I love bananas for a variety of reasons. One of the main reasons is banana pudding. Yum. But whenever I find myself wondering what to do with the leftover overly ripe bananas that grace my kitchen counters I always try to remind myself, if I don’t eat it, I can always use it on my natural hair!
Banana is tricky though. Do not blend it well enough and you are going to have a big mess on your hands, so be sure to blend it down into the consistency of a thick baby food or else you’re going to hate rinsing small banana bits out of your hair. You want all of the banana to be blended well–no pieces left behind in the bowl.
Less the scary banana aside, you can make this sweet banana creme pre-poo in a jiffy and have your hair feeling so soft that you’ll want to tell everyone you know to try this recipe!
What You’ll Need
Combine the following in a blender:
- 1 medium to large size banana (overripe is fine… banana baby food is fine too”>
- 3 tbs plain yogurt (full fat is best”>
- 4 tbs honey
- 3 tbs condensed/evaporated milk
- 2 tbs wheat germ oil
Directions
Blend all of the ingredients well and apply to you hair from root to tip. Cover your hair in a plastic cap and wrap your hair in a heated towel or sit under a hooded dryer for 15-20 mins. Rinse well and proceed to wash and style your hair as normal.
This is a fun pre-poo I like to do on days when I’m doing my nails. I don’t know why, but I think it’s the smell of the banana or something that makes this feel very spa-like and special. I’ll wrap my hair up in a towel while the pre-poo works and then work on my pedicure and watch reruns on snapped on oxygen. Random I know, but it’s fun!
What say you? Have you ever used banana on your natural hair as a pre-poo treatment? Do you like how it makes your hair feel?
This post was written by KurlyBella for CurlyNikki.
