How to restore hair after bleaching? Salon, professional and folk remedies

Bleached hair is very dehydrated, damaged, it is difficult to comb and breaks along the length, moreover, it is prone to falling out. Such hair needs complex treatment and care, with the help of professional and folk remedies, as well as with the help of salon procedures. In the care of bleached hair, the word "care" should be a red thread, care in cleansing, moisturizing, nourishing, restoring and styling. And if you do not want to have a "bundle of straw" instead of hair, then they need to be treated and the sooner you start, the better.

Salon treatments and commercially available treatments for bleached hair

Today, every salon has a number of restorative procedures for bleached hair and their only drawback is the price and the more damaged the hair, the more visible the effect will be on the hair. Salon treatments will help not only to give your hair a beautiful appearance, but also to heal it.

Hair biolamination - This is a procedure during which a special air and moisture-permeable cellulose-based product is applied to the hair. This composition protects hair from all kinds of damage, including helping to restore discolored hair. The effect of the procedure lasts more than a month.

Glazing hair Is a procedure during which each hair is covered with a special layer of glaze with ceramides. Immediately after the procedure, the hair becomes more shiny, manageable, and the natural hair color becomes bright, the hair also thickens a little and volume is created at the roots. Glazing can be either colored or colorless.

Hair shielding - This is a special composition for complex hair treatment (it contains a large amount of nourishing care substances), which is aimed at moisturizing, nourishing and restoring hair and, as a bonus, the hair becomes smooth and shiny. The effect lasts for about a month.

Hair keratinization - this procedure consists in treating the hair with a special composition, which is enriched with keratin (the main building material for hair), it creates a protective layer that protects the hair from the influence of external factors. After the procedure, the hair becomes healthy, soft, elastic and shiny. With proper care, the effect of the procedure lasts for more than three months.

Deeply restoring hair masks... These are special professional masks for hair restoration, which are sometimes applied in several stages. The composition of the mask penetrates deep into the hair structure and restores it, as well as transforming the appearance of the hair. For example, "hair happiness" from Lebel.

Cysteine ​​hair restoration Is a hair treatment based on cysteine ​​(an amino acid that is part of keratin). After the procedure, the hair is transformed from the inside, becomes well-groomed, elastic, soft and shiny. The effect of the procedure lasts more than three months.

Hot hair wrap Is a special treatment for damaged, brittle, dry and lifeless hair, in which a special composition is applied and the hair is restored from the inside.

Any of these procedures requires a lot of money, although the master promises the result immediately.

Choosing cosmetics for bleached hair

When choosing cosmetics for bleached hair, you need to give preference to professional products. Firstly, they have a higher concentration of active substances, which makes it possible to restore damaged hair. Secondly, professional products provide comprehensive care and at the same time help to cope with a specific hair problem.And thirdly, professional cosmetics comply with the latest research in modern cosmetology, it is hypoallergenic, economical to use, contains proteins, vitamins, trace elements, ceramides, keratin, oils, extracts and other strong active substances in the formulations. Professional products work several times better than hair products from the masses of the market.

Masks the most essential element of bleached hair care. Masks should be chosen primarily from the regenerating series (based on keratin, ceramides), you can also pay attention to nourishing masks. Revitalizing masks should nourish hair and fill in damaged areas, repair them, as well as fill the hair with moisture and restore its strength. Nourishing masks also have a beneficial effect on bleached hair and help to care for it.

To make the mask work better on your hair, you can use this method: first wash your hair deep cleansing shampoo, it will help remove all silicones and styling products that accumulate on the hair and scalp, after such a shampoo, the mask will work several times better. After blotting your hair with a towel, you can apply a mask (and you can also add a regenerating ampoule to it, the effect will be even better), then insulate the mask with a film and put on a warm hat or towel, and warm it all up with a hairdryer for 5-10 minutes (at the highest temperature ) and give another 15 minutes for the mask to cool down, then rinse it thoroughly and for a long time with warm water. Hair after such a mask will be soft, elastic, like after a salon.

Buyingshampoo, first of all, you need to choose depending on the type of scalp, but if you have bleached hair, you should also have a revitalizing shampoo in your arsenal. The shampoo should effectively cleanse the hair and scalp from impurities and excess sebum, and should not cause irritation and dandruff. If the shampoo is for damaged hair, it should also have a healing and moisturizing effect.

Hair conditioner... The main purpose of the conditioner is to smooth hair scales and make it easier to comb. Restoring conditioners should also nourish the hair with active ingredients and protect it from aggressive factors.

Indelible products... They make even the most dead hair look expensive and well-groomed (as much as possible). Leave-in products can be in the form of oil, cream, fluid, spray, they smooth hair scales and thereby give them smoothness, shine and a well-groomed look. They also facilitate combing, very important for bleached hair, make styling easier.

Thermal protection... If bleached hair is straightened with an iron and dried with a hairdryer without thermal protection, you can lose it and this is not an exaggeration. Therefore, choosing and using thermal protection is vital for bleached hair.

Hair restoration capsules or ampoules -these are concentrated products, which include a number of useful substances: keratin, protein, lactic acid, collagen, plant extracts. Capsules are designed to restore hair from the inside, instantly making it soft, well-groomed and healthy looking, protecting it from negative external factors.

Folk remedies for bleached hair

If we talk about folk remedies for bleached hair, then these are primarily home masks, infusions, oil wraps, rinsing hair with herbs.

After bleaching, it is advisable to immediately start strengthening the hair, since hair bleaching is often accompanied by hair loss. You can do the course firming masks or rub in ampoules against hair loss.

The articleHomemade masks for bleached hairWe have collected three of the best home hair care masks for you.

Do not forget about oils, suitable for bleached hair: coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa, broccoli, jojoba, camellia, argan oil, linseed oil, olive, sesame, hemp, avocado.With the help of oils, you can make homemade hair masks, or use it in pure form, applying to the length of the hair (you can mix oils with each other, I really like coconut with jojoba, shea butter with jojoba). Before applying the oil to the hair, it is advisable to warm it up and apply it to the hair and warm it already in a warm form (keep it for at least two hours or you can braid it in a pigtail and leave it overnight).

A decoction of herbs is one of the best ways to restore strength to our hair. Herbs very quickly restore hair balance and restore a good appearance. Useful herbs for hair - at every step and the more common the plant, the more useful it is for us.

For bleached hair, you can choose a decoction from chamomile, hop cones, calamus root, linden, sage, coltsfoot.

Using herbs is not at all difficult, just boil them with boiling water, in the ratio of 2 tablespoons of herbs to a glass (200 ml) of water. For hair of medium length, one liter of decoction is enough. To brew the herb, you need to pour boiling water over it and boil for another 10 minutes, and then let it infuse and cool. When the broth has cooled, it must be filtered and already rinsed with it. How I do it: I wash my head in the morning, so I brew the broth in the evening, and in the morning I warm it up and after all the procedures (shampoo, mask or balm), rinsing takes place. But, I do not just water my hair with a decoction, I dip it into the decoction and hold it for 5-10 minutes, so that even the scalp is in the decoction, you can even massage it a little more.

And as the last point, but not less important - review your diet, in the articleFoods that are essential for hair growth and health, you can see what products our hair needs every day, and based on them, compose a menu for yourself. And also for the purpose of prevention, you can drink complex vitamins for hair.