Well-groomed hair looks elegant and seductive, they attract attention and stop the views of others. Of course, every woman strives to become the owner of magical, voluminous curls, but negative environmental factors are negatively disposed towards our hair.
Increased water hardness, exposure to ultraviolet rays, application of coloring agents and styling with hot tools, poor nutrition and stress make the hair faded, inanimate, they lose elasticity and become weakened.
To restore the structure of hair, maintain healthy strength and hair care, an alternative to cosmetic products containing chemical and synthetic components, and sometimes doing more harm than good, come the healing wealth of nature and natural remedies.
A popular, effective and appreciated means to protect the hair, gentle care and restore the beauty of hair, is an avocado hair mask.
Overseas Guest - Avocado
A unique, tropical fruit, avocado, came to us from South America, the largest avocado plantations are cultivated in Mexico, Brazil. Perhaps it is because of this fruit, “alligator pear” with fatty, oily pulp, that burning Latin women have luxurious hair?
Avocados have collected a huge amount of minerals - iron, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, manganese, copper, zinc, which support the metabolic rate of the body and improve the hair structure.
Vitamins A, C, E, K, PP, biotin, vitamins of group B, a considerable content of which in avocados, are an internal make-up of hair, because, the main share of vitamins, hair is obtained from the scalp. The vitamin complex provides regenerating functions, strengthens the hair roots, reduces hair loss, normalizes the work of the external secretion organs, treats dryness and seborrhea.
But the main thing that this fruit can be proud of is the content of fatty acids in it - up to 30%, which will provide hair with intensive moisturizing and moisture retention in hair cells. No wonder the indigenous Indian tribes of the South American continent called avocado just as "forest oil".
DIY cosmetics
Cosmetics for hair with avocado found a wide response among the fair sex, the tool is considered to be a great way to strengthen and restore hair. Preparing such a mask with your own hands, at home, will not be difficult, it will take a little time, you will save on the family budget and win in quality. An avocado hair mask is the clearest example of natural homemade cosmetics. By the way, the tabloids claim that this is one of Bjønse’s favorite cosmetics.
To achieve the maximum effect from the use of natural hair masks, it is necessary to correctly use masks depending on the type of hair and determine which problems they apply to solve.
Avocados as a part of hair masks
The simplest mask recipe is crushed fruit pulp, without additional components, to be distributed with a brush over all hair strands and rub evenly into the scalp. The mask is left for half an hour, having previously wrapped the head with plastic wrap and to save heat - with a handkerchief.
In the need to apply moisturizing masks, many experts agreed. Vivifying moisture gives elasticity to hair, prevents delamination and gives a brilliant luxurious look.
Take for the mask components:
- 4 - 5 tablespoons of avocado pulp,
- 1 spoonful of olive oil
- 1 yolk.
All components grind in mashed potatoes. As an addition, it is allowed to drop a couple of drops of essential oil suitable for this procedure into the mixture, it is recommended to keep such a mask for 15 minutes.
- Hair Shine Mask
A hair mask with banana and avocado, it is such a tool, which, due to its composition, is more like an exotic cocktail, therefore it is a pleasure to use it to care for your hair.
- ½ ripe avocado
- 1 ripe banana,
- 2 tablespoons oil (olive).
It is best to combine the components in a blender, trying to give the mixture a fairly uniform consistency, so that later you don’t have to comb pieces of fruit pulp from the lush strands. Apply the mask on the hair and scalp, hold for 30 minutes. Wrap hair with polyethylene.
Another recipe for shine is a multicomponent blend with avocado:
- Take one tablespoon of avocado pulp and aloe juice,
- Take one teaspoon of lemon juice and oatmeal flakes,
Ingredients rub with each other, put on strands for 20 minutes.
