The problem of dirty hair a woman may face for a variety of reasons. This may be: lack of time, unacceptable living conditions, unexpected turn off of water, belated awakening, force majeure and so on.
There are often cases when a woman is obliged to look good, and there are no usual conditions for putting herself in order. Such situations can easily be put out of balance. Dirty head in the most negative way affects not only self-esteem, but also mood, and even efficiency in work.
Not everyone knows that this problem can be easily solved. There are several ways to minimize the trouble or even reduce them to zero.
1. Dry shampoo
This option is especially relevant for people with pronounced oily hair. The tool is a dry powder that is able to absorb excess fat. But it is important to use it correctly. Spraying should occur from a distance of at least fifteen centimeters from the hair. The waiting time for fat absorption should not be less than ten minutes. To enhance the effect of dry shampoo you can mix it with powder in a 1: 1 ratio.
As an alternative, you can try starch, cornmeal, ground oatmeal, mustard powder, baby powder is also suitable. After applying these products, it is necessary to massage the scalp for two minutes. Then wait five to ten minutes and wipe the head with a towel. The remains of starch and other ingredients are removed with a brush or comb. To improve the result, you can add soda.
It is not necessary to comb the hair before using the products. For light hair tones suitable light ingredients: flour, starch, baby powder. The best result on dark hair will give dark ingredients: mustard and dark powder.
Another way to give your hair a decent look is to use vodka. To do this, a small amount of this fluid is applied to the hair. To remove unwanted leftovers, you should wet the hair with a towel and dry the hair. Alcohol disappears, and hair will become more fluffy and beautiful. It should be noted that the effect of this tool is short-lived. Yes, and the smell can remain.
Is it possible to extend fresh hair without the use of special cosmetics?
- 1. The optimal temperature conditions of water and air
Many people know that washing hair with hot water activates the production of sebaceous glands. Fat is released more intensively, as a result - the hair becomes dirty more quickly. To prevent this situation, you should wash your hair with cool water.
Similarly acts on the head and hot air from the dryer. Owners of greasy hair should not abuse such procedures. They are recommended to use the hairdryer in emergency situations, and in other cases the hair should be dried naturally.
- 2. Peeling of the scalp
This procedure allows you to improve the condition of the scalp, and accordingly the hair. Will require ordinary salt (can be replaced by sea). Salt is mixed with water and rubbed into the head along the massage lines. The procedure is not recommended more than once a week. After eight sessions, you should take a break.
Peeling effectively cleanses the scalp from the remnants of cosmetics, allows you to remove dead cells, improve blood circulation. Thanks to these procedures there is a general improvement in the condition of the skin.
Broths of healing herbs have a beneficial effect on the work of the sebaceous glands and improve the overall condition of the hair. Especially often women use decoctions of chamomile and nettle. Also suitable for these purposes apple cider vinegar with natural extracts in the composition. The effect of vinegar on the hair pleasantly surprised. This product is able to make hair softer, docile and shiny. This significantly improves the condition of the skin.
- 4. Wonderful properties of lemon
Just a few drops of lemon essential oil added to the shampoo will help to prolong the purity of the hair.
Rinsing hair and scalp with water containing lemon juice is also useful. Lemon acidifies the water. In such conditions, bacteria do not actively proliferate, respectively, itching and peeling are unlikely to occur. Also, lemon has the same effect as air conditioners.
- 5. Dry your hair properly
It is necessary to dry hair from top to bottom (from the roots to the tips). The scalp can be dried barely warm, and even better with cool air.
- 6. Do not touch the hair with your hands.
It is important to learn not to straighten hair with your hands throughout the day. It is not necessary to fill them behind the ear, wind it up on a finger, collect it in a bunch or tail and then quickly dismiss it. The more often you touch them, the sooner they become dirty.
If you are worried about the oily hair, you should pay attention to nutrition. Perhaps you should review the daily menu.
9 secrets of proper hair washing
1) The thinner the hair - the faster they absorb dirt and dust from the surrounding space. Therefore, to look good, girls who have thin hair should wash their hair daily. Fortunately, due to the peculiarities of their structure, they dry almost instantly, washing such hair does not take much time either, and even if you wash your hair every day before work, you will definitely not be late.
