According to Beauty Tips 411, here are three home recipes for hair that are perfect for damaged and dry hair types. These are frugal and easy ways to make a homemade conditioner.
Homemade Hair Treatments For Damaged Hair
1. Avocado Deep Conditioner Hair Mask- Using 1 small jar of mayonnaise and 1/2 avocado. Mix all ingredients, smooth into head being careful to work it to the ends, Use shower cap or plastic wrap to seal body heat in and leave on for 20 minutes.
2. Mayonnaise Your Hair - Apply 1/2 cup of mayonnaise to your dry hair, work in really well, cover your head with a plastic wrap, and let it set for about 15 minutes.
3. Olive Oil Hair Mask - Combine 2 tablespoon honey and 3 tablespoon olive oil together. Apply thoroughly and then cover with plastic wrap and set for 15 minutes.
These beauty tips and treatments are great on any type of hair and safe enough for those with sensitive scalps as well.
Homemade Shampoo
4. Baking Soda Hair Cleansing Mud – Mix 1 heaping Tbsp. of Baking Soda and 3-5 drops of essential oils of your choice (lavender, patchouli, rosemary, sweet orange are some of mine:not necessarily all together) with enough water to make a paste. Mix this in the shower. It took a little getting use too, with there being no suds.
5. Natural Chemical Free Shampoo – Use these three ingredients and use as a natural DIY shampoo, ¼ cup distilled water ( deionized water is ok ), ¼ cup liquid castile soap ( I use unscented ), and ½ teaspoon jojoba, grapeseed or other light vegetable oil.
6. Chamomile Fields Shampoo - Let the tea bags steep in 1 1/2 cups of boiled water for 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags and with the remaining liquid add the soap flakes. Let stand until the soap softens. Stir in glycerin until mixture is well blended. Pour into a bottle. Keep in a dark, cool place.
More Home Remedies For Hair
Here are several more tips on homemade treatments for damaged hair over on the Hair Care Tips blog.
- Drinking a lot of water, to keep the body hydrated and lustrous.
- Regular use of olive oil, to help control damaged frizzy and dry locks. This remedy can either be used directly on the head, or quantities of it can be increased in a diet.
- After washing, apply a small amount of silicone serum should be applied to the head, which repairs the damage.
- Jojoba oil should be applied mainly to the ends to make it softer. This home remedy can work wonders with frizzy and dry locks.
- Damaged hair should be deep conditioned thoroughly at least once a week.
Do you have a beauty secret or tip you’d like to share? Simply leave the link to it in the comments or upload it to the Tip Junkie Facebook page. I’d love to hear from you. {{wink}}
Creating Memories that Endure,
Laurie
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Make sure your readers know that on that baking soda one that it should only be done once in a while. It is a clarifying technique used to strip off any harmful residue from other shampoos and hairsprays…etc, but it really should not be used daily or even weekly. Maybe like once a month.
And Silicone based products freakin’ rock. They don’t actually repair damage nothing can really repair hair damage, but they coat the hair and keep it from getting further damaged. It will help protect the hair from styling aids such as flat iron, blow drier and even help protect hair against the harmful damage from the sun. You can also recognize silicone based products from words like dimethicone, methicone…. Silicone is very expensive, so they use these that are made up of silicone derived ingredients.
Great work! I love these.
Laurie
Thank you Jenn! This is great amazing information and exactly what we need to know. {{knuckle bumps}}
Regarding the baking soda technique: I have been using a modified version of this, instead of shampoo, daily for 3 months now, and my hair is healthier than it’s been in decades, and without regular conditioning (I air-dry, but use a flat-iron lightly in spots); however, my version uses such a small amount of baking soda that I’m sure that is why I have not experienced any negative results. I use 1 TBSP of baking soda mixed with one cup of warm water in a squeeze bottle; I squeeze some of this ‘soda water’ at the roots, massage my scalp, and rinse. This recipe lasts me for a week.
