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Question:
What do you think about using mayonnaise for moisture?
Answer:
I totally understand the need for moisture, and I actually tried mayonnaise back in the days when I was trying to figure out my hair. At the time I tried to comb that mayo into my hair, and oh. my. gosh. what a mess that was! Plus it didn't help. At all.
But really, mayo is egg and oil, along with colors and preservatives and whatever else they might put in it. People often think the egg in there works as protein, but in reality, the only way for protein to soak into your hair is for it to be broken down into much smaller, hair-penetrating sizes, which the egg in mayo isn't (and even in some protein conditioners it might not be in pieces small enough). That means what would do the moisturizing would just be the oil in it, and you can get much better and cheaper oils that don't smell like mayo.
All that being said, I would say you'd be better off using olive oil or coconut oil (or a mixture of the two), and put a bit on your ends at night before braiding your hair up to protect it for sleeping.
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