2) Hair should be washed, not waiting for their pollution, but ahead of him. This is due to the fact that at first the scalp is contaminated, and only then the hair.
3) Shampoo should be chosen for the type of scalp, not for the type of hair. This is the answer for those girls who, in their opinion, have oily scalp and dry brittle hair. Usually, the type of scalp and hair is the same. Such a significant difference can be only if, due to frequent and improper coloring, or the constant use of styling products, the hair structure is severely damaged. It is necessary to cure the hair, and the problem will disappear by itself. Experts argue that it is precisely the head that gets contaminated, and then all the grease and dirt from it after brushing is evenly distributed through the hair. They advise to apply shampoo only on the scalp, and the necessary amount of shampoo will get on the hair during rinsing.
4) Most girls know, but still it is worth re-emphasizing that you can not comb wet hair and sleep with a wet head, because wet hair has all the scales open and with even minimal external pressure they start to break, and girls get in the end, bitten and unappealing hair. Of course, some may argue that hairdressers in beauty salons calmly comb customers' wet hair before styling and see nothing wrong with that. But this is not their hair, but yours, they simply don’t care; they treat their hair very carefully, because their own beautiful hairstyle made of health-shining hair is a visiting card and evidence of their professionalism.
5) First, you need to foam the shampoo in your hands, and only then it should be applied to the scalp. There’s nothing special to explain here, just do it right, take it as a kind of instruction for the use of shampoo.
6) Shampoo should be applied only on the scalp, and other care products, such as balm or mask, only on the hair, receding at least five centimeters from the roots.
7) It is the clogged pores of the head that provoke dandruff and hair loss. Dandruff cannot be infected, although many consider it a fungus. It occurs when three conditions coincide simultaneously: oily scalp, clogged pores and weak immunity. But still, being with an untidy person who has dandruff on his head and clothes is just unpleasant. You should do everything possible so that you will not become such a person.
8) Remember that itching, feeling of tightness, white scales, similar to snow flakes, are not signs of oily, as is commonly believed, but signs of sensitive skin, therefore, select the appropriate shampoo.
9) Following the split ends, the general thinning of the hair begins. Therefore, in order not to promise advertising, the whipped ends should be cut mercilessly - it is impossible to cure them. If this is not done, the hair will begin to thin, will look much less often and hang down with sloppy icicles, spoiling the whole appearance. As a result, you will then have to cut much more centimeters.
How to wash your hair less often: understand the question
Clean hair depends primarily on the condition of the scalp, the lack of conditions for the reproduction of fungal microorganisms that cause dandruff. In turn, these factors, as well as the even functioning of the sebaceous glands, depend on the general state of human health. Dull, brittle, thinning hair, which by the evening lose their volume, can be the first sign of thyroid problems, beriberi, liver disease, neurological disorders.
Dull, brittle, thinning hair
Attention! If the dense well-groomed head of hair in a short period of time has become a problem - do not delay the visit to the doctor, and go through a full medical examination.
The correct way to wash curls
It is important not only to wash your hair regularly, but also to do it properly.
Wash your hair right
To keep your hair clean longer, you need to wash it properly. This simple procedure has its own nuances.
- The best water for washing your head - melted or boiled.
- The ideal water temperature is 37o. Cold - does not wash away the dirt, hot - dries.
- Apply shampoo to the roots, massage well. The hair itself is successfully cleaned by the resulting foam.
- You do not need to take a lot of shampoo - it will not all be washed off, and the hair will quickly become dirty again.
- Also, slowly evenly distribute the air conditioner or balsam.
- No need to intensively wipe your head, just wrap in a warm towel and hold it for 10 minutes.
How to make strands healthier and more beautiful
Everyone knows that excessive hair dry hair dryer use is not to bring. Such a discrepancy - the more you dry, the faster they grow fat, not to mention that they become brittle.
Improper blow-drying can damage hair.
If it is possible to dry the hair in a natural way and lay without hot tongs - try to use it. But what if the morning time is calculated by the minute? To do without drying will not work, but at least do not start to dry and comb very wet strands.
