Orchidflower
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I read about this, and it works to soften overly dry and wiry hair (much like gray/white hair gets or hair that has been hit with too much sun). Yes, I know this sounds bizzare and weird and kooky...but it WORKS! Mayo is protein and will go into the hair shaft and the avocado oil seems to help the process.
1. Need: one really ripe or overripe avocado and an equal amount of real mayonnaise; mix together very well.
Place on your entire head of hair. (Mine is almost waist length and super thick, so I ponytailed it and then slapped the mixture on my head.) Don't worry--with some heat--it'll sink in to the scalp.
Cover with some plastic (a cap or I used 2 plastic grocery bags) to keep heat in. You can now either put a big, thick towel over all and wrap to cover your head (which I did) OR use a dryer to warm your hair that's been wrapped in plastic.
You could even wrap your head in Saran Wrap and then use a dryer to heat your hair. The purpose of this is to heat the hair shaft, so the mixture will sink into the hair shaft softening the hair overall. I used the 2 plastic grocery bags tied with a towel over my head method, and left it on for 45 minutes...then I played on the computer.
Washed it out one time with a cheap shampoo, and didn't even condition it. Soft, soft, soft was the result.
Vwah-laaa: my hair came out soft and fluffy! It's been about a week ago I did this, and it's still soft and fluffy! (And to think of all the money I've spent on hair conditioners and masks..tsk, tsk!)
2. The other thing you can do--and it's cheap, plus, you can use most of the oil for cooking--is to buy some ORGANIC extra virgin coconut oil. Use a tiny bit of this thru your hair to maintain the softness. It works super well on dry/wiry hair. I had to get mine on the net.
*The only reason I posted this here is that most people after 50--and those who worship being in the sun in summer--get dry hair that turns wiry. I figured someone could use this cheap, ez remedy. After all, it's summer now and we seem to have alot of outdoors-types here.
**And now you can snicker....
1. Need: one really ripe or overripe avocado and an equal amount of real mayonnaise; mix together very well.
Place on your entire head of hair. (Mine is almost waist length and super thick, so I ponytailed it and then slapped the mixture on my head.) Don't worry--with some heat--it'll sink in to the scalp.
Cover with some plastic (a cap or I used 2 plastic grocery bags) to keep heat in. You can now either put a big, thick towel over all and wrap to cover your head (which I did) OR use a dryer to warm your hair that's been wrapped in plastic.
You could even wrap your head in Saran Wrap and then use a dryer to heat your hair. The purpose of this is to heat the hair shaft, so the mixture will sink into the hair shaft softening the hair overall. I used the 2 plastic grocery bags tied with a towel over my head method, and left it on for 45 minutes...then I played on the computer.
Washed it out one time with a cheap shampoo, and didn't even condition it. Soft, soft, soft was the result.
Vwah-laaa: my hair came out soft and fluffy! It's been about a week ago I did this, and it's still soft and fluffy! (And to think of all the money I've spent on hair conditioners and masks..tsk, tsk!)
2. The other thing you can do--and it's cheap, plus, you can use most of the oil for cooking--is to buy some ORGANIC extra virgin coconut oil. Use a tiny bit of this thru your hair to maintain the softness. It works super well on dry/wiry hair. I had to get mine on the net.
*The only reason I posted this here is that most people after 50--and those who worship being in the sun in summer--get dry hair that turns wiry. I figured someone could use this cheap, ez remedy. After all, it's summer now and we seem to have alot of outdoors-types here.
**And now you can snicker....