How to Make Homemade Dry Hair Masks

Avocado, olive oil and eggs are moisturizing ingredients found in many hair mask recipes.

If your hair has been damaged and dried out from chemical processing, hot styling tools or the sun, use a homemade moisturizing mask to nurse it back to health. Look no further than your pantry or refrigerator to find the ingredients that can strengthen and restore hair while adding shine. Use a hair mask two times a week for maximum results. Prevent dry and damaged hair by misting tresses with a protective spray prior to using heating tools and by limiting chemical processing.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic bowl
• 2 eggs
• 5 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 ripe banana
• 5 drops essential almond oil
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 1/2 cup full fat milk
• Plastic shower cap
• Shampoo
• Conditioner

Instructions

Olive Oil Hair Mask

1. Crack two eggs into a plastic bowl.

2. Mix in 5 tbsp. of olive oil.

3. Apply mask to hair.

4. Place plastic shower cap over hair and allow mask to soak in for 20 minutes.

5. Rinse mixture out of hair. Shampoo and apply conditioner.

Banana Hair Mask

1. Mash one very ripe banana into a plastic bowl.

2. Mix in 5 drops of almond essential oil.

3. Apply mask to hair.

4. Place plastic shower cap over hair and allow mask to soak in for 20 minutes.

5. Rinse mixture out of hair. Shampoo and apply conditioner.

Milk and Honey Mask

1. Pour ½ cup of full-fat milk into a plastic bowl.

2. Mix in 1 tbsp. of honey.

3. Apply mask to hair.

4. Cover hair with plastic shower cap and wait 20 minutes.

5. Rinse mixture out of hair. Shampoo and apply conditioner.

Tips & Warnings

• Use a deep conditioner twice a week in addition to using a hair mask.

• Dry hair often has split ends and breakage so try to get your hair trimmed every six weeks.

• Hair is made up primarily of protein so eating a diet rich in protein will encourage the growth of healthy hair.

• Protect hair by using heat-free styles instead of straightening or curling hair using hot tools. Wear hear in a loose braid overnight and release braid in the morning for natural waves. Wrap foam rollers through hair and wear overnight for heat-free curls.

• These masks are very messy so apply them while standing in the shower or bathtub.

References

• Fat Free Kitchen: Hair Recipes, Tips and Natural Hair Masks and Packs
• Naturally Leslie: Homemade Hair Masks