Homemade Hair Masks

[blondiebabs 214]

Hello!

I am going to be having my surgery soon, 32 days till THE day.... and I have ALWAYS had an issue with hair loss. With my hair already being thin and fragile I've come up with my own home remedy that works wonders (when I remember to use it).

I melt down some coconut oil in the microwave, then add the shea butter, grapeseed oil, pure Vitamin e oil, and tea tree oil. Occasionally I will add a few drops of lavender essential oil. I never measure, these are the kind of mad scientist moments that I thrive on. I use my immersion blender to whip it up into a creamy flurry. Slather it on my head very liberally and let it sit for about 10 minutes to half an hour or longer - the longer it sits the more your hair absorbs it seems. I assume if you are sensitive to essential oils you may not be able to let it sit to long if they affect your eyes. Then it takes about 2-3 shampoos to get it out of my hair. The end result is amazing, my hair is nourished and soft the whole week. Any leftovers of my concoction I put in the refrigerator in a small microwaveable bowl or jar to heat up to soften and use later (I'm not sure if refrigerating is even necessary).

SO with the anticipation that I will not have any hair left if it starts falling out even more after surgery, I was wondering if anyone else had any good tips on natural ingredients to use in such a hair mask. Oils, essential oils, Vitamins that can be broken down, etc that your hair feeds on. I've been searching Hair loss threads and there are so many, and I am sure there have been suggestions before... I'd appreciate them! =D TYIA

I will be taking Biotin and other vitamins/minerals orally of course.

[BitterSweet* 835]

I'm on Rogaine for life. Repeated bouts of Hair loss for one reason or another has caused so much damage to my hair, that it's never fully recovered. I use a hair line called Posh Hair Care. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this stuff. It's pricey and does nothing for hair loss, but it makes my thin hair look AND feel like I have twice as much. No kidding. It is fantastic and makes me so much less self conscious about my thinned hair.

[blondiebabs 214]

@@BitterSweet* awesome, I will have to look at those! Ever since I was a teenager I could sit there and run my hand through my hair and a handful of hair come out like it was nothing. I have to make sure to brush it just right when I pull it up to not look like I have giant bald spots. I was watching QVC one night and they had a wig presentation and just shaving it off and going to wigs was tempting HAHA =D

[BitterSweet* 835]

Lol! I have a couple on standby. If I don't need them I'll save the wigs for Halloween or donate them with my fat girl clothes.

[blondiebabs 214]

lol!! Nice!! =D

[glitter eyes 1,398]

Your hair mask sounds wonderful. I will have to make some. In the past when I lost a lot of weight I had some Hair loss and I began to use emu oil and emu oil Shampoo and conditioner and that helped so much that people commented about how nice my hair was. I ordered mine from a company called emusing secrets, but I am sure any quality emu oil products would work. If my hair starts to fall out this time I am going to order some and start using it again.

[blondiebabs 214]

@@glitter eyes Thank you!! I'll read up on that one, I hadn't even heard of it. That's why I love this site. =D