Cocoa for the beauty of your hair

Cocoa powder contains a lot of phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc and sodium. The content of zinc and iron is a truly unique product. Cocoa provides the body with not only trace elements, but also vitamins E, A, PP, B, including antioxidants.

These nutrients are indispensable not only for maintaining health, but also useful in cosmetology. That is why cocoa powder is one of the main components of various masks for hair and body care. Such means not only return the beauty, shine and softness to the hair, but also due to its pleasant aroma they help to relax and relieve nervous tension.

Cocoa hair benefits

Cocoa can be an indispensable tool for maintaining beauty and health of hair, as it has a lot of positive qualities:

help restore damaged and weak hair

Cocoa contributes to the revitalization of hair growth, as intense warming of the scalp and direct impact on the hair follicles occurs,

regular use of masks, which include cocoa powder, helps prevent increased fragility of the strands,

recommended for care for split ends,

Cocoa helps to improve the structure of the hair, while the curls acquire the unique and pleasant aroma of chocolate.

Before you start using cocoa masks for hair care, you should familiarize yourself with the following recommendations:

• a sensitivity test is required to prevent the occurrence of an allergic reaction,

  for making masks, it is recommended to choose cocoa powder of light shades, as it has a more gentle composition and has a mild effect,

  dark cocoa shades include a large amount of alkali in their composition, which is why there is a risk of causing serious damage to the skin of the head,

  masks with cocoa should be applied to the scalp and hair, evenly distributing the entire length of the strands with a comb,

  the exposure time of the mask is determined based on its composition, as a rule, it is left for 30–45 minutes,

  during the procedure, the hair should be wound with polyethylene or wear a shower cap, and a towel on top,

  hair masks with cocoa are recommended for dark-haired girls, as they have a coloring effect,

  cocoa powder contains endorphins, therefore such cosmetic procedures provide elevation of mood,

• After using the mask, the pleasant aroma of chocolate will last for several days on your hair.
  

Hair mask with cocoa, egg and kefir

This mask is ideal for the care of weak and dry hair, its regular use helps to accelerate their growth. The composition of this tool are completely natural ingredients that saturate the hair from the inside with a mass of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements. To make your hair silky, smooth, healthy and return an attractive glossy shine, this mask should be used at least twice a week.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• kefir - 0.5 st.,
  
• egg - 1 pc.,
  
• cocoa powder - 1 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. First, beat the egg, then add the cocoa powder.

   Kefir is slightly heated and introduced into the composition.

   All components are thoroughly mixed until a mass of homogeneous consistency is obtained.

   If the mask is made for normal hair, it is best to use fatty kefir, and skimmed is suitable for the care of oily strands.

   After using such a mask with kefir it is not necessary to wash your hair with the use of shampoo.

2. After 20–35 minutes, the mask should be washed off, for this you can use warm water, and then decoction of chamomile.
   

Cocoa and Sour Cream Hair Mask

This mask is recommended to regularly do the owners of weak, dry and split ends.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• fat cream 20% - 0.5 tbsp.,
  
• cocoa powder - 2 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. It is necessary to mix all the ingredients thoroughly until a homogeneous consistency is obtained.

   The finished mask is applied to the hair, starting from the roots, and is evenly distributed over the entire length.

   If there is a problem with the split ends, the mask is applied in bold layers on these areas.

2. After 20-25 minutes, you should thoroughly wash your hair using any soft shampoo.
   

Cocoa mask for faster hair growth

Regular use of such a mask helps to make hair more thick and voluminous, it turns out to be an excellent care for weak and thin hair.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• cocoa powder - 2 tbsp. l.,
  
• egg yolk - 1 pc.,
  
• Cognac - 2 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. Cognac has a warming effect on the skin and contributes to the enhancement of blood flow to the hair follicles.

   Egg yolk and cocoa powder saturate the hair from the inside with a mass of nutrients and vitamins, so that the hair becomes well-groomed and healthy.

   All components are thoroughly mixed, and the resulting composition is applied to the strands, evenly distributed over the entire length.

2. After 25-30 minutes you need to wash off the mask with warm water and a mild shampoo.
   

Hair mask with honey and cocoa powder

Cosmetic mask, prepared according to this recipe, provides full hydration and saturation of the hair with beneficial substances.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• honey - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• unsweetened natural yogurt - 0.5 st.,
  
• cocoa powder - 2 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. All components are combined and mixed, as the result should be a homogeneous consistency composition.

   Instead of cocoa powder, you can use black chocolate (a few pieces), which is pre-melted in a water bath.

   The finished mask is applied to the strands and is evenly distributed over the entire length, a light massage of the scalp is performed.

2. The mask is washed off after 15–20 minutes with warm water and baby shampoo.
   

Cocoa mask for weak hair

This mask is recommended for hair care after dyeing or perm.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• milk - 2 tbsp. l.,
  
• cocoa powder - 2 tbsp. l.,
  
• Jojoba oil or avocado - 1 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. Cocoa powder is dissolved in warm milk to prevent lumps.

   The remaining ingredients are added to the milk and the composition is thoroughly mixed.

   If desired, you can add your favorite essential oils to the mask - for example, lavender, lemon or orange.

   The finished mask is applied to the hair and evenly distributed over the entire length.

2. After 15–20 minutes, rinse off the residue with warm water and baby shampoo.
   

Mask with cocoa butter to strengthen hair

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• Chamomile flowers infusion - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• egg yolk - 1 pc.,
  
• olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• cocoa butter - 2 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. First you need to make a chamomile extract - 1 tbsp. boiling water poured 2 tsp. dried chamomile flowers. The container is covered with a lid, and the broth is left for 15 minutes to well infused.

