QuoteReplyTopic: hot oil treatments Posted: March 15 2003 at 1:19am
Hello Tresses I love putting EV Olive Oil in my hair,,, to me it makes it more sofer and heathier... I also heard that Rosemary oil is also good,, it suppose to stimulate your scalp.. have not tried it yet...but i want to put it in the EV Olive Oil, but don't know how much or how many drops to put in... I will just have to experiment..LOL On the Monoi Oil,, what kind do you get... I know that there is 4 different ones... thanks for the info... and love your hair. someday mine will be that long..its only to my shoulder right now... thanks again.. Brenda
Where did you buy the coconut oil? I'd like to mix it with conditioner and see what happens.
sorry for not replyin to ur question for so long!!
i brought it from superdrug in the UK, it was superdrug`s own brand, and was about 2 pounds i think.... cant remember, but it wasnt of a liquid substance, it was solid.....
but onhce u get a bit of it in ur hands, and then rub a little, the heat of ur hands warms up the coconut and liquidifies it...
which is what i did, i warm it up til it was a liquid and then mixed it in with the conditioning thingies...
BUT, it did take me a while to find the conditioning oil..... but they are widely available at all afro carribean hair salons.
I moved to AK about 4 years ago from the humid south and the dry air here would only allow me to grow split ends where none had been before. Through trial and error (oh, so many errors) I think I might of stumbled on to something. African American hair can be dry and prone to breakage so I tried out products especially for their hair needs even though I am Caucasian. Well, much of the stuff was a wee bit to heavy. However I found something in that hair care section of WalMart of all places. It`s Hollywood Beauty(I know, cheesy name) Olive Oil. These are the ingredients listed by order: Soybean Oil, Olive Oil, Vitamin E, Chamomile, Calendula Extract, Macadamian Nut Oil, Coconut Oil, and some scientific stuff that isn`t alcohol, silicone, nor a sulfate. It is light enough to be able to put in your dry hair from the ears down and not look too oily. However, I do have medium thick wavy hair and it is prone to dry out in this arid climate.
I`m not sure what hair type you are, but I`m wondering if you might benefit from using Jojoba in your hair.
I have hair which tends to become dry when using the wrong products, so I have used the Olive oil treatment, then later switched to Monoi Oil. While the Monoi smelled absolutely wonderful, but because I oil on an almost daily basis, I found the Monoi to dry out my hair.
I began using 100% jojoba oil (make certain the label states that it contains ONLY 100% jojoba and not other ingredients.) 100% Jojoba is not scented, so if you have one that smells good, you do not have pure jojoba.
My hair has never been in better condition. I simply coat my hands with it and sort of "pet" the length of my hair, brush out the tangles and put it up into a bun. I even use it before showering simply as a detangling assistant, less stress on the hair.
If you don`t plan on going into public, you can heavily oil your hair, or go lighter. It is not really necessary to get the oil on every inch of your hair, but try to focus on the length and the ends.
You can leave the Jojoba in your hair and it is not necessary at all to wash it out unless you are going out or require a clean hair look. I think I am at an advantage because I am a stay-at-home Mom, so I can wear my well protected, heavily oiled hair quite often. However, even if I worked outside the home, I would still wear Jojoba in my hair, just not as much, and not showing. This is where buns come in handy.
I`m not sure what hair type you are, but I`m wondering if you might benefit from using Jojoba in your hair.
I have hair which tends to become dry when using the wrong products, so I have used the Olive oil treatment, then later switched to Monoi Oil. While the Monoi smelled absolutely wonderful, but because I oil on an almost daily basis, I found the Monoi to dry out my hair.
I began using 100% jojoba oil (make certain the label states that it contains ONLY 100% jojoba and not other ingredients.) 100% Jojoba is not scented, so if you have one that smells good, you do not have pure jojoba.
My hair has never been in better condition. I simply coat my hands with it and sort of "pet" the length of my hair, brush out the tangles and put it up into a bun. I even use it before showering simply as a detangling assistant, less stress on the hair.
If you don`t plan on going into public, you can heavily oil your hair, or go lighter. It is not really necessary to get the oil on every inch of your hair, but try to focus on the length and the ends.
You can leave the Jojoba in your hair and it is not necessary at all to wash it out unless you are going out or require a clean hair look. I think I am at an advantage because I am a stay-at-home Mom, so I can wear my well protected, heavily oiled hair quite often. However, even if I worked outside the home, I would still wear Jojoba in my hair, just not as much, and not showing. This is where buns come in handy.
