I was making a salad when I had one avocado left over. It was pretty ripe so it needed to be put to use pretty soon.

Since I’d heard that avocado is a great beauty aid, I Googled beauty recipes to see what I could do. As the avocado was on its way out, I opted for a hair mask instead of a face mask, as I didn’t want to risk a breakout!

I came up with a pretty simple recipe for a hair mask of avocado and egg. All it involved was mixing the two ingredients together and applying to my hair for 30 minutes. The application however, was easier said than done.

The mask was sticky, gloopy and didn’t quite break down, so I found that it was difficult to massage into my scalp. The mask hardened pretty much as soon as it came into contact with my hair, so I had to act quickly to get an even coverage. I left the hair mask on for half an hour, during which time, my hair was rock-hard!

It’s definitely not a look I would want anyone to see! On the plus side, removing the mask was easier than I thought and came out with just a couple of rinses. Another downside, however, was that it did cause a terrible mess with leftover bits of avocado in the shower – not a nice cleaning job. Messiness aside, the avocado and egg hair mask left my hair incredibly soft, so it definitely wasn’t a wasted effort.

If you can handle the egg smell and messiness, and don’t mind being quarantined for half an hour, I would recommend the avocado and egg hair mask.

Personally, however, I think that I’ll stick to the coconut oil hair mask. It’s easier to apply as it doesn’t run through your fingers and it also creates less of a mess as it doesn’t drip so much.