4 DIY Homemade Hair Mask You Should Try

There are good and effective hair masks you can get from your favorite store. Here’s the thing – a really good hair mask can cost $15 or more. If your hair will need a few treatments, you may get more bang for your buck using a homemade hair mask.

If you opt for a cheap hair mask, it could be loaded with some harmful ingredients and preservatives that you may not be aware of. I have noticed an increase of cosmetics made in China being marketed all over social media, and they are not safe. Now, you can find hair mask that are organic or do not contain parabens or other harmful ingredients if you are a label reader, but you will not find them cheap.

If you love DIY beauty, you can easily make your hair masks at home pretty cheap. Let me share a few hair mask recipes I’ve used in the past that work pretty darn well.

The things I’ll be listing below are ingredients you probably already have at home. Let’s whip up some diy hair mask & homemade hair mask!

Essential oil moisture retaining hair mask

To create this hair mask, you will need castor oil, olive oil, fresh aloe vera skin, and essential oil of your choice. Grind the fresh aloe vera skin and mix it with the castor and olive oil. Add a few drops of your essential oil and mix again. When it’s properly mixed, apply to your hair and leave on for 30 minutes. Then wash it off with warm water. Do not rinse for long so that you don’t wash off the good stuff that you just put in.

Damaged hair apple cider vinegar restoring mask

A lot of people battle with damaged hair as a result of too much heat iron or harmful hair products. To create a hair mask that will help in reversing the damage already done, you will need apple cider vinegar and bentonite clay. Board-certified dermatologist Anna Guanche, MD , says apple cider vinegar is good to exfoliate scalp flakes, remove built-up residue, and boost shine (1).

There is no science to using these ingredients. Just mix the clay with some bentonite clay and one capful of apple cider vinegar and generously and thoroughly apply to your hair without leaving any part out. Leave on for the same amount of time stated above. Apple cider vinegar is already known to restore the natural pH balance of the hair while bentonite clay will help in cleansing and detoxifying your hair. When rinsing it out, you can also use some apple cider vinegar. This is another good homemade hair mask you should definitely try.

Banana dry hair moisturizing mask

Have some bananas that have brown speckles? It’s time to put it to good use. The advantages to bananas are not limited to health and wellness because they create superb beauty remedies too. This exotic fruit is an excellent beauty remedy for your locks and scalp. They increase manageability, reduce and manage dandruff, and hydrate ta dry scalp. Bananas are abundant in potassium, all natural oils, carbs and vitamins, that help soften the hair as well as safeguard the hair’s natural flexibility, avoiding unsightly split ends and breakage .

To make a banana hair mask recipe, you will need honey, bananas and olive oil. Blend or squash the banana and add in your olive oil and honey and mix thoroughly. Use it generously on your hair and watch out for the magic when you rinse it off. Banana makes hair shiny, soft and manageable, while the fatty acids in olive oil rehydrate the hair. Honey is good in reducing frizz and breakage and also adds shine to your hair.

Honey soothing dry and flaky scalp hair mask

For this diy hair mask, you will need honey, an egg and yogurt. Yogurt has rich anti-fungal properties that help in fighting off dandruff and itchy dry and flaky scalp. Honey will moisturize your hair while the egg will provide the right environment for your hair to grow because of its protein-rich properties.

Simply mix 2 tablespoons of honey, 1 egg and 1 container of yogurt together. If you have long hair, you may need to double or triple to cover all hair. Add it to your hair and rinse off in 20 minutes.

These hair masks will suit any type of issue you have with your hair. Let me know which of these diy hair mask & homemade hair mask you will be trying out in the comment section below. Or, if you know of an awesome homemade hair mask, please share it with us all!

Source:
1. https://www.prevention.com/beauty/hair/a22709576/apple-cider-vinegar-for-hair/