Few know that the mint is suitable to use not only in cooking but also for the care of hair. This plant tones scalp to accelerate hair growth, it has antiseptic and cleansing action. Peppermint is used to create effective masks, decoctions, tinctures, oils.
Peppermint Hair Mask
To prepare hair masks based on mint, follow these steps:
- For acceleration of hair growth, mix 15 mL of cream, 40 grams of honey, 5 ml of olive oil. Evenly apply the mixture and cover the head with a towel. After 30 minutes the mask rinse with shampoo.
- Grind small amount of fresh mint, dilute cosmetic clay water to a consistency similar to sour cream. Mix the ingredients and pour 30 ml of boiling water. A mask is necessary to infuse for half an hour, after which you can use. Wash off after 15 minutes after application. This option is ideal for bystrozagryaznyayuschihsya hair.
- To strengthen the hair, connect the infusion of herbs with 200 ml of fermented milk product. For broth take 15 grams of lemon balm, oak bark, mint and pour 250 ml of boiling water. Before using the grass should have a good brew, for this infusion set in a dark place for several hours. Soak mask on the hair for 30 minutes and rinse with water.
Broth from mint
Rinse hair after cleansing good fit mint broth:
- The dried mint in an amount of 50 grams brew liter of boiling water.
- After 30-40 minutes, when the broth has cooled, strain.
- Use to rinse hair immediately after washing. It is also convenient to use the broth, bay in his bottle with a sprayer.
Tincture based mint
The infusion has a positive effect on hair growth and prevents hair loss. It can be done in several recipes:
- In the glassware made of glass, mint, rosemary, sage, basil in equal proportions - 30 g Fill 400 ml of apple vinegar, add 3 drops of mint oil with a pipette. Close and remove in a dark place for 2 weeks. After the expiration of time, resolve infusion. Before applying infusion, you need to dilute: 30 ml of tincture on 200 ml of water. Apply the tincture is recommended no more than 2 times a week before bedtime, in the morning it must be flush thoroughly.
- In the glass container, place 100 grams of mint leaves and fill with 500 ml camphor alcohol. Close and put in a dark place for a week. Lock the tincture in the roots of the hair every 2-3 days. Wash no required.
How to cook oil mint
Mint oil is very useful for hair, it is not necessary to buy it in the pharmacy, because you can make at home, especially if there are fresh mint leaves at hand:
- Well wash the leaves.
- Put them in the package and tie, after overcoming the air.
- Talk or hammer from the tree, knock on the leaves so that they give juice.
- Boil vegetable oil on a water bath.
- Put mint in glassware with a lid and fill with hot oil.
- Close the lid and shake.
- Leave for a day, away from sunlight.
- Perfoliate oil.
- Do all the above actions 3 times, use the same thing, and the leaves of mint every time fresh. The resulting product can be stored without losing useful properties during the year.
Using mint, it is possible at home, without resorting to expensive procedures, bring your hair into a good condition: stabilize the fat balance, return a healthy shine and growth, strengthen the bulbs.