The reason I came to the site today was not because of any damage; I was looking for an occasional mask recipe, just as a preventative, since I do use a flat iron lightly most days. My hair gets a bit static-y in the areas I use it, so figured I might need a bit more moisture.
baking soda
I tried the baking soda wash and I did the apple cider vinegar rinse. I have very curly and frizzy hair it was working great for a couple of weeks. Then I started to notice my hair began to feel like straw. Then one day it was so bad it felt like my hair was just going to break in two it was so bad. I got scared and went back to shampoo. Was it too much baking soda I was using the 1T to 1C of water. What shold I do I really want to go back to no shampoo?
baking soda rinse
I have been using a baking soda rinse followed by a vinegar rinse to wash my hair for over two years. My hair has never looked better.
Mix 1 cup baking soda to 1 gallon of water. I like to fill a dish soap squeeze bottle with this, and then squirt it on your head and work in. Rinse really well, then rinse some more.
for the vinegar rinse, you also use 1 cup vinegar (it doesn’t seem to make any difference if you use white or apple cider) to 1 gallon water. I put this in a smaller squeeze bottle too. Poor it on your hair, work it in, let sit for a minute or so then rinse.
This method does require an adjustment period of a week or three. Your scalp needs to adjust to the new routine. Just stick it out and you won’t regret it.
Hi,
Thanks for sharing your tips, wondering about the hair dye or highlights, are these tips safe for hair colour, as i know Mayonnaise has vinegar in it too…any suggestions…
Thanks Aiza
CarolJane
How often do you use this baking soda method?
Nelle Sharp
Hair
Dobi just use baking soda and water once a month or so. I have very dry damaged hair and a lot of breakage
Okay this hair tip is going to sound crazy – and I haven’t seen it written anywhere in the blogosphere so I’m going to put it out there. If you have oily hair you need to try this. Wash your hair with a cheap clear shampoo. I use Suave Clean & Clear. It was like 99 cents. Anyway wash your hair with that shampoo, rinse, and repeat if desired. Then get a bottle of Listerine. Yes, Listerine! My friend who told me this said to use the brown kind. I don’t know why. Anyway I have medium length hair, so I use about 2 cap fulls. Just tilt your head back, pour in the Listerine, work it into your hair for a few minutes, and then rinse thoroughly. Then style — I don’t even need to use any other products on my hair when I “Listerine” it. I have struggled with oily hair forever and nothing seemed to help until I tried this.
I’m sure the alcohol in the mouth wash is what is causing your hair to not be so oily but I’m worried what the alcohol might be doing to your hair. Have you ever tried Prell? A few years back I was having an issue with an oily scalp and read online to try it and haven’t had the problem since. I only had to use the shampoo that once to (but probably because I don’t typically have oily hair). Anyway I think it was only like $2 at walmart.
Listerine also works wonders for dandruff. I only use it once or twice a week to avoid over-drying from the alcohol, but the anti-fungal properties of Listerine (yes, the original brown kind) keeps dandruff in check more than any other affordable thing I’ve tried.
I wouldn’t recommend using Prell on a regular basis; my mom’s hairdresser recommended it to her years ago as a laundry aid to remove grass stains from my white pants (said it’s basically a detergent). Worked GREAT on the grass stains!
When my daughter had lice, the pesticide shampoos did nothing. But rinsing her hair with original Listerine, then having it sit for about 30 minutes with her hair under a shower cap killed the little buggers. Plus it helped to ease the itch and cleared the dandruff she had at the time.
We recently found an OLD bottle of listerine (antique old) at work… if you read the label, it was originally labelled for all sorts of things, including “infectious dandruff” and for use as a deodorant. So…. while I don’t know how it actually works for all these things, that is what it was originally marketed to do!
Really beautiful hair i loved that . very nice looking of hair. Great idea for hair and nice details shared in hair care.thanks
The Mayonnaise hair treatment is amazing for dry and brittle hair, I just love it and try to do it once a week since I color my hair every 8 weeks or so. For really beautiful shiny hair hair try pouring vinegar (natural is best) over your hair after you condition. It will make your hair look gorgeous and super healthy. The only downfall is the odor, (which is maybe similar to how the Listerine works too, never tried it!) but once you try it, you will swear by it.
do you put the vinegar on after you condition and NOT rinse it? Then can I go on about my daily styling? I’ve heard yes and no on this. Thank you!
Hi! i am also try different homemade tip in my hair . i love my hair .keep it up.
