Rum is not only good in cooking. It can also turn into a surprising beauty treatment. Known to have benefits for the hair, we no longer hesitate to include it in our homemade (beauty) recipes.
The best hair care doesn't have to be in our bathroom; and the proof is that we are today convinced of the benefits of honey, olive oil, coconut oil or even avocado for our hair. What if we told you that an alcohol from the Antilles that is used a lot in cooking could also have virtues for your lengths? Yes, you read that correctly, and this is the rum. Rum can actually be incorporated into our homemade hair masks. And here is a recipe to test.
Imagined by blogger La Manouchka, this recipe for pre-shampoo mask incorporating a few milliliters of rum is recommended for dry, damaged and prone to breakage hair. Indeed, rum is an alcohol obtained from sugar cane and known in the world of beauty for its fortifying, toning benefits.
The ingredients you will need:
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 tablespoons of agricultural rum
The recipe for the homemade rum hair mask, step by step:
– In a bowl, mix using a fork, the egg yolk, olive oil and rum, until a homogeneous lotion is obtained.
– Apply the mixture on your lengths, to the tips.
– If you have one, place a charlotte on your hair, and leave the homemade mask on for 45 minutes.
– Rinse the rum mask, and go through your usual routine: shampoo and finish with your usual conditioner.
– Wring your hair, dry it, and observe the result!
Just like blogger La Manouchka, you won't be disappointed with this homemade recipe. This DIY rum mask makes hair visibly shinier, and above all much less brittle.
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