How to do hair shielding at home?

Beautiful, healthy, shiny hair has always been considered the best adornment for a woman. But even if you have such hair by nature, this does not mean at all that you should not protect it from the sun, wind, frost and other aggressive environmental factors. Hair shielding procedure will be your best assistant in solving this issue. Despite the abstruse name of the procedure, hair shielding can be done at home without much effort, it does not require special devices and professional skills. But, you still need to take into account some of the nuances and study the information on how to properly screen hair at home.

The composition of the screening products includes natural ingredients, vegetable protein, natural oils, herbal extract. The shielding can be colored or it can be colorless.

Who is hair shielding suitable for?

Many who have tried hair shielding note an improvement in the condition of the hair, the reviews are mostly positive. This is all due to the fact that shielding is not only a cosmetic procedure, but also a therapeutic one, it gives a rather tangible effect of improving the structure of the hair. The procedure has a regenerating, nourishing, moisturizing and firming effect.

Hair shielding is suitable for those who:

• dry, brittle hair and split ends;
• damaged hair that requires special care;
• hair is often hot styled (hair dryer, curling iron, iron);
• hair subject to frequent dyeing and perm;
• if hair needs protection from sun, wind, frost and salt water.

If the hair is healthy, heavy, then the result of the procedure will not be noticeable. And also this procedure is not suitable for girls with too oily hair. Well, the effect of the procedure lasts no more than a month, although if you do screening regularly, then it has a cumulative effect.

Hair shielding should not be done with intense hair loss!

What is required for shielding

To screen hair, you need to buy special products, it is best to buy kits in professional stores or beauty salons.

1. Shielding kit. Usually a set includes several products, for example, Estel these are: special conditioner, shielding oil and fixer oil.
2. Deep cleansing shampoo. It is necessary for thorough cleansing of hair and scalp from various impurities (styling products, silicones, dust, dirt and sebum). And also to open the hair scales for the further screening process.
3. A good hairdryer, which should have several speeds and modes, and it is desirable that it be ionized, so the harmful effect on the hair will be minimal.
4. A comb with thick teeth is needed to evenly distribute the product on the hair.

Types of means for shielding

Hair shielding Q3 THERAPY from Estel (Russia)- an innovative hair care procedure, as a result of which a protective screen is formed on the hair, providing moisture and strengthening of the damaged hair structure from the inside, restoring the natural pH level of the hair, shine, protection from UV rays and thermal effects.

The set comes in two types: for damaged hair and for clad hair, the hair shielding kit contains:

• two-phase conditioner 100 ml;
• shielding oil 100 ml;
• gloss oil (fixer) 100 ml.

Estel Professional is the most popular manufacturer of hair shielding products, this is due to the fact that after the procedure there really is an effect and a relatively low price of the set.

Shielding kit Paul Mitchell (USA) - a more expensive manufacturer of laminating kits, but the result is more pronounced compared to other brands for shielding.Its uniqueness lies in the fact that Paul Mitchell shielding can be colored, there are over 30 different colors that can be mixed and created even more saturated colors. Contains: professional cleansing shampoo, face mask, screening agent (color or colorless) and conditioner.

Shielding kit from Kemon (Italy) Is a professional hair care brand that has released a wonderful set for shielding hair, but we do not have such popularity as, for example, Estel and Paul Mitchell, not many salons work on this brand. The set includes a smoothing cream, a neutralizer, restoring complex Keratin plus, a cream-conditioner that fixes all the action.

How to carry out the screening procedure at home with the Estel set?

Shielding hair at home will cost much less than in a salon, but if you are afraid to do it at home for the first time, you can do it once in the salon, and then do it at home or invite a friend and do shielding to each other.

The more damaged the hair, the more pronounced effect you will notice from the procedure.

If you make a haircut before the procedure and remove the split hair to the maximum, the effect will be better and the hair will remain well-groomed and beautiful longer.

Before starting the procedure, be sure to read the instructions included in the kit!

Stage 1. Preparatory. First, you need to thoroughly cleanse your scalp, for this you need to use the shampoo from the shielding kit, and if it is not available, then you can use any other deep cleansing shampoo. This is necessary in order to wash off all impurities from the hair, wash out the silicones and open the hair scales for the next stage.

Stage 2. Moisturizing and smoothing hair structures. You need to let your hair dry a little, for this it is better to use a towel, not a hairdryer. Hair should be damp, but no water should drip from it. And you can apply the special conditioner that comes with the kit. To do this, you need to divide the hair into strands, shake the conditioner well, spray it onto the hair and apply the composition with a thick-toothed comb and distribute it thoroughly. Do not rinse.

Stage 3. Restoration and strengthening of damaged hair structure. Now the most important step is the application of the screening oil. We carefully distribute the oil over all hairs, without affecting the roots and paying special attention to the ends of the hair. To better distribute the oil through your hair, you can use a comb. Do not rinse.

Stage 4. Protection of the outer layer of hair, giving shine. Next is the turn of the gloss oil, we also distribute it evenly throughout the hair, paying attention to the ends. And you can already style your hair as usual, using a hair dryer, you can use an iron to fix the result. Finally, you can apply a little more shine oil to the comb and comb your hair for a rich shine.

After screening, a protective screen is formed on the surface of each hair, preventing the negative effects of aggressive procedures and external factors for at least two weeks.

You will see the result immediately after drying your hair. The hair will slightly increase in volume, there will be a feeling that the hair has become larger, it will become more obedient (easy to comb, fit and do not get tangled), the hair becomes smooth and shiny. But, the result after the first procedure will not be very long, and after 3-4 procedures, the result will be much better, since the shielding has a cumulative effect.

To enhance and prolong the effect after shielding, start fully take care of hair, use products for moisturizing, restoring and nourishing hair, leave-in products and be sure to use protectionif you blow dry your hair.

How often to screen hair

The frequency of the procedure depends on the condition of the hair, if it is very damaged, it is recommended to do the second procedure about ten days after the first one.Each time, the screening will be pushed back, due to the accumulation of the effect on the hair. Experts recommend doing about 5 treatments at intervals of 10-20 days, and if the hair is in good condition, then once a month. Then you need to give your hair time to rest, about six months, and you can repeat the course again.

If you do shielding very often, you can get the effect of dirty hair, increase the fat content and make the hair heavier, as in everything else, in shielding, you need to know when to stop.

Video tutorial and hair shielding results