Okay folks, buckle up because today I tried something new for my sad-looking hair: aloe vera. Yeah, that same plant sitting on my windowsill gathering dust. Read online that it’s supposed to be magic for hair growth, so I figured why not put my own head to the test? Here’s the messy truth from start to finish.
Step 1: Gathering the Goo
First, I grabbed the biggest aloe leaf off my plant. It felt kinda stiff and pointy. Snapped it off near the base, laid it on a plate. I got my sharpest knife (the one I usually use for tomatoes) and hacked off the spines on both sides. Looked like shaving a weird green sword. Then I sliced it open lengthwise. Ugh, sticky yellow stuff oozed out – apparently that’s the latex and you gotta avoid it. Scraped it off with a spoon.
Inside was this clear, jelly-like pulp. Seriously slippery! I used a spoon to scoop it all out into a clean bowl. It was way gooier than I imagined, like alien snot. Didn’t smell like much, just… planty.
Step 2: Getting That Goo Ready for My Scalp
Had a big handful of raw gel. Needs blending to turn liquid? Tried to mash it with a fork. Epic fail. It just went into stubborn lumps. Pulled out my cheap hand blender – game changer! Threw the gel in, gave it a good zap, and bam! Pure aloe juice. Poured it straight into an empty shampoo bottle. Easy squeezy now!
Step 3: The Treatments – My Kitchen Sink Experiments
Decided to try four simple mixes everyone talks about:
- Pure Leaf Juice: Squirted the straight aloe juice all over my dry scalp. Slathered it on roots first, worked it through the length. Felt instantly cool and tingly! Left it soaking in for a lazy 30 minutes.
- Aloe & Coconut Oil: Mixed about 3 big spoonfuls of my aloe juice with 1 spoon of coconut oil in a mug. Heated it slightly – microwave for 10 seconds – just warm. Massaged everywhere. Hair looked ridiculously greasy. Covered it with a plastic bag (used an old shopping bag, didn’t feel fancy). Hung out like that for an hour waiting for magic.
- Aloe & Honey: Scooped honey straight from the jar into the mug, poured in aloe juice. Stirred like crazy. Got a thin, sticky syrup. Applied it section by section to damp hair. This stuff is clingy! Made sure roots and ends got soaked. Wrapped it up too for another 30 minutes.
- Aloe & Egg: Saved the weirdest for last. Cracked one egg, dumped the white (kept the yolk for breakfast), into the mug with aloe juice. Whisked it – got slimy bubbles. Honestly? It looked gross. Slapped it on like I meant it, covered quickly, chilled for just 20 mins. Smelled faintly like egg salad. Not my fave.
Step 4: Washout City
Rinsing was an adventure. The pure aloe rinsed clean super fast. The coconut oil mix? Not so much. Took two rounds of shampoo to stop feeling like a grease slick. Honey rinse was sticky – needed extra water. The egg? Rinsing out cold water to avoid cooking scrambled egg bits in my hair felt stressful. Saw a couple of tiny white specks at first, rinsed longer. Panic over. Conditioned like normal afterward. Hair felt squeaky clean afterwards.
The Reveal
After air drying? Hair felt… different. Super soft, like baby soft. Noticeably smoother, almost tangle-free. Volume at the roots felt decent too! My scalp felt weirdly refreshed and calm. No instant Rapunzel vibes obviously, but my hair looked happy and healthy! That cool tingling feeling during application? Loved it. Will definitely be stealing bits of my aloe plant again. The coconut mix made my hair ridiculously soft, might be a weekend treat. The egg? Probably not repeating that one soon.
