How to wash off hair dye with kefir

If the result of hair col­or­ing did not suit you or you want to wash off the paint for oth­er rea­sons, use kefir-based prod­ucts. This healthy and healthy prod­uct has many ben­e­fits and is effec­tive in remov­ing col­or from hair.

We have pre­pared sev­er­al recipes for kefir wash­es that will help you quick­ly and with­out harm­ing your hair wash off unwant­ed pig­ment.

The benefits of a kefir-based wash

After the dye­ing pro­ce­dure inside the hair, the par­tial or com­plete destruc­tion of nat­ur­al melanin mol­e­cules begins under the influ­ence of an oxi­diz­ing agent. There are voids that are filled with arti­fi­cial dye. The con­nec­tion between the dye mol­e­cules is quite strong — for this rea­son, ordi­nary sham­poo can­not wash them off.

Kefir mask, in turn, forms an acidic envi­ron­ment. As a result, the sur­face of the hair soft­ens, the con­nec­tions between arti­fi­cial dyes weak­en, and the pig­ment itself is quick­ly removed. Of course, one pro­ce­dure for the com­plete with­draw­al of the dye is not enough — sev­er­al wash­es will be required.

Kefir wash is weak­er than acid wash, but it is more use­ful and safe for hair health. Kefir con­tains many vit­a­mins, min­er­als and lac­tic acid bac­te­ria. Thanks to their activ­i­ty in the head area, blood cir­cu­la­tion increas­es, meta­bol­ic process­es return to nor­mal, the hair from the bulb to the end is strength­ened.

Ben­e­fits of kefir wash:

1. hypoal­ler­genic, no irri­ta­tion;
2. ben­e­fit for weak, break­ing hair;
3. hair sat­u­ra­tion with vit­a­mins and microele­ments;
4. no strong odor.

A kefir-based wash ensures even hair col­or along their entire length. Even expen­sive chem­i­cals do not always promise such a result.

You can buy kefir at any near­by store for an afford­able price. The prepa­ra­tion of the wash takes sev­er­al min­utes.

Dis­ad­van­tages of kefir wash:

1. heat­ing up, kefir begins to drain on the face;
2. you may need to repeat the pro­ce­dure 4–5 times;
3. if the hair is dyed with bas­ma or hen­na, then the kefir wash will be use­less.

Despite the short­com­ings, kefir wash is in many ways bet­ter than pro­fes­sion­al decap­i­ta­tion (wash­ing of arti­fi­cial col­or­ing pig­ment). In salons, chem­i­cal com­pounds are used that pro­vide deep pen­e­tra­tion into the hair struc­ture and dis­place the col­or­ing pig­ment. Most often, the pro­ce­dure in salons has to be car­ried out more than 5 times, and the cost of one trip to the hair­dress­er can reach more than 10 dol­lars.

How to prepare kefir wash

It is advis­able to choose not fresh kefir, but one whose expi­ra­tion date is com­ing to an end. You can buy the prod­uct and keep it in the refrig­er­a­tor for 3–4 days so that as much acid as pos­si­ble forms in it to suc­cess­ful­ly remove the paint. The fat con­tent of kefir should be max­i­mum.

You can add to kefir:

1. any veg­etable oil;
2. lemon juice;
3. salt or soda.

Salt, soda will help to quick­ly destroy the integri­ty of the pro­tec­tive film formed by the col­or­ing agent around the hair. This wash is opti­mal for hair dyed with ton­ic com­po­si­tions or house­hold paints. Too much soda or salt should not be added. Also, do not inten­sive­ly rub the wash into the hair roots, so as not to lead to micro­trau­ma and skin irri­ta­tion.

By adding a small amount of cos­met­ic clay, you will achieve a thick­er mask that will not spread over the face due to heat.

Atten­tion! Do not use ingre­di­ents that you are aller­gic to.

Recipes for kefir washes

The ingre­di­ents for prepar­ing a fer­ment­ed milk wash are sim­ple and can be found in every home.

1. Stan­dard kefir wash. It con­sists only of kefir, prefer­ably — the max­i­mum fat con­tent.
2. Sour-milk wash with salt. In 1 liter of kefir, add 1 tbsp. l. veg­etable oil and 1 tbsp. l. salt. Salt should be fine­ly ground, you can use both table and sea salt.
3. Vod­ka mask. Add to 1 liter of kefir 3 tbsp. l. vod­ka and 2 tsp. bak­ing soda. You do not need to add too much soda and vod­ka, oth­er­wise the hair will become dry and brit­tle.
4. Kefir wash with yolk. Mix 5 tbsp. l. kefir with yolk and 2–3 tsp. veg­etable oil. This wash pre­vents dry hair.
5. Wash with kefir and orange. Add 100 ml of vod­ka and 5 crushed aspirin tablets to 100 ml of kefir. This recipe is opti­mal for remov­ing green pig­ment.
6. Rinse with cognac and sesame oil. Slight­ly warm the kefir (but not much so that it does not curl), add 1 tbsp. l. cognac and 3 tbsp. l. oils. After you wash off the prod­uct, rinse the curls with a decoc­tion of chamomile.
7. Wash with kefir and dry wine. Mix 50 g of kefir and 50 g of wine, then heat the prod­uct in a water bath. Rub the com­po­si­tion into the sur­face of the scalp and leave for 2 hours. It is believed that after 7 pro­ce­dures the paint will com­plete­ly leave the hair.
8. Kefir wash with per­ox­ide and chamomile. You need 20 g of kefir, 2.5 tbsp. l. hydro­gen per­ox­ide, 3 tbsp. l. chamomile and 1.5 cups of boil­ing water. Pour boil­ing water over the flow­ers and wait 60 min­utes until the solu­tion is infused. Next, add per­ox­ide and kefir. Mix the ingre­di­ents well and apply the wash over the entire length of the curl. The max­i­mum hold­ing time is 40 min­utes.

Using the pro­posed recipes, you will not only wash off the paint from your hair, but also ensure the strength, health and beau­ty of curls.

Pro­ce­dure:

To prop­er­ly apply a home wash, you must per­form the fol­low­ing steps:

1. Apply to the hair the com­po­si­tion accord­ing to any of the above recipes.
2. Comb your hair with a wide-toothed comb so that the wash is applied to your hair in an even lay­er.
3. Put on a show­er cap or wrap your head with plas­tic wrap, a bag, and on top with a warm tow­el. It is nec­es­sary to pro­vide suf­fi­cient heat — so the effect of kefir on the con­di­tion of the hair will only increase.
4. Leave the wash on the hair for 1 hour and as long as pos­si­ble.
5. Rinse the com­po­si­tion with warm run­ning water, then rinse your hair again with sham­poo.

If you feel that after wash­ing your hair they con­tin­ue to smell like kefir, pre­pare a solu­tion of lemon or chamomile, then rinse your curls with it. Such a solu­tion will not only dis­place the spe­cif­ic sour-milk smell, but also make the hair more shiny.

How long to keep the wash on the hair

Sour-milk wash can be kept on the hair from 1 to 8 hours. How­ev­er, peo­ple argue that a cou­ple of hours is enough — it is not advis­able to keep kefir for a longer time.

You can repeat the kefir wash again on the same day, but you do not need to car­ry out the pro­ce­dure more than 2 times a day.

It is enough to car­ry out the pro­ce­dure no more than 1 time per week.