Mayo Treatments

[lolabee]

Hey! I found the Heidi W. mayo treatment and I tried it and my hair is beautiful silky and shiny :D My question is how often can I do this treatment without having negative effects???
And if Im thinking about doing CO, do I need to wash the mayo out with shampoo or can I clean it out with the CO?
Thanks a lot!!!

[Flaxen]

A lot of people find that CO washes out oily products better than shampoo, so I think you'll be all right there. Observe your own hair for how often you should do the treatment. It's terribly messy, so I don't think I'd like to do it more than once a month, but if your hair is very dry, it might like it twice a month.

[plainjanegirl]

Where can I read about the mayo treatment you referred to it? What is it supposed to help your hair with??

[Flaxen]

Here is heidi w.'s Mayonnaise Hair Wash. It's a deep treatment. :smile:

mmmm....I just checked my hair journal and it does not have my mayo hair wash instructions:

Key Point: DO THIS WHEN NO ONE CAN SEE YOU. Don't let anyone come over. If S.O. is around, hopefully, they understand your zaniness! (I did it front of my roommates who rolled their eyes, but what do I care?!! :silly: )

1) Shampoo hair per normal
2) ACV if you wish (ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse) if you like

Take regular full fat Best Foods Mayonnaise and glob on to hair length, then wrap hair length in a bun and place all in a plastic bag (from grocery store & tie front handles together at forehead hairline).

Yes, it smells but when all is complete, your hair will not smell like mayonnaise, I promise.

Rivulets of watered mayo will drip down your neck and such...it's gross, but I'm telling you! this deep conditioning works!

3) Step out of shower.
Wrap old towel around neck to collect globs of rivers.
Wear something you don't care about.

4) Leave on hair for a full 60 minutes. I have left it on for 1.5 hrs at other times. The absolute minimum, if in a bit of a hurry, is 40 minutes; but the longer duration, the better!

5) Back in shower: use minimal amount of shampoo (and if have to do it twice or so, that's fine) to rinse out mayo.

6) Then rinse really well with water.

7) Then condition with your normal conditioner, length only. Conditioner on scalp is not good for the skin.

8 ) Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse

9) Cool Rinse.

10) Air dry, etc.

[ktani]

From what I have read, in an article a long time ago, Jheri Redding, one of the co-founders of Redken, stated that mayo was the best conditioning treatment for hair.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jheri_Redding

He went on to found Nexxus and Jheri Redding products after he left Redken, which is now owned by L'Oreal.

Best Foods Mayonnaise ingredients
"Soybean oil, whole eggs, vinegar, water, egg yolks, salt, sugar, lemon juice, natural flavors, calcium disodium EDTA ...."
http://old.cbbqa.org/recipes/Mayonnaise.html