- Avocado mask for dry hair
Pulp "forest oil" - a lifeline for brittle hair. Avocados will relieve an oversupply of dry scalp, a feeling of tightness of the skin, will give a healthy look, softness and strength to weak, dry hair. The hair mask with honey and avocado is prepared as follows: Mix the prepared pulp of the half of the fruit with 2 tablespoons of honey, then gradually add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. It is recommended to leave the mask for 2-3 hours, having previously covered the head with a shower cap and wrapped it with a towel to keep warm.
Mask for dry hair will bring an effective result, if you take into account the observance of certain rules:
- before the procedure, prepare the hair, you need to wash them with a shampoo suitable for the type of hair,
- the mask should not be cold, it should be slightly warmed up so that the mineral composition penetrates deep into the hair cells,
- wash the composition of the hair, you should not vigorously rub the hair with a towel, they need to gently blot and dry without the use of electrical appliances, in a natural way.
- Mask for greasy hair
Avocados are quite fatty fruit with a serious content of vegetable oils, which may seem unacceptable for its use in the composition of masks for oily hair. However, a well-balanced composition of the mask perfectly cope with the problem of greasiness of the hair, relieve the untidy appearance of hair. It is recommended to take the components in the following proportions:
- The pulp of the whole avocado fruit whipped in a puree,
- One teaspoon: sea salt, aloe juice, lemon juice,
- 125 g low-fat kefir or yogurt.
The mask should be lightly applied to the scalp for 5-7 minutes, then covered with foil and a warm towel for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off the mask with too hot water is not recommended, water, with a temperature above 37 degrees, encourages the sebaceous glands to work harder. Attention should be paid to the ends of the hair, if they are dry, and the hair roots are greasy, the mask should be applied only to the roots, and the tips should be lubricated with any heated oil. Regular use of the mask, 1-2 times a week, will help remove excess greasiness of the hair and give the hair the necessary lightness.
Tips for using avocado hair masks
Systematic use of a homemade mask application procedure will restore energy, shine and health to hair. But, as in all procedures, there are subtleties in using such a mask:
- Fetal selection. Avocados should be ripe and nothing else. Most of the fruits on the shelves of supermarkets are immature, it can be purchased, but in this case, the avocado should be kept at room temperature until fully ripe, if the ripe fruit is shaken, you can feel how the bone is rattling inside. By the way, do not throw out the stone used avocado, this is a great tool that can be used as a massage pebble.
- For the preparation of masks of any type, the pulp of the avocado should be perfectly crushed into a uniform slurry in a blender, this will contribute to the rapid scouring of the strands.
- How to guess how many fruits you need to make a mask? Everything is quite simple, the average weight of peeled avocado is 150 g, this amount of pulp is enough to prepare a mixture for thick, long hair. Owners of short haircuts, or not so thick hair, enough for half of one fruit, and for girls with long braids for the procedure need at least three fruits.
- Regularly use the cosmetic procedure 1 - 2 times a week for two months.
Mask with avocado love you the first time, the change that occurred with the hair, will be noticeable before our eyes. Careful treatment and care, energy and shine of hair - this is due to the healing tropical fruit of avocado.
When to use this mask
Avocado ether is especially useful for dry hair damaged by permanent dyeing. It has a beneficial effect on the hair cuticle and greatly enhances growth. This ingredient perfectly nourishes the skin of the hair, reduces the cross section of the tips and returns the natural shine.
In order to restore the structure and cure the hair, it is ideal unrefined oil with a characteristic nutty aroma. It is bought or in pharmacies, or in beauty salons, shops.
Avocado oil in masks for different types of hair
- Hair mask with avocado oil can be used to prevent loss, nutrition, recovery. It is applied for 30-50 minutes before washing. 2-3 art. spoons of barely warm oil are distributed through the hair, and rubbed into the skin with massage movements. The head is wrapped with film and insulated using a bathing cap or a scarf. After a specified time, the mask is washed off with shampoo. It is not necessary to use the air conditioner, as the main component completely replaces it. As a treatment, the prescription is used once every 4-5 days, for prevention, application once every 7-10 days is sufficient.
