Is your bathroom drain clogged continuously with your hair each time you shampoo it in the shower? Do you always wake up to find a few strands of broken hair on your pillow and sheets? Do clumps of hair get stuck in your hairbrush each time you run it through your locks? If your answer to these questions is yes, you are experiencing symptoms of hair fall.
What Causes Hair To Fall?
The root cause of your hair fall could be using a shampoo unsuitable for your hair type, extreme weather conditions, a skewed diet, genetics, physical or mental stress, hormonal imbalance, or even side effects due to medicines. Hair fall can be very unpleasant, and despite using the fanciest hair fall shampoos, undergoing expensive treatments and massaging your hair regularly with essential oils, the problem may just worsen with time. Hair fall can make your hair thinner and restrict you from trying out styles like buns, ponytails and can make them more prone to breakage if exposed to heat. It can make it hard for you to grow your hair and can drastically change your appearance. Hair fall has even been known to affect a person’s self-esteem and cause negative body image issues.
To battle hair loss and give your hair the nutrition it needs, try these do-it-yourself hair masks made out of natural ingredients that will help you to restore that magnificent crown on your head.
Homemade Hair Mask To Reduce Hairfall
1. Egg Hair Mask
What you need:
- 1 egg
- 2 spoons of olive oil
- a small bowl
- a whisk
- a shower cap
What to do:
Add all the ingredients into the small bowl and mix them thoroughly using a whisk. Apply the mixture to your hair and your scalp. Now, cover your head with a shower cap and let the mixture sit in it for about 30 minutes. After the stipulated time, wash your hair with cold water to rinse off the mixture. You may also use a mild shampoo if required. Repeat this once a week regularly for best results.
Why it helps:
Eggs are a rich source of vitamin B and protein and amino acids that are nutritious for one’s hair and benefit all hair types. Research has shown that egg yolk can help with hair growth in dermal cells. This enables this mask to reduce hair fall and even add some natural gloss to your locks.
2. Honey Hair Mask
What you need:
- 1 spoon of olive oil
- 2 spoons of raw honey
- a small bowl
- a shower cap
What to do:
Add all the ingredients into the small bowl and using a spoon, mix them up thoroughly. Start applying the mixture to your hair and work your way starting from the roots and moving down towards the ends. Cover your head with a shower cap and then, let the mask sit in it for about 30 to 45 minutes. You may then remove the shower cap and rinse your hair with lukewarm water and mild shampoo. This hair mask can be used once a week for best after-effects.
Why it helps:
Honey hydrates the ends of your hair and moisturizes your scalp, keeping it healthy. Raw honey that has not been pasteurized also helps in nourishing each strand of hair and strengthens it, hence preventing hair from falling and breakage. It stimulates the growth of epithelial cells present in the scalp, which is very important for hair growth.
3. Coconut Oil Hair Mask
What you need:
- 3 spoons of coconut oil
- 1 spoon of olive oil
- a towel
- a comb
- a small bowl
What to do:
Mix the coconut oil with the olive oil in a small bowl using a spoon. Now, use your fingers to apply the mixture to your scalp. Massage the oil in your roots and then run a comb through your hair so that the oil can be evenly distributed across it. Now, cover your hair with a towel that is slightly damp with warm water and leave the oil in your hair like this for about 30 minutes. Now, remove the towel and wash your hair with lukewarm water and mild, diluted shampoo. For best results, this hair mask should be used twice a week, before shampooing one’s hair.
Why it helps:
Coconut oil is widely considered one of the best natural remedies for hair fall. It contains proteins that can stimulate rapid hair growth and stop thinning of hair. It coats your hair strands and protects them from damage, while also adding to the natural oils in your scalp that keeps it healthy and hydrated.
4. Banana Hair Mask
What you need:
- 1 banana
- 2 spoons of milk
- a small bowl
- a spoon
What to do:
Cut the banana into smaller pieces and add milk to it. Now, use a spoon to mash the banana and blend the milk in it. Mash it thoroughly until you have a thick, creamy paste. Now use your fingers to apply the mask to your hair all the way from the roots to the tips. Once each strand of hair is coated with the mixture, allow it to sit for at least 30 minutes. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo and lukewarm water to get rid of any stickiness that the hair mask may leave behind. You can use this hair mask once a week to get the best results.
Why it helps:
Being full of vitamins, potassium and oils, banana can nourish your hair. Bananas are rich in a B vitamin called biotin, which stimulates hair growth and keeps your scalp healthy. Milk also contains lactic acid, vitamin A and B12 that can reduce hair loss. Using this hair mask once a week can additionally even improve one’s hair texture.
5. Aloe Vera Hair Mask
What you need:
- 3 spoons of freshly extracted aloe vera
- 2 spoons of coconut oil
- a small bowl
- a spoon
What to do:
Take the freshly extracted aloe vera and add it to the bowl. Add the coconut oil to obtain an appropriate consistency for a hair mask. After mixing thoroughly with a spoon, massage the mixture through your scalp and gradually move towards the tips of your hair. Once, the mixture has been applied, leave it on for an hour or longer. Then, wash the hair mask out of your hair with a mild shampoo and lukewarm water. It is advised to use the hair mask one or two times a week, as per your requirement for good results.
Why it helps:
The aloe vera plant can easily be grown at home without much effort, and it has been often used in Ayurveda owing to its medical properties. It contains enzymes that heal and repair the dead skins on your scalp and stimulates hair growth. It can even cure dandruff and dry skin and used as a hair conditioner to attain smooth, silky hair that is naturally glossy.
6. Yoghurt Hair Mask
What you need:
- 3 spoons of yoghurt
- 2 spoons of olive oil
- a small bowl
- a spoon
- a shower cap
What to do:
Add 3 spoons of yoghurt to the small bowl. Now add 2 spoons of olive oil to it. Use to spoon to stir the ingredients well. Now, use your fingers to apply the mixture throughout your hair and massage it into your scalp. Cover your hair with a shower cap and let the mask sit in your hair for at least 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you may rinse the mask off of your hair using warm water. Mild shampoo can be used, if required, to get rid of the sticky texture that might be left behind by the mask. You should try this hair mask once a week regularly to obtain the required result.
Why it helps:
Yoghurt contains lactic acid which nourishes hair and speeds up its growth. It contains probiotic bacteria, that elongate the manager phase of the hair follicles, and hence, improves the density of one’s hair while also stimulating the growth of new hair strands. Additionally, lactic acid cleans out your scalp and nourishes the hair to leave it soft and shiny. It can calm frizzy hair, balance pH level of the scalp and even help fight dandruff.
All of these hacks can surely make you notice a positive difference in the quality and density of your hair within a month or two of their usage. They can improve your hair growth and reduce the number of strands you lose on a day to day basis. Combined with other forms of hair care like less exposure to heat for styling purposes, avoiding chemical treatments like bleach and hair dye, trying to eat a healthier diet, switching to a shampoo that better suits your scalp and your hair type and maintaining good hygiene these hair masks can revamp your hair and restore it to its natural, thick, healthy state.
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(Reviewed by Dr. Samiksha Rane)
