Cocoa hair masks

Cocoa bean oil provides invaluable assistance in home hair care. It is especially useful for hair that is overdried and damaged by frequent hot styling. You can use it in different ways, for example, making useful masks based on it.

Benefits of cocoa butter for hair

By constantly using cocoa butter, you can significantly improve the condition of the scalp epidermis and hair follicles. This cosmetic product nourishes and strengthens them, preventing hair loss. As a result, the hair acquires a healthy shine and is filled with vital energy. The curls are smoothed out and become silky, making them easier to style.

In its natural form, cocoa butter is solid, but upon contact with human skin it begins to melt. You can use cocoa butter on any hair; it has no contraindications. Blondes should use this oil with caution, as it can change the color of their hair.

Among the components of cocoa butter there are many useful vitamins, microelements and other beneficial substances. This allows you to improve weakened and damaged strands by affecting the structure of the hairs. As a result of this effect, blood circulation in the epidermis of the head improves, and the roots of the hairs receive more nutrients. The curls become firm and elastic and begin to grow faster.

Since cocoa bean butter is hard, it must be dissolved in a water bath before use. It can be used as one of the components of a home mask or as an independent care product. To enhance the effect, you can add essential extracts of other plants to your home mask.

Masks with cocoa butter for hair

To accelerate the growth of strands, mix equal amounts of kefir, burdock oil and cocoa bean oil. For better mixing, it is recommended to slightly warm the ingredients or place the mixing container in a water bath. Add raw yolk to the warm but not hot mixture. The mass is distributed over the curls, wrapped in cling film and insulated. You need to keep this mask for at least an hour.

To moisturize dry strands and strengthen their roots, a mask made from a mixture of different oils and vitamins is suitable. For such a mask, you need to mix 40 grams of cocoa bean and burdock oils in a water bath, add to this mixture 5 drops of an oil solution of vitamins E and A and 2 drops of orange oil extract. The oil mixture is distributed over the strands, paying special attention to the roots and kept under insulation. To wash off the oil mixture you will need a large amount of water and shampoo.

Suitable as a dandruff remedy mask from cocoa and eggs. It also normalizes the structure of hairs and activates their growth. For this mask, mix cocoa powder, cocoa bean butter and coconut oil in equal amounts. These components are slightly heated so that the oil melts, then raw yolk is added to it and applied to the curls.  Finally, the curls are wrapped in film and insulated on top. After an hour and a half, you can wash off the mask.

If you notice that your hair is thinning, then the following mask will be useful to stop hair loss:

• Burdock oil – 1 large spoon.
• Cocoa bean butter – 1 large spoon.
• Yolk from one egg.

When the oil is slightly heated, mix and add the yolk. After application to the strands, they are collected into a bun and wrapped with cling film. The head is insulated from above with a thick towel. The exposure time of this mixture is at least 45 minutes, after which the product must be washed off with a large volume of water.

Reviews of cocoa butter for hair

According to girls, cocoa butter is an indispensable remedy for improving hair condition, along with ingredients such as oil shi, argan, coconut or macadamia oil. Hair responds well to this oil. Girls make masks from a mixture of various oils, and only from cocoa butter. After such care, the hair becomes thicker and heavier, and is easy to style. When mixed with other oils, curls acquire a stunning healthy shine. This oil is especially recommended for use on hair prone to dryness.