- It will help to make hair obedient and voluminous means of avocado oil and symmondcia in equal proportions (1 tbsp each). To give elasticity to the curls, you can add a few drops of rose oil to the mask.
- Dry and weak hair requires additional nutrition. Therefore, in the previous recipe, you can add the yolk of one egg, a little natural mayonnaise and lemon juice. The hair is washed half an hour after distribution using regular shampoo and balm.
- For active restoration and nutrition, this mask of avocado hair is used: one yolk and 2 tbsp. natural light honey mixed with a spoonful of Chinese simmondcia and avocado ethers. Mixed ingredients are applied to a clean moist hair, kept for 10 minutes, then washed off with water - cool, so that the egg is not curled, and then warm.
- If you need to restore hair, then it is better to combine avocados with wheat germ oil in equal proportions and a couple of drops of kanang ether. The mask is kept for no more than 40 minutes, after which it is washed off. In total, after three applications, the hair will be transformed simply beyond recognition.
Also for the active restoration of hair, avocado oil is mixed with unrefined olive oil and yolk. Holds such a solution for half an hour.
- The mask from a combination of avocado and olive oils in equal volumes helps to add shine to the hair. The effect is achieved in just 20 minutes after application. Instead of olive it is possible to use burdock oil. Strengthens the effect of juice ½ lemon.
- Deeply nourishes the skin and roots of the composition of avocado esters and grapefruit and oil solutions of vitamins A and E.
- Straighten hair helps mixture consisting of avocado and orange esters, as well as henna spoons. Before you add henna to the mask, it must be diluted in a glass of warm water and left for 30-40 minutes. After the components are mixed and applied for half an hour.
As a conclusion ...
Avocado oil is a truly universal natural remedy, as in combination with various supplements it allows you to moisturize, straighten hair, make it shiny, docile, elastic. It is a storehouse of mineral and organic components, which are so necessary for hair exposed to dry air, scorching sun, dyeing, curling, drying. And yet, one limitation to the use of avocados is an increased level of fat production. In this case, it is better not to use oil components or to add egg white to recipes, which perfectly tightens the pores and prevents clogging.
The benefits of avocado for the skin of the face
In the avocado there is a huge amount of trace elements: magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, iron, calcium, potassium, fluorine, sodium, selenium, copper, manganese. Vitamins A, C, E, D, B1, B2, B4, B5, B6, B9, PP, K, which are in the oil and pulp of the fruit, are also of great importance for the skin of any age.
- Zinc and VitaminA good against acne, cleanse the face as much as possible and give it a healthy look.
- VitaminCand selenium have a strong antioxidant effect, which gives the skin protection from free radicals.
- Group of vitaminsB strengthens the health of the skin, does not allow it to dry and peel, making it soft and supple.
- Vitamin E combats wilting, nourishes the skin, is an excellent antioxidant.
- Squalenecontained in the pulp, has the effect of an immunostimulant. It is characterized by antimicrobial and wound healing properties.
- Fat contribute to the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, and thanks to squirrels, phytohormones and Omega-9 acids You can observe the moisturizing and nourishing effect.
The avocado mask is suitable for absolutely any skin type. However, this tropical miracle, there are a number of puzzles, without which you can get the strongest allergic reaction.
Main contraindications
Avocados are not as harmless as they seem. The main contraindications to its use in cosmetology are individual intolerance and an allergic reaction. Many women use the bones of this fruit for scrubs. However, their composition contains the strongest toxin - persin, which can cause allergies. That is why, before carrying out procedures at home, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with all the contraindications:
- It is imperative to test the prepared mixture on the wrist or elbow. If a rash or itching appears, the mask is contraindicated for use.
- Masks should be used with caution to owners of oily skin, because avocado contains a lot of fat in the pulp, and the face after the procedure can shine and look shiny. It is important to choose the right ingredients and respect the dosage.
It is better to avoid applying the product to the nasolabial triangle to those with combination skin.
