Beer and Mayonnaise For Your HAIR Care

With the amount of money people spend on salon hair care products, it almost feels too good to be true to think that beer and mayonnaise – items you likely have in your refrigerator right now – can make a difference in the quality of your tresses. Both of these items have long been touted as not-so-secret beauty godsends, but many people refrain from actually trying out the approaches. The question remains: do beer or mayonnaise actually do any good when it comes to your hair?

Beer Rinses: Liquid Diet for Your Hair?
While the hair products you know and love give your hair the shine and manageability you need, but daily use adds layers of residue to your hair. In order to strip away the bad product and leave the good, healthy hair follicles, an acidic rinse is necessary at least once every other week – and your favorite beer could be just the acidic rinse you need to smooth out your hair cuticles and increase shine.

Don’t crack open a cold one and pour directly onto your head, though – be sure that the beer is flat. Open a beer, let it settle and then pour it onto your hair. Massage the beer into the hair and then rinse with cold water. Keep in mind that you are working with a very pungent liquid and factor the beer smell into your plans. This is not something you want to do immediately before an important meeting or event.

Mayonnaise: Not Just Your Favorite Sandwich Spread
The thick creaminess of mayonnaise serves as the crowning touch to many a perfect sandwich, but it can also serve quench the thirst of dry and brittle hair.

Mayonnaise is, however, a very tricky condiment with which to condition, which is why many people report horror stories after they attempt a mayonnaise deep condition. The trick to working with mayonnaise is to completely rinse out the product after you have used it – this is where those failed attempts go wrong. If you do rinse it all out, you will be left with silky hair; if you do not, your hair will look greasy and limp.

Apply a thin coat of mayonnaise to dry hair, being sure to work the condiment into your scalp. Leave the mayonnaise on your head for 20 minutes and then rinse with cold water. Shampoo your hair after you rinse – this will further help wash that product out of your hair and down the drain.