Apple cider vinegar is an acidic wine from the fruit and has several health benefits.
In addition to being a potent natural anti-inflammatory, it has more than 93 nutritional components such as enzymes, mineral salts, vitamins, amino acids, beta-carotene and pectin.
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Vinegar in hair has become a real wildcard for women.
With a very low PH (from 2.5 to 3.0), it has properties that balance the hair, seal the cuticles, improve porosity, hydrate and add shine, in addition to other benefits, such as:
- Seals the hair cuticles;
- Reduces split ends;
- Stabilizes the PH of the hair;
- Treats dry and dry hair;
- Improves hair porosity and adds shine
- Helps with growth;
- Improves frizz;
- Helps in the treatment of oily scalp, dermatitis and dandruff;
- Removes residues left on the hair by various products, cleans the scalp and improves flaking;
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How to use vinegar on hair
To add shine:
To add shine to your hair, add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar to a glass of water. After washing and conditioning the hairremove excess water, apply the mixture, but do not rinse.
Allow the hair to dry naturally. Repeat this process every 20 days or when your hair feels dull.
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To help with growth:
Vinegar also helps in the growth of hair. Wash as normal and use vinegar as a final rinse for healthier hair. Use 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a glass of hot filtered water.
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Scalp oiliness:
Add a spoonful of apple cider vinegar to improve scalp oiliness and balance PH.
To close the hair cuticles:
Mix a spoon or two of apple cider vinegar (depending on hair length) into the conditioner. Wash normally and apply this mixture. Massage and leave to act for 3 minutes. After this time, rinse and dry naturally.
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To remove residue and cleanse the scalp:
Mix the same amount of vinegar and warm water, apply to hair and massage the scalp in circular movements. Use cotton to apply the mixture. Then wash your hair normally.
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To moisturize dry hair:
Frizzy and dry hair has open hair cuticles and is dry, voluminous, rough and has a more alkaline pH. Apple cider vinegar contains enough acidity to close the cuticles, hydrate them and give them softness (Homemade hydration with liquid Bepantol).
Make the following mixture: enough mask to apply throughout your hair, a tablespoon of olive oil and a dessert spoon of vinegar. Apply the mixture, put on a cap and let it act for 20 minutes. Repeat this process once a week.
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And the smell? Vinegar in your hair is a bit sickening, but it goes away quickly and when your hair dries, the smell evaporates and disappears.
And above all, vinegar is a very cheap, accessible product, it produces a lot and we always have it at home. It’s really worth testing!
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