Homemade hair protein treatments?

[iSuperHeroic]

Do any of you use like a special mixture of things for them(if you make homemade hair treatments) like mayo or eggs?

If so, what and how much do you usually use?

[Honey_Bear89]

I do one of these every two weeks. My hair loves protein. Makes it super soft and I have seen improvement in strength. It took me a good 5 or 6 combinations of eggs to mayo, oil to get it right. If my mix doesn't work, mix it up a bit and play with it. :) Depending on how long your hair is, you may need more mix.

2 egg yolks
2tbs mayo
1 tbs coconut oil (virgin)(you could switch out the oil for any oil you like really)

I mix it really well(get rid of all clumps) and let it sit in my hair as long as I feel. I have let it sit from 30 mins to 2 hours.

I put it all over my hair and then put a shower cap on and drape a towel around my neck in case it spills or something. (usually it doesn't :) )

I know it sounds gross and may smell a bit funky but my hair loves it and it works wonders.

Good luck!! Hope this helps!

[earthnut]

You can use any food that is high in protein - like eggs, mayo, coconut milk, peanut butter, avocado, milk, soymilk. But food proteins are pretty big and don't penetrate the hair very well. See here to see why: http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/06/size-matters-protein-conditioning-part.html

For a really effective homemade protein treatment, use gelatin, which is hydrolyzed collagen. Recipe here: http://scienceyhairblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes-and-projects.html

[Elithia]

I usually just do a whole egg ... scramble it in a dish, apply it to the length of my hair, pile it on the top of my head and let it sit for about half an hour. Then rinse it out with cool water.

Edit: And, I should mention, condition well afterwards!

[iSuperHeroic]

I usually just do a whole egg ... scramble it in a dish, apply it to the length of my hair, pile it on the top of my head and let it sit for about half an hour. Then rinse it out with cool water.

Edit: And, I should mention, condition well afterwards!

I'm kind of afraid to put egg in my hair, LOL.

Last time I did, I thought the water was really cold, apparently it wasn't and I ended up having cooked egg in my hair.

[earthnut]

I'm kind of afraid to put egg in my hair, LOL.

Last time I did, I thought the water was really cold, apparently it wasn't and I ended up having cooked egg in my hair.

LOL. I'll never put mayo in my hair again either. For months, I smelled like a deli every time I took a shower. :p

[ptricia]

I've used eggs, it works great. You have rinse it with cold water than it won't clot. I also made a hair mask with gelatin and conditioner and oils. That also worked, but it's not the most amazing thing ever.

[jojo89]

they mayo isn't so bad if you mix a store bought conditioner in it. eggs make my hair hard. I hear honey is good.

[MinderMutsig]

You can use any food that is high in protein - like eggs, mayo, coconut milk, peanut butter, avocado, milk, soymilk. But food proteins are pretty big and don't penetrate the hair very well. See here to see why: http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/06/size-matters-protein-conditioning-part.html

For a really effective homemade protein treatment, use gelatin, which is hydrolyzed collagen. Recipe here: http://scienceyhairblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes-and-projects.html
Soy sauce is also a great option because it's also hydrolyzed protein. I'd go for a low sodium soy sauce though because obviously there's a lot of salt in regular.

[swearnsue]

Whatever you do, do NOT mash a banana and put in your hair! Worst hair experience ever. But I've heard baby food bananas are OK, but not even that would be worth a try. IMHO *having flashbacks* *twitch* *twitch*

[earthnut]

Soy sauce is also a great option because it's also hydrolyzed protein. I'd go for a low sodium soy sauce though because obviously there's a lot of salt in regular.

Liquid aminos too, evidently. :bluesmile

[iSuperHeroic]

Whatever you do, do NOT mash a banana and put in your hair! Worst hair experience ever. But I've heard baby food bananas are OK, but not even that would be worth a try. IMHO *having flashbacks* *twitch* *twitch*

I can't imagine putting bananas in my hair, how hard was that to get out of your hair? :eek:

[PolarCathy]

Guys, it's very easy to deal with bananas and make them hair-friendly :) Put overripe bananas in the freezer. Once you want to use it, defrost, put it in a blender, purée till completely homogeneous. I've done it quite a few times. No bits. Swear.

[bekstamonkey]

Whatever you do, do NOT mash a banana and put in your hair! Worst hair experience ever. But I've heard baby food bananas are OK, but not even that would be worth a try. IMHO *having flashbacks* *twitch* *twitch*

I wish I could say I didn't know your pain...agreed on worst experience ever...mashed and blended it real well with plenty of EVOO, but still had these lumps of banana all through my hair, took a heck of a long time, and alot of wet-combing with a tonne of conditioner to get it all out. Never, ever again...*having same flashbacks*

[xnibn]

Try this recipe its great
it uses gelatin which particles are small enough to make a difference and really helps my hair
can be also tweaked to make it stronger or lighter

http://scienceyhairblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes-and-projects.html

[afu]

I would recommend gelatin too, super simple and effective. I've heard that the aminos in soy sauce are small enough to go into th hair but also small enough to fall back out, you need something a little bigger (hydrolysed proteins) so be really effective. And remember the golden rule of plenty of moisture afterwards

[PolarCathy]

That's really weird about the gleatine, I had no ideas. I use gelatin to thicken teas, like catnip and earlier, amla and the like. My hair always comes out very nice and bouncy. I never thought I was doing an actual protein treatment.

[EndlessSunshine]

Also used unflavored geletin...not the fruity kind. LOL

[iSuperHeroic]

Can I buy the gelatin at like Walmart? I went and looked yesterday and only found flavored. x.x

[blondie9912]

You can use any food that is high in protein - like eggs, mayo, coconut milk, peanut butter, avocado, milk, soymilk. But food proteins are pretty big and don't penetrate the hair very well. See here to see why: http://www.thenaturalhavenbloom.com/2009/06/size-matters-protein-conditioning-part.html

For a really effective homemade protein treatment, use gelatin, which is hydrolyzed collagen. Recipe here: http://scienceyhairblog.blogspot.com/p/recipes-and-projects.html

I was just going to say that... Just because a food is "protein rich" doesn't mean that applying it to hair acts as a protein treatment. Protein in hair products "fills in the cracks" in your hair shaft, because the molecules can fit inside the strand. What you find in your kitchen will just sit atop your hair because it can't penetrate it. You're better off buying specialized products for this case.