Oatmeal hair mask: advantages and disadvantages, preparation and use

Oatmeal contains many vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other biologically active components. Because of the rich nutritional value of dishes based on this cereal are considered nutritious and beneficial to human health. However, oatmeal can not only be included in the diet, but also used externally as masks for hair. It will strengthen the curls, make them more healthy, smooth and shiny.

Oat extracts are often used to prepare hair care products. They have regenerating and strengthening properties. To save on the purchase of store supplies, you can make oatmeal masks at home.

Their benefit lies in the composition of this cereal:

• contained vitamins nourish the bulbs, ensuring the rapid growth of healthy hair;
• amino acids and mineral components help cleanse the scalp of dead cells;
• macronutrients strengthen curls, make them more obedient;
• ascorbic acid helps regulate the function of the sebaceous glands of the head.

A mask prepared at home is allowed to be used regardless of the type of hair. In addition to oats, other components can be added to the product, thereby complementing its positive properties.

The use of masks from oatmeal flakes is difficult to overestimate.

The result speaks for itself.

1. Cessation of hair loss due to the supply of hair follicles and their strengthening. Also in the reviews, people note an improvement in the condition of the hair, their accelerated growth.
2. The elasticity of the strands, warning their delamination at the tips.
3. Normalization of sebum secretion, due to which the curls hold the volume longer.
4. Restoration of the structure along the entire length.
5. Elimination of dandruff, rapid healing of microcracks on the scalp.
6. Moisturizing hair, preventing their fragility.
7. Bright and rich color of a head of hair.

Regular use of masks will contribute to the formation of a thin skin on the hair, which protects the curls from the negative effects of external factors (sunlight, cold, blow-drying, iron straightening).

In order to restore the hair is not recommended to use oats in its pure form (except for preparing decoctions for rinsing). For masks, it is better to buy oatmeal and crush them into flour using a blender or coffee grinder.

When making masks, it is necessary to consider a number of recommendations.

1. Powder made from oatmeal is poured with warm water. Do not use boiling water, because when pouring hot liquid flour steamed. As a result, you get the dough.
2. It is not recommended to apply steamed whole flakes on hair. In the future they will be difficult to wash off the strand.
3. When applying the tool should be evenly distributed over the entire length of the hair. You should also rub the mask in the scalp for several minutes with massage circular motions. A light massage will help improve blood circulation and deliver nutrients to the roots faster.
4. The tool must be kept on the hair for at least 15 minutes and no more than an hour (the recommended time depends on the availability of additional components).
5. To improve the effect, after applying the phyto-products, it is recommended to wrap the head with plastic wrap and a towel. By increasing the temperature, the biologically active components penetrate the skin and hair faster.
6. After aging, the product is washed off using the usual shampoo. The use of balm is not recommended because oatmeal is one of the best natural conditioners.
7. To achieve the best result, masks based on oats should be done 2-3 times a week for thirty days. After a month you need to take a break.

Oatmeal is a hypoallergenic product, but despite this, some people experience intolerance to this cereal. To eliminate the occurrence of allergic reactions in the form of a rash and itching, it is necessary to conduct a test in advance: apply a freshly prepared agent on the inner zone of the elbow. If after half an hour you do not feel a burning sensation or other unpleasant sensations, you can safely distribute the mask on the hair.

At home, you can quickly make simple, yet effective means with oats and other ingredients for treating hair or scalp.

Consider the most common recipes.

1. The restoring mask. For its preparation you will need 2 tablespoons of honey, the same amount of warm water and chopped oatmeal. Honey is melted to a liquid state in a water bath, oat flour diluted with water is added. The resulting mass is applied to the dermis and the entire length of hair for 20 minutes, then washed off.
2. For growth. To prepare such a remedy, you will need half a cup of oatmeal and whole milk, as well as a couple drops of almond oil. The tool is applied to the roots. The composition is aged on the dermis for at least half an hour.
3. Against a fallout. To prepare the mask you need 2 tablespoons of oatmeal pour the same amount of warm water, then add a teaspoon of castor oil. After 10 minutes, the composition should be rubbed into the scalp, and the remains distributed over the entire length. After half an hour the mask is washed off.
4. Against the fat content of the roots. In order to prepare the composition, normalizing the sebaceous glands, it is necessary to take 2 tablespoons of flour, 3 tablets of activated charcoal and 3 teaspoons of whey. The ground flakes are poured with warm liquid, ground sorbent is added. The prepared composition should be rubbed into the head with massage movements for 5 minutes. The tool should be left for half an hour, then rinse.

Using such hair products based on oats, you can quickly regain the strands of health and impeccable appearance, while maintaining your budget.

You can learn more about how to make an oatmeal hair mask in this video.