   To prepare the mask will need to take 1 tbsp. l ready infusion of chamomile, and the remnants of the funds can be used for rinsing hair after washing.

   All components are mixed, and the resulting composition is applied to the hair.

   After 20 minutes, you need to wash your hair with baby shampoo and warm water.

2. With regular use of such a mask, the hair becomes smooth, silky and returns a healthy shine and volume.
   

Mask with cocoa butter against hair loss

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• egg yolk - 1 pc.,
  
• burdock oil - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• kefir - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• cocoa butter - 1 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. First you need to melt the cocoa butter.

   All ingredients are thoroughly mixed so that the result is a homogeneous consistency composition.

   The finished mask is applied to the scalp and is evenly distributed over the entire length of the hair.

2. After 15 minutes, wash off the remaining oil with baby shampoo and plenty of warm water.
   

Mask with burdock oil and cocoa against hair loss

Burdock oil is considered an indispensable tool in the fight against hair loss and baldness. It can be used not only in pure form, but also added to the masks. Among the advantages of burdock is its high efficiency, as well as the fact that it is allowed for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding (if there is no allergy). This mask is recommended for strengthening weakened hair that has suffered from frequent use of chemicals.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• cocoa butter - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• burdock oil - 3 tbsp. l.,
  
• egg yolk - 2 pcs.
  

Preparation and use:

1. Cocoa butter is heated until it is liquid.

   All components are mixed so that the composition acquires a uniform consistency.

   The finished mask is applied to the scalp for a few minutes, a light massage is made.

2. Wash off the mask with baby shampoo and warm water after 10 minutes.
   

Mask with cocoa and kefir for damaged and weak hair

Through the use of this mask, the structure of the hair is improved, as a result, the curls become softer, smoother, more elastic, and a healthy glossy shine returns.

To prepare such a mask, you will need to take the following ingredients:

• kefir - 2 tbsp. l.,
  
• cocoa powder - 1 tbsp. l.,
  
• burdock oil - 1 tbsp. l
  

Preparation and use:

1. All components are thoroughly mixed.

   The resulting composition is applied to the hair roots, within a few minutes a light massage is done, then the mask is distributed along the entire length of the strands.

2. After 15–20 minutes, you should thoroughly wash the hair with baby shampoo and warm water.
   

Cocoa powder in combination with other ingredients gives an amazing result and helps not only to solve the problems associated with baldness, but also to conduct an effective restorative course for weakened and injured hair by frequent use of dyes, chemical perms and hot styling.

Recipe mask on the basis of kefir and cocoa powder learn from this video:

Cocoa - a treasure trove of useful substances

Having learned that cocoa is very useful for hair, many will be skeptical. It would seem that such a special in this powder, in addition to excellent taste characteristics? If we look at the brown grains with the eyes of a chemist, we will see that it contains not only caffeine, but also organic acids, and also tannins, sugars, proteins, fats and vitamins.

Thanks to its unique composition, the cocoa mask will make hair unrecognizably beautiful and healthy. What explains the miracle of this product?

• Caffeine charges curls with energy and increases their vitality.
• Dye gives the hair a darker shade.
• Tannins strengthen the roots of curls and saturate them with a magical aroma.
• Vitamin B1 enhances regeneration processes.
• Neurotransmitters remove irritation on the scalp, and hair thanks to them become stronger and more elastic.
• Antioxidants reduce the risk of splitting the ends of the hair and reduce their loss.

All these properties are not only powder, but also oil, it is sold in pharmacies. Of these products, in combination with some others, they prepare excellent masks, thanks to the systematic use of which the curls become much more beautiful and healthy.

The correct use of "chocolate gold"

When using any product for the beauty of your skin, hair, body or face, it is important to follow some guidelines. This will not only achieve the expected effect, but also protect your body from the manifestation of unwanted reactions. When using chocolate tree products, you should keep the following points in mind.

1. Cocoa powder or butter can harm girls with light curls by painting them in a darker tone. But if dairy products are added to a hair mask with cocoa, this property of chocolate products is leveled.
2. Chocolate tree products contain highly allergenic chitin. As a consequence, it is strongly recommended to test for allergies before using products based on cocoa beans.
3. For greater effect, a cocoa hair mask should be used once a week for several months.

Any cocoa mask is prepared using either powder or oil obtained during the processing of the chocolate tree fruit. Both of these ingredients are available to you, which you can easily purchase, regardless of where you live.

Oil gifting attractiveness

From the squeeze of the most useful components of the fruit of the cocoa tree produce butter, which is actively used in hair care. This is the long-awaited savior of damaged, weak and lifeless hair. Oil components are able to strengthen the structure of the strands from the inside. Influencing the skin and the entire length of hair, from root to tip, the oil returns them natural shine and full health.

Ways to use the marc from the fruit of the chocolate tree has developed a lot. We bring to your attention the most effective and safe of them.

1. Apply clean oil on the tips, hold it for about forty minutes, and then rinse.
2. Apply cocoa butter on curls along their entire length. After this procedure, the color of dark hair will be richer and brighter.
3. For the scalp oil is used to prevent hair loss and enhance hair growth. The product should not be on it for more than 20 minutes, curls withstand exposure for an hour.

Mask to strengthen

• Olive oil - 4 tablespoons.
• Cocoa - two tablespoons.
• Chicken eggs - 2 pieces.
• Natural honey - 50 ml.

