Banana puree for hair is great!

[Priska]

I found only very old topics about banana in hair... 🙂 Many people had had big problems in getting banana out of their hairs, but some people had been using banana baby food with good results. I tried this and really loved the result... I love all non-oil- treatments, that can not make my hair greasy, even if I don't rinse them out perfectly. I think banana gave my hair moisturizing at least as much as aloe vera does, and it was long lasting, plus it gave texture. It feels almost like you can leave some fruit in your hair... 😂 because it's not greasy... 👍 now I'd like to try some kind of banana-spray-leave-in-conditioner...

I co-washed my hair, towel-dried it and let The banana puree sit 10-15 minutes, then rinsed it with conditioner.

Anyone else here tried banana babyfood into your hair?.. 🙂

[Hairkay]

I've been doing it for years. One of the old threads on the topic is mine:D. Mango pureé also works. Coconut and banana pureé is great too! I do this because I have too many allergies to uses conventional conditioners.

[Priska]

Thank you for your answer! 😊 I was wondering too, if mango would make the same job, so thanks for information about this too! 👍 I think it can be the sugar and sweetness, that gives these good results, so it's kind of same as with honey and molasses or even with plain sugar too... Would you like to tell how you use banana and mango with your hair? 🙂

[JasminxCat]

I've mixed banana puree with egg and olive oil as a mask before. It worked great. I have to do that again sometime now that you remind me

[knobbly]

I did a banana mask once and it did nothing for me. Zilch. I’ll stick to my SMTs, they never fail me.

[lapushka]

I'm with knobbly. Not only did my hair feel terrible, I used real bananas and we pureed them and I still had slime and chunks in my hair. No thanks. Maybe there is a trick to it, that you need to add something to it to make it a nicer consistency? I'm unsure. I just know I am not trying this ever again.

[Hairkay]

Thank you for your answer! �� I was wondering too, if mango would make the same job, so thanks for information about this too! �� I think it can be the sugar and sweetness, that gives these good results, so it's kind of same as with honey and molasses or even with plain sugar too... Would you like to tell how you use banana and mango with your hair? ��

Yes honey works too. I've done honey fenugreek with or without yoghurt and sometimes a little added olive oil. Fenugreek, found in the herbs and spice section in shops works best if it's powder form, add water and leave to soak until it makes a gel, sieve and add honey. It's got a strong smell though so you need to like that if not its best avoided.

I apply fruit pureé to damp hair, put on shower cap/ swim cap leave for about 20 minutes then wash out.

[JasminxCat]

I'm with knobbly. Not only did my hair feel terrible, I used real bananas and we pureed them and I still had slime and chunks in my hair. No thanks. Maybe there is a trick to it, that you need to add something to it to make it a nicer consistency? I'm unsure. I just know I am not trying this ever again.

I put half a fresh banana in a blender with one egg and enough oil to thin out the consistency. No slime or chunks and easy to wash out

[lapushka]

I put half a fresh banana in a blender with one egg and enough oil to thin out the consistency. No slime or chunks and easy to wash out

Good to know!!! :thumbsup: (Still not going to re-try. :lol:)

[Belgrade Beauty]

I also did it in a blender. It has to stay warm on head,so shower cap + towel is necessary.
It works nice, not better or worse than any conditioner , it's the difference tho,cause banana and other food can actually feed the hair, while conditioner just makes it look like its been fed.

[Hexen]

I've been doing it for years. One of the old threads on the topic is mine:D. Mango pureé also works. Coconut and banana pureé is great too! I do this because I have too many allergies to uses conventional conditioners.


I've mixed banana puree with egg and olive oil as a mask before. It worked great. I have to do that again sometime now that you remind me


Yes honey works too. I've done honey fenugreek with or without yoghurt and sometimes a little added olive oil. Fenugreek, found in the herbs and spice section in shops works best if it's powder form, add water and leave to soak until it makes a gel, sieve and add honey. It's got a strong smell though so you need to like that if not its best avoided.

I apply fruit pureé to damp hair, put on shower cap/ swim cap leave for about 20 minutes then wash out.


I put half a fresh banana in a blender with one egg and enough oil to thin out the consistency. No slime or chunks and easy to wash out

This thread tastes good :)

[MusicalSpoons]

I also did it in a blender. It has to stay warm on head,so shower cap + towel is necessary.
It works nice, not better or worse than any conditioner , it's the difference tho,cause banana and other food can actually feed the hair, while conditioner just makes it look like its been fed.

... with what? What compounds beneficial for hair are in food that aren't in conditioner? Hair doesn't digest and break down food into nutrients like our bodies do :confused:

[lapushka]

... with what? What compounds beneficial for hair are in food that aren't in conditioner? Hair doesn't digest and break down food into nutrients like our bodies do :confused:

Yes, that's what I don't get either. Hair is keratin aka "dead" material. You can't feed hair. Whatever you use on it, that gives off slip, whether that be something like food, an herb, a plant, or commercial conditioner with either butters/waxes or silicones or even both, it does not matter in the least what you put on it. :) It's all the same to your hair where it comes from, where it matters is that *you* know the difference, and this leads us back to, it's about what your hair wants not about what we want for our hair. Which is quite a cool message to go by.

