Kaolin, better known as white clay, is a mineral product with many useful properties and is widely used in cosmetology. It contains various trace elements and mineral salts, moreover - in the form easily assimilated by the body. So in kaolin contain silica, zinc, nitrogen, magnesium, potassium, calcium, copper and other elements. White clay is used in masks for hair and face, it is used in dry deodorants, powders and powders , as well as in traditional medicine for skin diseases, arthritis and arthrosis. In addition, white clay is an inexpensive tool available to everyone.
Application of white clay for hair
Masks with white clay for hair are used for dry, brittle, split hair. Due to its properties, it stimulates more active hair growth, cleans the scalp well, and thus contributes to the normalization of the sebaceous glands. In addition, kaolin has anti-inflammatory properties, due to which white clay is often included in shampoos against dandruff and oily seborrhea.
Masks for hair with white clay
You can buy white clay in almost any pharmacy. It is a powder that is diluted with water or broths of herbs to the consistency of liquid sour cream.
- Mask for oily hair . In this case, the powder of white clay is best diluted with a decoction of nettle or chamomile. The resulting mixture is applied to the scalp, lightly rubbing, and on the hair along the entire length. The mask is left for about half an hour, or until completely dry, after which the hair is washed with shampoo. Owners of oily hair can dilute clay and plain water, but add there a half teaspoon of lemon juice. Even in this mask, you can add 2-3 drops of essential oil of juniper, cedar, cypress or grapefruit.
- Firming hair mask. For 3 tablespoons of clay, diluted with water, add 1 egg yolk and a tablespoon of burdock oil. The mask is applied for 15-20 minutes. A nutritious mask is also popular when one tablespoon of colorless henna and apple cider vinegar is added to the same amount of clay. The last mask is more suitable
blondes, because white clay itself lightens the hair a little, and in combination with henna and vinegar the effect is enhanced. - Mask for split hair. For such a mask, take one tablespoon of crushed berries of cranberries, two spoons of white clay and the same amount of milk or curdled milk. Usually the mask is applied to dry hair for 20 minutes.
Masks with clay are recommended to be used 2 times a month, to maintain the condition of the hair. In the case where a therapeutic effect is required, it is possible to use them more often, but not more than twice a week.