Need to get used to several rules of care
Let them dry out a little while you drink coffee.
- Combing start from the ends, especially long hair.
- If you have a long length, your hair will help to keep hair clean for a long time - braided hair or knotted hair will be less covered with dust.
- Bulky haircuts with torn ends, “ladders”, “cascades” are able to keep the effect of a clean head for a long time.
Haircut with torn ends
Tip: to protect the effects of hot temperatures will help special means with thermal protection.
It is not the frequency that matters, but the right shampoo.
Longer keep the hair clean can only properly selected shampoo. Means for oily, dry, colored, brittle or normal hair have different compositions. Their components help to improve the structure of damaged hair follicles, but can also damage if used improperly.
Even the most perfectly selected shampoo, after a while you need to change, as there is an addiction to the constituent components and their action weakens.
There are difficulties in determining the type of hair? Ask your master hairdresser a question. In beauty salons will help with the choice of the right care products.
Folk recipes based on feedback from regular readers
Nature helps keep the hair clean for a long time.
Traditional recipes will help save hair
Herbal decoctions, masks from the usual components cope with the task no worse than pharmacy tools, and are completely composed of natural ingredients.
- Table vinegar. Diluted in the ratio of 1 tbsp to 1 liter of water, vinegar is used for rinsing the head. If the vinegar smell is not to your liking, lemon juice or orange juice gives the same result.
- Slow down the work of the sebaceous glands mustard. It is enough to rinse the washed hair with a liter of water with one article dissolved in it. spoon of mustard powder.
- Homemade mask from rye bread. Bread crumb pour water until completely softened. Apply the slurry for 20 minutes over the entire length, under a plastic cap or bag. It is better to wash it off for the first time in the basin, while massaging the skin, and rinse it again under the shower. Shampoo can not be used!
Rye bread is rich in vitamins.
Dry shampoo instead of "wet"
The day was tense, in the evening there was yet another event, and there was no time to wash and tidy up my head. Common situation? To keep the hair clean longer, beauticians came up with a tool called “dry shampoo”.
Dry shampoo
Means, in the form of sprayed powder, is able to absorb excess fat and dirt, without overdrying the skin. Powder spray necessarily on dry hair.
Follow the diet
To keep your hair clean longer, you need to exclude from the diet any fatty and fried foods, sugar and white bread, canned food. It is better to replace them with vegetables and fruits, dairy products, dietary meat and nuts. This will help reduce the activity of the sebaceous glands.
Use dry shampoo
To hide the greasy shine, divide the hair into strands and apply dry shampoo to the roots, like hairspray, at a distance of 20-25 cm. If the product is in the form of talcum powder, apply it to the roots. Wait 10 minutes, comb it. Dry shampoo creates a shell around oily hair, as a result, for some time the hair will appear clean.
Do not neglect accessories
If you have bangs, then hairstyles with a scarf will look original. To do this, it will be enough to wash the bang or stab it or somehow hide it. Hairstyles with a handkerchief look good on both collected and loose hair. Also, they will be a real salvation for owners of short hair. Disguise messy hair will help various clips or headbands with flowers.
Dry shampoo spray
If you are the owner of fatty curls, dry shampoo should always be at your fingertips - it will save you from the mass of inconveniences associated with the natural features of your skin. Modern dry shampoo comes in the form of an aerosol. To use this tool, it is enough, as they say, “Press the button and get the result”.
Instructions for using dry cleanser:
- Divide the curls into even partings (so you should "Zone" the entire surface of the head)
- Press the bottle button and evenly spray the spray in it on the partings,
- Wait the time specified in the annotation to the acquired shampoo (usually 3-5 minutes is enough),
- Now take a wooden comb with sparse teeth and comb the curls to the very ends,
- If there is still some money left on the head of hair, just "Ruffle" use it with your hands and remove excess shampoo from the skin and roots of the strands.
What is remarkable this tool, and how is it at all "works"?
Components that are concentrated in the contents of the bottle actively bind the fat and eliminate it from the curls when combing. The substances that make up the modern dry shampoo, of course, are not available for the mere mortal.
