Hair Care

The avocado,also known as the butter pear or alligator pear, is a tree native to the Caribbean, Mexico, and other warm climates.

Many, including myself, adore the bright green flesh on our sandwiches and live to dip our chips into the mushy mess known as guacamole. The bright green fruit has some other great uses that don’t involve eating it.

Here are some hair mask and deep conditioning recipes that use avocado.

Avocado & Coconut Milk 10 minute conditioner and facial mask
Ingredients: 1 large, ripe avocado and some coconut milk

facial mask : mash up the avocado until smooth, apply to face. Set aside unused mashed avocado to do the hair treatment recipe below. Wait 10 minutes and rinse

Combine remaining mashed avocado with some coconut milk, add coconut milk and mix until smooth and the consistency of hair conditioner.. Comb it through the hair and let sit for 10 minutes, rinse out.

20 minute Deep Conditioner
Ingredients
1 small jar of mayonnaise
1/2 avocado

Peel avocado and remove pit. Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl with your hands until it’s a consistent green color. Smooth into hair being careful to work it to the ends. Use shower cap or plastic wrap to seal body heat in. Leave on hair for 20 minutes.

For deeper conditioning wrap a hot, damp towel around your head over the plastic, or use a hair dryer set to a low to medium heat setting.

While you are waiting for your hair to soak up the moisture of the avocado, try an avocado shake.

Avocado & Chocolate Shake
1 liter milk
2  halved and peeled avocados
1/2 cup sugar

chocolate syrup

blend the first 3 ingredients on medium for 2 minutes or until well blended, pour shake and syrup into tall glass and enjoy.

* note – use more or less sugar as needed. If shake still seems “raw” more sugar is needed.

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