“The mask seemed to melt into my hair. I couldn’t wash it off, so I cut it off”

Homemade masks, conditioners, rubs, peels or depilatory pastes can often save us a lot of money. They are also often a more natural and ecological solution. That is why many women decide to experiment. However, this does not always go according to plan.

“I whitened my teeth with a homemade turmeric-based product. It ended up with ultra yellow teeth”

I once made a mask with raw egg for my hair. Although cooking was not foreign to me, I somehow didn’t connect the dots that washing it off with hot water might not be the best idea. Of course, it ended with scrambled eggs on my head. That was my first and last attempt at making homemade remedies.

– Ola laughed. Ewelina’s hair story also didn’t end well: – I made myself a hair mask with banana and honey. The problem was that I couldn’t wash it off. After a few hours, I managed to do it, but I already had a vision of shaving my head – she recalls. Although Karina’s experiments ended not with shaving, but with shortening:

I once read that you can do home hair lamination using a gelatin-based mask. I must have misread something or mixed it in the wrong proportions. The mask seemed to melt into my hair, covering it so that it was like glass, like a lollipop. I couldn’t wash it off or comb it out, so I just cut it off. Luckily, I only applied it to the ends of my hair, so there was no loss.

– I once whitened my teeth with some homemade turmeric-based product. It ended with ultra yellow teeth – Asia revealed. Iwona also fell victim to recommended home treatments. – I once tried to follow the freckle trend, and since nature didn’t give me them, I tried to do them at home. I watched a lot of TikToks with methods that used henna. Not only were my freckles unnaturally large, but I also kept the henna on too long, and then I couldn’t wash it off with anything. Luckily, I didn’t have to leave the house for a few days, which was my salvation – she laughed.

“I put on my pants and walked away with the rest of the plasters stuck to my calves”

Magda, however, is not laughing, as she decided to prepare a homemade depilatory paste. – When I was about 20, I came across a recipe for homemade sugar paste for depilation. I was delighted because it cost pennies to prepare, and I wouldn’t have to go to a beautician for depilation. And this plan probably wouldn’t have been so bad if it wasn’t for the fact that I didn’t make sure that the paste had FOR SURE cooled down… The result?

I burned my bikini area while applying it. What’s worse, the stuff was so hot that it stuck to my skin and I couldn’t tear it off – I was literally crying from the pain and had to dissolve it with water because there was no other way.

– she confessed. Ewelina’s hair removal adventure also ended not so well. – Once, before a date, I decided to do a hair removal with wax strips. However, removing them was so painful that after the third time I decided that I wouldn’t be able to remove them by myself. There was no one at home at the time, so I put on pants and went with the rest of the strips stuck to my calves.

Home remedies can help you save… or harm

While we’re on the subject, laser hair removal devices, which can be purchased in electronics stores, have become very popular in recent years. However, it’s worth reading the instructions carefully and understanding how they work. A beautician from Britains Skincare emphasized this in her material. The recording shows a lot of photos of women who didn’t fully understand how the laser works.

This can lead to third-degree burns that don’t go away on their own. In that case, chemical peels, microneedling, and a ton of other cosmetic procedures are used to get rid of the scars.

Of course, it should be added that Home remedies and beauty treatments have many supporters and can really do a lot of good. However, you need to really familiarize yourself with what products to use, in what proportions and how to carry out the entire process. Ada, who used to regularly have home spa treatments, has had such experiences.

– I used to make some home remedies and nothing bad ever happened. But now I don’t do it because I don’t have time and I don’t really want to measure the ingredients, mix them, etc. So I don’t do it more out of laziness than because of some traumatic experiences. I prefer to buy a ready-made mask, conditioner, etc. than mix the ingredients at night.

However, before we start applying “new” products to our body or hair, it is worth doing a test on a small area – like Karina, who shortened her strands through lamination. This way, we will check both the effects of the cosmetic and a potential allergic reaction. And if we are not sure about a given product at all, let’s give it a miss or consult with professionals. Who knows – maybe we will avoid burns, scrambled eggs on the head or black freckles on the nose?