How to make a homemade hair mask? 5 recipes for sublime hair: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

Making a hair mask with natural ingredients like oils, eggs, or fruits, to create a nourishing treatment helps hydrate, strengthen, and make hair shinier. Simply apply the mixture to hair, leave for a few minutes, then rinse. Easy to make at home, it’s an economical and ecological way to take care of your hair.

1. A special shine mask

You need :

• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 egg yolk

Crack the egg and separate the egg from the yolk. Pour the yolk into a container. Add the olive oil and mix until you obtain a homogeneous texture. Add the lemon juice and mix again for a minute.

Apply the treatment to all of your previously damp hair. Leave on for ten minutes, rinse carefully and shampoo.

Advice : don’t throw away the egg white! Mix it with two tablespoons of cornstarch and you will get a special radiance boosting facial mask. Apply, avoiding the eye area, leave for five minutes and rinse.

2. A blonde illuminating mask

You need :

• A handful of dried chamomile flowers
• A cup of hot water
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of honey
• 2 tbsp. tablespoon of white cheese

Infuse the chamomile in hot water for twenty to thirty minutes. Remove the chamomile and let the mixture cool. In a bowl, pour the honey, cottage cheese and chamomile-infused water. Mix carefully.

Apply the treatment to your entire hair with emphasis on lengths and ends to create a natural sunny effect. Leave for thirty minutes. Rinse and shampoo.

Advice : If you don’t have dried flowers at home, you can replace them with two bags of chamomile herbal tea.

3. An ultra-repairing mask

You need :

• 1 banana
• 1 tablespoon of liquid honey
• 1 tbsp. tablespoon of olive oil

Peel the banana and mash it using a fork on a flat plate. In a bowl, pour the liquid honey and olive oil, then add the banana. Mix with a spoon.

Apply to dry or damp hair kneading each strand of hair well between your hands. Rinse carefully after twenty to thirty minutes of application and proceed with your usual shampoo.

Advice : wrap your hair in a warm towel or plastic wrap. The heat facilitates the penetration of the active ingredients!

4. A curl-defining mask

You need :

• 1 glass of rice
• 2 glasses of water
• ½ avocado

Cook the rice. Collect the cooking water by draining the rice in a very fine strainer or strainer, over a salad bowl. Let this water cool. Mash the avocado with a fork and add it to the rice water. Mix gently to obtain a treatment with a homogeneous texture.

Apply the mask to your dry hair, section by section. Leave on for 20 to 25 minutesrinse your hair with lukewarm water and shampoo gently.

Advice : You can also use rice water when rinsing after applying your conditioner. It is ideal for conditioning curls and making hair silky.

5. A growth booster mask

You need :

• 1 tbsp. tbsp castor oil
• 1 tbsp. tablespoon of mustard oil
• 1 tbsp. tablespoon of olive oil
• 6 tbsp. tablespoon of coconut milk

Pour the castor, mustard and olive oils into a container and mix. Add the coconut milk and mix again to obtain a treatment with a smooth texture.

Apply this mask to the roots. Leave for half an hour. Rinse and wash using two shampoos to thoroughly remove treatment residue.

Advice : during the exposure time, massage your scalp using gentle circular movements with your fingertips. This gesture allows activate blood circulation and promote hair growth.

Adopt good reflexes

To avoid staining your clothes when applying the mask, put a towel on your shoulders. During the installation time, lift your hair with a crab clip or create a bun, without tightening it too much, so as not to damage the hair fiber.