5 DIY Hair Masks You Can Whip Up at Home to Hydrate, Restore, and Detox

Ona Diaz-Santin, celebrity hairstylist and salon owner of 5 Salon & Spa has a recipe that she calls, The Hair Saint DIY Mask. It provides your hair with deep moisture and aids in reducing breakage, and is rich in antioxidants and vitamin.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup of whole milk
• 1 banana
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• 3 teaspoons of avocado oil
• 5 drops of Gotu Kola extract

Directions:
Blend all of the ingredients into a bowl and apply to freshly shampooed hair. Work the mixture from the ends of your hair, up to your scalp. Leave it on for 30 minutes with a plastic cap overtop, before shampooing it out. Then, style as you normally would.

Ada Rojas, founder of Botanika Beauty, has a two-in-one hair mask and scalp exfoliator recipe that helps repair dry, brittle hair and balance the pH levels of your scalp.

Ingredients:

• 2 large eggs
• 1 aloe vera stem
• 2 tablespoons castor oil
• A splash of lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Directions:
For the hair mask, crack two large eggs into a blender, add the stem of aloe vera, and two tablespoon of castor oil. Apply the mask to your hair from mid-shaft to ends and let it sit for 30 minutes before rinsing it off.

For the scalp exfoliating portion of the mask, follow the same procedure as stated above but add in the lemon juice and brown sugar. Gently massage the mixture into your scalp and then let it sit for 15 minutes before rinsing. Follow up by shampooing and conditioning your hair as normal.

“This mask works great to help remove shampoo and product buildup on the scalp and hair,” said celebrity hairstylist Michelle Cleveland of her all-natural detoxifying hair mask.

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
• 1 cup of water
• 1/2 a lemon juiced

Directions:
Mix together all three ingredients in a bowl. Shampoo your hair as normal but don’t condition. Apply the mixture onto your scalp and massage it in, working it down into the roots of your hair. Leave it on for 10-to-15 minutes and rinse it out.

To deep condition hair, Cleveland swears by this two-ingredient mask. “This mask works great for hydrating and giving hair a healthy shine,” said she.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon of organic coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon of organic honey

Directions:
Melt equal parts coconut oil and honey in a bowl to room temperature and mix thoroughly. On wet hair, work the mixture through from roots to ends and leave on for 20 minutes to sit. Then, rinse well and shampoo and condition as usual.

Roy Teeluck, celebrity stylist and owner of Roy Teeluck Salon, recommended a simple, one-ingredient hair mask. “Olive oil works wonders for dried out, damaged hair,” he said.

Ingredients:

• Olive oil

Directions:
Using pure olive oil, coat your hair and leave it on to soak overnight while you sleep. “I also recommend wrapping your hair in a towel or shower cap to keep the heat and olive oil in,” said Teeluck. When you wake up, rinse it out thoroughly and wash your hair as normal.