We definitely love to get our hands on new and trendy techniques. Scrolling social media has never been so frequent and while we are at it, we of course hop onto new beauty hacks or trends that have been making the rounds. And one such hack that we recently came across has been about about adding natural keratin to your hair to make it shinier and smoother. Using Okra for hair is what Is making rounds on the social media recently. There have been videos where okra is used, to get smooth and conditioned hair. Well, sounds interesting. Here's everything that you need to know about this hack!
Step-By-Step Guide To Apply
This hack has been trending on social media and it won't harm to try it. Here's how you can apply it. For this hack, all you need is 7-8 lady fingers, 1 tsp corn flour, 1 tsp coconut oil and 1 tsp almond oil. Now, you need to chop the lady finger into small pieces and boil it in water for 10 minutes. Allow it to cool down completely and then blend it in a mixer abs strain the essential content with a muslin cloth. Now keep that aside and in another bowl, mix a tablespoon of corn flour with some water and then add this mixture to the okra mixture. Now put the mixture in a pan and allow it to boil while you stir it continuously. When the consistency is thick, turn off the heat and let it cool down. For the last step, add Coconut oil and almond oil to the mixture. Then divide your hair, apply it and cover it for a shower cap. Then was it after some time without shampoo.
Here's How It Works
Our hair needs protein too! For that smooth, conditioned and healthy tresses, you definitely need to treat your hair with protein. And when we say protein, we mean keratin. Keratin is present in our tresses but sometimes due to lifestyle, conditions, stying etc, our hair tend to lose it, leading to damaged and dry tresses. This hack of using okra as a conditioner for hair might last upto a few washes as the vegetable is known to be a natural conditioner and helps in making your hair nourished and moisturised. It will also help in getting rid of the frizz. It is extremely rich in plant based keratin, micronutrients and vitamins. It is an interesting hack for smoother and better conditioned tresses.