Baby oil for hair?
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Topic: Baby oil for hair?
Posted By: LadyFrog
Subject: Baby oil for hair?
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 11:37am
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I was just wondering if any of you guys had tried putting baby oil on
your hair. My friend recommended it to me and said it was really good,
has any one else tried it and got any opinions? ps. just ordinary johnsons baby oil |
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Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 12:39pm
| I would imagine it would depend on your hair texture.My sister uses it on her childrens hair.But they have very thick,coarse, and curly hair. I would think it might make someone with fine to medium hair look oily. It couldnt hurt to try though depending on your hair texture. |
Posted By: MrsMNK
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 1:03pm
Hey i tried baby oil on my hair, but only left it on for 1 night,then washed it off,i dont think it effected my hair in any way
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Posted By: Madalyne
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 2:13pm
| Baby oil or Mineral oil is a petroleum based product. It will coat the hair strand, but you wont get any absorption into the hair. It definatly wont "hurt" your hair, but depending on your hair type, it might make out for an oily mess. |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 3:52pm
| So, if it coats the hair, would i be good to use after washing and deep conditioning etc. to protect the hair? |
Posted By: Madalyne
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 6:45pm
| Sure, I don't see anything wrong with that. All you can do is try. If it turns out to be a greasy mess, it will wash out, no harm done. |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 11:36pm
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Since baby oil / mineral oil is a petroleum product, it could (strangely) contribute to dryness by keeping the moisture outside of the hair strand. Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 5:51am
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Yes, I heard that too on the naturallycurly board. ------------- 
25 inches as at 1st Nov 06 |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 10:27am
| how come? |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 4:50pm
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I think it has to do with the molecule size, that it's much bigger than a regular oil molecule. Maybe that's why it doesn't absorb the same way as, say, jojoba, and then it coats the hair strand as Madalyne said. ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: October 13 2005 at 6:43pm
Yah. Kinda like silicones. Agreed with all of what Anais Satin writes on topic. |
AnaisSatin wrote:Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 16 2005 at 3:08pm
| right...thanks for the advice guys! |
Posted By: mammy4
Date Posted: August 03 2008 at 10:20pm
My husband has used baby oil on his hair for years, hasn't hurt it at all. ------------- Age is just your attitude |
Posted By: Howard
Date Posted: June 11 2009 at 1:21am
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Baby oil is good for sensitive skin that easily got allergic. Do you have some hair/skin problem? Why your friend recommended you to use it? ------------- Howard http://www.real-exams.com/642-654.htm - 642-654 - http://www.real-exams.com/642-655.htm - 642-655 |