Hmmm....I have never heard that. Some people find olive oil too heavy for their hair and, therefore, difficult to remove. But, I've never had that problem.
In what way have you heard that olive oil is bad to use?
i tried hot oil on my hair coz it`s realy damaged and it made my hair worse
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Hmmm....I have never heard that. Some people find olive oil too heavy for their hair and, therefore, difficult to remove. But, I've never had that problem.
In what way have you heard that olive oil is bad to use?
i tried hot oil on my hair coz it`s realy damaged and it made my hair worse
Absolutely! You don't need to buy special oil treatments, either. If you have olive oil (extra virgin is best, but regular will do) in your kitchen you can use that. Jojoba, sweet almond, and Monoi oil are also excellent choices. You can add a few drops of essential oils to your base oil if you like, as well. My favorite hot oil treatment is either Monoi or sweet almond with lavender EO.
"Hot" oil isn't exactly an accurate term, either. Hot can damage your hair. Warm oil is best. My hair is almost waistlength and I use, at most, 2 tablespoons of oil for a treatment. Warm your oil, either very carefully in the microwave or by placing a container of oil in a cup of hot tap water. Wet your hair with warm water and apply the oil, concentrating from the ears down. Cover your hair with plastic (shower cap, conditioning cap, or plastic wrap), then you can either use a heat cap or a warm towel on your head for about 20 to 30 minutes. Shampoo and condition as usual.
Some people need to lather more than once to get all of the oil out. Lather as little as you need to. I have recently discovered that I can remove the oil with just a lot of conditioner (I try to avoid shampooing my ends).
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Thank you Tresses for the process in hot oil treatment. I used to put oil on the scalp too, because it`s dry. But it causes problem when I don`t want to use too much shampoo. It`s logical to put water before oil. because the oil will retain moisture. I didn`t think about that before... Thanks again !
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Olive oil is very heavy and thick but I found a way to use it that works well for me. I keep a 4oz plastic bottle of the olive oil in my shower and after I apply my deep conditioner I apply some of the oil ontop of it and mixed it up on my hair. I find it rinses out very easily this way. For a lighter conditioner, I found that applying Jojoba oil to my conditioner made my hair very soft and left it moisturized but not heavy or oily. Redkin So Soft makes a concentrated formula that I purchased for $11 in a beauty supply store. You add it to any conditioner you use and it has the same effect - hair is very slippery and soft but not weighed down. It contains avocado oil.
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i just use suave hot oil treatment. They are cheap: 3 packets for 1.69 at my local Target store and you just use one of them once a week. They have worked wonders for my dry fragile hair.
Monoi oil is, from what I`ve read, a refined coconut nut used in Polynesia for super silky hair. I haven`t tried it but apparently it`s somewhat hard to find and pricey. You can, however, buy it in health food stores and online...just type in "monoi oil" at yahoo and you`ll get a bunch of hits for online stores. Hope this helps! :-)
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Yes, like most haircare, what works for one person may not work for another. I have done hot oil treatments and deep conditioning treatments with honey/EVOO/egg (sometimes other goodies in there, too) and have not had any problems washing them out with only one lather. Some people swear by EVOO and even use it daily. I prefer Monoi for daily use.
YMMV :-)
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Yes, like most haircare, what works for one person may not work for another. I have done hot oil treatments and deep conditioning treatments with honey/EVOO/egg (sometimes other goodies in there, too) and have not had any problems washing them out with only one lather. Some people swear by EVOO and even use it daily. I prefer Monoi for daily use.
Yes, olive oil will certainly not harm your hair, but as a previous poster pointed out it can be too heavy for many hair types, including mine. It left a firm residue on my hair and I had to shampoo and lather three times to remove it. The problem inherent in that situation is that if you have dry hair, excess shampooing can rough up the cuticle even more.
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Hmmm....I have never heard that. Some people find olive oil too heavy for their hair and, therefore, difficult to remove. But, I've never had that problem.
In what way have you heard that olive oil is bad to use?
i heard that olive oil is way to heavy for your hair....... jus.....hard to get out ur hair....i read it in a magazine the otha day.
it`ld be like puttin butter on ya hair yget me lol
i dunno, but i used to use olive oil i think it was when i was younger, and it was hard to get totally out ur hair, altho did make my hair nice so dont know :|
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