Do this beauty treatment once a month.

Herbal compress

If you notice that your hair is dull and not as shiny as usual, the most effective natural remedy is a compress based on aromatic herbs.

Necessary

• about twenty leaves of basil
• a few drops of extra virgin olive oil
• a sprig of rosemary
• a di rametto sage

Method

• Chop a few basil leaves, about twenty, with a knife, place them in a bowl, and add a few drops of olive oil. Add a sprig of rosemary and a sprig of sage, boil for five minutes, and bring to room temperature. Mix half of the infusion with the basil leaves and oil, and set aside the other half for the final rinse.
• Wash your hair as usual, using a gentle shampoo and skip the conditioner.
• Apply the basil compress all over your hair and wrap it in a clean towel.
• Wait a couple of hours, comb your hair and rinse off all residue from the pack with warm water.
• At the last rinse, use the remaining infusion without rinsing further.
• Air dry and you will have beautiful hair, bright and vitalIf your hair is really damaged, repeat the pack for a month, twice a week.

Olive oil pack for frizzy hair

Olive oil, but also that of pipeline and avocado, It's very good for softening frizzy hair. And you only need a few drops.

Necessary

• Olive oil

Method

• Wash and dry your hair, then pour a few drops of olive oil into the palm of your hand.
• Rub your hands together and stroke your hair very slowly
• Leave it on for at least half an hour and you will find that your hair is soft, shiny and silky again.

Dry shampoo

Sometimes you find yourself unable to wash your hair, or you feel the need to feel your head in order between washes. Baking soda comes to the rescue in these moments of emergency because it absorbs the natural oiliness of the sebum produced by the scalp and transfers it to the hair. This way, impurities and grease are trapped in the baking powder. sodium bicarbonate and all you have to do is brush your hair thoroughly to remove all grease and dirt and have clean, shiny hair again.

Necessary

• baking soda powder
• a few drops of thyme essence

Method

• Comb your dry hair thoroughly with a brush, preferably one with natural bristles, or a fine-toothed comb. While dry, rub and massage the scalp with the baking soda powder. Apply a little bit of it to your hair (if it's very dirty), but don't rub it as you did your scalp, to avoid damaging the hair fiber with the abrasive action of the baking soda and drying it out.
• Brush your hair thoroughly until all traces of white dust are removed. Then, apply a few drops of thyme essence, which has purifying and deodorizing properties, to the brush, and brush again a hundred times to give your hair a fresh touch. The ancient practice of brushing a hundred times served precisely to distribute the sebum from the scalp throughout the hair, giving it more shine. The baking soda will simply reduce excess oiliness.

Beer pack for damaged hair

With the beer You can also make healthy compresses for your hair. If your hair is naturally dry and dull, or due to overuse of harsh dyes, you can repair the damage by making an all-natural compress made from lemon juice and beer.

Necessary

• a glass of light beer
• the juice of a Lemon;

Method

Mix the two ingredients, apply them to damp hair and leave the pack on for about ten minutes, then rinse and proceed with the conditioner, you will have strong and nourished hair.

Beer and vinegar compress

A variation on beer, very suitable for frizzy hair, is to combine it with vinegar.

Necessary

• a glass of light beer
• 10 drops of apple cider vinegar

Method

Simply mix 10 drops of apple cider vinegar with a glass of light beer and comb through clean hair. You'll see that it will be more manageable and shiny.

Egg wrap with beer

Beer, combined with egg, is ideal for regenerating malnourished hair.

Necessary

• 3 egg yolks
• glass of light beer

Method

If your hair looks tired and undernourished, with unsightly split ends and lacks volume, after shampooing, apply a mixture of three egg yolks and a glass of lager to your scalp and leave it on for 30 minutes. Then rinse thoroughly and air dry, if possible, as the heat from a hair dryer is one of the most common causes of dry hair.

Yogurt wrap

Lo yogurt, even expired, is very useful for nourishing the hair.

Necessary

• A pot of yogurt

Method

• Wash your hair thoroughly with a mild shampoo. Then rinse and wring it out well.
• Apply the yogurt along the entire length of your hair, massaging it into the scalp and ends as well.
• Leave the compress on for half an hour and then rinse with warm water.

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