It was an ordinary day when these two happened to meet. Bentonite Clay was mixed with ACV and water to a yoghurt like consistency in a non metallic container. My Hair was spritzed with water as I applied the mask in sections. The union was electric. It was so easy to put in to my hair, it just glided through my strands and I just wanted to play a symphony as it met every strand of hair on my head. So satisfying.
I had some mixture left over, so I applied to my face. I thought, why not? No need to keep my face jealous (although it gets sooo much of my attention daily). Any way I covered my hair with a steam cap so it could have some privacy with Bentonite. (snicker, snicker) :) Also to keep it from drying on My Hair, we don't want that! :) They got around twenty minutes as that was all the time my face could take before it was completely immobile. I looked liked a swamp monster, but ah well, all for the sake of beauty.
Rinse time. Hopped into the shower, made sure water was nice and warm and gave my envious face some attention first. Oh yeah, my face was happy. Now on to My Hair. Time to give Bentonite the heave ho! We made sure the water was a little bit more warm and proceeded to rinse, rinse, rinse. After I ensured that everything was gone, I did a co-wash (washing with conditioner) since, the hair mask was clarifying, I didn't want to over do it with hair stripping shampoo. Gave my hair a shake, squeeze, style with my Shea butter concoction of course. (I must say, it was way easier to style than normal) When hair was completely dry I unraveled my twists (my hair was so nice and soft). OMG! My hair was in love. Every single curl was defined to the max!!! (sorry, no sensible pics) My hair was sooooo soft and sooooo gloriously curly!!! I did not want to take my hands out of my hair. If this is what love is, then My Hair and Bentonite will be seeing each other way more often. I wish I took a nice photo, but next time, I guess.
Fun Facts:
- Bentonite Clay is also called Montmorillonite.
- It is sedimentary clay made up of weathered and aged volcanic ash.
- It is a very effective healing clay used for internal and external ailments.
- It expands when wet
- People use it for masks (facial and for the hair), pedicures, body wraps, problem skin, bee stings, and the list goes on.
- Naturalists like myself, love it to bring back life to hair
Have fun with your hair!