While stirring continuously, pour the powder into olive oil. Then add honey and eggs, mix the mixture thoroughly until smooth - the product is ready. Apply it over the entire length of the hair, and after 20-30 minutes, rinse.

Shading mask

This tool is better to use the owners of dark strands. It not only gives the hair an amazing shade, but also visibly strengthens the weakened curls.

• Cocoa - tablespoon.
• Colorless henna - a tablespoon.
• One egg yolk.
• 100 ml of water.
• Sea buckthorn oil - a teaspoon.
• Kefir - 40 ml.

Apply a mask to clean hair and maintain it for a long time - up to two hours. After that, rinse the product in the usual way.

Both in oil and in powder, the used product of the chocolate tree fruit produces a delicious aroma, which makes the use of products based on it turn into a pleasant procedure.

The areas of cocoa use to improve female beauty are wide. But the most effective way can be considered as hair care products based on natural chocolate tree extract. We invite you to see an interesting video on the preparation of a simple and effective mask that will be especially relevant for owners of dark hair.

Cocoa butter composition

In a natural product with a characteristic pleasant smell and aroma derived from cocoa beans, contains a huge amount of nutrients and important substances:

• saturated fatty and unsaturated acids,
• vitamins of groups A, B, C and E,
• mineral and tannins,
• caffeine.

Components of cocoa butter are necessary not only to maintain human health, but also for the beauty of skin and hair. This was the main reason that this product is often used in the manufacture of cosmetic products.

The benefits of cocoa butter for hair

The natural remedy rich in active substances has a multifaceted complex effect on the hair structure and scalp. Especially cocoa butter for hair becomes indispensable for those who have dry, weakened, brittle curls, including due to unsuccessful dyeing, perm and other procedures.

Regular use of products based on this product contributes to:

• restoration of damaged and weak hair structure,
• wake follicles to the phase of active growth,
• the formation of a protective "barrier" from the negative impact
• eliminating split ends without the need to trim strands,
• nutrition and regeneration of the skin of the head, roots, hair,
• general improvement and strengthening of the state, even weakened and confused curls.

Cocoa bean oil covers every hair with a thin film invisible to the human eye. Impact is not limited to external manifestations. The tool nourishes the hair from the inside, protects the outside, which makes the curls incredibly docile, silky and shiny.

The best masks based on cocoa butter

Natural cocoa butter for hair can be used in its pure form, but it is most effective in various combinations with other components. The variability of masks based on this product allows you to choose a tool that solves a specific problem. The duration of the procedure depends on the specific recipe. The main thing is to apply the product only to clean and dry hair.

Comprehensive therapeutic care

Allows you to get a mixture of cocoa butter with kefir, which restores vitality to hair that has lost its luster and shine.

A tablespoon of cocoa butter is heated in a water bath, mixed with a similar amount of burdock. In the mixture injected yolk, a large spoonful of yogurt. All ingredients are mixed until a mass of uniform consistency.

Mask massaging movements rubbed into the roots, put on a hat and towel. Remove the mixture after a half to two hours. The procedure is repeated twice or thrice a week in a course of 16 sessions.

Firming and Shining

Cocoa butter is used for hair and when, after an excessive hobby of blow drying, coloring and other procedures, the curls become lifeless, they become thinner. To this end, the tool is prepared in the form of a decoction.

A couple of tablespoons of rosemary (leaves) are steamed in 100 ml of boiling water for an hour, filtered. Three large spoons of cocoa butter are heated in a water bath. Both mixtures are combined, mixed.

The mask is distributed over the entire length of the strands, rubbed into the roots. Head wrapped with film. Wash the mixture after 2-3 hours using a shampoo. This ritual is repeated every 3 days, in a course of 12 treatments.

To restore weakened hair

This vitamin mask is ideal for the winter and spring-autumn season, when nutrients are not enough for the body and hair.

In two heated spoons of cocoa butter are added the same burdock. 5 drops of vitamin E and A are introduced into the Maslenitsa mass, 3 drops of sweet orange ether. If the hair is long, the dosage is doubled.

The mask is applied along the entire length of the curls, put on a hat and a towel, stand for at least one and a half hours, wash off. The course consists of 14 sessions.

Against brittleness and hair loss

Cocoa butter is used for hair, not only as a means of eliminating fragility and loss, but also for the purpose of prevention, when the curls begin to lose their former beauty.

In 30 grams of heated oil put on a tablespoon of natural honey and brandy. The mass is thoroughly mixed. No additional ingredients are required.

Keep the mask no more than 40 minutes. Head warmed. The course for prophylactic purposes is 5-10, and in therapeutic - 10-15 procedures.

Nutritious for excessively dry hair

Owners of dry hair type have to deal with the fact that due to lack of nutrition, they become too brittle and naughty. This mask will solve this problem.

Two tablespoons of cocoa butter are melted, mixed with the same amount of apple cider vinegar and chamomile (inflorescence), four large spoons of any vegetable oil, 4 drops of ether from wheat germ.

Keep the mask for at least an hour, cover the head with plastic and a towel. The tool is recommended for use on an ongoing basis at intervals of twice a week.

