Here is a recipe for my DIY hair mask for damaged hair that can help reduce frizz, repair your hair and restore hair growth without the expense of a pricey hair treatment.
I love living in the country; however we live with hard water which has really done a number on my hair. My hair has been sticky and frizzy for months and I finally got on it and created a hair restoration routine that is working for my hair.
I have an internal protocol that I use and a hair care routine. Internally, I drink a “Healthy Hair Drinking Tea” that is made from Nettles, Horsetail and Dandelion Flowers. I also make a “Healthy Hair Rinse” with apple cider vinager to cut and remove the hard water minerals. I sell both the drinking tea herbs and the hair rinse blend, but you can easily harvest the herbs yourself and make your own.
The single most important thing that I do for my hair is make sure I am not leaving the hard water on my hair for very long. I harvest rain water in the winter and go to the creek and gather water in my jugs in the summer. I use this surface water on my hair and in my hair rinse. If I do wash my hair with my hard tap water, it is filtered with my shower filter and I use my apple cider vinager rinse right away after washing.
You can download my hair restoration checklist with recipes here.
One way I give my hair a little extra love is to do a hair mask every week. Using a hair mask regularly will vastly improve your hair’s body and shine and really strengthens hair. Here is the form to download my hair restoration checklist and other recipes
I tried multiple store bought hair masks and I thought “I could make this”. Store-bought hair masks and hair treatments can get expensive fast. A hair mask is great for soothing and repairing cuticles. Most of the recipes I found were for masks that needed to be used right away because they contained perishable ingredients like avocado or eggs. I wanted to make a product I could make once, jar up and use over time. So, I learned how to infuse my own herbal oils to incorporate into the mask. I created my own DIY hair mask that leaves my hair shiny, soft, and all the frizz is gone. It is amazing!
Benefits of Ingredients used in this hair mask:
Avocado Oil: is used as the carrier oil to infuse the herbs. Avocado is packed with vitamins A, D, E and B6, and is also high in proteins and amino acids. The oils in avocados are one of the few that can penetrate the cuticle and moisturize hair.
Castor Oil: increases blood flow to the scalp, which promotes healthier hair. Applying castor oil once a month can boost hair growth up to five times the usual rate. It can moisturize a dry, irritated scalp. Castor oil’s antibacterial and anti fungal properties can reduce dandruff.
Jojoba Oil: Enhances the hair rejuvenation, can help to prevent hair breakage and strengthen your locks. In addition, it has been shown to help fight dandruff, dry scalp, and itchy scalp
Moringa: Reduces frizz, makes hair more manageable, increases volume and shin
Dandelion Flowers: promote scalp health and follicle stimulation
Hibiscus: Stimulates blood circulation,which boosts hair growth. It also strengthens the hair shaft and prevents breakage.
Essential oils of Peppermint and Rosemary: Feel tingly, smells invigorating. These essential oils also stimulate hair growth, adds shine and helps with dandruff. A little goes a long way with these 2 oils.
HOW TO USE THE HAIR MASK:
- Put mixture onto your hair
- Ensure full coverage all over your hair
- message into scalp for 1 minute
- Wrap hair up into a bun or braids. You’ll want to contain your hair as it has a lot of oil on it, which can be messy.
- Leave the mask on for a minimum of 1 hour – 8 hours or overnight.
- Wash out in the shower as normal. You can just rinse out the mask with warm water for a softer, heavier feel or shampoo it out. You may need to shampoo twice in order to get all the oil out
- Style hair as normal
Now go and try this out! Let me know what you think in the comments below. I would love to hear your thoughts, if you changed it up a bit, etc.