Thinning Hair? Not After Using These 15 Hibiscus Hair Masks!
Thinning hair is a scary prospect for most women. Watching your thick ponytail gradually shrink is one of the worst feelings in the world. Luckily, there are steps you can take to prevent this from happening to you. These natural, homemade remedies based on hibiscus, and courtesy of Style Craze, will help you restore your hair’s luster and volume.
Hibiscus is one of the best herbs when it comes to improving your hair’s health. Not only does this flower reduce hair loss, encourage regrowth, and prevent premature graying, it also stimulates hair growing from the dormant follicles in the bald patches.
Hibiscus infused oil is rich in vitamin C which boosts your natural production of collagen. This protein improves the health of your skin, strengthens your nails, teeth, and hair, and it reduces joint pain and degeneration.
The flower also contains certain amino acids that nourish your hair. It strengthens your roots and makes your locks look lustrous and healthy. By boosting hair growth from the dormant follicles, hibiscus also helps thicken your hair, adding volume to it.
There are many other benefits that hibiscus can provide, some of which are preventing split ends, dryness, frizz, and breakage, and reducing scalp itchiness and dandruff.
So how do you use hibiscus for hair treatments? Easy! Just follow these 15 recipes!
1. Hibiscus infused oil for hair growth
Ingredients
8 hibiscus flowers
8 hibiscus leaves
1 cup coconut oil
Processing Time
45 minutes
Process
Make a paste out of the washed hibiscus flowers and leaves. Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan and add the paste. Let it sit on the fire for a few minutes, then cover the pan and remove the pan from the stove letting it cool down. After it’s cooled, you can store it in a jar or bottle.
You will need 2-3 tablespoons of oil per treatment. Massage the oil into your scalp and work your way down to the tips of your hair. When you have covered all of your hair in oil, massage your scalp for 10 more minutes. Wait 30 minutes before washing with a mild shampoo. Repeat this process three times a week.
Benefits
This remedy will rejuvenate your scalp and promote hair growth. The coconut oil will provide nourishment and the massage will improve your blood circulation.
2. Hibiscus and yogurt mask for strong hair
Ingredients
1 hibiscus flower
3-4 hibiscus leaves
4 tbsp yogurt
Processing Time
1 hour
Process
Make a paste by grinding the flowers and leaves. Add the yogurt and mix until smooth. Apply the mask to your hair and scalp. Let it stay for an hour and then wash it off with lukewarm water and shampoo. Repeat once or twice a week.
Benefits
This mask will strengthen your roots and improve your hair growth. It also provides nourishment for your hair and makes it more manageable.
3. Hibiscus and fenugreek anti-dandruff hair pack
Ingredients
A bunch of hibiscus leaves
1 tbsp fenugreek seeds
1/4 cup buttermilk
Processing Time
1 hour
Process
Let the seeds soak overnight in a bowl of water. In the morning prepare a paste by grinding the seeds and leaves. Add the buttermilk and mix well. Apply to your scalp and hair. After an hour wash it off with a mild shampoo. Repeat once a week.
Benefits
Fenugreek is often used to prevent dandruff. The combination with hibiscus significantly improves your scalp health.
4. Hibiscus and henna anti-dandruff hair pack
Ingredients
A handful of hibiscus flowers
A handful of hibiscus leaves
A handful of henna leaves
1/2 lemon
Processing Time
1 hour
Process
Grind the flowers and both kinds of leaves. Squeeze the half lemon and add the juice to the paste. Mix well and apply on your scalp and hair. After an hour wash it off with a mild shampoo. Repeat once in two weeks.
Benefits
This remedy is excellent for oily hair as it balances the pH of your scalp. It also conditions your hair, moisturizes it, and helps prevent dandruff.
5. Hibiscus and amla mask
Ingredients
3 tbsp crushed hibiscus flowers and leaves
3 tbsp amla powder
Processing Time
45 minutes
Process
Make a paste out of the ingredients and add water if necessary to give it a smooth consistency. Cover your scalp and hair with the mask. Leave it on for 40 minutes, then wash off with a mild shampoo. Repeat twice a week.
Benefits
This mask will make your hair thicker and healthier as it strengthens the follicles and boosts the health of your scalp. It also acts as a conditioner and it makes your hair soft and manageable.
6. Hibiscus shampoo
Ingredients
15 hibiscus leaves
5 hibiscus flowers
1 cup water
1 tbsp gram flour
Processing Time
5 minutes
Process
Put the flowers and leaves in some water and let them boil for 5 minutes. After it cools down add the gram flour. Use this mixture instead of your regular shampoo three times a week.
