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Hair Mask Recipes for Dry Damaged Hair

Loveleena Rajeev
Homemade hair mask recipes are a permanent fixture for your dull, dry, and damaged hair. Read on to know more.
"For me, hair is an accoutrement. Hair is jewelry. It's an accessory."
― Jill Scott
Short or long, curly or straight, everyone wants hair that is shiny, lustrous, and healthy. But the sad truth is, that only some women are blessed with hair like that. Pollution, bad eating habits, and the continuous use of chemicals on our hair adversely affects the hair, and it becomes dry, brittle, and damaged.
One of the telltale signs of damaged hair is when hair falls out in clumps―truly a nightmare when that happens. So, to avoid that and to grow hair faster naturally, one can get some good and natural hair care products.
And that's why we have come with some tried and tested hair mask recipes which one can use for dry and damaged hair.

Hair Mask Recipes for Dry Hair

Banana and Avocado Mask

Ingredients
• Ripe banana, ½ cup
• Ripe avocado, ¼ cup
• Fresh yogurt, 1 tbsp
• Wheat germ oil, 1 tbsp.
• Vitamin E, 1 capsule
Directions
Mash banana and avocado together in a small bowl. Add wheat germ oil, yogurt, and squeeze vitamin E capsule into the fruit mix. Vitamin E will ensure extra conditioning for your hair. Apply the hair mask and leave it for half an hour. Rinse as usual.

Acacia Honey, Apple Cider Vinegar, and Almond Oil Mask

Ingredients
• Acacia honey, 2 tbsp.
• Almond oil, 1 tbsp.
• Apple cider vinegar
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Apply this mix to your hair roots, and using a wide-toothed comb, distribute it along the length and along the hair ends. Leave the mask on for an hour and rinse your hair as usual.
All the ingredients used in this recipe have nourishing and moisturizing qualities, which will not only condition your hair but will also add shine and bounce to it, thus, making this one of the best natural hair mask recipes.

Hair Mask Recipes for Damaged Hair

Yogurt, Ripe Avocado, and Ripe Banana Mask

Ingredients
• Ripe banana, ½ cup
• Ripe avocado, ¼ cup
• Fresh yogurt, 1 tbsp.
• Wheat germ oil, 1 tbsp.
• Vitamin E, 1 capsule
Directions
Mash banana and avocado together in a small bowl. Add wheat germ oil, yogurt, and squeeze vitamin E capsule into the fruit mix. Vitamin E will ensure extra conditioning for your hair. Apply the hair mask and leave it for half an hour. Rinse as usual.

Ripe Banana and Almond Oil Mask

Ingredients
• Ripe banana, ½ cup
• Almond oil, ½ tsp.
Directions
Mash the banana and add the almond oil to it. Mix well and massage into the scalp. Leave the mix on for 20 minutes and then wash it off. Almond oil is very therapeutic in its use for damaged hair.

Hair Mask Recipes for Frizzy Hair

Banana, Cantaloupe, and Avocado Mask

Ingredients
• Banana, ½ cup
• Cantaloupe, ¼ cup
• Avocado, ¼ cup
• Wheat germ oil, 1 tbsp.
•Yogurt, 1 tbsp.
Directions
Mash the banana and add the almond oil to it. Mix well and massage into the scalp. Leave the mix on for 20 minutes and then wash it off. Almond oil is very therapeutic in its use for damaged hair.

Fresh Coconut Cream Mask

Ingredients
• Fresh coconut cream, 1 cup
• Clean hand towel
Directions
If you have difficulty in finding fresh coconut cream, then buy frozen one, soften it completely, and massage into your hair. Steam the towel, squeeze out all water, and wrap your head in it for an hour. Wash it out after an hour.

Olive Oil Hair Mask Recipes

Olive Oil with Eggs

Ingredients
• Eggs, 2
• Olive oil, 5 tbsp.
Directions
Beat the eggs until light and fluffy, and add olive oil to it. Massage this mix into hair thoroughly. Cover head with a shower cap. Leave for half an hour and rinse as usual. The egg and olive oil will deeply condition your hair.

Olive Oil with Honey

Ingredients
• Honey, 2 tbsp.
• Olive oil, 3 tbsp.
Directions
Mix the two ingredients in a small bowl and massage into hair and scalp. Put on a shower cap, leave it for 30 minutes, and then shampoo as usual. Both honey and olive oil have moisturizing properties and will add a natural gloss to your hair.
Improper hair care has quite an adverse effect on our hair, leading to dry, damaged, brittle, frizzy hair. In fact, we could go on and on about the damages we inflict on our hair. So ladies, shine that crown with the given hair mask recipes for dry damaged hair and make your hair look beautiful.