The Greasy, Hairy Avocado Mayo Disaster

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and scalp are dry, and in the Southern California desert heat, my hair is extremely dry and constantly frizzy. I was looking forward to the idea that I could transform my hair into looking more like this:</p><figure id="4fc6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*SvPGpiHBC6fWQpKq"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@elashv?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Valerie Elash</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure><p id="18b3">Even better, I thought it was meant to be that we just so happened to have avocados growing in our backyard. This recipe called for everything that was supposed to bring oil into one’s hair, including olive oil, mayonnaise, and avocado. I spread the mixture liberally throughout my hair and onto my scalp, and the recommendation was to sleep on it overnight, with a towel wrapped around it to keep it from getting on your pillowcase.</p><p id="cdd7">I took it one step further and not only wrapped my head in a towel but laid an additional towel on my pillowcase, just to be extra careful. I can still recall the stench, to this day, that permeated my bedroom. I am a light sleeper and thought I was smelling something funny all through the night, but I figured that was the magic of my hair concoction working on altering the condition of my hair.</p><h2 id="c901">I found the non-benefit of avocado</h2><p id="b871">I thought, sometimes you have to suffer to improve. By morning, I was sickened by the smell and couldn’t wait to wash it.</p><p id="8112">I was horrified to see that the oils had soaked through not only the towel on my head, but the extra one I had placed on my pillow

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case. My pillow could almost be rung out with oil and had to be thrown out. I had no additional funds to buy a replacement pillow, so I had no pillow for some time after that fiasco.</p><p id="0766">Then I was on to the showers. I went through several bottles of shampoo trying to get the oil out of my hair, and it took a solid week, at least, for me to begin to look somewhat normal and less like someone who hadn’t washed their hair in a decade. My dry hair was now at the opposite end of the spectrum, and instead of flying out from my head in dry frizz, it hung in oily clumps and strings of varying sizes and shapes.</p><p id="dd00">I was inspired to write this when I read <a href="undefined">Susan Wheelock</a>’s vivid recounting of a memorable incident that we can all relate to in one way or another:</p><div id="ede3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/whats-the-dumbest-thing-you-ve-ever-done-91a2c8cb8482"> <div> <div> <h2>What’s The Dumbest Thing You’ve Ever Done?</h2> <div><h3>Let’s have some fun being stupid, shall we?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ekt0bFUZnXV15coz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="830d">I’ve done a lot of dumb things, some dumber than others, but as I was flipping through my Rolodex of less-than-stellar choices in life, I kept coming back to this one, and I am glad that I don’t use avocados for anything other than something to spread on chips or toast now, and not in my hair.</p></article></body>

It could happen to anyone

My favorite breakfast is the one we have almost every morning: avocado spread on a variety of toasted slices of bread, with an egg on top and hot sauce. We’ve altered our recipe over time and switched it up according to what’s available at the store. I’ve always loved avocados. I find them flavorful in a myriad of dishes, and it’s always something I look forward to.

A prized fruit

Over the years, I’ve tried variations of guacamole, too. And while eating raw, I thoroughly enjoyed a healthy version of vegan chocolate pudding made with avocado. Avocado has a multitude of delicious uses, and if they weren’t so expensive, I think I could eat them for every meal.

The first house I owned in Southern California had an avocado tree in the backyard, which I was thrilled about. Unfortunately, my first husband didn’t know what it was and dug it up. However, I had access to free avocados for a short time and took advantage of them.

Avocado smash surprise

That was more than twenty years ago when magazines were more popular than the internet. I’d read an article in a magazine that a homemade avocado hair tonic would make dry hair emollient and silky. Those words sold me. My hair and scalp are dry, and in the Southern California desert heat, my hair is extremely dry and constantly frizzy. I was looking forward to the idea that I could transform my hair into looking more like this:

Even better, I thought it was meant to be that we just so happened to have avocados growing in our backyard. This recipe called for everything that was supposed to bring oil into one’s hair, including olive oil, mayonnaise, and avocado. I spread the mixture liberally throughout my hair and onto my scalp, and the recommendation was to sleep on it overnight, with a towel wrapped around it to keep it from getting on your pillowcase.

I took it one step further and not only wrapped my head in a towel but laid an additional towel on my pillowcase, just to be extra careful. I can still recall the stench, to this day, that permeated my bedroom. I am a light sleeper and thought I was smelling something funny all through the night, but I figured that was the magic of my hair concoction working on altering the condition of my hair.

I found the non-benefit of avocado

I thought, sometimes you have to suffer to improve. By morning, I was sickened by the smell and couldn’t wait to wash it.

I was horrified to see that the oils had soaked through not only the towel on my head, but the extra one I had placed on my pillowcase. My pillow could almost be rung out with oil and had to be thrown out. I had no additional funds to buy a replacement pillow, so I had no pillow for some time after that fiasco.

Then I was on to the showers. I went through several bottles of shampoo trying to get the oil out of my hair, and it took a solid week, at least, for me to begin to look somewhat normal and less like someone who hadn’t washed their hair in a decade. My dry hair was now at the opposite end of the spectrum, and instead of flying out from my head in dry frizz, it hung in oily clumps and strings of varying sizes and shapes.

I was inspired to write this when I read Susan Wheelock’s vivid recounting of a memorable incident that we can all relate to in one way or another:

I’ve done a lot of dumb things, some dumber than others, but as I was flipping through my Rolodex of less-than-stellar choices in life, I kept coming back to this one, and I am glad that I don’t use avocados for anything other than something to spread on chips or toast now, and not in my hair.