Buttermilk is a byproduct of churning butter from the yogurt. It is a popular home beverage of the people living in hot and semi-hot weather conditions in Asia and Africa. The people use it by adding salt or sugar and by cooling it down with ice. They relish it as it provides solace in thirst in high temperature. Usually, it is consumed in the morning or at noon and not taken in evening or at night as they believe it turns harmful with the fall of the sun. Its health benefits are numerous as it provides nourishment being rich in proteins, soothes the body and helps in digestion.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF BUTTERMILK FOR HAIR?
The buttermilk contains lactic acid that is mildly alpha hydroxy acid and, in this way, it exfoliates the scalp, removes dead skin cells and provides a condition conducive to hair follicles. The buttermilk also possesses a considerable amount of protein that is a big source of nourishment to the hair strands and as a result, it strengthens them and gives them vitality.
HOW TO GET BUTTERMILK? (Step by step)
- Take a liter of boiled pure milk
- Mix a spoon of sour curd in the milk by whisking it well
- Place the milk in a warm place by covering its pot with thick cloth so that the heat may not lose so swiftly
- Leave the milk for 12 hours to turn into a curd
- Churn the curd well so that butter pops up on the surface
- If butter is not stable, add some ice and churn it again
- Butter will turn into a thick ball
- Remove the butter and use it as per requirement
- The remaining white liquid is buttermilk which can be saved for two to three days in the refrigerator
HOW TO USE BUTTERMILK FOR HAIR?
Buttermilk can be used for hair vitality in pure form without mixing anything else in it.
- METHOD
- Take a cup of pure buttermilk
- Rinse the scalp by applying the buttermilk
- Soak the hair with buttermilk from roots to tips
- Cover the head with a towel to avoid dripping of the buttermilk
- Let it stay on the head and hair for 15-20 minutes
- Wash the hair with normal water by rinsing them gently
- Cover the hair with a towel for 10-15 minutes
- Dry the hair with towel (no drier)
- The hair will become gentle, soft, silky and scalp will give lighter feeling.
- Two to three times use of buttermilk will stop hair loss, promote hair growth and make the scalp free of dandruff
HOW DOES BUTTERMILK REMOVE DANDRUFF?
The buttermilk contains a huge quantity of probiotics which are excellent in keeping the scalp healthy as it balances the natural pH level of the scalp. These factors are enough to remove the dandruff and address the dandruff causing elements and helps in preventing its reoccurrence and maintaining the flake-free and healthy scalp. The application of buttermilk for treating dandruff is the same as discussed above.
HOW TO MAKE BUTTERMILK MASK FOR HAIR?
The buttermilk mask with other ingredients has excellent properties which makes the hair shiny, silky, smooth and ensures hair strength and growth. The mask also treats dandruff and addresses the dandruff causing elements. It also helps prevent hair loss and gives strength to the hair.
- METHOD
- Take half a cup of butter milk
- Mix an egg white, a table spoon of aloe vera gel and a tablespoon of honey
- Whisk the ingredients well
- Rest the mixture for half an hour
- Apply the mixture on the damp scalp by rinsing well
- Soak the full length of hair with the mixture
- Cover the hair with plastic
- Allow the mixture stay on the hair for 20-25 minutes
- Rinse the head and hair with lukewarm water
- Wrap the hair in a soft towel for 10-15 minutes
- Dry the hair with towel (no drier) to have shiny and silky hair
- BOTTOMLINE
Buttermilk has the excellent properties to keep the human body healthy if it is taken as a routine on daily basis. Usually, the foods and drinks having probiotics should be taken in the morning or at noon as in the evening or at night these things prove to be harmful. Therefore, buttermilk has no exception in this regard. In the same way, its application on the skin or on the hair and scalp should be done in the morning or at noon. Buttermilk gives a tangy smell which may pervade in the hair and may give some odor but it is not an issue as buttermilk should be used by mixing fragrant oil or rose water or lemon juice to avoid tangy smelling. Afterall, manufacturers of cosmetics hide the foul smelling of harsh chemicals with sharp smelling fragrance and these are just as sugar-coated bitter pills.
