Doctor Oz did a fabulous home remedies segment on how old your hair is and how to repair your damaged hair with all natural home remedies! Both your lifestyle and genetics can make your hair older than your actual, physical age.
One woman on Dr. Oz’s show was 58, but her hair was 68 years old. Another woman was 53 years old, but her hair was 65 years old. Dr. Oz is 49 years old and his hair’s age is 51 (though I think his hair looks fabulous!!!)… so what are some of the things that these women are doing to make their hair age faster?
What Makes Your Hair Age Faster?
1. Stress
Stress can age your hair faster, because stress increases your testosterone level. Higher testosterone levels makes your hair thin and testosterone causes your head to produce less hair.
2. Genetics
3. Hair Styling Products
How you style your hair (chemicals, relaxers, hair dyes, etc.) all poke holes into your hair shaft and makes it harder for your hair to hold onto the moisture that it needs. So your hair strands get shingles that look frayed and not aligned, unlike healthy hair.
4. Your Diet
If you skip meals, eat a low protein diet, or do not have enough water in your diet, then your hair will suffer and age faster.
Dr. Oz’s Healthy Hair Home Remedies & Tips:
1. Eat Salmon & Omega 3′s
Salmon is full of Omega 3′s which makes your hair have lots of lustre. At the very minimum, take Omega 3 Fish Oil Softgels
2. Banana Hair Mask
Dr. Oz sent his top scientists to find the best home solution for damaged hair, and you know what they found? A smooth puree of mashed bananas makes the best hair mask… just apply the mashed bananas, relax for 15 minutes, and your damaged hair will get repaired and soothed! Other more delicious sounding hair masks that used bananas include a Chocolate Banana Hair Mask or try these other Banana Home Remedies!
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DO NOT TRY THIS!!!!!!!!!
The banana is IMPOSSIBLE to get out of your hair without massive amounts of shampooing and conditioning afterwards followed by an hour of combing and brushing – just get out the tiniest of tiny chunks of banana. It’s like tried to get out mashed potatoes which had been squished into a shag carpet. What a HUGE waste of time! I had to miss work this morning just trying to get it out of my hair. And the stuff that just won’t come out looks like dandruff flakes….
Two thumbs down for Dr. OZ. I used to love him on Oprah, but he has become an ego-maniac since getting his own show, PLUS he treats his audience like they’re too dumb to understand anything beyound a kindergarten level education. Seriously, I have taught Kindergarten to Grade 12… His program is DUMBED down for the American audience.
In response to Katrina’s comment, the article calls for a “smooth puree” of mashed banana, and that’s exactly what you need… so puree the banana with a food processor or blender, or a hand-held processor, to make sure it’s TOTALLY smooth before applying. Otherwise you’ll wind up with banana chunks stuck in your hair and will likely spend the rest of the night picking them out (been there, done that). So remember to PUREE that banana!
I have to agree with Katrina. I puree the banana and it was a nightmare to rinse it out of my hair. I will not do this again and ADVISE EVERYONE NOT TO DO IT. My hair feels even dryer than before, HELP!!!!
I agree with Katrina and Sofia. This is a waste of time and gets your hair full of small banana chunks that are hard to remove.
DO NOT TRY IT
Haha. I wish I would have read these comments before trying this… :O)~ Banana:5 Dry Hair: 0
Dr. Oz, Thank you for finally revealing the plain truth about health. I find your advise clear concise, and practical. Having taken charge of my health bout 4 yrs ago now I have done extensive research. It has made a difference on the inside and outside. Keep up the good work. Also knowledge is power, but must be used wisely.
Your Big fan, Anna banana
Puree the banana ladies. If you are unable to make it look like baby food…..that is the consistency we are looking for, then go out and just buy the baby food jars instead. Banana hair mask does work if you do it properly.
Of course make sure your hair isn’t saturated with build up before applying this. Clean the hair with a shampoo that doesn’t contain any type of cones.
Apply Banana mask, rinse and if you must you can follow with a conditioner that does contain a “cone” if you heat style.
Do you apply it in wet or dry hear? Once a week? Or is that to much?
Lia,
Apply to damp hair and saturate hair with the concoction. Wrap hair with a shower cap or plastic wrap and let it sit between 15 -30 mins or more depending on what your hair needs.
Rinse well.
Thanks
I followed directions exactly. First, I made sure to mash banana’s with fork, and then I also pureed them in a food processor. It was definitely baby food consistency. I have medium length hair, so I used a total of one and a half banana’s. I applied to my damp hair, wrapped in saran wrap and let sit for 30 mins. I do not blow dry or hot iron that often. I usually let my hair air dry. I tried this because my hair is dry and damaged from the sun and hair products. After rinsing thoroughly. I still have left over remnants of banana in my hair, and uh, honestly it doesn’t feel any better at all.
Don’t know how often one must apply this mask to see any results?
Just a follow up from my previous post. Again, I washed my hair, conditioned it, and spent a good amount of time rinsing my hair….after all of this I still had banana particles in my hair. And my hair DOES not feel or look any healthier
Waste of time!
