Mayonnaise for Soft, Shiny Hair
Okay, for once I’m not completely on board with a tip. Because while there are lots of people who said they’ve had great success with using mayonnaise as a hair conditioner, there have also been accounts of this method being gross, stinky, or just plain useless.
If you want to try this for yourself, do note that you’ll have to use only REAL mayonnaise, and not a salad dressing substitute (like Miracle Whip). And since none of this mayonnaise will go to your thighs, reach for the FULL FAT ones while you’re at it.
Step 1: Get full-fat, real mayonnaise. Not the low-fat/diet variety.
Step 2: Put a healthy glob of the mayo on your palm and slowly work this through clean hair. It’s fine to put it on damp hair, and might actually make it easier for you to work the mayo in.
Step 3: Put on a shower cap if you have long hair so that you don’t get mayonnaise all over your floor/couch/clothes/other people/pets etc.
Step 4: After a good solid hour, wash the mayo off with regular shampoo and cold water. Shampoo thoroughly because leftover mayonnaise in hair is not a good idea. Shampoo twice is best. Towel gently and let your hair dry on its own.
how many times a week i use mayonaise on my hair?
how many times should i use mayonaise on my hair should i use it till i see if it works for me
I usually do it once or twice a week. I also mix it with 1 egg, some essential oils (jojoba & almond) and organic milk and leave it on for about 1-1.5 hours. My hair is exceptionally soft and shiny afterwards, I love it!
Awesome… and thanks for sharing your recipe!
Excellent post! I’m a huge fan of using mayonnaise as a deep conditioning treatment and find that it works wonders for my hair. Highly recommend shampooing afterwards because the smell isn’t exactly great and also keeping the hair mayo separate from food products so that there’s no contamination.
just used mayo on my hair! And wow it has a great result!:) got shiny, silky, soft and manaegable hair. Love it!
I just put the plain mayo alone, left it on my hair for 5hrs for my hair is soo frizzy, got lots of split ends, easily break and it flies away. Wrap it with a plastic. After 5hrs, I washed it, using a baby shampoo for its mild not to strip of what the mayo did on my hair and to remove the scent of mayo and its really WOW! The 5hrs is worth it!
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Baby shampoo is the worst stuff you can use on your hair. It’s recommended if you want to strip hair-coloring from your hair. People think it’s gentle because it is for babies, but it’s not, it’s actually one of the strongest shampoos on the market because of its PH. The best stuff to wash with is vinegar.
So I tried this yesterday right after I read it.
I have been being the no shampoo thing for a good 8 months now. The first couple months were hard. My natural oils insanely over produced and I started the baking soda and ACV approach but tha seemed to leave my hair kinda stiff. So I would only do that once or twice a week. I recently started to notice my hair seemed dry. My ends were ruff…but thats b/c I haven’t had my hair trimmed in a long time. Which is very healthy for hair growth…something I never really knew.
So anyways this is what I did yesterday.
I did a quick at home hair trim. (I looked online how to trim my hair at home) I applied and thoroughly massaged real mayo to my scalp and damp hair. I would say about 4-6 Tbps. I have shoulder length hair. Wrapped my hair in a bag and left it in for about an hour. (washed dishes, cleaned the house, read more stuff from this site) Washed it out with warm water. M hair still had alot of oils left in from the mayo but I just tied it up in a pony tail. It is hard to get all the oils out with just warm water. But I figured leaving it in until later on that night would be like a leave in conditioner. So I went to work with hair in pony tail. So that was a good 7 hours with some oils still in my hair. (it did look shiny/greasy…so it’s up to you how you would go about it. But I didn’t mind going out of the house like that) When I got home I took a shower. Thoroughly massaged my scalp and hair again then massaged my ACV mix into my hair, rinsed that out, then massaged my baking soda mix into my hair, rinsed that out. My hair felt amazing and still does!!! It is like silk!!! Light soft shiny smooth!!! It hasn’t felt like this in a long time.
I know this is a long comment but I had to share my experience!
My new cheap hair treatment is mayo! Loving it!
Also one more thing. As I was reading over some comments on here. I have strange straight yet wavy hair. I use a 100% ceramic straightening iron on my hair. I just straightened my hair this morning and it is still silky soft and shiny. It feels feathery light. So if this mayo treatment is great it makes my ends look soft and straight and after straightening my hair my ends didn’t look damaged at all.
Another helpful hint is that the ACV and baking soda is what gets that oil out in one wash. No greasy after look. Unless you really over did it with the mayo. I also do a cold water rinse right before I hop outta the shower. That leaves hair shiny. Kinda like when you splash cold water on your face after washing your face with warm water it closes up the pores. That kinda the same effect with hair it seals in the moisture and gives it a nice shine. I forget where I read about that.
HTH
Good luck all!!!
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Hi there
I am just wondering why and how you use baking soda for your hair?
Thank you
hi! I used 2 eggs, a teaspoon of oil (forgot what it was called) and also 2 and a half cups of mayo. Oh, before I did this I rinsed my hair with warm water… it helps. Then, I put my hair in a bag and let it sit there for 30 minutes-hour (also wrapping a towel around my head to keep the heat in). Then I washed it out but did not use shampoo. When it dryed it was very soft a silky. To get the smell off I used a body wash with a strong scent (pomegranate) and let the soap soak into my skin before rinsing. The mayo doesn’t really stink because all this has mixed into it, so it didn’t take much to get the smell off. It really worked though! My hair is soft and silky!
Oh and also don’t put shampoo in before 24 hours after doing it!
Thanks for sharing your method, katie!
Tried mayonnaise in my hair and guess what? This is the softest and shiniest my hair has ever been. One problem though- I didn’t have dandruff before and now I have. Could it possibly be because of not using real mayo?
One thing I know for sure though, I definitely want to continue using mayonnaise, just without the dandruff.
Any suggestions?
Hi Marilyn, I’m glad you had good results, but I don’t know why you would get dandruff from this. Did you use Miracle Whip before or some other mayo substitute? My suggestion is to try real mayo instead and see if it makes a difference.
Dandruff is caused by a fungus from oil on your scalp. Mayonnaise contains oil. You might not be washing the mayonnaise off of your scalp completely. You can use shampoo to wash it out, but try rinsing with vinegar instead, it’s supposed to help dandruff, and it makes your hair shiny and smooth.