[Hairkay]

... with what? What compounds beneficial for hair are in food that aren't in conditioner? Hair doesn't digest and break down food into nutrients like our bodies do :confused:

Of course not. It's best to keep up nutrition by diet for hair growth health but if you're limited on what you can use then you simplify what you need from natural chemicals in food. The sugar/starch in banana is a humectant. Manufactured conditioners have humectants in them too to keep hair moisturised but I can't use those because of my allergies so this is a readily available option for me. I had years of my hair ends getting too dry and breaking off once they got to a certain length so retaining hair length was getting to be a problem. I wasn't conditioning it because I couldn't find a shop bought one that I could use until I started looking at the food based DIY hair masks. I know what foods I can eat so I know for certain that I'm not allergic to it. My hair and even my skin is on the dry side regardless on how much water I drink so the conditioning helps retain moisture in hair and I have certain emollient creams to help with my skin issues. I have no other choice.

[MusicalSpoons]

Of course not. It's best to keep up nutrition by diet for hair growth health but if you're limited on what you can use then you simplify what you need from natural chemicals in food. The sugar/starch in banana is a humectant. Manufactured conditioners have humectants in them too to keep hair moisturised but I can't use those because of my allergies so this is a readily available option for me. I had years of my hair ends getting too dry and breaking off once they got to a certain length so retaining hair length was getting to be a problem. I wasn't conditioning it because I couldn't find a shop bought one that I could use until I started looking at the food based DIY hair masks. I know what foods I can eat so I know for certain that I'm not allergic to it. My hair and even my skin is on the dry side regardless on how much water I drink so the conditioning helps retain moisture in hair and I have certain emollient creams to help with my skin issues. I have no other choice.

No absolutely, I completely understand that - and I am incredibly glad this method works really well for you! I only have a few sensitivities (not all identified yet) and it was hard enough just to find shampoo and skin moisturisers, so I can only try to imagine how difficult it must be to even attempt to navigate commercial products with many allergies. I was specifically questioning the notion that foods 'feed' hair and are inherently better for hair than commercial products :)

[Priska]

As a natural hair treatment banana baby food is also good because it's ready and just as easy to use as any ready hair product. 👍 No hassle needed...

[Wendyp]

I have banana trees everywhere I'm totally gonna try!

[Priska]

I have banana trees everywhere I'm totally gonna try!
Oh but be careful and really make a clear sauce! I mean, no little, even smallest banana pieces in the sauce! (Sorry if sauce is wrong word...)

[lapushka]

Oh but be careful and really make a clear sauce! I mean, no little, even smallest banana pieces in the sauce! (Sorry if sauce is wrong word...)

You can use "mixture". Sauce might describe it better though. ;) :p

[Hairkay]

I have banana trees everywhere I'm totally gonna try!

I've heard freezing the ripe banana first then defrosting it helps. I've tried that and it worked with me. That's the thing with easy DIY food treatments you're most likely to have them to hand than specific hair products. Hair products aren't always available or accessible or suitable for those with allergies.

[Priska]

You can use "mixture". Sauce might describe it better though. ;) :p
Thanks! And maybe "mash"?

[Priska]

You can use "mixture". Sauce might describe it better though. ;) :p

Thank you! And maybe "mash" too?

[Priska]

Sorry I didn't see my answer but it went to next page...

[lapushka]

Mash is like mashed potatoes, so if the banana is that thick? Maybe not.
Mixture can refer to something very liquidy as well, if that makes sense? Mash is the short for mashed potatoes and is quite... chunky. ;)

[MusicalSpoons]

Oh but be careful and really make a clear sauce! I mean, no little, even smallest banana pieces in the sauce! (Sorry if sauce is wrong word...)


You can use "mixture". Sauce might describe it better though. ;) :p


Thanks! And maybe "mash"?


Mash is like mashed potatoes, so if the banana is that thick? Maybe not.
Mixture can refer to something very liquidy as well, if that makes sense? Mash is the short for mashed potatoes and is quite... chunky. ;)

*Looks at thread title*

Um ... purée? ;) :p

I agree mixture works as well though, as long as it is mixing two or more things (e.g. banana and water, in this case). Or just liquid, if it's reasonably runny. Mash ... eh, I've never mashed bananas (perfectly fine usage for anything mashed together like that) but I guess you want a smoother consistency than if you were cooking with it.

Priska what would you call it in your native language?