For dry skin
Women with dry skin often notice signs of flaking and tightness. This is due to the fact that the pores are always narrowed, preventing the skin cells from breathing fully. The avocado mask is able to form a kind of barrier to preserve moisture in the skin cells. The most popular recipes (for dry skin) include the following:
- Avocado pulp mixed with 1 tbsp. spoon of mashed potatoes, 10 g of sour cream and warm unrefined olive oil. This mask can be applied not only on the skin, but also on the neck, decollete area. The course of application - no more than 7 times a month and no longer than 15 minutes for one session.
- Grind banana and avocado until smooth, combine with yolk and 1 tsp. honey The mixture can be applied with a thick layer. Within 20 minutes it should penetrate deep into the pores. The course of application - 1-2 times a week.
For oily skin
For oily skin type, it is recommended to use drying and toning masks.Several times a week you can do the following procedures:
- Avocado pulp (1 tablespoon) mix with egg white and 1 tsp. lemon juice. All mix thoroughly and apply a thin layer on the face. For additional cleansing effect, you can add a bit of wheat flour or potato flour to the mixture. Between the procedures it is desirable to take a break of at least 3-4 days. Keep the mask on the skin for more than 15 minutes is prohibited.
- Avocado puree combine with 2 tbsp. l kefir or yogurt. This mixture can be applied not only on the skin, but also on the neck. Due to fermented milk products, the skin gets a fresh blush. Also, the mask removes oily shine. You can use 2-3 times a week.
For problem skin
Avocados are allowed to use in the treatment of acne. The fruit contains components such as zinc, retinol and tocopherol. However, the fats that make up make some girls doubt the anti-inflammatory properties. So, people with problem skin should certainly add protein or lemon to the mask to neutralize fats and the manifestation of a drying effect.
- To the pulp of avocado, you can add 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice and raw protein. This mask will relieve not only from oily shine and acne, but also from age spots. Keep the mask on the face is recommended no more than 15 minutes.
For aged skin
Due to its antioxidant, anti-aging properties, the avocado mask remarkably fights wrinkles, sagging skin on the cheeks and chin, restores the elasticity and elasticity of the epidermis.
- At the first signs of skin aging, you can prepare the following mask: 1 tbsp. l avocado mashed potatoes, flaked rolled oats and 4 tbsp. l warm milk. All mix and apply on face for 15 minutes, then rinse.
Application and use rules
For the preparation of cosmetics it is important to buy only fresh fruit. The rind must be removed, and the pulp crushed into a homogeneous mass, for example, a blender. The bones should also be immediately cleaned, since toxins are released from contact with air. The prepared mixture should not be stored in the refrigerator, and after 2–3 hours it is better not to use it at all. It is important to apply only a fresh mask on the face. It is better to do the procedures no more than 2-3 times a week, and after rinsing the product you should not wipe the skin of the face with a towel.
Video: how to make avocado mask
Avocado masks soften, moisturize, soothe, accelerate wound healing, have a regenerating effect, and most importantly - are suitable for any skin type, making it smooth, healthy and elastic. Avocado oil also protects the skin during wind or frost. It can be used to care for the skin around the eyes, décolleté and neck.
Avocado skin benefits
Avocado is considered a fruit, and, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the most high-calorie on our planet. But in fact it is a berry, and all the benefits of avocado are concentrated in its pulp: even oil is obtained from it.
The great benefits of avocados for the skin, as well as for the whole body, are due to the unique chemical composition of these fruits. Avocados are rich in vitamins such as A, C, E, K and beta-carotene (provitamin A), it contains all the B vitamins. Among the trace elements is the presence of iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, sodium, zinc and fluorine. And in terms of potassium content, avocados are almost half as far as bananas.
Avocados contain fats, of which 67% comes from more than 20 essential monounsaturated fatty acids omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9. Most among them is oleic acid.
