Bring back beauty to your hair: urgent recovery measures after ironing

Owners of curly hair in order to make a beautiful hairstyle have to use a hair straightener. It is a useful modern tool for taming rebellious strands. But what if lately you have begun to notice that your strands have faded, become brittle and dry, have acquired a miserable lifeless look? Why did it happen? Is it possible and how to restore hair after ironing?

Why did it happen

One of the main causes of damaged hair is high temperature exposure when using an iron. The strands stretch, become thinner and dry. Result: dry brittle hair with split ends.

A natural question arises: why did this happen, because you bought an expensive and safe (according to the manufacturer) iron and regularly use protective products?

The point is that the measures you have taken can only reduce the negative impact. They are not able to fully exclude damage to the hair structure with regular use of the iron.

What to do?

First of all, take a close look at your iron, and analyze whether you are using it correctly.

• Ditch the cheap fixture with a metal build plate. The safest iron has one-piece ceramic heating surfaces.
• Give preference to a model with the ability temperature control heating.
• Straighten only dry strands.
• Do not dry your hair with a hair dryer before using the iron.
• Use heat-laying products that are suitable for the for your type hair.
• Do not use the iron every day, only use it in special cases.

Try to straighten your hair with special cosmetics instead of ironing.

But, these are all preventive measures, so to speak, protection for hair from ironing. If the hair is already sick, your actions should be more radical:

• If possible, for the duration of the rehabilitation measures, give up completely from using an iron.
• Trim the split ends and the heavily damaged part of the curls. Unfortunately, it will no longer be possible to restore it.
• Replace your usual shampoo and conditioner with products suitable for dry and brittle hair. They must necessarily include vitamins, keratins and proteins... Give preference to products based on natural oils with a minimum content of dyes and fragrances, as well as other chemical additives.
• Start treatment, using masksprepared by yourself or seek the help of professionals. Specialists in beauty salons will advise you on how to restore your hair after ironing.

professional help

The easiest way out of this situation is to seek help from professionals. In a beauty salon, most likely, to restore hair health, you will be offered to go through a whole course of procedures.

This pleasure is not cheap. Therefore, for those who cannot afford such expenses, we can recommend treatment at home with the use of ready-made professional masks based on argan oil, wheat proteins or coconut extract... These funds also cost a lot, but the course of treatment will cost much less than in a beauty salon.

There are also lamination and keratin straightening services in beauty salons.

Lamination Is a procedure for applying a special coating to the hair that protects against the negative effects of harmful factors. As a result, each hair is surrounded by a very thin protective film. At the same time, moisture remains in the hair and oxygen exchange does not stop. The curls become even and smooth, acquire a healthy look.

But the fact is that you can enjoy the wonderful effect for no more than a month. The coating is gradually washed off and the problem comes back again.

Keratin straightening Is a procedure that has both a cosmetic and a health-improving effect due to the use of preparations containing keratin. Hair becomes perfectly smooth and healthy looking. However, as in the previous case, the result from this procedure temporary.

Don't waste money creating a quick but temporary surface effect. It is better to proceed with immediate hair treatment from the inside out.

Home recovery methods

To restore hair after ironing, you need to saturate it vitamins and oils... This can be done at home using masks and healing rinses. Such procedures need to be carried out regularly, and the result will not be long in coming.

You can also do lamination at home using natural ingredients.

Hair masks

In order to make your own hair mask, you can use one of the formulations below.

The result of using masks can be seen in the photo.

Rinse broths

Recipe 1

Take 1 tablespoon of chamomile, nettle and oregano. Pour 1 liter of boiling water. Insist for an hour. Rinse hair after washing.

Recipe 2

Take 1 teaspoon of nettle, plantain leaf, oregano and sage. Pour 1 cup boiling water over. Insist in a sealed container. Rinse curls after washing to nourish, moisturize and shine.

Home lamination

Lamination with ordinary gelatin at home will give the strands smoothness, increase in volume, and make them more obedient. See how they do it in the video.

Or use the following recipe:

Dissolve a tablespoon of gelatin in 3 tablespoons of water. Add a teaspoon of balm or hair mask. Wash your head, dry it slightly with a towel. Apply the mixture. Put on a plastic cap, wrap your head with a towel. Soak for 2 hours, then rinse with water.

This is a completely safe procedure that can be done after each shampooing.

Find the most suitable hair care method for you to restore the strength and the healthy look lost with the use of the iron, and your hair will be flawless again.