How to Make a Damage-Repairing Hair Treatment from Avocados, Olive Oil, Beer

It is easy to fall behind on hair care or suffer sudden hair damage from chilly wind and cold winter weather. There are many expensive deep conditioning hair treatments on the market that promise to restore luster and body to your hair. However, many of these treatments do not deliver the results they promise and they expose you to harsh chemicals that are not environmentally friendly.

Fortunately, it is easy to make your own hair treatment that will deep condition your hair, repair damage and leave your hair looking shiny, healthy and full of body. I developed the following hair treatment recipe using natural ingredients that are inexpensive, commonly found and environmentally friendly.

Before preparing this hair treatment recipe there are several steps you should take that will increase the hair treatment's effectiveness. Begin by brushing your hair. Two hundred strokes with a brush should remove a lot of damaged hair. Next, inspect your hair for damage such as split ends. Then you will need to cut your hair to remove as much as of the damaged hair as you can. Split ends tend to work their way up; if your hair is very damaged, you may need to cut quite a bit of your hair off to stop the damage in its tracks.

Cutting your hair first will save you time because there is no point to treating or caring for hair that is damaged beyond repair. After cutting your hair, it will be time to deep condition it with this natural hair treatment.

You will need these implements and containers to prepare the hair treatment recipe: medium size mixing bowl, sharp knife, measuring cup, small saucepan, wooden spoon for stirring and a tablespoon.

You will need these ingredients to make the hair treatment recipe: two large ripe avocados; 1/2 cup of coconut oil and one ounce of beer.

Begin preparing the hair treatment recipe by peeling and slicing the avocados. Place the avocado slices in the mixing bowl and mash them with a fork until they have a creamy or pasty consistency.

Avocados are one of the super fruits when it comes to natural beauty care. The fruit is high in saturated fats and Vitamins A, B, D and E. Avocados also have high potassium content. The fruits presence in the hair treatment recipe will allow the hair treatment to penetrate deeply into your hair helping to moisturize it while increasing luster and shine.

After mashing the avocado place the 1/2 cup of coconut oil in a saucepan and heat it on low heat until it melts. Coconut oil is solid at room temperature but melts quickly. After the coconut oil has melted, pour it into the mixing bowl and stir the hair treatment blend until it is uniform.

Coconut oil is very moisturizing, its presence in the hair treatment recipe will help deep your condition your hair and give it a healthy glow.

Once you have combined the avocado and coconut oil, add one ounce of beer to the hair treatment blend. Surprisingly enough, beer is not entirely bad for you at least not when used topically. Beer is high in B vitamins and natural sugars, its presence in the hair treatment blend will add an incredible amount of shine to your hair. After adding the beer to the hair treatment blend, mix all of the ingredients until they are well blended.

After combining all of the ingredients return the hair treatment blend to the saucepan that you used to heat the coconut oil. Heat the hair treatment blend over low heat until it is quite warm. Do not get the hair treatment blend hot or you risk burning your skin or scalp.

Apply the hair treatment to your hair while your hair is dry and the hair treatment blend is still warm. Work the hair treatment into your hair from roots to ends, using a small amount on your roots and a large amount on the ends of your hair.

After applying the hair treatment, wrap your hair in a thick towel and allow the hair treatment to set for 20 to 30 minutes. Using the hair treatment while it is warm and wrapping your hair in a towel will utilize the power of heat to open up your hair follicles allowing the hair treatment to penetrate your hair more deeply.

Remove the treatment by taking a shower or bath and shampooing your hair with a liberal amount of shampoo. You may have to shampoo twice to remove all of the hair treatment.

This recipe should yield enough for two treatments unless you have very long hair. Store any unused hair treatment in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to four days. This hair treatment is powerful but is also gentle enough to use several times per week.