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Sunday, 27 September 2015

Cinnamon, Banana and Coconut Oil Hair Mask

Rainy Sundays are best for DIY beauty treatments. Today being a rainy Sunday, I decided to try a nourishing hair mask for my very hungry hair. Most natural foods you have lying around the house have some sort of beauty benefit, all it takes is a little research and experimentation.


Cinnamon:
According to http://www.benefitsfromcinnamon.com , cinnamon promotes hair growth and blood circulation to the scalp

Bananas:
The creamy, rich fruit has many benefits for hair, including strengthening, hair loss control and moisturizing of the scalp

Coconut oil:
Moisturizes and conditions hair, adding shine and treating damage


Ingredients

2 bananas (good way to use over ripe bananas too)
4 tbs coconut oil
2 tsp cinnamon

In a bowl, melt the coconut oil in the microwave until is its completely liquid. Add the banana and cinnamon and blend into a very smooth paste.

Directions for use:

Apply to dry hair, thoroughly coating the entire scalp all the way to the ends. When massaged into the scalp, it tingles for a few minutes, so test it on a small area if your scalp is sensitive. Leave in for 15-20 minutes, then shampoo and condition as normal.

This makes enough for medium length hair. For short hair, half the recipe. For long hair, add 1 banana, 2 tbs coconut oil and 1 tsp cinnamon.

Enjoy the fragrant experience! xxx

EDIT: I mashed the mixture with a fork, but I would strongly recommend using a blender to get it very smooth. The little banana chunks got stuck in my hair and I had to comb them out :) Other than that, my hair feels great! xxx