Winter is roaring and so our skin and hair. It is lacking moisture and strength. With the dry skin and face, you will also be facing dry hair. Do you know, our hair takes 2 weeks of time to come out of the scalp and grow long. It stays 2 weeks under the scalp gets moisturised and grows healthy. If the scalp loses moisture then the result would be dry and dull hair. And the situation in the winters is worse, as the scalp loses its moisture, the hair outbursts with damaged and frizzy hair. When you have to go the party and functions, the biggest challenge is to manage your hair. During winters its hard to maintain hair as it would be less silky, dried out and faded out.
Here are the few hair masks which are to be applied once in a month during winters.
1.Egg yolks with olive and castor oil hair mask:
Ingredients:
- Egg yolk: 1
- Olive oil : 1 tbsp
- Castor oil: 1 tsp
How to apply:
- Take an egg white
- Add castor and olive oil
- Beat it properly until the solution is prepared
- Take a hair brush and apply on the hair
- Leave it for 1 hr
- Wash off with lukewarm water
What happens?
- Egg contains proteins which strengthens hair. Olive oil conditions and nourishes hair, castor oil makes hair thick and lump.
2.Banana yogurt and honey hair mask:
Ingredients:
- Banana: 1
- Yogurt : ½ tsp
- Honey: 1 tsp
How to apply?
- Take a banana
- Mash it and make a fine paste
- Add yogurt and honey
- Mix it and apply it on the hair
- Cover hair with hair mask and leave it for 30 min
- Wash off with lukewarm water
What happens?
Banana and yogurt contains conditioning properties, which nourishes and strengthens hair. Honey helps from split ends and breakage. This is one of the mostly used hair mask, as the ingredients are easily available in the kitchen.
3.Potato, honey and aloe vera hair mask:
Ingredients:
- Potato: 2
- Honey: 1 tsp
- Aloe vera: 1 tbsp
How to apply?
- Take 2 potatoes, peel off and make the juice of it
- Now mix honey and aloevera
- Beat it until solution is prepared
- Now apply the juice from the roots to the end
- Leave it for 1 hr and wash off
What happens?
Potato helps in reducing the hair loss and improves the texture and volume of the hair. Aloe Vera and honey are the hair conditioners which conditions and gives moisturised, lustrous and silky hair.
4.Avocado and honey hair mask:
Ingredients:
- Avocado: 1
- Egg yolk
- Honey: 1 tsp
How to apply?
- Take an avocado and peel off
- Make the paste of it
- Add honey and egg yolk to it
- apply it on the hair
- Leave it for 45 min and wash off with luke warm water
What happens?
Avocado contains rejuvenating and soothing properties. Honey moisturises and softens and shines the hair.
5.Strawberry, olive oil and egg yolk:
Ingredients:
- Strawberries : 4-5
- Egg yolk: 1
- Olive oil : 3 tsp
How to apply?
- Take strawberries and make paste of it
- Add egg yolk and olive oil
- Mix it well and apply on the hair
- Leave it for 1 hr and wash off with lukewarm water
What happens?
- Strawberries contains antioxidants which shines hair, helps in restoring and locking the moisture. Egg contains protein which strengthens hair.
6.Curry leaves and coconut oil:
Ingredients:
- Curry leaves : 4-5
- Coconut oil : as per required
How to apply:
- Take required quantity of coconut oil
- Add curry leaves and warm them in the oil
- Let the color of oil gets changed
- Apply the oil on the scalp and hair
- Leave it overnight and wash off with mild shampoo
- Do this thrice a week
What happens?
- Curry leaves helps from preventing hair fall especially in the winters. Coconut oil nourishes, strengthens and moisturises hair.
7.Fenugreek seeds with mustard oil:
Ingredients:
- Fenugreek seeds: ½ cup
- Mustard oil : 3 tbsp
How to apply?
- Take fenugreek seeds and soak over night
- Make the paste of it
- Now warm the mustard oil and mix it in the paste
- Apply the paste on the hair and leave it for 30 min
- Do it twice a week
What happens?
Fenugreek helps in growth and shining of the hair. Mustard oil makes hair voluminous and shiny.
