Hair Styles

How To Set Hair Without Gel At Home- Quick And Easy Tips

Sonal Trivedi

Bad hair days are quite literally the worst for everyone- men or women. So, boys, when your hair refuses to stay put in spite of the layers of gel over it or when you suddenly realise that gel at home is over, here is how you can set perfect hair without gel. All you need are a few easily available at home ingredients, and this guide to rock any hairstyle you wish without a hair gel. 

 

How To Style Hair Without Gel

Your home probably houses a variety of ingredients that you didn’t know can be used as an alternative to hair gel. Perhaps you will find using these items has a better effect on your hair than those hair gels with harsh chemicals. So this is how to set hair naturally at home. 
 

1. Gelatin: 

We have all used gelatin to add some sturdiness to our desserts and make it buoyant and jiggly. Well, the same can be applied for our hair too. This is how to hold hair without gel by using gelatin. 

How to hold hair by using Gelatin:

  • Raid your cupboards for some store bought gelatin and mix a cup of warm water into it. Make sure that you use unflavored gelatin else you will come out of this experiment smelling like a fruit. 
  • When this mixture completely dissolves and thickens, apply it on your hair like you normally would with a hair gel and style your hair. 
  • After this process, make sure you wash your hair at the end of the day and use only a little bit of it else you will have a mess of sticky hair. 

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2. Aloe Vera: 

Aloe vera is perhaps one ingredient that we can non-characteristically find in all Indian households. Whether it is the gel form as a product itself or the plant, but aloe vera surely has a lot of use in our day to day lives. One such is hair styling. On days, when you want your hair to feel nourished or when you simply can’t find that bottle of hair gel, this is how to set your hair without gel by using aloe vera: 

How to set your hair by using Aloe Vera:

  • This method does not require any prep time and is the fastest method in the process. Simply squeeze the aloe vera gel onto your palms and style it into your hair.
  • Make sure you don’t take out too much to avoid greasy looking hair but be rest assured because you can definitely keep this gel in your hair for at least 2 days.

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3. Flax Seeds: 

Flax seeds is essentially rich in fatty acids which makes it an excellent product to use in hair styling. Not only will it ensure that your hair looks stylish and chic but also keep it healthy and nourished. Additionally, when applied directly, it helps to improve the condition of your scalp. This is how you can use it: 

How to set your hair by using Flax Seeds:

  • Boil 2 tablespoons of flax seeds in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. 
  • Then strain this liquid into a container and wait for it to cool down. 
  • You will see that this liquid is now a little sticky and good to be applied as a hair gel. 
  • The most important quality of this is that you can use this product for upto 10 days. 

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Remember that these are only temporary solutions and even though they are extremely effective, do not keep them on your hair for longer than 2 days to avoid build-up. Sometimes all of us can get a little forgetful by either forgetting to buy the empty bottle of hair gel or not remembering where we kept it. But during these times, we hope these simple hair care tricks to style your hair at home without a gel can come in handy. Can you think of anything else that can be used for easy hair styling at home? 

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About Sonal Trivedi

Sonal is a sub-editor at Purplle.com. Besides having a flair for writing, she enjoys binge-watching true crime shows and cooks the best mutton biryani among everyone she knows. Her expertise lies in hair care as she’s always trying out some home remedies or experimenting with new launched products. She’s also an expert in beauty for men and talks about everything that guys need for their skin, hair and personal care. She writes about the tried and tested methods from her hair care routine which can never go wrong.