5 Tips For Shiny Hair

Dull hair can be transformed into shiny hair with just a few ingredients and our 5 tips.

Dull hair without shine makes anyone look tired and old immediately. Shiny hair is synonymous with youthfulness, vitality and vigor. We have 5 tips for you on how to bring the shine back into your hair!

100 brush strokes a day for shiny hair

Our grandmothers had the wisdom that 100 brush strokes a day make your hair shine. This wisdom is still valid today if you implement it as it was then!

Our grandmas didn’t have plastic brushes, but natural hair. And they washed their hair less often than we do today.

Plastic hairbrushes, especially those with plastic bristles, can have sharp edges that damage not only the scalp but also the fine hair structure.

Our grandmothers use combs made of natural materials such as horn or wood that are not pressed into shapes, but (often still by hand) filed into shape and sanded soft.

The hairbrushes of our grandmothers consisted of natural bristles, which distribute the sebum from the scalp to the tips of the hair and thus make the hair smoother with the body’s own care substances.

In addition, tight-fitting natural bristles ensure that the hair scales of each individual hair are tightly attached and the hair is thus polished to a high gloss.

100 brush strokes per day are certainly an exaggeration, but with grandma’s hairbrushes made of natural bristles, 10 brush strokes a day bring more shine to the hair.

Acid bath for shiny hair

Acid causes the fine flakes of hair to pull together again and lay flat. The hair regains its original shine, feels less stubborn, is softer and is much easier to style and shape!

Simply mix equal parts apple cider vinegar with water and use this mixture as a hair conditioner after shampooing. Also great with filtered lemon juice. Do not rinse!

Heat free

Wet hair is sensitive because the cuticle is puffy.

You should therefore treat your hair particularly gently when it is wet. Please do not rub dry with a towel, just carefully press dry in the towel and let dry under your towel turban.

Heat and dry hot air with a blow dryer damage the hair by removing all moisture from it, making it brittle and brittle. Split ends arise.

So always try to avoid the blow dryer and let your hair air dry. This is the gentlest and healthiest way to get your hair dry after washing.

Few styling products for shiny hair

It is also important to make sure that the styling products do not dry out your hair. Many hair gels, hairsprays, and other styling products contain a lot of alcohol, which will only make your hair drier.

Look for gentler alternatives with less alcohol or choose natural means that you can use to style your hair! This is very easy, for example, with flaxseed. You need:

• 50g flaxseed
• 400ml water

Soak the flaxseed in the water overnight. The next day you have to bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly, and then let it simmer until a gel is formed. If you like the consistency, you can take the saucepan off the stove and let the gel cool down.

Stir occasionally to prevent skin from forming! If you forgot, don’t worry, you can simply remove the skin with a spoon. Strain the cooled gel through a sieve to remove the flaxseed. Finished!

The gel provides elastic hold and is ideally suited for lively hairstyles or for working out individual strands or curls.

The shelf life in the refrigerator is limited, but you can easily freeze the gel in the ice cube tray (or ice cube bag) and briefly defrost it in the microwave before doing your hair every morning.

Or let the gel ice cube thaw in a shot glass (or other small vessel) in the bathroom the evening before, so that it is ready in the morning. It couldn’t be more natural!

Proper care for shiny hair

A simple home remedy is to use oil on your hair. To do this, you heat a portion of cooking oil appropriate to your hair length and apply it to your hair.

The longer it works under cling film or a shower cap (overnight), the better! Then rinse with a mild (!) Shampoo and make it shine with a homemade vinegar or lemon water rinse. It couldn’t be easier or more natural!

You can leave expensive styling products on the store shelf, your kitchen cabinet has everything ready!