Hair polishing at home

Beautiful, healthy and well-groomed hair - the dream of every woman. Unfavorable environmental conditions, poor quality products, stress and chronic diseases adversely affect the condition of the hair, which becomes dry, brittle and lifeless. Spiked tips make the hairstyle unattractive and untidy.

To remedy the situation, experts recommend balance the diet, avoid stress, lead a healthy lifestyle and regularly apply the method of polishing hair. This procedure is simple, safe and effective, it can be carried out not only in beauty salons, but also at home.

Polishing (grinding) hair - A unique procedure that allows you to quickly remove split ends with special tools or hairdresser scissors. To carry out this procedure, it is not necessary to visit beauty salons and spend financial resources - all manipulations can be carried out at home. The duration of the procedure is not more than 25 minutes. The effect after polishing the hair lasts for more than three months.

As with any cosmetic manipulation, polishing curls has a number of advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

• ease of implementation;
• low price range;
• spending a minimum amount of time;
• preservation of the total length of hair;
• lack of chemicals;
• full length strand processing;
• preservation of the structure of the hair shaft;
• making hair smooth and silky;
• feasibility at home;
• the admissibility of use in the period of gestation or breastfeeding;
• no need to apply thermolayer;
• preservation of the original form of hair.

Hairdressers recommend to pay attention to several contraindications:

• the presence of very weak and dry hair;
• curly structure of curls;
• the presence of fungal diseases of the skin of the head.

The following measures will help to extend the result after polishing and improve the overall condition of the hair:

• regular use of nourishing and moisturizing masks;
• weekly strengthening curls with burdock, castor or olive oil;
• minimal use of fixing tools and hot styling tools;
• monthly reduction in total hair length;
• regular lamination or keratinization of curls;
• dyeing strands only with quality and professional dyeing compositions of famous trademarks;
• use of sulphate-free shampoo;
• mandatory rinsing hair after washing the head with a decoction of medicinal herbs;
• seasonal intake of complex vitamin preparations;
• protect hair from the negative effects of ultraviolet rays, low and high temperatures.

The duration of the procedure depends on the following factors:

• strand length;
• density curls;
• general condition of hair;
• type and quality of the instrument;
• professional skill barber.

For polishing strands, hairdressers use several types of tools:

• ordinary hairdresser scissors;
• hot scissors;
• special machine.

Professional hairdressers prefer to use grinders and hot scissors. To remove the cut ends at home, it is not advisable to purchase expensive tools; you just need to use simple scissors.

When purchasing a sanding machine, it is imperative to check the presence in the kit of a special plastic nozzle through which the strands must be passed. In the absence of a nozzle or its breakage, you can separately purchase a device in specialized stores. There you can see the nozzles of different widths and with different types of attachment.

The main characteristics of a high-quality polishing machine:

• the presence of the on / off button;
• removable nozzles;
• the presence of a soft and elastic cord or charger;
• blade width not more than 35 mm.

List of auxiliary tools:

• comb with rare teeth;
• hair clips or ordinary hairpins;
• mirror;
• iron for straightening curls;
• hairdresser cape.

It is necessary to pay attention to the quality of the used ironing, the plates of which should be made of ceramic or titanium. The high temperature of the plates will make it possible to simultaneously straighten a greater number of curls. The working surface of the tool should be perfectly flat, without cracks and roughness, the presence of which can deform the hair structure.

Quality iron has the following characteristics:

• antistatic ion coating;
• maximum power of 170 W;
• availability of the operation indicator and temperature controller;
• the presence of a rotating cord.

Before starting polishing, you must perform a number of preparatory manipulations:

• shampooing with deep clean shampoos;
• alignment of curls with a flat iron or hair dryer;
• shelter hairdresser cape areas of the shoulders and back;
• carefully combing the strands over the entire length.

To reduce the number of split ends before the procedure, hairdressers recommend Daily comb your hair with natural bristles. Combing hair several times a day significantly improves their condition and accelerates growth, and also increases blood flow to the hair follicles.

A beneficial effect on curls will have peach appliquewhich smooths the hair, enriches it with nutrients and closes the hair scales. To prepare the mask, you should knead the pulp of one fruit, add a few drops of peach essential oil to the mashed potatoes. The composition applied to the hair should be washed off after 25 minutes by rinsing the hair with a decoction of nettle or chamomile.

Self-polishing hair using a special machine consists of several stages:

• separation of hair into small strands;
• fixing curls with clips;
• securing the selected strand between the elements of the polisher;
• turning on the tool;
• accurate movement of the machine along the entire length of the strands at least 5 times;
• stepwise processing of all strands;
• hair removal with shampoo and water;
• applying a nourishing and moisturizing balm.

For high-quality removal of the broken ends of the house, you need to know and use the recommendations of specialists:

• the movement of the machine along short curls begins from the roots, and on long curls from the ends;
• move the tool only up and down;
• use of the tool is permissible only on damaged curls;
• To prevent injury, you must hold the tool securely in your hand.

Self-polishing hair with scissors should be carried out in the following sequence:

• dividing hair into locks and securing them with clips;
• twisting the treated strands in a tight harness;
• carrying out the maximum fluffing of the selected strand;
• removal of the cut ends along the entire length of the locks;
• similar processing of all strands;
• hair cleansing with shampoos;
• moisturizing curls with special balms.

Professional stylists in beauty salons use a more advanced method of polishing their hair with scissors and a comb. The method consists of the following steps:

• distribution of the selected strand across the entire width of the comb with simultaneous tensioning of the curls;
• winding the hair on the instrument and pushing it forward;
• remove split ends at the fold of the comb;
• gradual movement of the comb from the roots to the ends of the strands;
• Phased treatment of the entire surface of the hair.

Professional hairdressers recommend using for polishing not only tools, but also folk recipes.

The most popular gelatin mask, for the preparation of which it is necessary to dissolve about 1 tablespoon of dry gelatin in 0.5 cups of warm water and apply on the strands for 20 minutes. This procedure can be carried out 1 time in 14 days due to the gradual removal of the protective layer after washing the head and using styling products.

For polishing curls at home, you can use 4 times a month milk mask which consists of 100 grams of skimmed milk, lemon juice and one egg yolk. Homogeneous composition should be applied for 30 minutes to the hair and cover the head with a plastic bag. After the specified time, rinse the curls with a mild shampoo and rinse them with healing broths.

Fill curls with all necessary biologically active components. a mixture consisting of olive oil and fat cream. To achieve the maximum result you can, using a mask once a week for several months.

Few women can boast the presence of beautiful hair without split ends. A large number of negative factors have an adverse effect on hair. To give your hair a well-groomed appearance, experts recommend to regularly polish hair, not only with the help of tools, but also using traditional cosmetics.

How to make hair polishing at home, see the following video.