Antioxidants in the composition of avocados (vitamins C, E and beta-carotene) help to release the skin from toxins, which lead to its premature aging and the formation of wrinkles. Vegetable steroids contained in avocados increase collagen production, help to regenerate, soften and moisturize the skin. And glutamine amino acid cleanses and protects the skin from negative environmental impact.
The phospholipid lecithin, which ensures the formation of intercellular space and the renewal of damaged cells of all body tissues, also brings avocado to the skin. Thanks to lecithin and a high concentration of monounsaturated fats, the use of avocados for hair is invaluable, which is expressed in maintaining an optimal level of moisture inside the cuticle, the outer layer of the hair shaft.
Avocado Face Mask
The simplest homemade avocado face mask consists of softened pulp, which should be applied to cleansed skin, allowed to stand for 20 minutes and rinse with water at room temperature. This simple procedure, carried out a couple of times a week, will definitely have a positive effect on the appearance of a woman of any age and with absolutely all skin types.
And now about how to make a mask of avocado using additional ingredients. A healthy look with dry and normal skin will provide added
half a small avocado of a spoonful of wheat germ oil and half a teaspoon of freshly squeezed lime juice. The action of the beneficial substances "alligator pear" here enhances vitamin E, antioxidants and wheat germ oil glycoproteins. And vitamin C lime will add elasticity to the skin, and also - due to its anti-bacterial and antiseptic properties - will help prevent acne. It is recommended to apply this mask on the face and neck for 10-15 minutes, and then wash it off with lukewarm water.
Avocado wrinkle mask
Two masks based on the pulp of avocado fruit are very effective in combating skin fading and the appearance of wrinkles. The first mask will require three ingredients: a quarter of ripe avocado, 3 tablespoons of natural yogurt and a teaspoon of liquid honey. Chop the avocado pulp to a puree consistency, add the remaining ingredients, mix everything into a homogeneous mass and apply it on cleansed skin. Hold for 15 minutes and wash your face first with warm and then cold water (to close the pores).
The second avocado face mask is effective when wrinkles appear on skin prone to excessive fat production. It is enough to add a small piece of baker's yeast, previously pounded with a small amount of milk or water, to the pulp of fruit pulp. All other actions are known to you.
Avocado mask for dry skin
This mask helps to regulate the water balance in the skin, nourishes and rejuvenates it.
It is necessary to mix a tablespoon of a slurry of avocado pulp with a raw yolk of one egg, a teaspoon of natural honey and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. If the skin is dry and sensitive, you should add a teaspoon of vegetable oil to the mixture. After a 15-minute procedure, the mask is washed off with warm water, and then the skin is rubbed with an ice cube.
Avocado mask for acne
To make this mask you need two tablespoons of mashed avocado in a homogeneous mass mixed with 20 g of mashed yeast and a tablespoon of aloe juice. The resulting mass is applied to the face for 15-20 minutes. Wash off with water.
Another recipe for avocado mask for acne: take cocoa powder (1 tsp), liquid honey (1 tbsp.) And avocado flesh (2 tbsp.).
Avocado Masks
All that the fruit pulp of avocado is rich in, surely turns into the oil extracted from them. This oil is included in the composition of a variety of cosmetic products, as it is:
- well absorbed into the skin and penetrates into the deep layers, moisturizing and protecting the epidermis from drying out,
- increases the level of skin immunity, protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation,
- increases blood circulation in the skin and normalizes the metabolic processes taking place in it,
- stimulates collagen synthesis, which significantly increases turgor and slows down the appearance of wrinkles,
- prevents the formation of age spots on the skin of the face.
Masks with avocado oil are suitable for moisturizing and increasing the elasticity of the skin of all types, removing redness or irritation. To do this, add half a teaspoon of avocado oil to the composition of any homemade face masks.
For the preparation of a moisturizing cosmetic mask will need oatmeal, honey and avocado oil. Two tablespoons of oatmeal pour a little warm water and wait until the flakes are soft. Then add one tablespoon of avocado oil and one teaspoon of liquid honey. Keep this mask on the face for 10 minutes, rinse with warm and then cold water.
