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Today I will talk about the most effective ways to deeply moisturizing your hair, applying which you will notice a huge difference in the quality of their curls. You will find out which mask is right for you your hair type.

I realized that this topic needs a very detailed approach and I need very good to understand, because, I think it’s very important.

I would say that deep hydration is 40% on the way to restore your hair.

A hair mask is essentially when you don’t rinse off the conditioner immediately, leave it longer, at least twenty minutes, for deeper hydration of the hair.

More common non-conventional air conditioning, more nutritious, saturated composition, mask. This, in principle, is clear to everyone.

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Why is there no effect of hair masks?

The thing is that masks, especially when the composition is very nutritious, can contain saturated oils, these molecules big oils.

As a result, it’s difficult for them to penetrate between the hair flakes, especially if these flakes are closed.

If your hair porosity is low, then the flakes are most likely very tightly closed.

Therefore, the mask cannot penetrate in any way. She is just sitting on the surface.

If you don’t know what porosity you have, I already wrote on this topic.

Look, check your porosity to know for sure and be able to choose the right products for your hair.

To slightly open these scales, it will be useful to heat them slightly. Of course, I’m not talking about some very high temperatures.

As we know, high temperatures are harmful to hair. I only I’m talking about a little heating, so that the flakes are slightly ajar and run nutrients there.

“Deep conditioning” – deep hydration is not just a mask, a combination of a mask and light heating.

Now I will tell you about five ways to heat the hair with a mask for incredible beauty of your curls. Let’s start with simple methods.

Turban with a hot hairdryer

Everything is simple. When you apply the mask, put on a plastic hat For a shower or bag, wrap towels on top.

I wrapped my turban, and heat the whole structure with a hairdryer. The method is simple, but unfortunately, such a design is warm for a long time does not hold.

Package with hairdryer

This is a more complicated story. In my opinion, the most uncomfortable a home-made replacement for a professional dryer that costs in hairdressing salons.

There are many disadvantages. Inconvenient to keep this package that is bad fits your head, and you have to stand for a long time with a hairdryer on one location.

To be honest, when I tried it, it wasn’t very hot and fearfully.

Hair dryer nozzle

The nozzle on the hair dryer, which you can buy at specialized “curly” stores or on Aliexpress, costs about 200 rubles.

To be honest, I used this device for a very long time, until I got a new favorite, but about her a little later.

The minus of the nozzle on the hair dryer is that the gum that is attached head, bad, and you have to hold the whole structure with your hand, or insert a good gum, but I still have no hands reach.

For 200 rubles – this is an ideal device for deep moisturizing.

I warm my hair for 5-7 minutes, then put on a plastic hat and a woolen hat on top to keep warm. 20-30 minutes later my hair is still warm.

Steam exposure to hair

The most advanced and most regrettable effective procedure for heating the hair is a steam effect.

Since the Curly Girl Method originated in America, and, in principle, in America, this topic is incredibly popular right now.

Invented such a device as a steamer with such claws that deliver steam of a certain temperature are not too high, and allows you to open the hair flakes, enhance exposure masks.

This device is also used to rehabilitate hair on the second day after washing, the third and subsequent.

Unfortunately, these devices are designed only for American outlets.

The bottom line is that they are not suitable for our outlets, not only because the plug is different, but because the voltage in our outlets and in Europe it’s different, not like in America.

They do not even recommend adapters to be used. They do not ship to Europe, especially to Russia, but promise to be released soon adapting a series for our countries.

So we are waiting, I hope this will happen soon.

For those who do not want to wait, or maybe have a home garment steamer. You can, of course, try to do it to them, but I think it can be dangerous.

I didn’t dare to do this, especially if on the steamer you have iron nozzle, this can not be done. Steam in the steamer may to be very hot.

You may get a burn. So if you will to experiment, be very careful. I wouldn’t even advised.

Warm hat with grains sewn inside

My favorite way to lightly heat my hair with a mask. More often inside flax, rice or pearl barley.

Put the hat in the microwave for 30-40 seconds, get it, turn over so that the grains are warmed evenly, and again a microwave.

This can be done up to four times, depending on the internal filling.

Now you can put on this hat, and it keeps warm for 20-30 minutes, again, depending on what’s inside. Linen hypoallergenic.

This topic has long been used by the creators of children’s heating pads in the form of cubs or bunnies.

The advantages of this method is that you can walk in a hat, it doesn’t interferes with life: you can do cleaning, everything whatever, do makeup.

I even sometimes lie in this hat. Everything is great. Deepconditioning caps are popular not only among curly, but also among all girls who care about the health and beauty of their hair.

There is a company in America that specializes in such caps. But specifically mine is homemade, my friend sewed it.

How to choose a hair mask?