Benefits
Hibiscus can both promote scalp health and wash your hair. Its leaves produce a slight lather, so your hair will be cleaned, but its natural oils won’t be stripped away.
7. Hibiscus deep conditioning treatment
Ingredients
8 hibiscus flowers
Water
Processing Time
1 hour
Process
Make a fine paste out of the crushed flowers and as much water as needed. Cover your scalp and hair with this mask. Rinse with lukewarm water after an hour. Repeat twice a week.
Benefits
It will make your hair softer and more manageable, while at the same time the amino acids in the hibiscus will nourish the follicles promoting hair growth.
8. Coconut milk and hibiscus for dry hair
Ingredients
2 tbsp crushed hibiscus petals
2 tbsp coconut milk
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp yogurt
4 tbsp aloe vera gel
Processing Time
30 minutes
Process
Make a paste out of all the ingredients and apply it on your hair and scalp. Leave it for 30 minutes, then wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat once a week.
Benefits
This mask is perfect for dry hair: it moisturizes, repairs brittle hair, and prevents breakage and split ends.
9. Ginger and hibiscus leaves for hair regrowth
Ingredients
3 tbsp ginger juice
2 tbsp crushed hibiscus flowers
Processing Time
30 minutes
Process
Mix everything in a bowl until smooth. Work in sections massaging the solution into your scalp and making your way down to the tips. Leave it on for 20 minutes, then wash off with lukewarm water. Repeat twice a week.
Benefits
Both ginger and hibiscus are known for their hair growth-boosting properties. Massaging them into your scalp stimulates the dormant follicle’s to produce hair.
10. Egg and hibiscus for hair growth
Ingredients
2 egg whites
3 tbsp crushed hibiscus flower
Processing Time
20 minutes
Process
Mix the egg whites and the crushed flower until you get a smooth consistency. Cover all of your hair with this paste. After 20 minutes wash it off with a mild shampoo. Repeat once a week.
Benefits
The proteins contained in this mask will help you control the oiliness of your hair and reduce the hair fall.
11. Neem and hibiscus for hair growth
Ingredients
10 neem leaves
A handful of hibiscus leaves
1/4 cup water
Processing Time
20 minutes
Process
Grind the neem leaves with some water. Sieve the juice. Add the ground hibiscus leaves and mix until you get a thick paste. Apply to your scalp and hair. Leave it for 20 minutes, then wash off with lukewarm water. Repeat twice a week.
Benefits
The antimicrobial properties of this mask will keep your scalp healthy. It will also provide nourishment for your follicles.
12. Olive oil/almond oil and hibiscus for hair growth
Ingredients
1 tsp olive/almond oil
5 hibiscus leaves
5 hibiscus flowers
Processing Time
30 minutes
Process
Make a smooth paste by grinding the leaves and flowers. Add your choice of oil. Mix well and apply to your scalp and hair. After 30 minutes wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat three times a week.
Benefits
This mixture is very good for improving your hair growth, providing nourishment for your follicles and hair shafts, and it also acts as a conditioner.
13. Aloe vera and hibiscus for hair growth
Ingredients
2 tbsp hibiscus petal paste
1 cup aloe vera gel
Processing Time
45 minutes
Process
Prepare a smooth paste out of the two ingredients and apply it to your hair and scalp. You can store the leftovers in a jar. Wait for 45 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. Repeat three times a week.
Benefits
This mask will help prevent breakage, hair fall, and split ends, and it will make your hair shine.
14. Hibiscus and curry leaves for hair growth
Ingredients
A handful of hibiscus leaves
A handful of curry leaves
1 tsp coconut oil
Processing Time
45 minutes
Process
Mix everything until smooth. Cover your hair and scalp with the mixture and massage your scalp for 10 minutes. After 30 more minutes rinse with lukewarm water. Repeat three times a week.
Benefits
The curry leaves are rich in antioxidants, the coconut oil penetrates deep into your scalp, and together with the hibiscus, these ingredients will ensure your hair is completely healthy. This mask will help you deal with problems such as dryness, dandruff, hair fall, and damaged hair.
15. Hibiscus and onion for hair regrowth
Ingredients
1 onion
A bunch of hibiscus leaves
1/4 cup water
Processing Time
20 minutes
Process
Grind the onions to a pulp and collect the juice with a muslin cloth. Grind the hibiscus leaves with water and once again use a muslin cloth to collect the juice. Mix both liquids and, working in sections, apply the solution to your scalp and hair. After 15 minutes, wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeat three times a week.
Benefits
Both plants are great for boosting your hair growth. Using this remedy regularly will result in thicker and more voluminous hair.
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