I was thinking that an evening of pampering was just what I needed to relax during this holiday season to release the stress of holiday shopping, baking, and gift wrapping. I was digging through some old magazine clippings and came across this recipe for a hair mask that would make my hair so very soft. This recipe was in the March 2008 Health magazine.
Recipe for Softness
1 egg yolk
2 Tablespoon mayonnaise
2 Tablespoon olive oil
1 avocado
Directions: Combine ingredients in a bowl. Apply the mixture to dry hair and slip on a shower cap. After 15 minutes, rinse.
I thought perfect. I have all the ingredients. Recipe seems easy enough. I do so want soft hair. I am the only one home tonight. This is going to work out great. I envision myself quickly preparing this recipe. Applying it to my hair and relaxing in a chair for 15 minutes while this mixture magically changes my coarse hair into softness. I am giddy with excitement.
So I start gathering my ingredients. Good. I have everything. I separate the egg. I measure out the mayonnaise and the olive oil. Piece of cake. Now for the avocado. I cut the avocado. It is so pretty looking. No brown spots at all. I get my spoon. I am ready to dig out the inside of the avocado. I start to press the spoon into the avocado flesh and I keep applying more and more pressure and my spoon is not scooping up much flesh. I have decided that this avocado is not soft but maybe even hard. Not to worry. I know what to do. I will put this in the little chopper and chop it until it is smooth. Well I pulverized all the ingredients. I thought perfect. It is so pretty and light green. It even looks smooth. I just know my hair will be very soft. Off to the bathroom I go. I dip my hand in to the mixture. I feel some lumps but I am not worried. I have pulverized this mixture. So I put the mixture on my hair and try to smooth it on but actually there must have been a bit more lumps than I thought. As I spread the mixture on my hair the avocado pieces fell all over the sink, floor and wall. I tried as best as I could to get it on my hair. The more I tried to smooth it on the messier the bathroom became. Finally, I stuffed all my hair in the shower cap. But instead of spending 15 minutes relaxing I am spending it cleaning up all these avocado chunks that have fallen all over the bathroom. As I wipe the last chunk up the timer goes off and I am so happy that I get to wash this mixture out of my hair. Does my hair feel softer? I really can’t tell. Maybe my husband will notice when he gets home from fire training.
Well, this little pampering session was not as relaxing as I thought it would be. Will I try this recipe for softness again? Only if I find a very soft avocado.
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