Avocado Beauty Hacks to Improve Your Hair and Skin

Avocados are more than just guacamole or a yummy toast topping. They can nourish your hair and skin and fight the aging process. This superfood is part of the berry family and contains monounsaturated fats, otherwise known as the “good” fat. Smashing them releases oils that contain healthy vitamins and minerals. We have a few avocado beauty hacks that will rejuvenate your hair and skin.

Face

Avocado improves your skin health by boosting moisture levels in the outer layer of your skin and keeping it looking supple. It also diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, heals dry skin, and reduces redness.

If you suffer from dry skin, you know how difficult it is to keep the right moisture balance. Serums, creams, and lotions with not enough moisture can leave your skin looking dry and dull. Meanwhile, products with moisture overload can cause acne breakouts.

Avocados are perfect for those with dry and damaged skin because of their high sterolin content. Sterolins are a natural moisturizer that repairs damage while softening and smoothing the skin. They reduce the appearance of age spots and scars and penetrate the skin’s layers ensuring the deep tissue is moisturized and nourished.

You may notice the surge of commercial beauty products such as toning serums and creams containing avocado oil. Thankfully, you don’t have to spend a fortune to get the benefits of avocados.

Our budget-friendly face mask is effective, and best of all, you probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen.

Avocado Face Cleanser Recipe

1 egg yolk
1/3 cup of cow’s milk, almond milk, or oat milk
1/2 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted

In a small bowl, beat the egg yolk until frothy. Add avocado and milk and blend until it has a lotion-like consistency. To use, rinse your face, then apply the cleanser. Massage into your skin and let it sit for up to 3 minutes. Wash off, then gently pat your skin dry. Store for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Hair

Who doesn’t want shiny, healthy hair? Avocado’s hair repair properties rival some of the most expensive commercial products on the market. This easy-to-create avocado mask will leave your hair feeling moisturized and full of body and shine.

Avocado Hair Mask Recipe

1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1 cup mayonnaise

Mash avocado in a small bowl and combine mayonnaise. Massage into your scalp and hair. Cover hair with plastic wrap and leave the treatment on for 20 minutes. Shampoo afterward.

Body

Avocados are ideal for tired and irritated skin. It contains vitamins A, C, E, which have collagen rebuilding properties. This makes it the perfect skincare ingredient. If you have a few ripe avocados lying around, put them to good use with this avocado body mask.

Avocado Body Mask Recipe

1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1 tsp olive oil

Mash the avocado in a small bowl to a creamy consistency. Remove any stringy pieces. Add olive oil and blend well. Apply it to your body and leave it on for 30 minutes. Rinse off, then pat skin dry. Store up to 2 days in the refrigerator.

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