Thanks for posting
egg and honey makes your hair thicker…i tried it and my hair became thicker after a few weeks, its not a repair or shampoo, but helps those with thinning
Just eating the egg and honey or putting the raw egg and honey in your hair? Is it to act like a conditioner or like a shampoo or just a treatment before washing?
Maybe this is a dumb question, but after I use any type of oil on my hair, it’s so disgusting and greasy, I have to wash it at least twice just so it doesn’t look wet. Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of the oil treatment? I’d appreciate any input, my hair and scalp are SO dry after having my second baby. I would love to find something that works!
When you’re ready to wash the oil out of your hair, don’t rinse your hair first. Put shampoo directly on your oiled hair, rubbing it in as good as you can. Then rinse and shampoo again if needed.
oily hair
Try a pre-wash with Liquid Dawn to remove Oil, then your regular shampoo and conditioner. Great for the scalp too. My doctor says this help keep the follicles from clogging, reduces dandruff, and preps your hair for the Conditioner. Yes it is a detergent but when followed by regular shampoo and conditioner works well.
When I was a swimmer I used the mayo mask to help my brittle hair (it felt like hay). mayo, olive oil, and an egg were great for reconditioning.
SERIOUS TIP: I made a mask for my hair out of avocado, olive oil, egg, and I think banana one time. Egg is wonderful for your hair, but DO NOT rinse it out with hot water! I made scrambled eggs. in my hair.
Just a word of caution about the chamomile tea shampoo–if you have blonde hair, chamomile tea will turn your hair very yellow. I would avoid it if you like your hair to be a softer or more platinum shade of blonde. Other than that, great tips, Laurie! Thanks!
Gonna try this at home! I am totally interested to put my self in this kind of challenge. Hope you can show a short video tutorial on actual how to make shampoo. That would big help on me.
After washing my hair, I wrap it up in a 100% cotton t-shirt. I used to wrap it up in a bath towel and it dried my hair out too much. Using the t-shirt, my hair is much softer and less frizzy.
natural remedies
I am using a homemade herbal shampoo “Henna and Egg Shampoo” on my hair from last 6 months. And it gave me very impressive results very soon. This shampoo is a mixture of 1 cup warm water, 1 egg, 5 tbsp. natural henna powder and juice of one lemon. It’s really very effective for hair fall and hair damage.
Items for hair
There is a shampoo called 100% Tea by IC , it will remove oil from hair. Also use Seabreeze for scalp.
Coconut oil!
I thought I would add our experiences to the list of suggestions! My daughter and I both have hair long enough to sit on and we’ve been using coconut oil as a deep conditioner for years. It’s highly recommended within the “long hair communities”. Some people are fussy about what kind and only get ‘organic’ coconut oil, but we get the LuAnn brand from the baking aisle in Walmart and it works wonderfully. We only put it on the part of hair that would go in a ponytail, and down to the tips. We don’t put the oil near our roots/hairline. Saturate the hair, one section at a time, rubbing in well, braid it (or twist up in bun) and leave it all day, or over night, then wash out. We use our regular Suave shampoo/conditioners afterward without any problems; no oily residue, just soft, healthy hair. Keep in mind that coconut oil will turn liquidy if the weather is warm, and more solid if it’s colder out. Use it the same way, however it looks in the canister.
fine hair
aid for adding texture/body to fine limp hair.
help for fine hair
what does one do to help fine hair have texture and body?
fine hair
Brenda I had thin hair forever and then started using an egg and honey mask once a week and my hair is now thick as can be. You might want to try it. I also used to rinse my hair with some leftover beer after the mask so I am not sure what worked but something did ! Good luck! Ohh by the way my hair is now very thick and down to the end of my butt so when I donate
i going this my hair is ever thin…thanks
THIN HAIR ON TOP
HOW DO YOU MIX HONEY & EGG? MY HAIR IS SO THIN ON TOP NEED HELP.
Mayo!
I have got some Mayo in my hair right now. It does work nicely as a weekly deep conditioning/strengthening treatment.
Medicine
Now a Days Very Difficult to make Shampoo for your health. Because Thousand Company Make Product your Hair Problems.
