14/ Elastic hair: learn how to identify and what to do to treat the strands
Learn everything you need to know about elastic hair! (Photo: Instagram @natalieannehair)
Exposure to excessive heat and chemical treatments impair the elasticity of the hair (Photo: Instagram @natalieannehair)
It is possible to recover elastic hair! (Photo: Instagram @ladi.elle)
If you have elastic hair, it needs treatments to make it healthy again (Photo: Instagram @natalieannehair)
Reconstruction with keratin is a good treatment for recovering elastic hair (Photo: Instagram @tach.j)
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ExploreLack of care, exposure to excessive heat or the use of chemicals can be some of the factors that influence the elasticity of the yarn. Before the strands reach that point, they have the dry look and the famous split ends that terrify all divas. When there is no proper treatment, the thread reaches the extreme and it is necessary to intensify care through reconstruction. Want to know how to identify and care for elastic threads? Keep reading:
How to identify an elastic thread?
Do you know when we stretch a thread until it breaks? Rest assured that this is not necessarily an elastic thread. What happens is that all hair has a natural elasticity and this resistance time until the hair breaks is a way of identifying the health of the strand.
To find out if your hair is really elastic you need to separate a lock of your hair and not just a strand to perform the “test”:
1st step: with damp hair, separate a lock of your hair;
2st step: if when wet the strands become very tangled and clumped together, this is a sign that your hair is elastic;
3st step: Elastic hair also does not have a good relationship with shampoo. There is difficulty in removing the product from the hair even after rinsing it several times.
Diva tip: to make it easier to remove the product, apply the conditioner to the lengths and ends.
Is there a way to save the elastic threads?
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It can be difficult to recover the wires, but not impossible! Already separate your notepad and get ready to have some products as your best friends to recover the health of the threads. Let's go to the list?
Reconstruction with keratin will be a great ally for the recovery of elastic threads
Keratin returns capillary mass and protein to the strands and will be a perfect ally to say goodbye to elastic strands. Check out the step-by-step reconstruction with keratin:
1st step: separate 4 spoons of your reconstruction treatment mask and 3 spoons of Liquid Keratin. If you want to increase the shine of the strands, add 2 spoons of some vegetable oil, such as coconut oil or avocado oil. Mix the ingredients;
2st step: wash your hair with a transparent or anti-residue shampoo and let it act for a few minutes. Rinse and dry your hair normally;
4st step: with the wires still damp, apply the mixture by gloving the wires;
5st step: after letting it act for 20 minutes, rinse your hair well. It's normal for the thread to get stiff, it's the keratin coming into action!
Diva tip: if you don't have time to do the reconstruction, use the Reconstruction Pump Conditioner: the product promises to do the salon treatment in just 1 minute!
Homemade reconstruction recipes will help to replenish the mass of the elastic thread
Homemade recipes are simple and very practical to help save the yarn. Fica diva separated two homemade recipes with ingredients that you certainly have at home:
Homemade recipe for reconstruction with milk: the milk helps to make the threads more aligned, giving the effect of “faint threads” and reducing frizz. Add sugar to bring more shine to your hair!
Homemade reconstruction recipe with gelatin and aloe vera: gelatine is rich in collagen, softening the elastic effect of the threads. Aloe vera is the natural ingredient every diva needs to use: aloe vera leaf gel is so potent it can be used as a natural glow bath.
