Managing hair during monsoon can quite be a task as it becomes easily frizzy and dull due to the rains. So, if you want silky, smooth and dandruff-free lustrous stresses without buying expensive products or investing heavily in parlour treatments, here is an easy hair care routine that you can follow using ingredients easily found in your kitchen at home.
Hair Oil Massages:
Hair oil massages are one of the best and most natural ways to relieve and moisturise a dry, itchy, and flaky scalp.
Onion, Fenugreek, Curry leaves, and coconut oil
Make a concoction by boiling coconut oil with onion, fenugreek and curry leave in it. Let the oil cool down, then, filter and use the oui to massage your hair and scalp. As we all know onion is helpful in preventing hair fall, fenugreek in preventing dandruff and curry leaves help prevent hair thinning and hair fall.
For best result, apply heat the oil and apply it on your hair and scalp and leave it overnight. Use a sulphate-free shampoo to wash your hair.
Hair Toner
Take a cup of Gripe Water (or according to your hair length) and dip a tea bag in it, then spray it on your hair as it not only nourishes the hair but also gives a nice shine. It is also great for dandruff.
You can also take rice water and dip it in a tea bag and apply it on your hair.
Application:
Spray the mixture on your hair evenly.
Leave it on your hair for about 30 minutes.
Use a sulphate-free shampoo to wash your hair and finish with a conditioner.
Hair Masks
Here are a few DIY hair masks to treat all your hair woes starting from irritated scalp, to dull hair to damage and dryness.
For Dry Hair:
Banana, curd and honey mask
Take 1 ripe banana and mash it up. Add to it 4 tablespoons of fresh curd and 1-2 teaspoons of honey. Mix them together until they blend smoothly. Apply this mask from the roots to the ends of the hair. Wear a shower cap and let it stay for 25-30 minutes and wash with shampoo.
For Oily Hair:
Alovera and lemon mask
Aloe vera is a very soothing moisturizing and protective effect on your hair. It helps get rid of all the excess oil from your scalp and gives you a refreshing feeling. You can extract aloe vera from its leaf and mix this gel with a few drops of lemon juice.
Apply it to your scalp focusing on the roots. Wash it off after 30 minutes.
(Krushnapriya Tripathy, Beauty Expert. She can be contacted here)