Avocado Deep Conditioning Hair Mask

I absolutely adore avocados!  On a typical week of grocery shopping I normally buy around five avocados for the week.  As a child I watched my grandfather eat avocados out of the skin with a spoon.  I remember being grossed out by the green color.  I never did enjoy avocados until years later when I first started on the path towards vegan and raw foods.  I believe they became a dairy replacement for me and now I love adding them to salads, topping them on baked potatoes, or eating them as chocolate pudding.  


Over a month ago I shared a recipe for a banana deep hair conditioner.  In the past I have also shared my avocado face mask recipe.  I enjoy using fruits on my skin and hair and have had great results from doing so.  Lately, I have experimented with the avocado deep conditioning hair mask.  I find that avocado is a great treatment for dry or brittle hair.  It adds shine and body back to dull hair.  My hair tends to be both very dry and oily at the same time.  I think it may have to do with the hard city water and blow drying my hair.  I am always searching for ways to improve the quality of my hair and this is definitely a new staple.  Although the banana deep hair conditioner works well to make hair soft, I believe that the avocado hair mask conditions hair on a much deeper level.  


For the future I plan on deep conditioning my hair with an avocado mask on a weekly basis.  You could also pair this with an avocado face mask for a full spa like experience, all for the cost of one avocado.  Enjoy!  Do you have any natural home made beauty recipes?


Ingredients:
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup of water


Directions:
1.)  Cut an avocado in half and scoop it out from the skin.
2.)  Put the avocado in a bowl and mash it with a fork until it is creamy.
3.)  Add the water to the avocado and mix until creamy.
4.)  Apply the avocado to wet or dry hair (I apply to dry hair).  
5.)  Once your hair is covered with avocado use a shower cap to cover your head and leave the mask on your hair for an hour.
6.)  After an hour has passed, get in the shower and wash the avocado out. Next, shampoo and condition your hair.  Please note that sometimes I have to shampoo and condition my hair twice so that it does not look oily when it has dried.
7.)  Enjoy your shiny hair!