Natural mask for curly hair

A hair mask for curly hair should be considered a special product.
It moisturizes and weighs down hair, prevents frizz and helps accentuate curls.
When choosing a hair mask for curly hair, it’s important to carefully analyze the ingredients and consider their effects.
This will help you choose a mask that will improve the appearance and condition of your curls.

By nature, curly hair is highly porous and prone to frizz and dryness.
So it’s important to take care of it by moisturizing, nourishing and protecting it from external influences, especially humidity, which can quickly make your curls frizz.
Curly hair isn’t easy to care for, as it’s often oily at the roots and dry at the ends.
It therefore needs complex, well-thought-out hair care, in which the use of hair masks is very important.

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Mask for curly hair: How to choose?

A mask for curly hair isn’t just something you apply to your hair after washing to nourish and moisturize your curls.
A mask is also useful for washing and oiling hair.
A hair mask for curly hair should not contain hard-to-remove silicones or kerosene.

In hair care for curly women, masks should be free of gums, waxes and ingredients designed to weigh hair down, such as polyquaternaries.

The most important ingredients to look for in hair masks for curly hair are emollients, mainly in the form of plant oils, moisturizing agents, humectants and proteins.

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It’s very important that masks help maintain the PEH (proteins-emollients-humectants) balance, i.e. that they complement the overall hair care routine and are essentially emollient masks, as it’s emollients that curly hair appreciates most.

What type of hair mask for curly hair?

What ingredients should a good hair mask for curly hair contain?
These emollients are ingredients that curly hair loves and needs to look its best.

This is why a mask for curly hair must be formulated with emollients, of which the best oils are:

• Walnuts
• Lawyer
• Hemp
• Sunflower
• Flax seeds
• Wheat germ
• Grape seed
• Cocoa butter
• Cotton seed
• Pumpkin oil
• Prune seeds
• Evening primrose

As for moisturizers and proteins, these are ingredients to be handled with care.
An excess of these substances causes frizz, dryness and breakage, among other things.
So, to maintain the right PEH balance, use masks containing these ingredients only when you notice your hair needs them.
Remember, too, to always use proteins with humectants and humectants with emollients.

Humectants:

• Silk
• Honey
• Sugar
• Elastin
• Keratin
• Collagen
• Aloe vera
• Glycerine
• Flax gel
• Panthenol
• Protein
• Egg yolk
• Milk proteins
• Soy protein
• Hyaluronic acid
• Wheat, oat and corn proteins

How often should I use a mask for curly hair?

A mask for curly hair can be used after each wash.
For best results, leave the mask in your hair for at least 30 minutes and wrap your hair in a towel or protect it with a cap.
If you don’t want to weigh your hair down, apply the mask from the roots to the length of your hair.
This does not apply to masks that also act on the scalp.
If you have very fine hair that weighs down easily, you can apply the mask to your hair before shampooing.

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What’s the best hair mask for curly hair?

Now you know what a hair mask for curly hair should contain and how to apply it.
You can add oils, proteins or moisturizers to any hair mask.
This way, your curls will be fully cared for, and you won’t need to have a dozen different masks on your bathroom shelf.
The most important thing is to be able to assess what your hair needs right now and give it the care it needs.