What is the use of an egg for hair?
Most often in the cleansing and nutritional products for hair use a chicken or quail egg. Thanks to a unique composition - yolk and protein, it is possible to prepare egg masks for different types of hair. For example, it is excellent for solving problems with increased fat content of the scalp, as well as for the treatment of seborrhea using masks from protein. But the recipes based on the yolk help to nourish and moisten the curls, so they help to eliminate the problems of dryness and fragility.The secret of the use of eggs for hair is that this product contains many vitamins and trace elements:
- retinol - promotes the growth of new follicles, tissue regeneration, nutrition and root strengthening
- calciferol - has protective properties and makes the curls strong
- tocopherol - activates hair growth, regenerates and rejuvenates their structure
- thiamine - restores the natural shine of the strands, gives them silky and elasticity
- riboflavin - removes dry skin, improves blood circulation, regulates the metabolism of fatty acids in seborrhea, has a healing property
- pyridoxine - eliminates hair loss, strengthens bulbs
- minerals (iron, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium) - nourish each hair, restore damaged areas, strengthen roots
- lecithin - regenerates cells of scalp and curls, regulates their degree of saturation with vitamins and minerals
Masks from eggs: step-by-step recipes and cooking tips
Firming egg mask with coffee and honey
This recipe will help dry, shiny locks, prone to frequent fallout.Attention! It is not recommended to use the product for blondes, since the hair can turn to a darker color.
Necessary ingredients:
- coffee grounds - 1 tsp.
- chicken yolk -1 pcs.
- honey - 1 tbsp. l.
- milk - 100 ml
- vitamin E - 1 capsule
Stages of preparation:
- Cook the strong ground coffee and leave it thick.
On a note! Coffee grounds can be replaced with dry cocoa powder.
- Pour milk into the container and heat it in a microwave oven (or on a fire) to 30 degrees.
- Dissolve honey in warm milk.
- Separate the yolk from the protein.
- Whisk the yolk and mix it with vitamin E.
- Combine all cooked ingredients.
- Apply the product on the curls along the entire length.
- Cover your head with polyethylene.
- Wash off the mask after 30 minutes with shampoo.
Mask of protein and chamomile decoction against fat content of hair
An excellent tool for natural blond and colored light curls, suffering from greasiness.Necessary ingredients:
- flowers dry chamomile - 2 tbsp. l.
- boiling water - 300 ml
- chicken protein - 1 pc.
Stages of preparation:
- Pour the chamomile flowers into the enamel pan.
- Pour chamomile with boiling water and leave to infuse for a couple of hours.
- Strain the infusion through gauze.
- Separate the egg white and whisk it into a lush foam.
- Add the protein to the herbal infusion.
- Apply to dry hair, leave it to dry.
- Rinse the mask with warm water using shampoo.