General recommendations and features of the application

There are several nuances regarding the use of this product for beauty and health of hair, which must be considered:

1. Cocoa butter, as a rule, does not cause allergic reactions, but in some people there is an individual intolerance to this remedy. To ensure complete safety of the product, a small amount is applied to the wrist area or the inside of the elbow, wait a couple of hours.
2. The tool is ideal for dry and brittle curls, because it nourishes the hair from the inside. Owners of oily hair type is also useful, but with some limitations. Moisturizing can cause quick contamination of hair. And to avoid this, cocoa butter for hair with a tendency to fat content is used as little as possible.
3. Caution should be observed and fair-haired girls. Cocoa beans, like any product derived from them, are natural dyes. They can not greatly affect the dark hair. Light curls, on the contrary, can acquire an undesirable and unattractive hue. And if the tool is planned to be applied not to dark curls, first it is better to try it on a small strand.

If you exercise caution, then cocoa butter will bring exceptional benefits and no harm.

Useful properties of cocoa

The composition of cocoa beans includes a complex of micro- and macroelements necessary for the health and growth of hair, organic acids, vegetable polyphenols, which are involved in the process of accumulation and retention of moisture by hair follicles. A particularly valuable component of seeds is cocoa butter with a content of 51–54%. It consists mainly of fatty acids: palmitic, stearic, oleic. Such a rich set of useful components (when applied externally) hair owes its vitality and beauty.

In addition to its beneficial and nutritional properties, cocoa powder has a coloring effect. Therefore, if you need to give the curls a rich deep color, this tool works well and does not cause harm, unlike purchased dyes.

Masks based on cocoa product to brown-haired women and owners of dark chestnut haystacks give the depth of color in a range of dark shades.

Cocoa Hair Masks

For masks, you can use cocoa powder and butter, and even “secondary” fruit processing products, that is, chocolate. But in dealing with masks there are a few general rules that should be followed in order to get the desired result. Firstly, cocoa masks are suitable only for dark-haired girls due to the aforementioned tinting effect. Secondly, the main rule of all masks: they are applied under a plastic cap with insulation. Apply home formulations should be on unwashed hair.

If you want to improve the condition of your hair, special attention should be paid to shampoos that you use. A frightening figure - in 97% of shampoos of famous brands are substances that poison our body. The main components, due to which all the troubles, on the labels are designated as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, coco sulfate. These chemicals destroy the structure of the hair, the hair becomes brittle, lose elasticity and strength, the color fades. But the worst thing is that this filth enters the liver, heart, lungs, accumulates in the organs and can cause cancer. We advise against using the means in which these substances are located. Recently, experts of our editorial staff conducted an analysis of sulfate-free shampoos, where the first place was taken by funds from the company Mulsan Cosmetic. The only manufacturer of all-natural cosmetics. All products are manufactured under strict quality control and certification systems. We recommend to visit the official online store mulsan.ru. If you doubt the naturalness of your cosmetics, check the expiration date, it should not exceed one year of storage.

After shampooing your hair with a shampoo, it is recommended to use herbal-based rinses, such as chamomile, nettle, train, etc. In addition, it is advisable to dry your hair naturally, and use a natural bristle comb for combing. So you enhance the positive effect of the masks and generally improve the condition of the hair.

Cocoa mask for hair growth and strengthening

• 1 egg
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• about 200 g of sour kefir (amount depending on the length of hair)

The ingredients are well mixed in a deep bowl until a creamy consistency is obtained. Then apply to hair the entire length and leave for about an hour, then wash the hair in the usual way. To do this mask should be 2 times a week course for two months. The tool contributes to the growth of hairs with their strong hair loss, strengthen hair follicles, it will also be useful for those who are satisfied with their hair.

Cocoa properties

Most of us get the first impressions about the beneficial properties of cocoa in early childhood. Who does not know the situation when after a piece of black chocolate or a cup of flavored drink there is suddenly a burst of energy and the mood immediately rises? And adults, even those who are always on diets, from time to time are not averse to pampering themselves with their favorite delicacy.

And all because cocoa beans contain caffeine (though in smaller quantities than coffee beans) and substances that stimulate the production of the pleasure hormone - serotonin.

Caffeine improves capillary blood circulation, helping hair follicles eat better and get more oxygen. Naturally, after such stimulation, the hair becomes stronger and grows faster.

Chocolate mask for rich color

• 200 g natural black chocolate
• 2 egg yolks
• 1-2 tbsp. l olive oil
• 2-3 drops of any essential oil

Chocolate should be broken into pieces and melted in a water bath. Mix the yolks and butter in a bowl and add the melted chocolate to this mass, mix well. The mask is applied from root to tip. An hour later, wash off the mask in the usual way.

Oil mask

• 2-3 art. l solid cocoa butter
• 3 capsules of vitamin E
• 2 tbsp. l burdock oil
• 5 drops of grapefruit oil

Melt cocoa butter in a water bath, add burdock oil to it, if desired, add 1 tbsp. l amla oils. Vitamin E round capsules can be pierced with a toothpick or other sharp object and squeezed into a bowl of oil, then add grapefruit oil. The resulting mixture is applied to the entire length of the hair. The mask should be left for at least 1 hour, then rinsed off. The oil mask nourishes and strengthens the hair, making it smooth, shiny and docile.

Cocoa with cognac for thick hair

• 1 tsp cocoa butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tbsp. l burdock oil
• 1 tsp brandy

Mash yolks with brandy, mix cocoa butter with burdock and combine both mixtures. Apply the composition on the scalp and hair roots, evenly distribute the residue over the entire length. The exposure time of the mask is 1-3 hours, then the head should be washed under running water with shampoo and balm.

Kefir mask, eggs and cocoa

The most common mask is a mask of kefir, eggs and cocoa, which helps to strengthen the hair, accelerating their growth.

