If you’re looking for an at-home hair mask that will leave any hair type looking and feeling amazing, you’ve come to the right place even if you have straight or wavy hair.
This avocado hair mask for curly hair is easy to make and only requires a few simple ingredients. It’s actually my favorite DIY hair mask because it’s packed with nutrients that are great for your hair.
This mask is one of the best things ever for curly hair and every hair follicle on your head. Let me tell you why.
Avocados are also full of good fats that are fantastic for your scalp and hair. A mask can help to hydrate and nourish your hair.
Plus, it can help to define your curls, tame frizzy hair and leave your natural hair looking and feeling healthy.
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How often should you use an avocado hair mask?
By adding this avocado curly hair mask to your weekly hair care routine, your hair will be very happy. Especially when you have dry curls or brittle hair.
Furthermore, this DIY recipe with natural ingredients can be your hero when it comes to combatting hair breakage, especially during the summer and winter months.
Benefits of avocados
Few people know avocado is actually a fruit. It’s rich in vitamin B, C, D, E and K. Also, its natural oils moisturize, hydrate and nourish your hair strands and scalp.
Other avocado benefits are:
- it can stimulate hair growth (vitamin A, B1 and B2);
- strong and healthy hair (vitamin D);
- and healing of a damaged scalp (vitamin E).
If you suffer from heat damage or hair loss, this deep conditioning hair mask is a great natural moisturizer for brittle hair and even an itchy scalp.
Avocado also packs a powerful punch with an antioxidant called glutathione which helps neutralize the free radicals that can cause hair damage.
Make your own homemade avocado hair mask
DIY Avocado Hair Mask for Curly Hair
Avocados are not only a delicious snack, but they also make an excellent hair mask for those with frizzy or dry hair.
A study found that the potassium and magnesium in avocado oil can help to seal cuticle cells, making your hair look smooth, shiny and preventing breakage.
The avocado's natural oils will help to nourish and revitalize your locks. And if you make a hair mask with it, you can store it in the fridge for up to 1 or 2 weeks.
Plus, it's super easy to make - all you need are these simple ingredients.
Ingredients
- 1 whole avocado (overripe)
- 1 ripe banana
- 3 to 4 teaspoons of raw honey
- 3 tablespoons of jojoba oil (hair oils)
- and 3 tablespoons of coconut oil (or olive oil)
Instructions
- Peel the avocado and cut it in pieces.
- Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend it until it's smooth. This will make it easier to remove from your curly hair.
- Apply it to wet hair (or damp hair).
- For best results massage your scalp with the the avocado hair treatment,
- especially apply a lot of it to your hair ends.
- Put your hair in a bun and cover it with a shower cap or heat cap. The heat will help your hair absorb the mask better.
- Let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Then rinse it out and style your hair as usual.
Notes
This avocado deep conditioner is a variation on a recipe from Curly Girl The Handbook. I've made it my own and it's sure to leave your hair feeling amazing.
Alternative: avocado oil
If you don’t want overripe avocados mucking up your kitchen, you can always use avocado oil as an alternative.
It’s extracted from the flesh of avocados and has monounsaturated fatty acids. This can help to nourish and revitalize your hair.
If you want to replace the avocado in the recipe with avocado oil, just add 3 to 5 tablespoons of oil. Luckily it’s not as thick and greasy like other oils, such as castor oil.
Cardi B avocado hair mask for curly hair
Do you know that Cardi B also uses a homemade avocado hair mask for her hair and her little girl Kulture’s hair? She adds the following ingredients to a blender and blends it until it’s completely smooth:
- 2 avocados (first add 1 avocado. Add the 2nd one after adding the olive oil
- 1 banana
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of mayonaise
- about 2 tablespoons of avocado oil
- about 1 tablespoon of raw honey
- about 1 tablespoon of argan oil
- about 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of Jamaican black castor oil
About the author
Angela is a curly girl and has been a beauty blogger since 2012. Because of her passion for beauty and hair, she has been a certified makeup artist since 2016 and has done multiple hair styling trainings. As a cosmetics lover, she writes reviews on cosmetics and provides different solutions that facilitate your daily beauty and curls routine.