Homemade Egg Hair Mask Recipes For All Hair Types

If you're struggling with hair loss, then this DIY egg hair mask is for you! By using eggs and other natural ingredients, this mask will help to promote new hair growth and restore lost hair.

Raw eggs are truly nature’s gift to haircare! This superfood is great for all hair types, and both the egg white and the yolk come with amazing benefits. The egg yolks are particularly nutrient-dense and come packed with biotin, vitamins A, D, E, K, and folate. Egg yolks also contain lecithin. An egg contains a whopping 8.3g of protein! 

The egg white also contains selenium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorous. In addition, eggs on the whole offer iron, copper, and zinc, as well as a host of B Vitamins, which are the most essential for hair health! Vitamins B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), and B5 (pantothenic acid) are good for hair flexibility, strength, and overall wellness. Biotin or Vitamin B7 is especially essential for hair growth, while folic acid deficiency could cause premature greying.

That’s a whole lot of nutrients – all important for a host of hair care benefits, and all found in one little egg. For normal hair, use the entire egg - whites and yolks blended. If you’ve got oily hair, use the egg whites on your scalp, and the yolk at the ends of the hair for preventing split ends. You can use an egg mask with the entire egg not more often than once a week. For dry and brittle hair, focus on using the yolks as much as possible. Use the egg white just once a week on your scalp for a good cleanse and detox. 

Hair growth happens under the scalp, in the hair follicle. When new hair cells are formed, older dead cells are pushed up - and that's why hair grows. Hair is, in fact, made up of a protein called keratin. 

Applying an egg mask twice or thrice a week and consuming a diet with eggs will ensure you get an adequate dose of protein to keep your keratin levels intact and your hair in shipshape.

Your scalp is the skin on your head, and the base for your hair follicles, so how you nourish it and how healthy it directly impacts your hair follicle health. 

Containing your tresses can be one of the biggest challenges, if you’re looking for the ultimate frizz remedy, look no further! Eggs contain protein, with natural keratin that helps tame damaged and humidity-inflicted hair by naturally smoothening it. The folic acid content also helps control frizz. For maximum benefit, try adding some olive oil, coconut oil, argan oil, or any other frizz-taming ingredient to an egg white, and then apply on the hair once a week, leaving in for 15-20 minutes each time.

One potential risk is an allergic reaction to the proteins in the eggs when someone applies them to their body. People who are highly allergic to eggs should not consider this hair treatment.

Some of the symptoms that a person may experience if they have an allergic reaction include itching, swelling, and redness.

If someone exposes the egg yolk to high temperatures while on the hair, the yolk can become hardened or “cooked.” This can make it problematic to shampoo away.