Brenda,
I used an egg and honey mask once a week for years and then rinsed my hair with some leftover beer and water and my hair is now down to the end of my butt and so thick that my hairdresser has to put aside
2-2 1/2hrs every time I go in to get my hair done.On top of that even though I treat my hair the people at Locks of Love absolutely love when I donate because my hair is so thick and healthy.But just to let you know now that my hair is so thick and long I use Coconut Oil to keep it healthy looking and feeling ! Good luck !
hair wonder
I will mix up one beer (any kind) 2 eggs. And mayo. I put it in my hair let it sit for bout 30 mins – works wonders!
Hair Care Tips
Gonna try this at home! I am totally interested to put my self in this kind of challenge. Hope you can show a short video tutorial on actual how to make shampoo. That would big help on me.
Great stuff from you, man. I’ve read your stuff before and you’re just too awesome. I love what you’ve got here, love what you’re saying and the way you say it. You make it entertaining and you still manage to keep it smart. I can’t wait to read more from you. This is really a great blog.
On the fence...
I have mid-back long blonde fine hair, and I just finished a Mayo treatment… I’m kind of on the fence.
I’ve been doing the 1tbsp baking soda/1c water n likewise vinegar wash/rinse for a couple weeks now, and because my tips were getting dry, I thought I’d try the mayo(pure, no extras) mask to re-hydrate.
After mayo’ing up, I read and did internet stuff for a hour while the hair was up in a shower cap and towel to keep the heat in which was fine, but the trying to get the mayo out was the not fun part. I used much more baking soda wash than I would normally, and even then resorted to a fructis shampoo because the mayo wouldn’t come fully out. I felt this kind of depleted the reasoning for trying the poo-free method.
No conditioner, no vinegar wash; this was to try and see the effects of the mayo conditioning alone.
Now that my hair’s drying:
My tips and whole hair are softer, but I’m not sure if I notice much more in the way of not being dry.
I also mildly smell like a sandwich.. Which I’m not ok with.
Overall: Yes my hair is softer than it was… but I’m not sure it was worth the hassle of the mask and trying to get rid of all the oil residue. Maybe that’s not the point of the mask, to get rid of the oil in the end, but I don’t like leaving that in my hair as it looks and feels heavy and greasy very quickly.
I’ll keep this treatment in mind, especially as I continue working with poo-free washes, noting how my hair reacts and seeing if I need to re-moisturize again; but I won’t be running back to the mayo mask for the hassle and smell factor.
Silly Question:
Does any mayo work? I only have the Light option in my house( smile)
Soap and Vinegar
I make my own shampoo bar from Olive oil which has been infused with patchouli leaves, sunflower, grapeseed oil and then essential oils of patchouli, lemon and a small amount of tea tree. The water content of the soap is chamomile tea. This lathers up well and washes great. After washing my hair I then use a spray bottle with 1:4 ratio of vinegar and water with a touch of orange essential oil and spray this on my hair. Rinse off after about a minute and my hair is clean and so soft.
Egg and Honey Mask
Would somebody please tell amounts of Egg and Honey to use for a nice thick mask? Thanks Also how long I should leave it on my hair. And how often I should use.
Hair Care
Is there a good shampoo for getting chlorine out after swimming?
Thick fine hair
I have long thick fine hair. I am also allergic to scent. Any good suggested for unscented remedies?
Thinning Hair
It seems like my hair is thinning, does anyone have advice on natural treatments for thinning hair?
Split ends
I was wondering what advice you might have for split ends. I have horrible split ends all over my head. I use an organic shampoo, rinse with apple cider vinegar and wate, never blow dry, and don’t brush my hair when it is wet. My hair is very fine, thin and greasy so I don’t like the thought of using oils in my hair. Thanks!
hairs
i really really love ur tips how can u do that amazing u r very beautifull and ur tips are more best than u love u always be happy and thanks thanks alot
dry damaged hair
After dying n bleaching my hair is so dry n frizzy it makes me miserable, i have naturally dark brown curly hair, so i have 2 use gel n hair spray 2 keep it in check but that seems 2 dry it out more. I just wanna have mce healthy tangle free manageable hair please help
Also I am starting 2 grey so I dye it about once every couple of months.
Rebecca Salva
With the mayo avocado treatment, do you apply it to wet or dry hair? And do you wash your hair normally after or just rinse it out?
Thanks!!