Best Hair Masks for Dry, Damaged Hair

Hi GEMS

This is your girl Nidhi and today we will talk about something exciting that you can do right at home for getting shiny and bouncy hair, aka DAMAGE CONTROL!

Dry and damaged hair seems to be a big concern with a whole variety of hair textures. Let us first look at a few causes of this problem

Exposure to pollution
Very humid climatic conditions
Very dry climatic conditions
Infrequent hair de-tangling
Lack of nourishment to the hair and hair follicles
Use of bleach and ammonia for hair coloring
Chemical-based hair smoothening / straightening processes
Lack of oil in the scalp
Dandruff and flaking

If one or more of these matches your scene, then this is the perfect place for you to explore ways in which you can take care of your hair right at home. These are tried and tested tips and tricks from our experts and they will definitely help you retain the desired extent of hair health if you use them as advised.

Lemon, honey, olive oil.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon Lemon
1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon olive oil

Lemon is known as the best natural source of Vitamin C, it can help is cleansing your hair - especially if you suffer from dandruff and other such issues. Mixing honey along with lemon ensure that your scalp is cleansed and nourished at the same time. If you suffer from extreme dandruff and flaking, increase the amount of lemon in your mask.

The olive oil will treat the dryness which can be the root cause of your dandruff. Make sure you keep the mask for at least 20 minutes before you wash with a very mild shampoo.

Shea Butter, Cocoa powder, Cinnamon powder

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons of shea butter
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

The cinnamon powder will work wonders on your hair, especially if you're suffering from hair loss. It has a unique ability to awaken dormant hair follicles and stimulate hair growth. Shea butter is perfect to eliminate frizz and dryness, if your hair tends to be extremely dry, increase half a tablespoon of shea butter to your mask.

Cocoa is in general good for your skin and hair health and is known to have reparative qualities wherever there is any breakage of hair bonds.

Clay, honey, apple cider vinegar

Ingredients

2 tablespoons of clay
1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon of honey

Clay is a cooling agent and will have a calming effect on your hair. Apple cider vinegar has anti-dandruff and anti-fungal qualities that will curb your dandruff problem at the source. Honey remains for the nourishment of both the scalp and the hair.