For its preparation it is necessary to take 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder, dilute with water until a thick slurry forms. Beat 1 yolk, add it to the pulp and pour this mixture with kefir (1/3 cup). Mix well, then apply to hair and gently rub into the head. Now we warm - we put on a package or a cap and a towel on top. Leave for 30 minutes, wash off after.

Cocoa hair coloring

In addition to giving a beautiful shade, cocoa powder helps to enhance growth, strengthen the structure, adds thickness and natural shine. This is a real storehouse of vitamins and microelements, which has a complex effect on hair.

Natural coloring has several advantages:

• Beneficial effects and extra care
• Easy to prepare and use
• Light natural effect that allows you to control the intensity of the shade,
• Gentle effect - the tool can be applied on thin splitting hair, prone to loss, without fear for their condition,
• The natural component can not be applied to the hair painted with ammonia paint - this will lead to an unexpected result.
• Chocolate flavor keeps for a long time and improves mood
• For cosmetic purposes, you must use a powder of natural dark beans, without impurities, dyes and flavors. The texture should be loose - no lumps. A high-quality product can be purchased at specialized cosmetic stores for soap making and home cosmetics.
• After the procedure, it is not recommended to use cleansing and styling products for two days,
• Rinsing should be carried out with a channel of warm water until the stream of water is completely clean. It may take a lot of time, but it will save you from dark spots on clothes and bedding,
• Natural coloring may not be suitable for owners of tough hair with a dense structure,
• The masks give extra care, which eliminates the need for the use of cosmetic balms and conditioners,
• This is a hypoargenic agent, the only contraindication to the use of which is individual intolerance.

The disadvantages include poor durability - after each wash the pigment is washed out, so the staining procedures should be carried out regularly.

It is also worth considering that within 2-3 days (until the next wash), hair will soil clothes and underwear, so you should avoid light fabrics and cover the pillow with a towel.

Recipes mixes for cooking at home

The use of ordinary cocoa, diluted with water, is undesirable - this method will dry out the skin, leading to dandruff and excessive dryness. To avoid this, you should add to the mixture of nourishing and moisturizing ingredients.

Henna in this combination instead of the characteristic red color with a yellowish undertone, gives a cold deep chestnut shade of mahogany, which is difficult to achieve even in professional salons:

In cooked according to the instructions on the package henna (20 grams of powder) add two tablespoons of cocoa. For a darker color, henna is not dissolved in water, but in coffee. If the dry mixture is diluted with red wine or cranberry juice, then the result is a bright saturated red color. Maintain the mixture according to the recommendations in the instructions for henna. For long length proportions doubled.

To prepare the mixture, take 4 teaspoons of black tea and pour 0.4 cups of boiling water over it. After 40 minutes over low heat, the tea is filtered and 4 teaspoons of cocoa are added to it. During cooking, some of the liquid should evaporate, and eventually a dark rich thick mass will turn out. It is applied to a wet head of hair and kept under a plastic cap and a towel for an hour.

To emphasize chestnut color, making it more expressive, you can use this mask: a mixture of yogurt or kefir and cocoa in a 1: 1 ratio is mixed with a teaspoon of honey, and before applying pour a spoonful of apple cider vinegar.

This mask is quite aggressive and gives an instant result, so it is not recommended to keep it for longer than 10 minutes, especially for owners of light and thin hair.

The effect is achieved by vinegar, which not only enhances the pigment of the dye, but also actively penetrates deep into the structure, thereby accelerating the effect of the mask.

A thick paste of cocoa and hot milk is diluted with a tablespoon of coconut oil, several capsules of aevita and 2-3 drops of aroma oil (optional). Before applying, the mass should be slightly warmed to better penetrate the structure. Leave the mask for one hour and then rinse with warm running water.

This recipe is also suitable weakened after the use of persistent colors of hair.

Brunettes who do not have time for coloring, this method is suitable - dry dark cocoa powder is applied at the roots, and then combed along the entire length in order to remove residues. This is an effective express tool that helps to quickly and effectively disguise gray hair and regrown roots.

For additional strengthening and stimulation of growth, a mask is used, which imparts a slight coffee-chocolate shade:

• 1 tbsp. l brandy
• Yolks of two eggs,
• A tablespoon of cocoa,
• Vegetable oil and water (add to the state of thick cream).

Apply to damp hair and insulate with a shower cap. To sustain from 20 to 50 minutes (the intensity of the color depends on the duration).

This is the method of dyeing using homemade shampoo coloring: cocoa powder is added in a 1: 1 ratio to a hypoalrhenic children's shampoo without dyes. After washing in the usual way, the mass is left for a few minutes (brown-haired women only need 2-3 minutes, and dark brunettes will have to increase the procedure time to one hour). Then the product is washed off with warm water. For a warm chestnut shade, you can add some henna to the shampoo.

To consolidate the result obtained, it is recommended to apply a special spray after each dyeing and washing, giving the chestnut shades saturation, brightness and durability.

To prepare, take a few spoons of natural coffee and pour a glass of boiling water. Ready and chilled drink is filtered through a thin gauze and poured into a jar with a spray. A small amount is sprayed onto clean damp hair and left to dry completely.