[lapushka]

*Looks at thread title*

Um ... purée? ;) :p

I agree mixture works as well though, as long as it is mixing two or more things (e.g. banana and water, in this case). Or just liquid, if it's reasonably runny. Mash ... eh, I've never mashed bananas (perfectly fine usage for anything mashed together like that) but I guess you want a smoother consistency than if you were cooking with it.

Priska what would you call it in your native language?

Kind of missed the thread title. I remember my banana was like... mmmmash, and it was a ddddisaster. ;) :p

[JasminxCat]

I've heard freezing the ripe banana first then defrosting it helps. I've tried that and it worked with me. That's the thing with easy DIY food treatments you're most likely to have them to hand than specific hair products. Hair products aren't always available or accessible or suitable for those with allergies.

Yes, I've done this before. I've froze over ripe bananas before they go too bad, when defrosted it is so runny you almost don't need to break it down. I remember I had froze bananas once for baking but when I peeled back it all poured out like baby food consistency. I wasn't expecting that though :p

[Hexen]

I think "mashed" and "Puree" may be more differential by the actual preparation of said food.

Mashed, being more of a pounding effect such as a mortar and pestle, (great and ancient food implement btw)...whereas a puree would be more of a liquified process. Which could be done manually of course, but these days is pretty much always done mechanically. It would take some time to produce a legit "puree" without some really fast blade type action or the softening through a heating process.

[jane_marie]

Hmm. I need to do a wash again in the next couple days and this sounds convenient for me given my allergy issues and current lack of avocados in the house.

What level of ripeness is best? I have some black ones in the freezer that I saved for banana bread and some yellow ones on my counter.

I’ll probably mix mine with sunflower oil, and a hibiscus/rosemary/fenugreek tea.

[Hairkay]

Yes, I've done this before. I've froze over ripe bananas before they go too bad, when defrosted it is so runny you almost don't need to break it down. I remember I had froze bananas once for baking but when I peeled back it all poured out like baby food consistency. I wasn't expecting that though :p

Yes it comes out liquid. I didn't try to peel it after defrosting. I just positioned the cut one end downwards over a bowl and squeezed the peel like you do a tube of toothpaste and out if flowed through the little hole.


Hmm. I need to do a wash again in the next couple days and this sounds convenient for me given my allergy issues and current lack of avocados in the house.

What level of ripeness is best? I have some black ones in the freezer that I saved for banana bread and some yellow ones on my counter.

I’ll probably mix mine with sunflower oil, and a hibiscus/rosemary/fenugreek tea.

It works best with the ripest. Use your frozen ones and remember to sieve/strain it before use.

[jane_marie]

It works best with the ripest. Use your frozen ones and remember to sieve/strain it before use.

Thanks for the tip!

[Belgrade Beauty]

Musical Spoons (clicked the wrong reply button)
Not an expert here, but I just figured it works the same way oils do. Penetrating the shaft etc. While chemical stuff just makes it look good. I heard it on hair vlog, and assumed it was true.
For example, a trichologist said, menta essential oil is scientifically proven to help new hair growth. I don't think it's the same if you rub it in the scalp as drink the menta tea or eo.
Not a scientist here,so I'm not sure how the mechanism works.

[irsviel]

I'm experimenting with homemade stuff, I don't want to use only store-bought products. Chunky banana victim present. I believe I managed a chunk free version later but not entirely sure. XD

[Priska]

*Looks at thread title*

Um ... purée? ;) :p

😅 Why am I making this so difficult?..



I agree mixture works as well though, as long as it is mixing two or more things (e.g. banana and water, in this case). Or just liquid, if it's reasonably runny. Mash ... eh, I've never mashed bananas (perfectly fine usage for anything mashed together like that) but I guess you want a smoother consistency than if you were cooking with it.

Priska what would you call it in your native language?
I am from Finland and I guess I would call this with name "banaanisose". 🙂 In english language there are so many synonymes that I don't always know which I choose..

[lapushka]

�� Why am I making this so difficult?..


I am from Finland and I guess I would call this with name "banaanisose". �� In english language there are so many synonymes that I don't always know which I choose..

Well, according to Google translate that is literally banana puree. :shrug:

[Priska]

Ok, thanks 😂 (this smilie is so great... 😉👍)

[Helleborus]

I have used a banana/yogurt mixture for a hair mask before and loved how moisturized my hair was compared to yogurt alone! Going to try a plain banana next and see how well it is on its own 😊

[GothicCanadian]

Yesterday I tried blending an old frozen (thawed) banana and an avocado near the end of it's life in the blender, it made a smooth mix.
I left the mix on for about 20 minutes and my hair loved it! So shiny and soft. Next time I'm wrapping it up and leaving it on longer.
While drying I did find some little flecks of white however they brushed out really easily.

[stephlynette]

I want to try and mix some coconut and aloe gel in.

[GothicCanadian]

That would be great I think! I made another batch (and froze it for later use) with banana, avocado, and rosemary infused olive oil.