Women that have curly or wavy hair and want to have straight hair, usually iron it, or even worse, use chemicals to straighten it out. It doesn’t matter which one of these methods you use, all of them have an unavoidable consequence, and that’s leaving you with burnt and damaged hair.
Among other things, you might also develop a scalp allergy and hair loss. Luckily, you don’t have to endure these harsh treatments to have straight hair, all you need are a few natural ingredients that might already be hiding in your kitchen.
This homemade mask will not only straighten you hair, but it will make it healthy and give it a nice shiny look.
DIY Mask For Straight Hair
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp of cornstarch
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 cup of coconut milk
- 1 lemon juice
Instructions:
First, put the coconut milk and olive oil in a bowl and mix them well. Then, in a different bowl put the cornstarch and lemon juice and mix the thoroughly until there are no lumps. Finally, put the 2 mixtures in a pan together, over medium heat, and continuously whisk them. Do this until you get a mixture with a consistency of a conditioner.
Make sure the mixture has cooled down before your begin using it.
Start by applying the mask all over your hair, starting from the roots to the tips. When you’ve fully covered your hair with the mask, apply a shower cap and wrap a hot towel around it. To make a lasting hot towel, soak it in hot water and strain the excess water out.
Leave the towel and the mask for an hour. After that, just wash your hair with shampoo and conditioner (you can use coconut milk as a substitute for conditioner) as you would normally do. It’s preferable to use this mask once a month.