4 DIY Deep Conditioning Masks for Natural Hair

DIY deep conditioning masks are a great way to moisturize, rejuvenate, soften and strengthen your natural hair using readily available products in your kitchen.

What products can you use? What recipes exist? In this article, we’ve researched a couple of simple DIY deep conditioning recipes you can try if you are a DIY lover.

Let’s start with Joslyn’s recipe.

4 DIY Deep Conditioning Mask Recipes

When deep conditioning your hair, it’s best to do it on clean hair. This is because you wouldn’t want to introduce the mask on dirty hair with clogged pores or greasy hair; it’ll defeat the purpose. You can either rinse out with just water, or you can use a shampoo.

1. Joslyn’s DIY deep conditioning strengthening mask

This hair mask is The HairTalk’s Joslyn Walker’s monthly recipe to strengthen your hair strands. 

Ingredients

1. 2 tablespoons amla powder 
2.  ½  tablespoon fenugreek powder
3. 1 tablespoon aloe vera powder
4. ½  cup coconut milk
5. 2 tablespoons olive oil
6.  2 tablespoons avocado oil

Direction

1. 
   Mix the powders with a bit of hot water to form a paste. 
2. Stir in coconut milk, olive oil, and avocado oil. Add all the ingredients to a blender and blend until well mixed. 
3. Section your hair and apply from root to tip. Cover your hair with a plastic cap and leave it on for 30 minutes.

Tip: If any mixture remains, freeze it in an ice cube tray for future use. Defrost with a little hot water when you want to reuse. 

2. Avocado and honey DIY deep conditioning mask for moisturizing

For this mask, we found that some recipes had more ingredients than others, but this recipe includes the fixed, necessary ingredients needed to create an easy DIY deep conditioning mask. If you’re looking to add moisture to your hair, the honey in this recipe is a great humectant.

Ingredients

1. ½ ripe avocado
2. 1-2 tablespoons of honey
3. 1-2 tablespoons of coconut or olive oil

Directions

1. Mash up the avocado into smaller bits. Mix it up with the honey and oil
2. Blend the mixture into a smooth consistency
3. Apply the smooth paste to the length of your damp or freshly washed hair. Keep it on for about 30 minutes before rinsing it off with lukewarm or cold water. 

3.  Mayonnaise and egg DIY deep conditioning mask for repairing

If your hair strands feel dry, brittle, or damaged from bleaching with dyes, heat, this is one DIY deep conditioning mask you shouldn’t sleep on. The egg and mayonnaise contain proteins that help strengthen and repair your strands. 

Ingredients

1. 2 raw eggs
2. 5 tablespoons of mayonnaise (you can use 1 cup if you have blogger, fuller hair)
3. 1 tablespoon of olive or coconut oil (if necessary, most mayonnaise contain oil)
4. 1 tablespoon of honey (if you like)

Directions

1. Add the mayonnaise to a bowl, break the eggs and mix properly to smooth consistency. 
2. If you are using honey, add it at this point and mix again till smooth. 
3. Add your oil at this point, mix properly. Your mask is ready. 
4. Add to your hair, from root to strands. Cover with a cap and sit for about 20-30 minutes.  Wash off this mask with lukewarm or cold water, and your shampoo.

4. Banana, yogurt and honey deep conditioning mask for shine and frizz

The ingredients of this deep conditioning mask give your hair the needed moisture and can strengthen your hair strands. The result of this mask is shine, tamed frizz and moisturized hair strands. 

Ingredients

1. 1-2 ripe banana
2. 1-2 tablespoons of honey
3. 1-2 tablespoons of plain, unsweetened yogurt
4. 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Directions

1. Mash the banana properly. Ensure it’s smooth, no lumps.
2. Add the honey and yogurt. Mix in properly to form a smooth paste, you can blend if you like. 
3. Add the smooth paste to your hair strands. Cover with a plastic cap. Leave for at least 30 minutes before rinsing off.

For these recipes, please avoid any ingredient you are allergic to and use a substitute. You can substitute eggs with banana, avocado, dairy-free yogurt (e.g coconut-based yogurt). You can substitute honey with flaxseed gel. 

Tip: To use flaxseed as a substitute, mix ground flaxseed with water to create a gel-like substitute.

DIY Deep Conditioning Tips You Should Know

1. Consistency is important to keep the results you notice. Pick a regimen for deep conditioning your hair and stick with it. 
2. For masks that infuse protein into your hair, you should balance your frequency of use. Your hair needs more moisture, so do well to use more moisturizing masks. 
3. Apply your conditioner to clean hair.  For effectiveness, don’t skip heat when deep conditioning. Covering with a plastic cap and wrapping with a towel works if you don’t have a hooded dryer. 
4. Don’t forget to sum all that goodness your hair has received with a leave-in conditioner after washing off the mask.

Wrapping up

The beauty of DIY deep conditioning masks is that you can determine what ingredient to use, and you know what goes into your haircare. 

Not forgetting to mention, DIY masks are a great way to give your hair the best without breaking the bank. So, DIY girlies, all the best as you nourish your hair straight from your kitchen.

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