Gray hair has its own charm and looks beautiful. However, if they bother you, it is worth knowing that individual strands can be masked without using . Graying hair loses melanin, the compound responsible for its color, and also becomes slightly weakertherefore, if there are few white strands, it is better to use home remedies rather than strong dyes.
It is a very popular drink and can also help fight gray hair. Rinses, masks and pastes made from this product are very easy to prepare and will cover gray streaks on darker hair well.
For coffee rinse you need:
- 6 flat tablespoons of ground coffee,
- 500 ml boiling water.
Pour coffee into a bowl and pour boiling water over it. Mix the ingredients and cover the bowl with a cloth, wait until the water is warm and immerse your hair in the rinse, keep it like this for a few minutes. Then rinse your hair with water. Repeat the treatment if necessary. The coffee rinse should last until the next wash.
Another more permanent method is in the form of a paste. For this you will need:
- 8-10 teaspoons of coffee,
- approx. 100 ml of boiling water.
Pour water over the coffee and mix until it has a paste consistency. Cover the mask and wait 10 minutes. Then apply it to washed, damp hair. For a better effect, it is worth putting a cap on your hair. The mask should be left on for 20 minutes and then rinsed off. It is worth repeating this treatment before each hair wash, maximum every two hair washes.
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If we have light hair, we can also fight the first gray strands, for this purpose a popular spice – turmeric – will come in handy. This method will work for people with light brown or blonde hair of a slightly darker shade. Turmeric is a spice that has a strong coloring effect gray hair will take on a yellowish tint. However, you should be careful not to use too much spice in the mask. To prepare the rinse you need:
- 2 tablespoons of turmeric,
- 20 – 30 ml of chamomile infusion.
Pour the chamomile over the spice until it reaches a thick, paste-like consistency. Apply this mask to gray strands for half an hour. After this time, wash your hair with shampoo and rinse the mask thoroughly.
Turmeric is a commonly used spice, but sometimes it can cause an allergic reaction, so before using this method, it is worth making a patch test. and check the effect of the paste on a small area of the skin, e.g. the wrist. If you do not experience any disturbing symptoms, you can safely use the hair mask.