Hahaha ok girls relax I know doing this for the first time without any warnings or whatsoever was by far the worst hair experience I ever had! But I saw results right away! (Er by right away I mean two hours after y combed and rinsed my hair over and over again xP) but at least to me the results were awesome, split ends gone just like that, and I blow dry every single day! So I will puree the thing as many times as I can and if it still takes me hours to rinse it off my hair…to me it is totally worth it!
Ladies & Gents, please put the setting for the banana on liquify. Blend it up for no less than four minutes. All traces come out of my hair very easily after that like water. Believe me I felt the same way some of you do when I tried this years ago. I said, “I would never do that again.” Took me hours to get it out of my hair. Comes out better when it finally dried, but my hair was so soft. I heard Dr. Oz mention it again and I thought I would give it another try. Through trial and error with the blender, I finally figured out which setting and minutes worked the best for the banana to come out of your hair good. I also put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in there also, I have very dry hair. I hope this helps some. I have heard him on a later show say to please blend it very well. I hope this helps some. Remember, nothing can cure the hair, the hair is dead tissue. You are only coating or masking with any products you put in your hair, it’s just a matter of which one is less damaging. Banana does work if used properly.
oops, sorry for my bad grammar and the repeating of statements. I should have read it again before I posted.
Like others have said, you just have to get the banana mashed finely enough, either in a food processor or through a sieve, I’ve had no problems getting the banana rinsed out. My recipe is banana, avocado, unrefined coconut oil and honey. Hair feels so awesome after. I never use conditioner or shampoo anymore. Just castille soap to wash, raw apple cider vinegar as a toning rinse, and a monthly banana mask. ( months, no split ends.
That would be 9 months, no split ends (silly shift key lol)
It’s all about common sense. Instead of mashing the banana with fork, mash it with BLENDER! Blend it until it becomes smoothie. Once again, use BLENDER, BLENDER, BLENDER! Good luck!
Does this work on curly, dry, and frizzy hair. I dislike my hair Its very dry and I loose a lot if when I was it. How often should it be done. Thanks
My hair dresser told me today to “puree” 1/2 banana, 1/2 avocado, and a bottle of baby shampoo for my daily shampoo needs (store in the refrigerator). I probably still need to try the mask, but my hair is much softer and I didn’t need conditioner. I didn’t have any rinsing or banana chunk issues at all (no more tangles either). She told me her friend (an oncologist) recommends this to his cancer patients b/c of the damage from chemo and radiation.
im man first of all!!:D please i need your help guys my hair was
perfect but i ve passed through bad conditions(stress).and i was using (hair wax)
though after a while my hair did nt fall but am facing hair thinning
is there any cure or recipe help me to have a thick and healthy hair again!!!!!!
plz helpppppp…….
aah….yulk….its prove a lurch for me….
Another tip: Tried the banana mask once with just straight up banana; I believe the sugar content in it makes it difficult to rinse out without some kind of lubricant via a natural oil like coconut or macadamia. Just a teaspoonful per banana is enough.
If you add an egg, a little milk, honey and a little olive oil ,I don’t like to add the olive oil because I feel like my hair stays way to greasy, it works so good. I have thick curly hair that’s down to my waist and I combed it from root to tip and left it overnight wich was not easy and when I showered in the morning my hair felt so soft and it was so shiny I love it. I do recomend taking the comb into the shower to help get the banana chunks out if u have any.
Add water to the bananas when you blend them. It makes it a lot easier to wash out later. Hope this helps!
I tried a blended/liquified banana mask (mixed banana, an egg, honey, olive oil and a bit of milk in blender and liquified!!) in my hair yesterday and WOW! I used a comb to apply the mask into sections of my hair and placed a plastic bag over it for approximately 2 hours. I washed my hair and conditioned afterwards with regular conditioner (although I’m now considering making my own from bananas and honey). People noticed my hair and said it looked shiny, healthy and lush! I could see and feel the difference! Going to use mask on mother & sisters hair next, as they too noticed! Amazing natural and inexpensive mask! Make sure it is all liquified! I did not have any problems removing from my hair
enjoy!
For all of you having trouble blending it, use baby food. I used to to use baby food before I started blending it myself. It is so smooth, I had no trouble with rinsing.
you can use baby food thts really good also. make sure your banana is ripe. i always freeze my bananas when they get ripe to make different recipes including my hair mask and freezing it softens it up alot more i guess cuz the water content is higher, so i dont have to purify it i just mash 1/4 or 1/2 of the banana really well with a fork, also adding other things to it like oils (coconut olive grapeseed almond castor etc), honey, coconut milk, avocado, eggs, sum conditioner, mayo or whatever else and trust me you will love it!
I tried this using a banana, half avocado, jajoba oil, and conditioner. I didn’t puree and of course the bananas stayed in. However, my hair has never been so shiny and moisturized. I will masking once a month with baby food next time. I have tightly coiled natural hair.
What about the hair test that dt.oz on tv recommended to do on this website? I didn’t found it!