5 Effective Home Remedies To Treat Frizzy Hair

There is hardly anyone who likes frizzy hair. It’s difficult to tame and near impossible to style. Most of us have had our tryst with frizzy hair at some point in our lives. Remember that beach holiday?

Well, your hair is a complex structure made up of three different layers and multitudes of cells. The first layer, medulla is a loosely packed, disordered region near the centre of the hair. It is surrounded by the cortex, which contains the major part of the fibre mass, mainly keratin proteins and structural lipids. The cortex is surrounded by the cuticle, a layer of dead, overlapping cells forming a protective layer around the hair.

# Oil Treatment

Oils prevent your hair from getting damaged. It also helps smooth out frizz and moisturize dull hair. But just any oil might not be enough to do the trick. Internet is rife with various oils and masks that can help manage your hair and make it look better, research has shown that the best of all the oils is probably coconut oil. While one research showed that coconut oil treatment prevented damage from combing in various hair types, another research studied the properties of coconut oil, mineral oil, and sunflower oil on hair.

The study results proved that among the three oils, coconut oil was the only oil found to reduce the protein loss remarkably for both undamaged and damaged hair when used as a pre-wash and post-wash grooming product. Both sunflower and mineral oils did not help at all in reducing the protein loss from the hair.

Coconut oil, being a triglyceride of lauric acid (principal fatty acid), has a high affinity for hair proteins and, because of its low molecular weight and straight linear chain, is able to penetrate inside the hair shaft, the study revealed.

# Hot And Cold Water Rinse

Many women who have won their battle against frizzy hair vouch for the fact that all it takes to calm your strands down is a water rinse. Not any rinse, but a warm and cold one, to be precise. It may take more than a couple of attempts to see any noticeable change, but you will get there for sure. Here’s what the combination does.

Hot water and steam open up pores. This is especially good for exfoliating and getting rid of the oil and the dirt. It also helps rinse away any accumulations of hair products that you may have used. In effect, washing your hair with hot water is probably the best way to cleanse your hair. However, heat also causes frizz. While the hot water strips your hair of oils, it also leaves it dehydrated and frizzy.

# Coconut Oil Hair Mask

Gently massage warm organic coconut oil to your hair strands and scalp. Wrap a warm towel around your hair and leave it there for 20 minutes. Wash your hair with a mild shampoo.

Coconut Oil And Honey

We know coconut oil is a great hair moisturizer. So is honey. Mix one tablespoon of coconut oil and two tablespoons of honey. Apply the mixture on the hair strands. Wrap a warm towel around the hair and leave it there for about 20 minutes before you rinse your hair.

# Almond Oil And Egg

An almond oil and egg mask is rated high as an ideal mask. While the oil gives the hair the much-needed moisturizing effect, the high protein content of the egg repairs damaged hair shafts. To make the mask, combine one-fourth cup of almond oil with one raw egg till you get a smooth mixture. Section your hair and apply the mask all over the scalp and through the length of your hair. Wait 40 minutes and then rinse off with a mild shampoo. Do this once a week.

# Coconut Oil And Vitamin E

Another excellent mask is a coconut oil and vitamin E mask. Mix one part vitamin E oil with four parts cold-pressed coconut oil. Apply about 2–3 tablespoons of this oil all over your scalp and hair. Leave it for 40 minutes and then wash it off. The antioxidants in vitamin E fight free radicals and prevent damage while the penetrative properties of coconut oil give the hair and scalp a good deep conditioning—much needed to manage that frizz. You can do this once or twice a week for best results.