Rules of the procedure

In order for the result to meet expectations and be kept as long as possible, you should follow these recommendations:

• Before applying the product, wash your hair well with shampoo. You can not use fat balms - oils create a protective film that prevents the penetration of pigment,
• After the procedure it is impossible to visit the pool or swim in the sea water - this not only washes out the pigment, but also leads to its oxidation,
• Application starts from the roots, and then evenly distribute the mass over the entire length to the tips,
• It is fashionable to add a bit of dark chocolate to the masks for flavor and additional nutrition,
• To obtain a more intense shade, heat is used - a shower cap is put on the head, warmed with a towel and treated with a stream of warm air from a hair dryer for 5 minutes. If you leave your head uncovered, the effect will be weak and subtle,
• It is possible to completely paint over gray hair only after several uses,
• To avoid staining of the skin, on the forehead and neck along the hairline should be applied a thick layer of oily cream or oil,
• Paste is applied with a special brush or toothbrush (at the roots). Hands should be in protective gloves. Despite the fact that natural ingredients are not toxic and will not harm the skin, they have a durable pigment and dense texture, which is why it is difficult to wash off the products, especially from under the nails.

To obtain a lasting effect, it is necessary to perform from 8 to 10 procedures no more than once a week. Repeated course is carried out not earlier than in a month.

Cocoa for hair

Cocoa powder for hair put in any homemade masks enrich them with popular recipes. To care for the hair, take not only powder, but also natural oil from these beans. Any remedy is applied to the roots, strands in the implementation of hair treatment. Equally helpful is washing your cocoa hair. The only negative is that it is not suitable for blondes, because it colors the strands.

Important editorial advice

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Cocoa butter for hair

Most of the active substances are contained in the oil solution of the plant. In its pure form, this product is used infrequently, mainly combined with other components. Cocoa butter hair mask is used to accelerate hair growth, soften and give them extra lightness. Recommended cocoa butter for dry hair, for filling curls with additional moisture, for this purpose it in combination with other oils is applied overnight. Useful properties of the oil make it easier to care for hair and styling their hair. Use cocoa butter is recommended to strengthen the follicles, for hair shine and it is suitable for blond hair - does not stain them.

Cocoa hair coloring

A positive feature of the beans is the presence of coloring particles. Any dark-haired beauty, applying the simplest recipes with cocoa can improve the shade of hair. Cocoa hair coloring is feasible when using the product in powder form, the mask with oils is not suitable. Powder for hair does not harm, it carries out careful dyeing and strengthening, contraindications relate only to individual intolerance to the components of the beans. Home paint with powder is quite easy to prepare with your own hands.

Preparation and method of application:

We part with warmed cocoa milk, a creamy mixture should turn out, we mix everything else with it. Knead, rub into the roots. Leave for an hour, my head.

Hair growth mask

Result: use cocoa butter for the hair is useful for nourishing the follicle, it triggers active growth.

Ingredients per tablespoon:

• kefir,
• cocoa butter,
• burdock oil,
• yolk.

Preparation and method of application:

We mix the oil mass, slightly heat, process the strands. We warm, wash off with plenty of water.

Properties of the fruits of cocoa tree

You can talk about cocoa taste for a long time, and about its use in cooking - even longer. But it's not about that. In fact, it has a complex of natural components, which favorably affects the condition of the hair, and even cures them if necessary. In addition, the hair mask with cocoa received feedback because it promotes hair growth, prevents hair loss, stimulates the scalp. This is due to the fact that cocoa contains not only caffeine, but also organic acids, sugars, tannins, proteins and fats. And all this is complemented by ease of preparation.

Even if you - the owner of healthy and strong hair - does not mean at all that such products should not be present in the arsenal of hair care. In this case, prophylactic masks will maintain a fresh and well-groomed appearance, as well as help prevent a lot of trouble.

If your hair is not so strong, but rather brittle, dull and often exposed to chemical dyes - a hair mask with cocoa and kefir will fill them with life. Powder, as well as oil obtained from cocoa beans, with special attention is used for damaged and dry hair, as it tends to nourish from the inside. After the correct course you can notice active hair growth and the absence of split ends.

Recipes chocolate mask with kefir and egg

Making masks for hair with cocoa at home is not a difficult task. In addition to the benefits of the mask itself, in the process of cooking you can feel a very pleasant aroma that can reduce irritability, fatigue, and also elevate mood.

• Firming mask. To start, prepare a chocolate mixture, in which a teaspoon of cocoa powder accounts for the same amount of warm water. Then separately whipped raw yolk, which is sent to an existing chocolate mixture. All this is thoroughly mixed and supplemented with 100 grams of low-fat kefir. The resulting mass should be massaged into the hair roots and insulated with a special polyethylene cap. The mixture is aged in this form for about 40 minutes and washed off with shampoo.

For a full strengthening effect, it should be applied every 2-3 days for three months.

• Restoringoil based. Since restoration often requires brittle, dyed and damaged hair, it is better to use burdock or castor oil as a basis. Two tablespoons of butter account for a tablespoon of cocoa, all this is thoroughly mixed. Then the mixture is not much heated in a water bath and combines with the beaten yolk. The resulting mask for cocoa hair is rubbed by the fingers into the roots and insulated.

To maintain the mixture on the head need about 40-60 minutes, then rinse with shampoo. To obtain and consolidate the result of the tool should be used no more than 2 times a week for 2-3 months.

• For hair growth. To prepare a hair mask with cocoa and kefir, you need to mix a tablespoon of castor or burdock oil, 2 tbsp. spoons of cocoa powder. Then the mixture should be heated in a water bath and add the beaten yolk. To complete the mix, add a glass of low-fat kefir and mix thoroughly. Apply to the entire length of hair, covered with polyethylene, and warmed on top with a towel. An hour later, the curls are thoroughly washed with shampoo and rinse. After periodic use, the result will not take long: the curls will become brilliant, and their growth will pleasantly surprise you.

