Most of us wish we had shiny, soft, and straight hair. Plain is in the fashion trend lately. Of course, permanent hair straightening will give you the expected results for a year, but, after a year, the end result will be that you will be left with dry hair with damaged and abused ends.
However, there are some ingredients in your kitchen that can straighten hair, naturally and permanently . Natural remedies do not cause any damage to your hair.
How to straighten hair naturally
So, get ready to have shiny , healthy, straight and treated hair in your own home, without spending a huge amount of money. Here you will see a series of options to straighten hair naturally, very useful and effective .
Lemon juice and coconut milk
The lemon juice and coconut milk are great ingredients to smooth your hair naturally . If mixed with lemon juice, coconut milk works as a cream conditioner and helps straighten hair . All you have to do is mix the coconut milk and lemon juice and apply the cream. Wash your hair with lukewarm water after a few minutes. If you repeat this home remedy twice a week, you will clearly notice the difference.
Milk, honey and strawberries
Milk and honey also work as a natural relaxer . Take a cup of milk and add 2 tablespoons of honey. Add some strawberry puree to this mixture. Put it on your hair and keep it for at least 2 hours. Rinse well with a mild shampoo.
Eggs and olive oil
Take 2 eggs and add the olive oil and mix. Massage the scalp with this mixture. Let it act for like 1 hour or so. This will not only work as a conditioner for your hair, but it will also naturally straighten your hair .
Castor oil
Take castor oil and heat it to the highest temperature you can bear. While the oil is hot, apply it to the scalp and massage. Wrap your hair in a hot towel (soaked in warm water). Wash it after 30 minutes. Castor oil helps to straighten hair, naturally.
Rice flour and egg
Take an egg white and add 5 tablespoons of rice flour, mix it and apply it to your hair. Comb your hair and let it act for an hour. Then, rinse well with shampoo. Apply this mask on your hair once a week, for a few months.
Bananas
Take 2 very ripe bananas, mash it with a fork, add 2 tablespoons of honey, 2 of natural yogurt and 2 of olive oil. Mix until you get a fine paste. Apply this mask on your hair and wrap it with a shower cap. Wash after ½ hour. All the ingredients in this mask will make your hair healthy, shiny and smooth.
Gel the Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a wonderful herb for your hair. All you have to do is take ½ cup of olive oil and aloe. Mix it up and apply it like a mask. It also works as a conditioner. Wash it off after 30-40 minutes. This will make your hair very shiny and straight.
Milk
Fill a spray bottle with a certain amount of organic cow’s milk. Comb the hair after shampooing. Spray milk on your hair and rinse after 30 minutes. Spray your favorite natural perfume on the comb and then comb wet hair. This will eliminate the smell of milk, but do not use too much perfume, since if it contains some alcohol, it will dry out your hair.
Keratin
One of the most popular ways today to achieve a straightening, is using keratin . Keratin smoothing brings a long-range result and the method is really good at giving curly hair softness and shine. Its effect does not last only once, as is the case with straightening with the iron, but it lasts for several washes.
During keratin straightening , the external structure of the hair is wrapped and smoothed. Kratin covers the hair as a protective layer, this not only softens its structure, but also provides extra softness and shine. In addition, the hair can be styled more easily thanks to this application.
Keratin straightening is a pleasure but it can be expensive. Depending on the hairdresser, the length of the hair and the amount of hair you have, this treatment can be expensive, between 200 to 400 euros, and it can take four to five hours when the amount of hair is large. A much cheaper alternative to straightening your hair, of course, is the iron. This will keep your hair straight, but this method is not permanent.
If what you prefer is to use keratin to straighten your hair, what you can do is learn how to apply keratin at home .
Celery
Take a bunch of celery and extract the juice. Store it in a bottle and let it sit overnight. Apply this juice to the ends of the hair the next morning. Comb your hair and leave for half an hour. Wash and let it dry naturally.
Banana and papaya
Take the banana and the papaya in equal proportion and grind them well. Add 1 tablespoon of honey and mix everything. Apply the mask evenly on the hair. Let it dry completely. Wash and you will see the difference in your hair.
Making and applying natural masks to your hair will provide you with unique benefits, beautiful, well-nourished and smooth hair, without any chemical additives, which will not harm your body or our environment.