How to Deep Moisturize Hair at Home

Conditioning your hair at home isn't just limited to bottled hair products.

The overuse of chemical styling products such as gels and hair spray can dry and damage hair over time. Daily use of hair dryers, curling irons and flat irons, which use concentrated amounts of heat to style the hair, also rob the hair of needed moisture and nutrients. Bottled hair conditioning products keep the hair moist on a daily or weekly basis, but to really deep moisturize your hair, you need to use all-natural products found in your kitchen.

Things You'll Need

• Saucepan
• Olive oil
• Rosemary
• Mesh strainer
• Bowl
• Brush
• Detangling comb
• Shower cap
• Towel
• Mayonnaise
• Eggs

Instructions

Hot Olive Oil Treatment

1. Add 3/4 cup of olive oil and three or four sprigs of fresh rosemary to a small saucepan.

2. Heat the pan over medium heat until the oil begins to bubble around the edges on the saucepan.

3. Pour the oil into a small bowl through a mesh strainer to remove the rosemary. Allow the oil to cool slightly.

4. Brush the hair thoroughly. Use a detangling comb to remove any tangles.

5. Massage the oil completely throughout the hair using your fingers.

6. Put on a shower cap. Heat a towel in a microwave until it has gotten warm. Remove the shower cap and wrap the towel around your head. Leave it on your head for 30 minutes.

7. Remove towel and rinse hair completely using cold water. Dry hair with a towel or allow to air dry.

Egg-Mayonnaise Treatment

1. Mix 1 cup of room-temperature mayonnaise, 1/2 cup olive oil and 3 egg yolks in a small bowl. Blend well.

2. Brush the hair completely and use a detangling comb to remove any tangles.

3. Massage mayonnaise mixture completely throughout hair from scalp to the ends of the hair.

4. Cover hair completely with a shower cap. Leave hair covered for 20 minutes.

5. Rinse hair thoroughly with cold water. Allow to air dry or gently dry with towel.

Tips & Warnings

• Using cold water when rinsing is preferable to warm because it closes the pores of the hair follicles, trapping the treatment ingredients inside. Do hair treatments on a weekly basis until hair appears shiny and moisturized. People with oily hair should use this treatment method only once a month.

References

• Food.com; Super Duper Deep Conditioning Hair Treatment for Damaged Hair; Mimi Bobeck; July 2005
• 5 Recipes for Life: Tips on How to Naturally Deep Condition Your Hair
• Ayushveda; She Radiance; How to Deep Condition at Home