• Vitamin, for hair with cocoa butter. Cocoa seed oil is often used for cosmetic purposes. Girls who are accustomed to preparing funds at home will benefit from its availability - cocoa seed oil can be purchased at any pharmacy. For a vitamin mask you need to mix 2-3 tablespoons of warmed cocoa butter, the same burdock oil, five drops of vitamin oil solutions and 3 drops of grapefruit essential oil. The resulting mixture of oils to rub into the hair roots and distribute over the entire length of the hair. Maintain a lot with cocoa nib butter for at least an hour and a half, then rinse thoroughly with shampoo. The full course consists of two weeks daily use.

If necessary, in the recipe of other masks cocoa powder can be replaced with oil.

Please note that fair-haired girls who have used hair masks with cocoa have left many reviews, as for light curls you need to apply them with caution or at least with the addition of oils without fail.

Benefits of using

But this is not the only plus cocoa. Valuable product also contains:

• a whole complex of vitamins: group B, A, C, E, etc., ensuring the health and beauty of hair,
• vital minerals and trace elements, including iron, magnesium, zinc, potassium, fluorine, sodium - most of them are building materials for the hair shaft,
• tannins that regulate the activity of the sebaceous glands, improve the condition of the skin and strengthen the hair structure,
• polysaccharides - make the hair smoother and more elastic, make combing and styling easier,
• organic acids - quickly eliminate dullness and brittle hair, peeling and irritation of the skin, have the effect of a soft peeling, help moisturize the hair,
• useful fats, which are especially abundant in cocoa butter, are an excellent natural UV filter, enveloping every hair, create additional volume of hair without significantly weighting it and protect hair from the negative environmental effects.

In addition, using a mask for the hair of cocoa powder, you can get a pleasant chestnut shade of hair, so often brown-haired women use them as a safe tinting agent.

To suit

Cocoa hair mask is good for everyone. It is not suitable only for those who show individual intolerance to this product. Especially effective tool for:

• damaged by chemical perm or frequent hair dye,
• fine or heavily weakened hair,
• non-infectious causes of alopecia,
• dull, lost shine and elasticity of hair,
• split ends and brittle hair,
• dry after the release of sea water and the sun head.

On healthy hair, you can make masks with the addition of cocoa twice a year monthly courses: late autumn and early spring. This will help to revive and nourish the hair after the winter and prepare it for the temperature differences and bad weather of the autumn-winter off-season.

Kefir with olive oil

This tool is well suited for owners of extremely dry hair. Lactic acid is an excellent natural moisturizer, and olive oil softens the hair and nourishes the roots. To feed the skin with vitamins, egg yolk is added to the mask, which must be carefully separated from the protein and whipped with a tablespoon of olive oil. Pour there the same kefir and pour the same amount of cocoa powder.

All mix thoroughly until a uniform consistency, apply to hair, to warm. Keep for 1-2 hours, rinse with warm running water without shampoo.

Cocoa Butter Application

The consistency of cocoa butter may be white or yellowish. At temperatures up to 27 degrees it is hard and breaks easily into pieces, which is very convenient to use. It melts when heated (on contact with skin, steamed, etc.).

In solid form, it can be rubbed into the scalp and left for 40-50 minutesthen wash off. But more often cocoa butter is used in a melted liquid form along with other components in the composition of homemade masks.

Mask Recipes

To strengthen hair apply a mask based on rosemary and cocoa butter.

• A small amount of rosemary (enough 2 tablespoons) need to pour boiling water (200 g).
• The mixture should infuse for 40 minutes.
• Then you should strain the infusion to get rid of the grass.
• After mixing with cocoa butter.
• Hair covered with this tool, wrapped with a film and a warm towel.
• Two hours later, the mask is washed off using shampoo.

To make the hairstyle look more voluminous and thick, it’s enough to use this recipe twice a week.

Mask for hair growth:

• Linseed oil - 4 tbsp. l
• Unrefined cocoa butter - 1 tsp.
• Broccoli, argan and macadamia oils - 1 tsp.
• Aloe Vera - 20 drops.
• Essential oils (of your choice) - 10 drops.
• Dimexide (optional, to improve the effect) - 0.5 tsp.
• Keratin - 10 ml.

All elements, except keratin, are mixed together. Part of the mixture is rubbed into the scalp. The rest is diluted with keratin and applied to the length.

Then curls need to be collected in a bundle, wrap with a film and put up a towel or a warm hat.

Photo result after application

Hair Loss Recipe:

• Cocoa butter and burdock
• Single egg yolk
• Kefir.

All elements, except eggs, are taken in the same proportion - one article each. l After mixing, the pattern of application is the same as in the previous versions - after applying the mask and "warming" the head should go from one and a half to 2 hours.

This tool is used no more than 3 times a week. The course ranges from 12 to 16 masks.

After applying this mask, your hair will become noticeably stronger, stronger and will return the former shine.

• Honey, sea salt and cognac - mix a glass of each ingredient.
• Leave the mixture in a dark place for two weeks.
• After the infusion is mixed with 100 g of cocoa butter (ghee).

Apply the tool before you wash your hair. After applying to the skin they wait an hour, warming the head.

Vitamin Mask Recipe

It is used for weakened hair, prone to dryness.

• Mix 2 tbsp. l cocoa butter and burdock.
• There - vitamins A, E, 1 capsule and essential oil of grapefruit - 2-3 drops.
• Apply the mixture, starting from the roots, along the entire length.
• Wrap the head with a towel for 2 hours.

