Avocado Hair Mask
Natural Beauty Product: DIY Avocado Hair Mask
Today I am featuring a different type of recipe for a change: a DIY hair mask using food ingredients. Avocados are in season now, and I can get an avocado for as cheap as a dollar each. I am enjoying the surplus of avocados with an all-natural DIY hair mask, sans preservatives and chemicals. Avocados are often used in beauty products for their hydrating and nourishing properties. To me, nothing beats pampering oneself at home with a natural avocado hair treat. This mask is perfect for those with dry scalp or/and dry hair due to the moisturising properties of avocado. The recipe calls for olive oil, but if you have colour-treated hair, you might want to substitute with jojoba or sweet almond oil as olive oil may lighten hair highlights. If you prefer an edible recipe for avocado instead, check out the 15-minute, 3-ingredient avocado pasta recipe.
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Avocado hair mask
Properties: Hydrating, repairing & strengthening; boost shine and softness to dull hair.
Suitable for: Dry scalp and dry hair.
Frequency: Can be used weekly.
Get the printable recipe for DIY Avocado Hair Mask on page 2.
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Can check w you where to buy jojoba oil or sweet almond oil?
I buy them from iherb.com – use my affiliate code “WIF026″ if you like for $5 off first order
Oh thank alot:) will check it out.
The 2nd photo is very funny! Hahaha!
Too bad, I have oily hair scalp, if not, I’ll try this.
How interesting! :)
Hi, Any recipe mask for sensitive scalp.
If your sensitive scalp (e.g. itchiness/dandruff) is due to dryness, you can try this. So far I have only this hair mask recipe, will post more in future :)
Lolz. I’m so sorry, but I can’t help laughing at your ‘model’s’ photo. =D
I love the idea of homemade beauty products! Can’t wait to try this.
Thanks for this recipe. A hair expert recommends using spinach (blend into a paste) to apply on the scalp. Have you tried it before?
No, I have not tried spinach recipe before …
Awesome mask! absolutely discusting looking, but it makes your hair so soft!
I found this recipe to be absolutely fantastic!! Extremely messy lol, but it was worth the hassle. I am mixed with black/filipino, so after I washed the recipe out of my hair, I got an old perfume bottle (you know the plastic kind you can get at places like bath and body works lol) added 1/4 olive oil and filled the rest of the bottle with water. I sprayed it on my hair for the finishing touch and straightened my hair. It looks awesome!!! My hair looks as if I just left the beauty salon! Definitely glad I stumbled upon this website :)
I just tried this recipe out because my hair and scalp was damaged from chemicals. I’m Panamanian and African-American so I was a little hesitant at first.
You would not believe how wonderful my scalp and new growth is. I’m forwarding this to all my friends .
so glad to hear that this recipe has worked well for you. Thanks!
This is AMAZING! I tried it, and my naturally blonde hair became very shiny and smoother than it was :) thanks a lot!!! :D
does it help create new hair growth or does it at least help prevent hair falling off
I think it works both ways but the results will vary with individual.
This was the worst hair mask experience of my 18 years of life!It is messy, nasty, and icky! Do not use this…….it is gross. Avocado is for eating only. This recipe taught me that. Unless you blend the avocado it’s just chunky. And prepare for cold veggie on your head when you first put it on. Oh, and make sure your hairs not as damp as mine was, because I just got avocado juice EVERYWHERE-_- Well, Good Luck!<3
Chelsea, the avocado should be ripe so that when you mash it, it becomes like a paste. It should not be chunky at all. I’m sorry you didn’t prepare the mask properly, most children will learn from trial and error so BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME! As for the mask itself, like most, it will be cold, and very REFRESHING! I’ve tried this one before and, done right, it’s amazing! :)
Awe thanks Chrissy<3 I'll give it another go!
Does this hair mask work as a deep conditioner?
yes it is
This sounds awesome, I want to try it. Would it work with coconut oil?
Yes, coconut oil is very good for hair too.
how long do you leave this mask in your hair for? 2 hours? overnight?
can we substitute the olive oil for vegetable oil?
olive oil will be a better treat for beauty treatments as it is more nourishing.