Practicals Women has the solution for moms who want to keep their hair straight without chemicals (Photo: Instagram, @karissakayabbott).
Natural cornstarch straightening is one of the most popular among pregnant women (Photo: Instagram, @lipstickncurls).
At-home straightening helps keep hair in line with natural ingredients (Photo: Instagram, @tanya.grizhinku)
Having straight hair without chemicals during pregnancy is easier than it looks (Photo: Instagram, @sopharush).
Homemade straightening is 100% natural, plus it makes the list of our favorite recipes! (Photo: Instagram, @allisonpaigelach)
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Practicals Women knows how hair can affect the self-esteem of moms-to-be, whether it's coloring, doubts about hairstyles and cuts, or chemical processes. That's why we're here to show you that keeping your hair straight without chemicals during pregnancy can be much easier than it looks: the secret is in home straightening, with natural ingredients that help reduce frizz, control volume and align strands! All with the help of a blow dryer and flat iron to seal the strands - read on to find out how to keep your hair straight without chemicals during pregnancy!
Home straightening helps to keep your hair straight without chemicals during pregnancy
Like home moisturizing, home straightening uses various recipes that mix natural ingredients with your favorite treatment cream, from hydration to nourishment. Depending on the finish, home straightening can also be used alone as a powerful moisturizer that brings the effect of "strand fading" without damaging the hair structure.
Before choosing your home straightening recipe, it is necessary that you clean the strands properly, at this point the cleaning is usually more intense than usual so that the hair can receive the treatment in the best way. Check it step by step:
1st step: make a pre-poo to avoid dryness and breakage of the strands;
2nd step: after detangling the hair and leaving the pre-poo on for 20 minutes, rinse and apply a deep cleansing shampoo twice;
3rd step: remove excess water from the wires. With hair still damp, separate sections to evenly distribute your home straightening recipe;
4th step: after choosing and applying your homemade recipe to the strands, just leave it on as directed. Lastly, use the blow dryer to seal the strands and the flat iron to "fix" the effect of the home straightening on the strands and you're ready to rock, mom-to-be!
Cornstarch straightening is a favorite among moms
Traditional and always loved by all, home cornstarch straightening restores shine to the strands and recovers the nutrients that the hair ends up losing every day. Diva tip: use hair keratin before blow-drying to moisturize your hair with a touch of reconstruction.
1st step: mix 4 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 cups of milk to make a cornstarch slurry, heat until creamy. Add sugar to have more shine in the threads;
2nd step: in a separate pot, add 3 tablespoons of the concentrated moisturizing mask, 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and the cornstarch slurry still warm;
3rd step: mix all the ingredients until homogenized and apply all over your hair, covering each strand. leave it on for two hours!
4th step: wash your hair with a moisturizing shampoo and finish with the conditioner on lengths and ends;
Chocolate can be a great ingredient for that afternoon cake and... for homemade straightening.
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It even hurts to use the recipe ingredient instead of making that brigadeiro, doesn't it, diva? But rest assured, we guarantee: it's worth it!
1st step: put a tablespoon of chocolate or chocolate powder, a tablespoon of tapioca gum, a tablespoon of sugar and 100ml of milk in a saucepan;
2nd step: put on the fire and mix the ingredients until it becomes a paste;
3rd step: in a bowl and add 3 tablespoons of the treatment mask with the mixture still warm;
4th step: apply the mixture all over the hair and leave on for 1 hour, now just rinse, apply conditioner and finish with the blow dryer!
Smoothing with lemon and coconut milk helps replenish lipids in the hair.
The unusual duo is, in fact, the dream duo: the acidic pH of the lemon helps close the hair cuticles while the coconut milk restores mass to the strands.
1st step: mix 200 ml of coconut milk with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. After mixing the two ingredients well, add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice;
2nd step: apply the mixture on the hair and leave it on for at least 1 hour;
3rd step: rinse hair well and finish as usual .