However, each of you probably has their home "Handy" alternative!
"Grocery" alternative
For blondes in this regard, the usual and usual for each of you corn or potato starch is perfect. However, to evenly put it on your curls, it is possible that you will have "Sweat".
Alternatively, flour can be used. It is desirable that it was rye, but wheat is also suitable. Of course, this option is definitely not suitable for brunettes - it's better "Go out in people" with a greasy head than with curls, as if stained in lime.
Therefore, dark-haired ladies can use mustard powder with the same goals. Please note that “Wash” curls in this way, they must necessarily be perfectly dry. This is especially true with flour.
You do not want to spread the pieces of dough on your own head?
Apply cosmetics
As an alternative "Grocery" Options, you can use cosmetic. If you are a young mommy, you probably will find ordinary baby powder in your home, or talc. You can use this product instead of flour, mustard powder or starch - it also perfectly removes excess fat from the roots of the strands and the scalp, in addition, having a pleasant smell (or not having that at all).
Beauties and women of fashion can apply for the same purpose loose mineral powder. But remember that this method is an emergency one, and you shouldn’t particularly get carried away with it - without a normal wash, your curls will quickly deteriorate and lose their natural beauty.
So, we list all the tools that will help you quickly eliminate the fat content from the curls:
- Oatmeal, milled in a blender to a powder,
- Corn or potato starch,
- Wheat or rye flour,
- Baby powder or foot powder,
- Baking soda,
- Mustard powder,
- Face powder.
We hope that your hair has become clean and neat. And now that you have reached your goal, it's time to think about how to form a voluminous hairstyle.
How else to make your hair clean without washing?
Dirty strands always impress “Sleek hairstyles”.
Therefore, you should think about how to do the styling correctly.
And since you already have a shortage of free time, since you could not wash your hair with water and regular shampoo, you need detailed instructions on how to quickly create volume using conventional means.
Create the root volume
The easiest way to create a voluminous hairstyle - basal bouffant. To make it, you only need your hands and the usual plastic comb with frequent teeth. And of course, it is important to fix the resulting styling, so that it remains for a long time, and you did not need to constantly correct the hairstyle.
To create a core pile, perform the following manipulations:
- Conditionally divide the head into three zones - lower, upper and middle,
- Slap the upper parts for comfort,
- Take a comb,
- Mentally retreat from the root of 3-4 centimeters, and begin to quickly comb curls from this trait to the very roots,
- Do similar actions on the entire perimeter of the head,
- From above, on top, "Impose" hair over the hair so that it is not too noticeable to others.
Regarding the styling product, you can distribute it both on each processed strand in the process of making the hairstyle, and on top of the finished pile. The spray or varnish in the form of an aerosol is best suited for this purpose.
You can also make yourself a hairstyle such as the effect of wet hair. For this suitable foam or gel for styling.
Curls should be pre-moistened with water (do it better evenly and gently, using a spray bottle). Then plentifully apply the styling agent along the entire length, and begin to squeeze the hair from tip to root. The result will be quite voluminous hairstyle as a whole.
Such a simple option will also suit: lower your hair so that their tips stretch to the floor. Spray hairspray on the roots (quickly and fairly plentifully).
Then raise your head to your usual position and slightly "hold it down" the roots are curled with your fingers. Fix the effect obtained using the same varnish, but in a small amount.
Do hair
And of course, you can simplify your task even more by making, for example, a high hairstyle or a ponytail. In general, in the case of dirty curls, it is better not to allow them to fall on the face, so try to collect the front strands of hair and move them back. This rule is relevant even if you have already made yourself styling.
A great way to look feminine, elegant and attractive is to braid your braid. In the case of dirty curls, the best option in this plan will be a basket or "Spike" (French braid). You can also make a more original hairstyle, and braid yourself a pigtail from a horse's tail.
To do this, tie a high tail, and braid the released hair in a traditional three-strand braid. Weave to the maximum possible limit, then fix the hair with a rubber band to match the tone of the hair. On the upper elastic band you can place any accessories to look more elegant.
You have learned how to brush hair without washing your hair. Now you can use them in practice, and never be off-guard. Be irresistible!
