Blonde hair is the dream of many girls and women. Representatives of the fair sex brighten curls with the help of special paint in salons or at home. However, not everyone knows that this can be done using masks based on kefir. Other natural ingredients are also used to lighten hair.
How does the remedy work?
Many women often change their appearance. The easiest way to do this is through staining. Chemicals can quickly and radically change the color of strands. It is not always possible to achieve the desired shade in one session, so you have to apply the paint regularly. This practice is harmful to the hair. To avoid this, you can switch to natural coloring agents. These properties are possessed by kefir, lemon, etc. About this later in the article.
Sour milk masks can really be an effective hair care product, and also help change color. This is true for both natural and stained curls. Kefir for lightening hair acts not only as a wash, but also as a powerful restorative. As a result, curls begin to shine, look attractive.
Mask recipes
Kefir for lightening hair is absolutely easy to apply. There are recipes for masks that are easy to prepare.
To do this, the following components are required:
- kefir or ryazhenka;
- hot water.
A small amount of fermented milk product (depending on the density of curls) must be warmed up. The temperature should be low. Apply the mixture evenly to the hair. You can use a brush for this, which is used when staining.
Girls need to make sure that the composition is applied in a uniform layer. Then the head is covered with polyethylene, and wrapped with a warm towel on top. Stand on hair for 2 to 4 hours. Duration depends on the degree of drying of the curls. Wash off the mask from the hair with water and shampoo.
Use recommended once a week. This will help to lighten by 1 - 2 tones, and with regular use - by 3. To get a pronounced effect, it is necessary to apply the product on the hair for at least 6 months.
The next recipe for the mask is kefir and honey. While the fermented milk product brightens the hair, honey saturates them with vitamins, prevents their dryness. It does not matter which one to use: buckwheat or flower.
Take kefir (150 g) and 3 tbsp. For lightening hair at home tablespoons of honey. The drier the strands, the fatter the dairy product should be. The components of the mask are mixed in a deep container until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Apply to hair and leave for 1 hour. Wash off with water and shampoo. Curls should dry naturally, without the use of a hairdryer.
Another proven remedy is kefir (fermented baked milk) with lemon. As a result, the clarification process is much faster and easier. The composition nourishes the curls, which makes them healthy and shiny.
The mixture is contraindicated in women who have dry and brittle hair. For 250 ml of kefir, you need to take 100 - 130 ml of lemon juice. The components are mixed until smooth and applied to the hair, combing them with a comb. Uniform distribution by curls guarantees a positive result. Stand for 60 minutes, rinse with shampoo.
To achieve clarification, the mixture is applied to the hair twice a week for 2.5 months.
The mask with kefir for dry hair consists of 3 components: they mix the fermented milk product, vegetable oil and egg yolk. Apply to hair and leave for an hour. Wash off with water and shampoo. From oils it is allowed to take olive, castor or burdock.
Benefits
Long-term studies indicate that the yeast, vitamins of groups B, A, C, which are part of the fermented milk product, are extremely necessary for curls and contribute to their growth and strengthening. This confirms the photo of the hair before and after clarification with kefir.
As a result of using masks with a fermented milk product, a film is formed on the strands, which protects them from overdrying and the negative effects of sunlight, harmful substances contained in styling products, etc. Kefir is also useful for the scalp, as it has excellent bactericidal properties. The product relieves itching and irritation, normalizes the microflora and nourishes the roots of curls.
After regular use of kefir in masks, hair becomes thicker and shinier. This is confirmed by many girls who used this tool.
Lightening hair with kefir, the photo is presented later in the article, based on the ability of the product to wash out melanin, which is responsible for the color of curls. This helps to correct the bad shade resulting from staining.
But despite all the advantages of the mask, the girl will not be able to turn from a brown-haired woman into a blonde in a couple of procedures. This requires a longer period.
How to make masks
Kefir before applying to the scalp needs to be slightly warmed up. After a light massage, the mask must be distributed along the entire length of the hair. The fat content of the product decreases in proportion to the grease of the hair.
The most greasy curls are processed with 1% kefir to lighten hair, and normal ones - 2.5%. With dry strands, it is necessary to take a product with a fat content of at least 3.2%.
The procedure should be performed on wet or completely dry strands. To achieve a positive result, the mask is kept for a long time. Therefore, a polyethylene cap is put on the head, and a towel over it.
Usually, for the purpose of prevention, a mask is made once a month, and in the presence of severe problems - once a week.
Some useful tips
Before lightening hair at home with kefir, the following recommendations should be observed:
- The products that make up the product must be fresh.
- Kefir should not contain any preservatives or additives.
- For a complex mask, a non-fat product must be used.
- Too often, the procedure is not recommended.
The best result is possible if you leave the product on your hair at night and carry out such a procedure regularly for 4 to 5 months.
Opinions of women
The procedure for lightening hair with kefir, according to reviews, the photo below, really positively affects the quality of curls, changes their color by 1 - 2 tones.
Some women with blond curls after applying the mask for a month noticed positive changes. Hair became more obedient, their shade became brighter.
Other users, in order not to use chemical methods of lightening hair, decided to use kefir and check its effect. After several procedures, the curls not only changed their color, but also significantly improved their structure and appearance.
Conclusion
Masks with kefir and other natural ingredients help girls not only lighten their hair, but also make them beautiful and shiny. This is a useful and safe way to experiment with looks.