Hot Oils For Asian Hair?

I have tried olive oil but it is too heavy. Any suggestions for other oils?

I suggest Coconut oil - the heavy, unrefined, unfractionated type that has a gorgeous smell because it has not had any of it's natural therapeautic properties chemically removed in the refinement process. Apply only a little. It is not sticky like olive oil - and spreads easily. It should be solid at 15 degrees celsius. Use a clean spoon to pick some out of the jar and melt in in your hand.

The Cocounut is traditionally used in asian/eastern cultures for achieving long, thick, black hair in excellent condition. It is used as both a pre-wash oil and as a post-wash conditioner. In Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia the past generations even used Cocunut milk for washing and cocunut oil for conditioning. In India and Pakistan, the ladies and gentlemen wear it in their hair all the time for conditioning and sun protection. On occasion, they have a "champi" - a vigourous head massage using this oil for stimulation of the follicular roots for improved growth.
As a hot oil, the hair is saturated with Coconut oil, then a towel, with it's centre dipped in very hot water is wrung out and a turban is made over the head. This is done every 5 minutes for 20 minutes.
At the end of this treatment, the hair is washed with a natural herbal power or a synthetic shampoo.

Hope that helps.

Every 8-10 weeks or so, I go to a salon in New York to get a hot oil treatment. I don't know what they use, but it doesn't look like oil. It's more like a white cream. It works really well though