Avocado masks around the eyes
Making an avocado mask around the eyes is simple. The first option provides for the availability of avocado oil purchased at a pharmacy, the second - a fresh fruit purchased at a supermarket.
In the first case, the jar mixes a “reusable portion” of the mask with avocado oil, consisting of the avocado oil itself and olive oil - in equal proportions. To enhance the effect, you can add 10 drops of one of the essential oils - rosewood, jojoba, neroli, geranium or carrot seeds. In the evening, the mixture of oils is applied to the skin around the eyes with anxious "driving in" movements of the fingertips; after half an hour, the excess mask should be soaked with a napkin. This procedure can be done every other day, and in the cold season - daily.
If there is a fresh avocado, then a piece of the fruit must be turned into a homogeneous mass, which is applied to the skin for 20 minutes, and then washed off.
Another good advice about skin care around the eyes: add avocado oil to your regular nightly nourishing cream. This is especially useful with dry skin, as well as to improve the condition of the skin around the eyes of the ladies of “Balsac age”.
Freeman face mask with avocado
The face mask with avocado of the American cosmetics company Freeman Beauty Labs in its composition, in addition to avocado oil, contains cosmetic clay and oatmeal (oatmeal).
This mask is designed to care for oily and combination skin, since clay is a good absorber of excess sebum. The presence of avocado oil at the same time moisturizes the skin (moisture is required for any type of skin), and also nourishes it, making it more elastic and healthy. The third important ingredient in this mask - oatmeal - helps to restore the skin's natural pH and reduces inflammation.
After applying Freeman face masks with avocados, a “hot skin” sensation may appear, which passes quickly. According to the instructions, the mask should remain on the face until it is completely dry - about a quarter of an hour. After that, the mask is washed off with plenty of water. This face mask is recommended to do 1-2 times during the week.
Avocado Hair Mask
The use of avocado hair has already been considered at the beginning of these notes. Beauticians recommend that anyone who wants to return the natural shine to dull hair, take advantage of this wonderful fruit for their moisturizing and intensive nutrition.
The avocado hair mask is prepared according to the following recipe: chop the medium-sized avocado fruit to a state of uniform puree (after removing the peel and removing the stone), beat the raw egg (as for an omelette) and combine the fruit mass. For a more pleasant smell, add 5 drops of any essential oil. All carefully move and apply to slightly damp hair, spreading the mask over the entire length of hair and gently rubbing into the scalp.
Tie a head with a kerchief and hold the mask for 20-25 minutes. Then rinse off and wash your hair using your usual hair cleanser.
Garnier Avocado Hair Mask
Avocado oil successfully works in the composition of many cosmetic products of famous manufacturers. So, in the assortment of the brand Garnier, which focuses on the use of natural ingredients, among the means for hair care, there is a mask for hair with avocado oils and shea (shea).
Mask Garnier avocado and carite is useful for dry or damaged hair, including splitting. All the above nutritional properties of avocado oil are combined with the ability of shea butter to eliminate flaking, redness and tightness of the skin.
Mask with avocado oils and carite from Garnier is designed to restore the natural structure of fine hair. The mask is applied to wet hair and aged for three minutes, then thoroughly washed with water.
Mask Numero with avocado
Nourishing hair mask from avocado Italian brand Brelil Numero - an analogue of the Garnier mask - is also designed for dry, dull and damaged hair. As the manufacturer indicates, due to the presence of avocado oils and carite oils in the composition for hair care, which penetrate deeply into the hair structure, intensive moisturizing and strengthening of hair fibers is achieved without weighting them. Hair gets shine and shine.
The method of applying the Numero mask with avocados is the same as in the previous case.
