Homemade hair masks: How do you manufacture your own hair mask? There are a myriad of natural recipes available to treat your mane. Hair that’s dry, greasy, or damaged… Every issue has a DIY answer!
The kind to make you every Sunday, a face moisturising mask, a body scrub, and a foot bath? Why not use this occasion to take care of your hair as well? Nothing beats a hair oil bath or a mask with a few natural and efficient components after a sebum cure or a hair detox.
HOMEMADE HAIR MASK: THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURALNESS
Your kitchen is full with hair-friendly foods, ranging from fruits to dairy products to vegetable oils. The most critical aspect of your beauty formula is to adhere to the dosages and exposure times.
Please keep in mind that essential oils are not suitable for children, pregnant or nursing women, the elderly, or those suffering from chronic diseases. Do not hesitate to get the counsel of a doctor before using essential oils.
HOMEMADE HAIR MASK: EXPOSURE TIME
It is important to respect the exposure duration in order to get the full advantages of your home hair care. Indeed, the mask’s effect will be enhanced if it is worn for the specified amount of time (generally thirty minutes or one hour).
Emilie Jolibois, cosmetic ingredient research specialist at Aroma-Zone, shares the finest hair mask recipes to prepare at home.
1. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK WITH AN EGG
- Shiny, healing, strengthening, and nourishing effect for dry, damaged, and fatigued hair.
- Combine one egg yolk and a spoonful of vegetable oil (olive, avocado, castor, argan, jojoba…) in a mixing bowl.
- Apply strand by strand to the hair and let on for 30 minutes before washing with a moderate shampoo.
- If you have long hair, twice the quantity.
- A beaten raw whole egg may also be used to produce a mask, but it must be thoroughly rinsed with cold water before shampooing (otherwise the white coagulates).
- A tablespoon of honey and/or vegetable oil may be added.
2. HOMEMADE HONEY HAIR MASK
- Shine effect, shines blonde highlights on light hair, hydrating for dull, dry, brittle hair.
- Add two teaspoons of honey, a teaspoon of lemon juice, and one to two tablespoons of warm water if needed to thin the mixture and make application easier.
- Apply strand by strand to hair, let on for 30 minutes, and thoroughly rinse.
- NB: There is no need to wash with this non-oily mask after thoroughly rinsing; it may therefore be used as a conditioner.
3. HOMEMADE ALOE VERA HAIR MASK
- Soothe and hydrate the scalp.
- 2 tablespoons aloe vera gel + 2 tablespoons coconut milk (or 1 tablespoon coconut milk powder + 2 tablespoons water)
- Apply the mixture strand by strand to the hair and let on for 30 minutes before washing with a gentle shampoo.
4. HOMEMADE BANANA HAIR MASK
- To soften and lengthen hair.
- Combine a well-mashed banana (as much as possible without lumps) and a spoonful of vegetable oil (olive, avocado, castor, argan, jojoba…).
- Section by section, apply the mixture to the hair. Cover with a cloth or sheet for 30 minutes to keep the heat in. Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
5. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK WITH AVOCADO
- For dry and damaged hair – nourishes and shines.
- Half an avocado, properly mashed, and one to two teaspoons avocado oil
- Section by section, apply the mixture to the hair. To keep the heat in, cover with a cloth or sheet and set aside for 1 hour. Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
6. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK WITH COCONUT OIL
- An perfect mask for all hair types – shining effect, fortification, hair growth stimulation, healing…
- Take two teaspoons of coconut oil and mix them together (optional: add three drops of ylang-ylang essential oil).
- Melt the coconut oil in a hot water bath by gently heating it in a basin.
- Apply the oil to the hair strand by strand, applying it evenly and sparingly. To keep the heat in, cover with a cloth or sheet and set aside for 1 hour. Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
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7. HOMEMADE YOGURT HAIR MASK
- Moisturizing, lustrous effect, combats dandruff, and relieves scalp irritations
- Combine a cup of natural yoghurt and a spoonful of honey.
- Option 1: Apply a spoonful of vegetable oil (olive, avocado, castor, argan, jojoba…) to dry hair.
- Option 2: Add a spoonful of aloe vera gel to greasy hair.
- Option 3: If you have dandruff, add three drops of essential oil of patchouli, geranium, tea tree, noble laurel, or aspic lavender.
- Apply the mixture to the hair strand by strand and let on for 30 minutes before washing with a gentle shampoo.
8. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK FOR HAIR GROWTH
- 1 tablespoon castor oil, 1/2 tablespoon mustard vegetable oil (instead, 1 teaspoon coconut oil + 1 teaspoon mustard), 3 drops essential oil of Bay Saint Thomas, Grapefruit, or Rosemary at cineole
- Massage for a few seconds into the scalp to increase microcirculation. You may broaden the therapy by applying it to the lengths as well (nourishing, shine, fortifying). To keep the heat in, cover with a cloth or sheet and set aside for 1 hour. Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
9. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK FOR SHINE
- Shiny, fortifying, sheathing, and volumizing effects (and detangling if marshmallow powder is used).
- 2 tablespoons neutral (non-dyeing) henna or marshmallow powder
- Pour in enough boiling water to make a soft dough.
- Add a spoonful of coconut milk and a teaspoon of lemon juice and mix well.
- Three drops of ylang-ylang or lemongrass essential oil are optional.
- Apply strand by strand to hair. Wrap with cling film and set aside for 1 hour. Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
- Finish with a shine rinse made up of 300 mL of water and two teaspoons of coconut vinegar, pomegranate vinegar, or cider vinegar.
10. ANTI-DANDRUFF HOMEMADE HAIR MASK
- Purifying, sanitising, relaxing, anti-itching, anti-dandruff, and scalp-repairing properties.
- Mix three tablespoons green clay or rhassoul with ten drops essential oil of patchouli, geranium, tea tree, noble laurel, or aspic lavender.
- To make a reasonably fluid paste, add lukewarm water.
- Apply a heavy coating to the scalp and gently massage it in.
- Leave on for 30 minutes before rinsing. This treatment takes the place of shampoo.
- When washing, rub the clay into the lengths to clean them. Finish with a final shine rinse (300 mL water + 2 teaspoons cider vinegar, coconut vinegar, or pomegranate vinegar).
- Optionally, a tablespoon of nettle powder, tulsi, or nagarmotha may be added.
11. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK FOR CURLY HAIR
- For curly or frizzy hair, as well as dry or damaged hair: fortifying, healing, nourishing, beautifying, and shining.
- Combine three tablespoons coconut milk and one tablespoon castor oil in a mixing bowl.
- If you have long hair, you may double the quantity.
- Option 1: three drops essential oil of ylang-ylang.
- Option number two is to add a beaten egg yolk.
- Apply to the whole head of hair, strand by strand. Leave on for 1 hour before removing with a gentle wash.
12. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK FOR DRY HAIR
- Combine two tablespoons avocado oil and one tablespoon olive oil in a mixing bowl.
- Option for very dry or frizzy hair: melt a teaspoon of shea butter with vegetable oils.
- Apply the oil to the hair strand by strand, applying it evenly and sparingly. To keep the heat in, cover with a cloth or sheet and set aside for 1 hour.
- Then use a shampoo to get rid of it.
13. HOMEMADE HAIR MASK FOR OILY HAIR
- Combine three tablespoons green clay or rhassoul clay with ten drops essential oil of rosemary verbenone, cineole, grapefruit, or lemon.
- To make a reasonably fluid paste, add lukewarm water.
- Apply a heavy amount to the scalp, rubbing gently, and extending throughout the lengths (unless they are dry – for example, mixed hair).
- Leave on for 30 minutes before rinsing. This treatment takes the place of shampoo.
- When washing, rub the clay into the lengths to clean them. Finish with a final shine rinse (300 mL water + two teaspoons cider vinegar, coconut vinegar, or pomegranate vinegar).
- Optionally, a tablespoon of horsetail or nettle powder or a teaspoon of burdock extract may be added.
14. HOMEMADE MOISTURIZING HAIR MASK
- Oily scalps benefit from moisturising, softening, shinier hair, and balance benefits.
- Combine two tablespoons plain yoghurt, two tablespoons aloe vera gel, and one teaspoon honey.
- Leave on for 30 minutes before removing with a gentle wash.
15. REPAIRING HOMEMADE HAIR MASK
- Effects include repairing, fortifying, nourishing, and shinier skin.
- Combine two beaten egg yolks, a tablespoon of melted coconut oil, and a teaspoon of honey in a mixing bowl.
- Apply the mixture to the hair strand by strand, cover in cling film, and let on for 1 hour before washing with a gentle shampoo.