So, if you have already chosen the ideal heating option for you hair, now you need to choose a mask.

Here you need to focus on two types masks:

moisturizing
firming

The difference is that the latter, strengthening, contain in their composed of proteins, proteins that fill the space between flakes of hair.

If the protein in the list of ingredients is somewhere in the end, then, rather total, its quantity is negligible, and you can safely call this moisturizing mask.

But if it’s the top 10, maybe even the top 6, ingredients, then this mask strengthening.

How to understand which mask do you need?

You need a moisturizing mask if you want to soften your hair if it is too dry, like straw, if you need to saturate their nutrients and make them more obedient.

I compared it with straw, imagine straw. She’s very brittle when it is dry. But if you soak it in water, it becomes very strong and elastic.

So the hair, if it is dry, brittle like straw, then, rather all you need is hydration.

Choose a firming mask if your hair is too soft, do not hold shape, damaged by stains, high temperatures or chemistry.

It’s like a person without protein, without building material, such languid and tired, so is your hair. They need protein, building material.

Simply put, moisture softens the hair, but excess will make the hair is heavy and “sad.”

Protein strengthens hair, but its excess, excess protein, makes hair is tough and brittle.

So you need to balance the middle between moisturizing and proteinonization.

Many people make mulimimask when they mix both the mask and it turns out that both moisturize and strengthen the hair.

To be honest, I don’t. I like to choose between two depending on what my hair wants.

But, of course, you cannot rely solely on the description to the end. You need to focus on your experience.

Will have to experiment, as usual with hair, we experimenting. For example, protein masks do not suit me – it’s some kind of horror.

I can’t understand whether it’s protein sensitivity, or I so oversaturated, overstressed her hair, but from protein care they just become dry and brittle, which is terrible.

Shea Butter Hair Mask

Speaking of my favorite masks, in general, in principle, about my masks, I do not have such a large collection.

For the six months that I practice the Curly Girl Method, I had three are just masks, all from Shea Moisture.

I’m a big fan of her, and plus, it’s easiest to get it from us in Russia from all curly brands.

The very first I bought this one, which is a firming mask with oil shea, peppermint and keratin.

I used it for a very long time. I could not understand what was happening why it seems worse from her. Then I realized that it has keratin, that is protein.

She can affect my hair like that. But it does not mean, that she is bad.

For example, I have a girlfriend who brightens her hair regularly, uses this mask, and she has straight hair. She is thrilled she really likes.

They became nourished, alive and strong. She is very happy from this mask.

So, this does not mean that if she did not fit me, she will not suit you.

Hair mask with marula and biotin oil

I also have a 10 in 1 purple series, multi useful mask with marul oil and biotin.

It is claimed that this mask protects against color washout if you dye your hair, moisturizes and nourishes, anti-stress, shine, and all together.

I am fine with this mask, but this is not my favorite mask. By the way, it smells very cool. All Shea Moisture masks smell incredibly cool. It’s just something incredible.

If you, for example, dye your hair, if your hair started turn gray if they are “tired”, “sad”, dull, then you are very like this mask.

She also has a very cool sheen.

Hair mask with coconut water, aloe and ginger oil

But my favorite mask and, in general, the Shea Moisture series are weightless red mask with coconut water, aloe and ginger oil.

This is for thin, write that wavy and curly hair. But I I saw that even girls with afro-curls use it.

This is especially a popular mask for those with low porosity, like mine. This mask is just super. I adore her.

This is the best mask I’ve tried out of many. If you too low porosity, try this mask. You very she like it.

It smells, it seems to me, even better. This keratin mask smells It smells a bit like chocolate, creme brulee.

What ingredients should be in a hair mask?

In short, the requirements for masks are about the same, as with air conditioners.

There should be no sulfates, silicone, preferably not parabens, mineral oil – all these filth that we trying to avoid.

A good mask will not necessarily be very expensive. See on the ingredients.

Most often, the composition of the mask will be:

water
fatty alcohol
gentle surfactants
cleaning components
moisturizing components (glycerin, propylene glycol, honey, sugar, aloe vera)
emollients are various oils ranging from coconut, ending with oil bodies.
If the mask is protein, then there will be a protein component (hydrolyzed protein, keratin or silk protein)

The good masks that the girls wrote to me about are Deva Curl, Briogeo, however, dear. If from ours, then Natura has good masks Siberica, but you need to watch the compositions.

There are not very good ones, but some are very good. Look for what suits you.

What is the time to go with a mask?

I must say that if with moisturizing, you can even sleep, then there is a long walk, as it happens, we twist the mask and walk.

But with protein – in no case can you keep it on your hair longer than 30 minutes, otherwise you can get protein overload, and hair will be dry and brittle.

Believe me, I went through this, do not get involved in protein mask, keep it for a long time.