Honey Avocado Hair Mask
Hair mask "Honey Avocado" (Russian Organic Shop) also belongs to the so-called express masks. As written on the label, the mixture is applied over the entire length of wet hair, aged for 1-2 minutes and washed off with warm water. The manufacturer indicates that the mask does not contain silicones, parabens and dyes. However, in its composition, as in all cosmetic products currently produced, there are many different "auxiliary" chemicals. In particular, in addition to water with an infusion (oil extract) of avocado and honey, honey avocado hair mask contains emulsifiers (cetearyl alcohol and cetril ester), solvents (benzoic acid), antistatics (becentrimonium chloride), citric acid, preservatives (sorbic acid) , synthetic fragrances. Honey Avocado also has hydrolyzed keratin.
For combination skin
- 1 tsp soda,
- ¼ minced avocado,
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar,
- 1 tablespoon honey.
How to use: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Apply a thin layer on the face in a circular motion. Leave on for 10 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Smoothing mask for normal skin
Ingredients:
- -¼ cups of yogurt,
- - ½ avocado pulp,
- -2 tablespoons of honey.
How to use: Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Apply to face, leave for 15 minutes. Rinse your face with cold water and enjoy the effect. Sure, you liked our selection! Share useful information with friends, they will be grateful to you! See also: powerful effect, masks that will return youth and beauty.
Avocados for hair - recipes for use
Finally, I decided to check its magic properties on myself, or rather on my hair.
For several weeks I made avocado masks for my hair.
Believe me, this is just a bomb, avocados can change your hair forever.
Well, at least he changed mine :)
I did not get such an effect for a very long time, my hair seemed to come to life, filled with power, shone.
It seems to me that even grown up.
In general, let's get everything in order.
First, let's briefly understand what is so unusual avocado contains, which makes it so useful for hair.
Repair masks: tips for home use
In order that, prepared independently, means had the most useful effect, it is important to pick up the correct product. For reducing agents, it must be ripe.
Often, only unripe fruits are sold in grocery stores and on the market. A good tropical fruit should be quite soft, and at the same time elastic, which can be checked by touching it.
It should remain dents and quickly smoothed. Immature fruit can also be taken, leaving a couple of days for ripening.
Masks for hair with the use of avocados should be applied, subject to simple rules.
According to trichologists, the application of products to the scalp with increased sebaceous glands is contraindicated. Here it is necessary to observe 2-3 cm distance from the roots when applying the product.
Firming and revitalizing hair mask with avocado will bring the greatest effect when creating a certain heat insulator on the head.
Often used hats or ordinary plastic bags with mandatory wrapping in a towel.
It is necessary to wash out means with use of the conditioner. Additional rinsing exercise cool liquid that is necessary to make the smoothness of the strands.
Avocado hair masks should be used regularly, the frequency depends on the type of hair.
For the fatty type, one procedure per two weeks will be sufficient.
As for the normal type, here it is possible more often 1 time in 7 -10 days.
Dry type requires the most frequent use of cosmetics, twice in 7 days.
Banana and Avocado Mask: A Universal Method
Make a mask for the hair and moisturizing face mask can be from avocado and banana.
Main components: tropical fruits, half each and a tablespoon of olive mass and homemade mayonnaise. Among the advantages of this tool note:
- Nutritious and moisturizing, due to the presence of a banana, which is famous for its vitamin and mineral content.
- Restoration of damaged strands, saturation with vitamin E, thanks to olive oil.
- Improving blood circulation, silkiness and smoothness. All this is the merit of homemade mayonnaise, which must be prepared from the yolk and vinegar.
How to cook?
Fruits should be detailed using kitchen equipment or ordinary tolkushki.
The mask for the face and hair of avocado is made only from ripe and soft fruits.
Further in the received means we will put all other components.
Application to hair and ends
The process itself is recommended to carry out over the sink. You must first moisten the hair, then apply the agent along the entire length. The final stage: put on a hat and wrap in a towel.
Wait half an hour and rinse off with warm water and shampoo. It is not recommended to blow dry.
Mask with avocado essential oil for dry hair: instant hydration
Often we dry our hair during the summer holidays under the rays of the hot sun and during the frosty winter, they become brittle and dry.
