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After a long week at work, nothing beats cracking open a cold one on the weekend. While beer is a popular beverage, did you know it can also be used to treat your hair? Yes, you read that correctly. We'll learn about the advantages of beer for hair and how to use it in this article. Let's get started.
Is Beer Good for Washing Hair?
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Using a beer shampoo or hair rinse to boost texture and general hair health has become increasingly trendy. Beer is said to make your hair shinier, changing dull locks into silky, lustrous locks.
The four most important elements in beer are:
- Malt
- Hops
- Yeast
- Water
Beer is high in protein and vitamins, particularly B vitamins, which benefit hair and overall health, thanks to two of these major constituents, malt, and hops.
Applying a beer rinse to your hair (rather than drinking it) can have a number of advantages, including:
- Enhances radiance
- Increases volume
- Increases bounce
- Strengthens the strands of hair
- Moisture is replenished
- Clarifies and cleanses
- Conditions
- Softens hair
What Is the Best Way to Use Beer for Hair?
The best approach to using beer for hair care is to combine it with other natural components at home. Let's look at some of the several methods to use beer for the greatest hair care.
1) Beer Shampoo for Hair Loss
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Washing your hair with beer mixed in your shampoo is one of the most effective ways to treat hair loss. Beer is quite powerful and good for cleaning and nourishing your scalp and hair strands.
What Do You Need?
One and a half cups of beer, plus one cup of your favorite mild shampoo.
Instructions:
- Pour the beer into a pot and boil it until it is reduced to half its original volume.
- Allow it to cool before thoroughly mixing it with the shampoo.
- Apply the beer and shampoo mixture to your damp hair and scalp in large amounts.
- Massage the scalp gently until rich lather forms.
- It should be washed away with cool water.
2) Beer Hair Mask
This hair mask is perfect for treating damaged, dull, or weak hair.
What Do You Need?
Half cup of flat beer(leave the beer out for a while so that the carbon dioxide escapes), 3 tablespoons of coconut oil or avocado oil, and 1 lightly mixed egg.
Instructions:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. If your combination is too runny, add a thickening item like a small, mashed, ripe banana or half an avocado.
- Make a paste using your hair and scalp.
- Leave in for 30 minutes to 1 hour, covered with a shower cap or plastic wrap.
- After rinsing thoroughly, shampoo as usual.
3) Beer Hair Rinse
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There are various advantages to rinsing your hair with pure beer. It repairs the hair strands and reduces frizz while strengthening the hair cuticles and giving it gloss and sheen.
What Do You Need?
One cup of flat beer.
Instructions:
- Use a gentle hair cleanser to wash your hair.
- Slowly pour the flat beer onto your hair and scalp.
- Massage the scalp gently to ensure that it is fully absorbed by the scalp and roots.
- Allow 10 minutes for it to work.
- Rinse well with cool water.
4) Beer Conditioner
Beer's proteins bind to the hair shaft, adding volume to the hair. This approach can give you a lot of volume if you have fine, thin hair.
What Do You Need?
Half a cup of beer, thick conditioner, apple cider vinegar, and jojoba oil.
Instructions:
- In a spray bottle, blend beer and a heavier conditioner with a few drops of jojoba oil or apple cider vinegar and spritz as needed. The apple cider vinegar will aid in the removal of the beer odor.
- While in the shower, let the mixture on your hair for several minutes.
- Using cool water, rinse your hair.
5) Beer Leave-In Conditioner
This bubbly drink also works as a leave-in conditioner. Use it at least once or twice a month. Your strands may become dry if you use too much beer to your hair.
What Do You Need?
Half a cup of beer and water.
Instructions:
- Fill a spray bottle halfway with beer and halfway with water.
- From the middle of the hair shaft to the ends, mist moist hair.
- Allow time for your hair to air dry.
6) Beer and Honey for Healthy Hair
Honey and beer are an excellent combination for maintaining healthy and attractive hair.
What Do You Need?
One banana, half a cup of dark beer, and one tablespoon of honey
Instructions:
- To make a smooth paste, mash the banana and combine it with the beer and honey.
- Apply the mixture to your tresses.
- Gently massage the mixture into the scalp, ensuring that it is completely absorbed.
- Cover your hair completely with the product and leave it on for two hours.
- Use a gentle shampoo to remove it.
Summary
Incorporating beer into your hair care routine has a lot of benefits. Your hair follicles will feel more enriched and your hair growth will significantly increase. Beer treatment has been used for ages for damaged hair but only recently it has come into the spotlight.
Beer is rich in proteins, so it's a no-brainer that including it in your hair routine will completely change your hair game. There will be no more dandruff, an oily scalp will be reduced, dry hair will be reduced, hair fall will be minimized, and scalp health will be restored. These are only a handful of the advantages of beer. So, what do you have to lose? So what are you waiting for? No more overthinking. Add beer to your routine and cheers to good hair days every day.
