This is the final post where I’ll be speaking about my experiences with my first ever homemade banana mask. To see my older posts detailing my recipe and application techniques, check out here and here.
Okay, so last week I left off showing all the remaining pieces of banana. I was able to get out the majority of banana (save for a few tiny pieces), but it did take a lot of combing with a detangling comb and lots of my favourite Blue Magic leave-in conditioner.
I know that I initially used WAY TOO MUCH water, which was the first of many errors I made in the making of the hair mask. When I try the recipe again (or at least when I try another hair mask) I will make sure to use less water.
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| look at all of that water… |
Another thing I noted (which was kind of hard to ignore) was the fact that I substituted practically every single ingredient except for the bananas and castor oil. The original recipe called for things like primrose oil, honey, lavender oil, molasses (whatever the fuck that is), coconut cream, rosemary oil and apple cider vinegar. However, the original recipe did say that you could play around the ingredients to create something different for the hair so maybe it’s not so bad.
Keeping with the ingredients that I used, you might have noticed that I added cinnamon to the recipe. I originally only decided to use it because I felt that my mask didn’t have quite enough stuff in it, and then when I googled benefits of cinnamon for the hair, I found that it (though not exactly scientifically proven) increases blood circulation and helps to stimulate the scalp.
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| mmm… cinnamon… |
And finally, the MAJOR issue I had with this mask recipe was of course due to the fact that I did not use a blender, which would have made my mixture creamier. Instead I mashed the mixture and whisked with two forks. I’m pretty sure that if I had used a blender, I probably wouldn’t have ended up with a vomit-like substance on my head.
The last thing I want to note about this mask is that while I didn’t receive all the benefits from it (if you saw the previous post you’ll see that I had to use shampoo and conditioner to get the banana out), my hair did feel softer and some parts of my roots were straightened/smoothed out. That small victory alone has convinced me to try this mask again.
If this hair mask series was of any help, please do let me know. I’ll probably be doing more series’ like this in the future – I mean this is a hair and beauty blog – so please do stay tuned for more in the future.
alice
xo
