Do you have a fetish for waves or curls in your hair, to give you a break from that boring limp poker-straight hair? Perming your hair is the best option to step up your hair game and flaunt those bouncy ringlets in your hair and garner attention.
Nowadays changing your natural hair can easily be done at some salon. Permed hair is a chemical treatment to temporarily break the bond in each hair shaft and rebonding it to give a new shape. Once the bonds are broken, hot iron rods are used to give the desired wavy or curly appearance and then the shape is maintained and hair bonds are reconstructed using chemical neutralizers.
As easy as it may sound, chemically treated permed hair requires a lot of care and pampering. Here are a few effective tips you can follow to maintain the beautiful curls for a long period:
Nourish Your Tresses:
Since chemicals are used to perm your hair, it is very important to provide extra nourishment for those treated tresses to minimalize the side effects. Try some homemade hydrating hair masks or protein hair masks to add that extra shine and moisture to your hair.
Avoid Other Hair Treatments:
Hair treatments within a year to your permed hair should be avoided as perming the natural hair already took a lot of chemicals. The addition of more chemicals or heat may make your hair dry and brittle with split ends and ultimately leading to severe hair fall.
Condition To Retain Moisture:
The use of chemicals in perming strips your hair of its natural moisture. Stop using shampoos laced with heavy chemicals and use special shampoos meant for permed hair thrice a week. Deep conditioning of the treated hair is a must after every wash to retain the moisture and alter the damage by making the hair look healthy and bouncy. You can also try some homemade natural conditioners for lustrous, shiny hair.
Regular Trimming:
To keep your mane healthy and damage-free, try to trim your hair or get a haircut done at least once or twice every two months to prevent your hair from being brittle and showing split ends. Having long hair will also weigh down your curls and make them lose their shape.
Detangle It The Right Way:
Permed hair takes a lot of effort to detangle. After shampooing your hair, you must use a wooden comb or wide toothbrush or even your fingers to slowly untangle the knots in your hair and then put some hair serum and gently brush using the wide-tooth comb and allow your hair to air dry. A hot air emitting blow dryer should never be used for permed hair as it completely removes moisture from the hair making it dry and lifeless, but in case you are in a hurry, you can opt for a blow drier with cold setting.
Banana – Almond Oil Hair Mask
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
2 tbsp yogurt
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp honey
Method:
Mash the banana.
Add yogurt, oil and honey to it.
Blend everything into a smooth paste.
Apply it all over your hair and scalp and wait for 40 minutes
Wash off with a mild shampoo and conditioner.
How It Works:
Bananas are great for rejuvenating dry, lifeless hair by adding moisture to it. While the addition of honey makes the hair soft and lustrous, coconut oil nourishes your tresses from the roots and prevents breakage. The probiotics in curd prevent scalp infections like dandruff, folliculitis etc and bestows one with a gorgeous mane.
Aloe vera Gel And Jasmine Oil Hair Serum
Ingredients:
5-6 tbsp aloe vera gel
50 ml almond oil
2 vitamin E capsules
10 drops of jojoba essential oil
Method:
Scrape out the fresh aloe vera gel from the leaves.
Whisk all the ingredients in a double boiler.
Pour the liquified serum in a dark coloured bottle.
Apply it generously on towel-dry hair and slowly smoothen out the frizzes with a hairbrush.
Dry the hair using a blow dryer.
How It Works:
The astonishing hydrating and moisturising properties of the fresh aloe gel is a boon for the tresses. While almond oil nourishes the dry, brittle hair, vitamin E oil prevents oxidative damage and protects the hair from the harmful UVB rays. The addition of jojoba essential oil not only arrests hair loss but also bequeaths you with an invigorating aroma that lasts long.
Curry Leaf And Hibiscus Hair Oil
Ingredients:
20 freshly plucked curry leaves
10 fresh or withered hibiscus flowers
2 cups of coconut oil
10 tbsp castor oil
Method:
Wash the plant parts and dry them a little
Macerate both curry leaves and hibiscus flowers into a smooth paste
Take a thick-bottomed kadhai, pour coconut oil and castor oil and boil it
Add the plant paste to it with continuous stirring
Boil everything for 10-15 minutes
Allow the oil to cool down normally
Strain the concoction using a clean muslin cloth
Store the hair oil in a glass bottle, away from direct sunlight, for later use
Note: Oil your permed hair at least twice a week before shampooing to stop hair fall, retain moisture and softness and ensure good hair growth.
How It Works:
Being replete with vitamin C and amino acids, the dynamic combination of hibiscus and curry leaves is a boon for hair fall problems. The addition of coconut and castor oil boosts blood circulation in the scalp, stimulates hair growth and fortifies the hair follicles from the root.
