By Jessica Marak, Refinery29
If you've ever gotten a piece of gum stuck in your hair, then you already know that peanut butter is the best remedy.
But many people swear by it for more than just emergency hair
situations; rumor has it that it also makes strands crazy shiny and
strong when used as a mask. So, since I've already tested the effects of
mayonnaise as a hair treatment in another experiment, I knew I'd have to give peanut butter a try as well.
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Well,
let me just say that spreading sticky peanut butter all over your head
and hair is, as you might expect, a lot tougher than dipping celery
stalks in it. Pro tip: Make sure you have a towel ready, since the
peanut butter is going to go literally everywhere. And it's no breeze to wash out, either. I had to use a ton of conditioner and I lost a few handfuls of hair in the process.
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Next
time, I think I'd mix a little coconut or olive oil in to dilute the
peanut butter. I would also suggest using an all natural brand that
doesn't have sugar or salt in it, which is probably what dried my hair
out. The weirdest result? My hair smelled like peanut butter for a few
days afterwards — but I wasn't totally mad about that.
Press
play above to catch my entire peanut butter hair mask experiment. Let's
just say I'll probably be sticking to mayonnaise when it comes to
pantry-sourced hair treatments.