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    Posted: September 11 2004 at 12:42pm
my hair use 2 be very soft and long up 2 the middle of my back, but one day i wanted to get my hair straighten for my junior high graduation so i went to a salon and she hot combed my hair. after i washed my hair out my hair started breaking and getting hard. my hair is so hard that a comb can't go thru it. my hair is know up 2 my sholders and it is still breaking. i have no chemicals in my hair. my hair is thick, wavy and frizzy. how can i get my hair soft and long again. does any one knoea a solution it been 2 years now.
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Condition like crazy, deep oil, and put all that moisture back in. Rinse shampoos and conditioners with cold water to avoid heating the moisture out of the hair shaft. HTH and good luck

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thank you AnaisSatin
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hey anais, what is deep oiling?
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It's where you oil with a cheap carrier oil, like Coconut oil (great) or Sweet Almond (both are found in health food stores or online from soapmaker ingredient websites) ... and then you leave it in for as long as possible. Wash it out with your regular shampoo and finish with a conditioner. The oils will seep into your hair for a deep moisture treatment. I've seen a lot less frizz with this routine.

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ok thanks, do you think i could use olive oil?
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Yes!! Olive oil is great and many people have great luck with it. Be sure to shampoo it out really well because it will want to stick to your hair and weigh it down. Olive is a heavier oil than jojoba and others.
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wht do u think is better jojoba oil or cocunut oil, and by health food stores do u mean like grocery stores or somethin?? can u gimme an example, and also how often and how should it be applied...thX for you heLp!!
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I buy my oils from soapmakers or soapmaking ingredients sites such as mystifyyoursenses.com or cedarvale.net , which buy and sell in large quantities. If you need only a small quantity, then Hairboutique does sell both coconut and jojoba on their Marketplace site.

Coconut oil is much cheaper and it lasts a long time; the liquid coconut oil is great (doesn't clog pores) and the solid kind is easy to measure. Both have their pluses. Jojoba is better for hair but it is more than 3x as expensive. Coconut costs about $2-3 a pound, while Jojoba can be upwards of $8/16 fluid ounces. But d*mn is jojoba oil worth the money! They call it liquid gold for a reason.

WHERE TO BUY

Some Walmarts sell coconut oil. And you know those stores at the mall that have herbal supplements and such? They often have an oil selection. And they'll probably have coconut oil. Ask the information desk at your local mall, or look up health food stores in the yellowpages. One such health food store is called Pilgrim's Nutrition Center. Also, you can find coconut oil at places like foreign grocery stores (Indian or Middle Eastern grocers).

Jojoba is not sold cheaply in stores. If you buy it in a store, it's around $8 per 4 oz. If you buy online, it's maybe $10 per 16 oz plus mild shipping.

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ohhh...yesterday i was at sally's and there was a couple of products that had jojoba oil in it, most of which were the hot oil treatments...do u think that hot oil treatments are just as good because from wht i heard they build up in your hair and dont really do any good. also if i bought coconut oil do i just put it on and then rinse it out...does it leave any residue on my hair and also do i have to blow dry it at all while its on?? thX for your heLp!
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Oooh, don't get anything that says "contains jojoba oil" or "contains coconut oil" because they're not half as good as the real thing. "Hot oils" often contain other chemicals like thickening agents and preservatives that are not necessarily good for hair.

If you want to deep/heavy oil, get the real natural deal Jojoba is sold cheap in bulk on the internet. Just make sure it's the real thing, 100% pure, simmondsia chinensis, and the golden color.

When you deep oil with jojoba or coconut oil, you'll want to shampoo and condition your hair afterwards like a normal hairwash. This requires shampooing the length, but if you only heavy oil once a week, you can avoid shampooing the length too much.

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does any one knows how often to wash ur hair ur hair. i know it's base on ur hair type but can someone tell me please.
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and does someone know the best shampoo 2 use?
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Depends on your hair type. Please describe your hair: curl/wave, length, thickness, fineness/coarsness etc...
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my hair type is wavy, a little past my sholders, very thick
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Do you get an oily scalp or dandruff? That would require washing at least every other day. If you don't have those two issues, then the less you wash per week the better (as long as it looks decent). Ideally, I go twice a week because my hair is about mid-backish approaching waist. It keeps my hair oils from being stripped away.

Coarse hair can also get too dry, faster than fine hair can. ("coarse", not "thick") Then again, thick hair also means the scalp oils are distributed over more hair.

To prevent dryness (which is a huge problem for the majority of thickhairs and coarsehairs, find a shampoo with a gentle "surfactant" (cleanser). Read the labels and find something that says "sodium laureth sulfate". I think Suave Professional's Color Care shampoo has it. Make sure it's the exact spelling, because there are very similar ingredients that are harsh (avoid "sodium lauryl sulfate" and anything that says "ammonium").

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Do you have to heat up the oil when you deep oil? I'm thinking about doing it right now.
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I suppose you could, but then that's a whole another process (I think it's called hot oiling). Normally if you put on a shower cap, your body heat should be enough. A small amount of heat would open your cuticles, making them more receptive to the moisture. Or so I've heard.

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okay I didnt heat up the oil. i just rubbed it in my hands to warm it up a bit and put a shower cap on and a warm damp towel over it.
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Layla! How'd the deep oiling go? First time I ever did it, I didn't shampoo it out well enough.. I'm such a goof.
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