Girls love to experiment with their appearance. And what is the easiest way to radically change the image? Of course, a change in hairstyle and hair color. Fortunately, nowadays there are many different dyes available, thanks to which you can literally turn from a brown-haired woman into a brunette or a bright blonde in half an hour.

However, hair coloring is often not beneficial. Chemical dyes act aggressively, as a result, strands become straw-like - dry, brittle and almost impossible to style.

However, there is a way to save curls! it special mask for colored hair... If you carry out this procedure regularly, you can achieve very good results, namely:

  • recovery damage caused by the action of the dye;
  • preservation the brightness of the color, since the components included in the masks help to preserve the pigment;
  • strengthening roots and prevention of hair loss.

Carrying out a course of masks for hair dyed with the use of artificial dyes will allow you to avoid the unpleasant consequences of the use of paints: thinning, increased fragility, loss. In addition, masks will help preserve the brightness and saturation of the resulting tone for a longer period.

You need to understand that homemade masks for colored hair will be effective only if the procedures are carried out in compliance with a number of rules. There are a lot of nuances when carrying out procedures at home, but they are simple and easy to do.

  • Do not start making masks immediately after staining. Wait 7-10 days for the pigment to “fix” and not change under the action of the mask.
  • When planning to try a new composition for you, it is imperative to carry out preliminary "tests"... First, you need to make sure that the composition does not cause allergic reactions. Secondly, check how it works on the hair. Therefore, you must first apply the prepared mask to a thin strand to make sure that the color does not change after rinsing.
  • Choosing recipes for masks for colored hair, pay attention to what problems they are designed to solve. So, if a composition is used to prevent loss, then you need to choose compositions that are applied to the roots and improve blood circulation in the scalp.
  • For the preparation of medicinal compositions you need to use natural products without artificial additives... For example, if possible, it is better to buy homemade eggs. The products must be of good quality, for example, you can take stale bread for a mask, but there should be no traces of mold on it.

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  • Try to strictly adhere to the proportions when mixing the ingredients. You don't need to try to add more of the ingredient that seems to you the most beneficial. The result of such "initiative" can be completely unexpected.
  • All ingredients must be thoroughly mixed to obtain a homogeneous mass. If some product remains in pieces, then the effectiveness of the procedure will decrease, and the mask will be more difficult to rinse off the hair. So, if possible, you should use a blender or mixer, this will reduce the time spent on cooking.
  • All ingredients should be at room temperature, and some (oils, honey) need to be slightly warmed up, but not much, no more than 40 degrees. Overheating destroys the active substances.
  • It is necessary to apply the prepared compositions over the entire volume of the strands, you need to distribute the mass evenly. If the mask is carried out in order to strengthen the roots, then you need to additionally rub the composition into the skin along the partings.

  • To improve the efficiency of procedures a greenhouse effect should be created, that is, wrap your head in foil, and then wrap it up with something warm.
  • You do not need to keep the compounds on your hair for too long. These masks are not the kind that are made at night. Most formulations need to be kept for up to 40 minutes, and blonde girls are advised to reduce the procedure time to 20 minutes.
  • It is recommended to wash off the masks using special products for colored hair.- shampoos, balms.
  • The procedures should be carried out a couple of times a week.

Here are proven recipes for masks that are easy to make at home.

Hair restoration oils

If, after dyeing, the strands become dry, tough and break badly, they will help to correct the situation. oil masks for colored hair. They are prepared very simply: you need to heat the oil to a temperature of no more than 40 degrees, and then carefully distribute it first over the partings, and then over the entire volume of the strands. To make the procedure even more effective, it is worth adding vitamins E and A to the oil, five drops of each type of solution for each tablespoon of the base.

What oils can I take? In principle, any unrefined vegetable will do. However, the best result is given by masks with linseed oil, olive oil, burdock and castor bean seeds (castor oil). Each of the listed oils can be used separately, or you can make a mixture by taking the ingredients in equal volumes.

Masks of this type should be used with caution on oily strands. In this case, it is worth applying the formulations only to the lower part of the hair, avoiding getting the oil on the roots. But you can go the other way, add lemon juice to the mask, this substance has a drying effect. The juice and oil are mixed in equal amounts. This mask should not be kept longer than half an hour.

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Composition with bread

Bread repair mask for colored hair is being prepared based on plain rye bread... This product contains a large amount of B vitamins, and these substances help to restore damage, preserve pigment, and prevent splitting of the ends.

To increase the intensity of the action, you need to pour the bread not with water, but with an infusion of herbs. If the hair is dyed light, you should use chamomile, sage, mint. If a dark-colored paint was used, then it is better to take nettle, oak bark, plantain.

A mixture of herbs (all types of plant materials are mixed in equal quantities) is brewed with boiling water. The proportions for the preparation of the infusion are two tablespoons of dry raw materials per 200 ml of water. It is kept until it cools, poured through a strainer and heated slightly.

Bread, freed from crusts, is poured with warm infusion. Grind the mass in a blender until a creamy mass is obtained. Apply to the roots and strands. This composition can be kept for up to one and a half hours.

Onion composition

If, after dyeing, the hair began to grow worse, then the composition will help with addition... In addition to onions, the composition for hair growth includes honey, egg yolk and burdock oil... For one yolk, take a tablespoon of each component. If the strands are below the shoulders, then you need to prepare the mask from two or three yolks, increasing the number of other components accordingly.

To prepare this medicinal composition, you will need a blender, since when grating onions on a grater, a lot of unpleasant sensations arise due to the irritating effect of essential oils on the mucous membrane of the eye. The prepared gruel is spread on cheesecloth folded in several layers and squeezed out, getting juice.

The honey is heated by adding a little oil and stirring. Then cool the mass a little, add the yolk and juice into it. Mix all. Keep it for half an hour, when rinsing it is recommended to add rosemary essential oil to the rinse balm to eliminate the unpleasant onion smell from the hair.

To repair damage

If dyeing has led to increased fragility, it is worth preparing a composition that helps restore damaged hair. Prepare it. This product contains many B vitamins and other active substances that actively fight damage.

It is better to use "live" pressed yeast, but you can also take instant dry yeast. A tablespoon of yeast is diluted with a small amount of warm milk with the addition of a teaspoon of granulated sugar. Allow the mass to stand until foam appears.