The magic savior will be a mask for dry hair from avocado.
Main components: honey, olive oil, jojoba
- Honey - 2 tablespoons (a truly natural product that moisturizes and penetrates the hair structure, keeps moisture inside)
- Avocado - 1 medium fruit (regenerating and nourishing product).
Methods of preparation: application for hair growth
Choose from the fruit pulp and grate it. Add honey to the mixture and mix thoroughly.
This tool is applied to dry hair. Mask duration: 1 hour minimum (the best option is 3 hours).
Put on a hat and wrap a head with a towel. After the allotted time has elapsed, wash off the mask using shampoos and conditioner.
Means to apply at least 2 times a week.
Mask for greasy hair: Organic Shop, Garnier, Express
Oily hair requires special care. The composition of the mask includes ripe avocado, yolk and a tablespoon of lemon juice.
Benefit from the product:
- Increased growth and hydration. All this fulfills the yolk, which contains vitamins B, A, zinc, sulfur and lecithin.
- Volume and silkiness. The yolk is rich in sulfur and vitamin B12, which makes the strands bulky and silky.
- Strengthening and shine, due to the presence of lemon juice.
An avocado-based mask will bring your hair back to life
Method of preparation:
Chop the avocado to a puree-like consistency, add whipped yolk and lemon juice. Mix.
Apply the product on the strands, spreading over the entire length. Put on a hat or bag, hold the tool for 20 minutes. Rinse with shampoo in warm water.
Useful properties of avocado
Avocado is a fairly new product for our country. This fruit has truly unique properties. Enough fatty pulp perfectly moisturizes and nourishes the skin. Pulp gruel is an excellent basis for homemade masks, because it is not only hypoallergenic, but also wonderfully combines with other products.
From the bone of the avocado produce a special oil, which is actively used in the field of cosmetic industry.
Useful tips
- To prepare the mask should choose fresh and fairly soft fruit. It is best to grind the pulp in a blender. If you do not have a blender, then cut it as small as possible and additionally puré after that. The fewer lumps in the mask, the easier it will be to wash it off.
- Apply any mask should be slightly damp hair. Carefully distribute the entire mass along the length of the hair, and then lightly rub the residue into the scalp.
- It is advisable to keep any product at least one hour. In less time, the active substances contained in the mask, just do not have time to act.
- If you want to get the maximum effect from the procedure, then wrap your head in a warm towel or put on an old wool hat. Additional heating will allow the mask to soak faster.
For dry hair
If your goal is to moisturize dry hair and give it extra shine, then add 3 tablespoons of sour cream and 2 teaspoons of any cosmetic oil to your taste. Practice shows that coconut or almond oil is best suited to this mask. Rinse your hair with lightly warm water using shampoo.
For weak and greasy hair
If the hair is severely damaged and weakened as a result of dyeing or curling, the following masks will help to fix it.
- Take 1 avocado puree and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. For oily hair, this mask may be too heavy, so add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice or 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar.
- Avocado goes well with aloe. For this recipe, you will need 2 tablespoons of gel or aloe juice and 2 tablespoons of avocado puree. Add to the resulting mass a couple of drops of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of blue, white or green clay.
For hair growth
If you grow hair, the following recipe will help speed up the process.
- Mix 1 avocado puree with 1 yolk.
- Add a few drops of any essential oil that you like best.
For colored hair
Avocados are great for dyed hair care. The oils contained in it do not wash out the color, but, on the contrary, fix it. You will need 2 tablespoons of colorless henna, which must be diluted with 2 tablespoons of water. Combine the mass with mashed 1 avocado and 1 tablespoon of castor oil.
As you know, the success of any home procedures in their regularity. Having made the mask only once, you may not notice much change. But do not be upset! Do a course of masks for 2 treatments every week for a month. After a couple of weeks, you will notice amazing changes in your appearance. Hair will become more dense and will cease to push, and it will become much easier to style it. Therefore, be patient. Very soon you will be able to see positive results.