• Melt cocoa butter (2 tbsp. L.) + Cocoa powder (1 tbsp. L.).
• Liquid honey (1 tbsp. L.) + Banana (half of the fruit).
• Bring to a uniform consistency and apply to the hair from root to tip.
• After an hour on the head with "warming" the mixture should be washed off.

Cocoa powder and butter can be replaced by a component with similar properties - high-quality dark chocolate. Recipes chocolate masks for hair are presented here.

Elina: “I took unrefined cocoa butter from the company“ Spivak ”- I recommend for the care of curls. Really worthy tool. "

Svetlana: "This oil is really gorgeous - not only for hair, it helps to care for your skin and even makes traces of scars less noticeable."

Rinat: “I use cocoa butter in 2 ways - with olive and burdock to feed the roots and in its pure form for the length of the strands. The result is cool - like after an expensive grooming mask, and the fragrance - you will begin to rock. "

Alice: “It has a heavy consistency, but it is washed off normally, for 2 soaping. Super-effect not noticed, just moisturizes and nourishes the hair. I like the smell of chocolate, which after the procedure exudes a hairstyle. ”

Cocoa hair reviews

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Cognac with yolk

This cocoa mask for hair has a beneficial effect primarily on the skin and roots. It expands the capillaries, regulates the activity of the sebaceous glands, improves cellular nutrition. Hair becomes stronger, more dense and elastic. This is an excellent remedy for hair loss that can reduce even their age loss.

Cocoa powder should be diluted with preheated milk to the consistency of thick sour cream. Beat the egg and carefully separate the yolk. Beat it with a tablespoon of high-quality cognac and mix the two ready-made components of the mask. Rub them into the roots, and then comb through the hair with a wide comb.

Hold up to one hour, with a burning sensation - less. Do not apply with damaged scalp!

Beer with bread

This recipe is an excellent nutrient that actively stimulates hair growth. It is successfully used for baldness, to restore weakened, dull and life-losing hair.

When adding mustard or cinnamon powder, the mask is able to awaken dormant hair follicles and make hair thicker, but such a composition can provoke irritation of sensitive skin.

Cut off the crusts from a slice of black bread (preferably slightly dried), break it into small pieces and pour half a glass of dark beer. After a few minutes, grind everything until a homogeneous mass, in which add a tablespoon of cocoa powder and the same high-quality honey. All mix and apply on the roots, and then spread along the length.

Oil compress

With his help, even a dyed blonde, whose hair has suffered greatly during bleaching, after just a few procedures will be able to return her shine and elasticity. Compress is based on cocoa butter and is recommended for dry and badly damaged hair.

It is not worth leaving it for the night - there will not be much harm, but a greasy film on the head can clog pores and provoke seborrhea. It is enough to hold the composition in the evening for 1-2 hours and rinse thoroughly with shampoo.

You can take any natural (burdock, castor, olive, peach, from wheat germ or grape seed) or essential (ylang-ylang, rosemary, chamomile, cloves, cinnamon, rose) oils as additional ingredients for a compress.

Heat 100 ml of base oil in a water bath and dissolve a teaspoon of cocoa butter in it. Drip 5-10 drops of the selected essential oil, carefully move and evenly distribute with a paintbrush over the head of hair. Quickly and well wrap up and you can warm up for 5-10 minutes with an additional hair dryer.

Balsam for coloring

To get the effect of dyeing in a pleasant chocolate color, it is easiest to mix your favorite hair mask in equal proportions with cocoa powder. Moreover, this should be done immediately before use, and not add the powder to the jar. The composition is well mixed and evenly distributed through the hair. You can leave it for 20-30 minutes, and then rinse without shampoo.

Naturally, the deep chocolate color, like the models in the photo from the packaging of resistant paints, cannot be obtained from the first time. But if you make such masks 2-3 times a week, then in a month the result will be noticeable.

So you can darken even blond hair, bringing it to a light chestnut color with obvious benefits for hair. According to women, it becomes smooth, silky and easy to fit into her hair.

Rules of application

Cocoa masks have their own rules of application, the knowledge and observance of which greatly increases the efficiency of home procedures. This is what experts advise to pay attention to:

• for oily and combined hair it is better to use cocoa in the powder, and for dry and heavily damaged cocoa butter,
• a light powder has a pH level close to natural - about 5, and a dark one can reach up to 8, therefore it is not recommended to use it on severely damaged hair,
• to preserve the maximum of useful substances, masks must be prepared immediately before use,
• on clean, wet hair, the mask is distributed better, and the nutrients penetrate deeper than when applied dry,
• before you make a mask, you need to wash your hair with shampoo and rinse thoroughly, without using balms and conditioners,
• Cocoa is very useful for the scalp, so the mask should first be applied to the roots and lightly massaged into them, and only then distributed along the length,
• it is necessary to warm the head - so the penetrating effect of useful components will be noticeably higher,
• Cocoa can affect the skin for 48 hours, so you should not wash your head after such a mask the next day,
• styling products significantly reduce the effectiveness of cocoa masks, their use during an intensive course of therapy is better to limit.

Do not forget about the careful attitude to the hair. Although cocoa butter is a natural protective filter, spending a lot of time under the scorching sun or in the wind with your head uncovered is not worth it.

You can not get carried away and hot styling - they dry out your hair and again make it brittle. It is necessary to feed the roots not only with masks, but also from the inside, enriching your diet with healthy products: fruits, vegetables, cereals, fish. With such a comprehensive care of the right hair will constantly delight you with beauty and healthy shine.

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