Sat-15-Apr-2006 - Never wash your hair with a bannana . . . . .
Hello, everyone!
I'm so excited about this blog! It practically begs me to talk about the way I grew up and the things I'm the most familiar with and also allows me to share about the present and dream about the future, when our family hopes to move back out to the country.
God has really blessed me. I never expected to have a husband that would want lots of kids, be perfectly thrilled with the idea of homeschooling, and want to live in the country! Maybe one or two out of three, but all three? And all of this from a public schooled, suberb-raised boy, imagine! 
Oh, where was I? Ah, yes. Never wash your hair with a bananna. Seriously. Some time has passed, and I'm able to talk about it now without turning three shades of red and walking out of the room.
A few weekends ago, I wanted to do something rather nice for my hair. So I picked up this book I have, about home-made bath products, to see if it recommended olive oil for hair, or if it was too heavy of an oil. The book did. It also recommended using either half of a bannana or avacado and mixing the two. Since I use oil in my hair every so often, I decided to do something extra special.
Now, avacados are too yummy with just salt and a spoon to go putting in my hair! But I did have a slightly over-ripe, seen-better-days bannana. I grabbed it, mashed it up, mixed it with a little olive oil, warmed this gooey mass up, and jumped in the shower. Clumps of bannana clogged the drain numerous times, this is the first reason you shouldn't do this. After using this mess in my hair, I rinsed well, and used shampoo twice. Voila!
Fast forward to an hour later. I'm sitting next to my husband with Samuel in my lap reading a book. He's playing a football game. He glances over at me and says with a look of utter amazement: "What on earth is in your hair??" His mouth continues to hang open, so I know it's bad, but how bad can it be? I'm a little ticked he reacts so strongly to what is a stray piece of bannana!
I walk into the bathroom, and discover I have what appears to be most of a dried bannana clinging to my hair in tiny, tiny dried, sticky pieces. 
My mouth falls open. I'm telling you, it almost looked irrepairable! J suggests brushing my hair under the water. But it will rinse out, right?
Nope. After bending over the bathtub for ten minutes picking bannana out of my hair, I *finally* take Jonathan's advice and brush my hair. I'm a stubborn woman at times. Only with the help of the hairbrush does my hair become bannana free . . . .
If you try this, you can't say you weren't warned. It's good for a laugh . . . about a week later.
Don't believe everything you read, or at least find a way to make the bannana of liquid consistancy, mashing does not work. lol
Comments
Sat-15-Apr-2006 - HAHAHA
Posted by SatyBeth
Oh Ashley, that is hilarious! Thank you so much for the warning as well. *grin* And if you try it, be sure and let us know how the avocado turns out. *bigger grin*
Sarah
Sat-15-Apr-2006 - Oh my!
Posted by Snowberryfarm
Thanks for the tip, and the laugh!!!!
Michelle
Sat-15-Apr-2006 - EEEK!
Posted by FoggyMountainFarm
Ok, making mental note here....
DO NOT use over-ripe banana as hair conditioner.. save the over-ripe bananas for banana bread.
Sorry you had to endure that mess but I'm laughing with you and not at you! I've done goofy things before too. Mayo as a hair conditioner comes to mind... NOT AGAIN! Stinks for many washes afterwards. icky!
Blessings,
Laura
Sat-22-Apr-2006 - Funny!
Posted by MrsBurns
I got a good giggle out of that story. I do use a Burt's Bees Avocado hair product in the winter when mine gets too dry. I figure if the avocado is already been killed by someone else, I don't have the guilt of not eating it! All the best with that new little one. Sounds like he will be benefitting from every worthy advantage in life. I remember feeling exactly the same way with my first son (and he now has two brothers!) Cherish this time.....it is sweet.
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