Avocado Coconut Oil Hair Mask

Susan | August 9, 2013

My darling daughter was recently in town for a visit. I can’t tell you how much fun it was to introduce her to my new home, the San Francisco Bay area. We had an amazing time and once again, I was reminded what a remarkable young woman she has grown into. I love that at 23, she is into healthy eating and skin care, creates a lot of her own recipes and is a wiz in the kitchen. We hiked, made food together, spent a day in the city and a day at the shore. It was a wonderful visit.

Avocado Coconut Hair Mask @Rawmazing.com

While she loved the heat without humidity, she was less impressed on the toll it had taken on my hair. “Mom, your hair looks a little dry and frizzy”, she informed me one afternoon. From the mouths of babes, right? I couldn’t disagree as I had been noticing the dryness myself. Off to the kitchen we went as I whipped up a great hair mask for both of us. We came up with some wonderful avocado recipes.

Honestly, I knew it would help, but I wasn’t prepared for the transformation these three simple ingredients created! Both Kaia (youngest daughter) and I ended up with hair that was shiny and silky. We both agreed that our hair hasn’t looked this good for months! I made an immediate promise to myself to use this mask at least once a month

This easy to make, deliciously rich hair mask is a great natural treatment for dry hair. The rich oils from the avocado and coconut oil make your hair feel soft and thick. The rosemary will also contribute to soft, shiny hair. On top of that it is a great scalp stimulator, fights hair loss and also is anti-bacterial.

We use an old basting brush to apply the mask to hair but you can also just spread it on with your fingers. Make sure you massage it into your scalp, too.

*You can order the ingredients here: Coconut Oil and Rosemary Essential Oil.

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Rosemary Avocado Coconut Oil Hair Mask

MAKES ONE MASK

1 avocado
2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
10-20 drops rosemary essential oil

Combine all ingredients in food processor.
Paint on hair, then squeeze to distribute evenly.
Leave on for 1/2 hour and shampoo out.

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Candy wrote on August 21, 2013

Great idea. I often buy Avocados that are 50-70% brown when I open them – such a nuisance and it seems such a waste to throw them away. Now I know what to use them for instead.

Debbie wrote on August 16, 2013

Thank you for sharing this! Sounds like a delicious hair treat that I am looking forward to trying! 🙂

kimmythevegan wrote on August 14, 2013

Hah – silly me thinking that avocado was only good for eating ;p
I will be trying this out as I have noticed lately my hair is getting dry and frizzy :/
I just recently started reading your blog, so I don’t know about many past posts – but I just recently (well, a year ago now…) moved to the Bay Area myself. Small world =)

Marta@What should I eat for breakfast today wrote on August 13, 2013

Than you for sharing this, my hair need it as well.

Dianne wrote on August 12, 2013

In answer to Jan’s question, not a good idea for blondes to use this. Asked my colourist. Also, the same applies for an oil like olive oil because of the green pigments. But…coconut oil is great and also Morrocan Oil finally is making theirs in a ‘light’ version for us blondes!

Susan wrote on August 11, 2013

I have a lot of natural wave and it was wonderful.

Allysia K wrote on August 11, 2013

Pinned this – looks like a great idea! My hair tends to dry out really easily, so I’m going to have to try this out sometime soon. Thank you!

Angela wrote on August 11, 2013

@ Marilys this is excellent for Curly hair, adds a lot of moisture and shine.

Lou Whitcomb wrote on August 10, 2013

This sounds great, thank you for sharing.

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