Strangely enough, but at the present time, whenshops offer us a wide range of different coloring and bleaching agents, including professional ones, lightening the hair with honey remains a popular and popular way of lightening the hair. What is the reason? First and foremost, it is widely known that bleaching hair with chemical compounds is a rather harmful procedure, especially if the hair is not distinguished by its density, gloss and healthy tips. Most of the lightening agents for hair contain hydrogen peroxide, which only aggravates the situation, making the hair much more thin and brittle. Instead of exposing your hair to the negative effects of paint, you can lighten your hair with honey. However, it should be noted that this procedure, as a rule, does not give radical results. That is, lightening the hair with honey is not able to turn a burning brunette into a blonde. We will also say that none of the safe national means is capable of this. Nevertheless, you can make your hair lighter by one or two tones and at the same time strengthen them, and this will help lightening the hair with honey. The testimonies of many who have tried this method of women confirm this.
As you know, honey - a useful product,containing vitamins B, promoting hair growth, ascorbic acid, strengthening immunity, vitamin K, which provides blood clotting and development of the osseous system necessary for beautiful skin vitamin E, as well as carotenes, folic acid and many other useful trace elements. Honey is widely used not only in folk medicine and cooking, but also in cosmetology. Honey massage, various honey masks for the hair, face and body give excellent results.
Mask Recipes
There are several basic recipescooking clarifying masks based on honey. All of them are able to equalize and refresh the hair color, give them a beautiful golden hue, and with a fairly long-lasting effect lightens the hair on average by 1 tone. Also, masks with honey help to get rid of coloring pigments, accumulated in the hair as a result of the effect of paints, prevent the appearance of dandruff, cross-section of the tips, make the hair smooth, shiny and obedient.
Recipe 1
This is the simplest, though rather lengthymethod. Before applying the mask, it is necessary to wash the head with a shampoo appropriate to the type of hair, adding a quarter of a teaspoon of soda to it, and if desired, and a little salt, as a peeling. Then pat the hair with a towel and apply natural honey over the entire length. Since it is quite sticky, you can lightly dissolve honey with water or warm it in a water bath. Lightening the hair with honey is a slow process, so the mask should be kept for 7-9 hours, the more time passes, the better. To wash off the mask can be ordinary warm water, as a rule, difficulties do not arise with this.
Recipe 2
This is a mask based on honey with the addition of cognac,which is also an excellent means for growth and strengthening of hair. For it you will need: honey - 1 tablespoon, cognac - 1 tablespoon (for longer hair - more). Leave the mask on your hair for a long time, preferably at night.
Recipe 3
Mask with a more complex composition:natural liquid honey (better lime) - 100 ml, lemon juice - 2 tablespoons, infusion of chamomile pharmacy - 2 teaspoons. Stir all components, apply on the entire length of the hair and keep for about 3-4 hours. This mask can be done 1 time in two weeks or more often, but without lemon juice, which can cause irritation on the scalp.
There is no doubt that other methodsLightening hair with honey is distinguished by many advantages. Nevertheless, it must be taken into account that this method is not like everyone. It is better to abandon the use of honey masks to people who are allergic to bee products, with any inflammatory processes on the scalp. In addition, the use of honey is contraindicated in diabetes mellitus.
