Home recipes for hair masks with castor oil

Very often, wanting to find a luxurious mop of hair, we buy expensive aids from well-known manufacturers, advertising of whose products literally flooded all the media. But the high price of cosmetics, alas, does not guarantee that your curls will become thick and silky, like the models from commercials. What to do? Take advantage of proven folk recipes. For example, to prepare one of the best home masks for thick hair based on castor oil.

Castor mask for hair in its pure form

Castor oil is considered almost the most useful oil for the growth and strengthening of hair follicles. And all because it contains oleic and stearic acids, which nourish the hair and scalp, make even very dry ringlets elastic and soft. In addition, castor oil contains a lot of vitamins A and E, in the absence of which hair becomes dull, brittle and prone to loss.

Due to this useful composition and rich consistency, castor oil can be used as a one-component nutrient mask for hair. For this, several tablespoons of castor oil should be heated in a water bath or in a microwave oven. When heated, thick castor oil becomes more liquid, which makes it easier to apply. A warm castor must be spread along the entire length of the strands, not forgetting the roots. The procedure takes 1-2 hours. To enhance the nutritional effect, it is recommended to wrap the hair in a towel.

Castor mask recipe for rapid growth, strengthening of hair

Use castor oil and as the main component for house masochek. For example, it works great when paired with one of the best natural hair growth stimulants - red pepper. This tandem provides the locks with rapid growth, strengthens them and makes them obedient.

Necessary ingredients:

• castor oil - 2 tbsp.
• red pepper oil - 4 tbsp.

Attention! This amount of ingredients is taken with the calculation for medium length hair. If you have short or long hair, adjust the volume of the mask based on the proportion of castor oil and pepper oil 1: 2.

Stages of preparation:

1. Pour the castor oil into a small container.

2. Add the oil of red pepper. It, like castor oil, can be purchased at any pharmacy.

3. Stir the mixture thoroughly until smooth.

4. Apply mass to wet strands and roots. To prevent burning, pepper-castor mixture should be applied gloved or with a brush. After 30-60 minutes, the oil must be washed off.

A recipe for a hair mask with castor oil and yogurt

Excellent shows its nutritional properties castor oil and in combination with kefir. Especially well works kefir-castor mask on dry and visited hair.

Necessary ingredients:

• low-fat kefir - 0, 5 cups
• castor oil - 1-2 tbsp. l.
• vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.
• water - 50 ml.

Stages of preparation:

1. In 0.5 cup kefir, add castor oil (1-2 tablespoons) and mix. The amount of oil can be adjusted depending on the dryness of the hair.

2. Vinegar dilute in a few tablespoons of cool water.

3. Add the kefir-castor mixture to the diluted vinegar and mix thoroughly.

4. Slightly warm the mixture (on a water bath).

5. Warm the mask carefully on wet hair, wrap it in food film, then wrap it with a towel. The action time is 1-1,5 hours.

Attention! The mask has a very liquid consistency, so apply it better in the bathroom or over the sink.