Hair masks and face yoga

Last night I tried a hair mask with two extremely ripe bananas, 1/2 cup of raw honey and 1/2 cup of olive oil. I forgot about the bananas overtime so they were nice and black on the outside and extremely soft on the inside. I  smashed them with the back of a fork until smooth. Honey next, then olive oil. I drizzled in the olive oil and whisked vigorously,  much like a vinaigrette to get it nice and emulsified.

Do this in your bathroom over your sink and don't even attempt to stay clean. 

It gets a little messy..

Make sure you brush your hair before using this hair mask. The honey and banana gets sticky and if you do this with tangled hair... good luck.

Start at your roots and comb it through to the tip. I did this over the same bowl the mask was in to catch the mess. I got most of it back in the bowl..

Comb it all the way through on every side until it's completely soaked with the mixture. Leave it in for 10-20 minutes.

Warning: 

It starts to drip after a few minutes so keep a washcloth handy to keep your face and neck dry.

This is a silly picture but the reality of this hair mask says it all on my face. 

Sticky and runny..

After 10-20 minutes, thoroughly rinse, shampoo and condition.

Results: 

my hair does feel softer, more on my roots than tips. 

However my hair has natural ombre from neglect to recolor it so my roots are my natural color and my tips are still dyed. 

This morning while styling my hair, it does seem to be overall softer.

Maybe doing this once or twice a week would show better results.

This mixture makes about 3 cups. I used half and saved the rest in my refrigerator for another day.

Also, music and red wine made this experiment way more fun.

Now for Face Yoga...

I'm on day four of trying this exercise. I know it's too early to see results so I'm going to stick with it for a few weeks and see whats happens.

As of today, all I can say is my jaw and entire neck is sore.

Here are some embarrassing pictures of face yoga..

FIRM UP YOUR CHEEKS

take a deep breath in and puff as wide as you can. 

hold for 10 seconds, exhale completely. 

repeating this 10 times.

EYEBROW LIFT

pull back on pressure points.

repeat ten times a day.

KISSING FACE

strengthen jaw line.

when doing this, start in a kissing face and end in a tight fish face.

side note:

I washed my face last night in coconut oil instead of water and face wash for the second day in a row.

Start by pulling your hair back and out of your face. Get a nice dab of coconut oil and rub between your hands and all over your face. Take a soft wash cloth and wipe away the make-up and dirt.

For moisturizer I used all natural, organic almond oil.

This much oil will get in your hair so adjust accordingly.

This morning I moisturized with Avalon Organics Lavendar Luminosity Night Cream.

I love their products! 

I've had eczema since birth and these products are gentle on my skin.

And there you have it!

Weird photos and instructions from me.. bare face and half drunk.

Enjoy.