Mixed Girl with Curls! : DIY Luxurious Hair Masks

I've been making great progress with my monthly goals so far and its only a week in! I've been tweaking my regimen A LOT but I think I'm finally starting to find my comfort zone. Part of my regimen will now officially include Natural Hair Oil Masks. They were fantastic. My hair absolutely loved the moisture and shine that came from them. I will show you exactly how I did it and I recommend you try this in the very near future!

Olive Oil and Honey Hair Mask

You will Need:
- 3 tbs. of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbs. of honey
- a plastic hair cap
- microwave save bowl

Process:

1) Pour the olive oil and honey in a microwave safe bowl. Whisk the mixture quickly for a minute.

2) Put the bowl in the microwave for 20 seconds. Whisk the mixture some more after you take it out.

3) Touch the oil to make sure it is not too hot. If it burns your skin, do Not put it in your hair.

4) When it feels hot but not scalding, pour some onto your scalp. Massage into your hair and proceed to use your fingers to generously apply the oil to your head.

5) Once all the oil is in your hair, Clip your hair into a bun.

You can see how shiny and oily my hair looks.
This is a good thing- you want to
completely saturate it.

6) Next wrap your hair into a Plastic Cap.

7) For 4 minutes, put your head upside down. This will stimulate the blood flow in your scalp.

8) Finally, leave the mask in your hair for anywhere between an hour and a half to two hours. Rinse out with shampoo and proceed to wash your hair as normal.

The Olive Oil and honey really helped my hair feel soft for days afterward! The next mask I decided to try was an Almond Oil and Honey mask. The smell would be sweet and Almond Oil is great for dry and frizzy hair which describes mine perfectly. The results again were a success!

Sweet Almond Oil and Honey Hair Mask

You will need:

- 3 tbs. of sweet almond oil

- 3 tbs. of honey

- hot towel

- microwave safe bowl

Process:

1) Pour the almond oil and honey into the microwave safe bowl.

2) Microwave for 20 seconds.

3) Mix the ingredients until they have blended almost completely.

4) Prepare a hot towel: Use a small towel and you can either run it under scalding hot water from a faucet, dip it in water and microwave it, or boil water and pour it onto towel. The first was the easiest so that's what I did.

5) Make sure mixture is hot but not scalding and pour onto scalp. Massage it in and apply the rest of the mask by hand, making sure you hit every area of hair.

6) Once all the mixture is used up, clip hair into a bun and wrap the hot towel around your head.

7) Flip your head upside down for 4 minutes to get the blood flowing in the scalp. Leave mask in for 2 hours.

8) Finally, rinse out and shampoo hair until mixture is out. Wash your hair as normal.

These results were awesome. My hair immediately felt softer and moisturized. The smell was amazing, and the hot towel helped me feel like I was at a spa. Definitely a Must-Have experience. I recommend both masks wholeheartedly. Here is what my hair looked like after the olive oil and almond oil masks.