Can you share your oil regimens?
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Topic: Can you share your oil regimens?
Posted By: Kitty Kat
Subject: Can you share your oil regimens?
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 6:15pm
| Oil is something I haven't gotten into yet and don't know much about but I notice a lot of you mention it. Could you share what you use and how you use it? Does it make hair look greasy? Thanks! |
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 7:47pm
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Hi, Kitty Kat,
I love jojoba oil. I use it two to three times a week as an overnight treatment. I put it in and braid for the night.I also use it after I wash, as a sort of styling aid.I have heard some say that it makes their hair crunchy. It doesn't make mine crunchy. If I use to much, it just looks oily.
I also use olive oile on occasion. I use it the same way as the jojoba for overnight. It is heavier, though, so I use it less frequently.Jojoba is very similar to the oils our own skin makes, so it is very good for your hair, and skin. I use it as a moisturizer for my face.
Alisa06 ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 12:24am
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I'm one of those that got "crunchy" hair with jojoba oil. I personally like sweet almond oil better. I use it on my skin mostly, and occasionally on my hair.
Many long haired people smooth a few drops into the tips of their hair every night. I can't do that. It just doesn't work for me. Probably because my hair is natural curly and very dry. It needs water more than it needs oil. I've found that the best thing for me is to apply a bit of oil to the length of my hair directly after washing while my hair is still wet, to seal in the water. I have bad results if I put oil on dry hair.
What gives me the absolute best results though is shea butter. I take a tiny bit and rub it between my palms to melt it and then smooth it into the last 4 or so inches of my hair while it's still wet after washing.
Sometimes I'll use olive oil to do a deep conditioning treatment. I rub alot of it all through my hair and put it up somehow, leaving it several hours before washing it out.
Another thing that oil is good for is protecting hair while swimming. It keeps the harsh chlorine water or sea water from soaking into the hair. (of course, if you're swimming in a pool that's not your own, you may want to ask if it's ok with the owner)
Ok, I feel like I'm rambling so I'll stop now. My mind is working too slowly.  ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space 
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Posted By: gypsydoll
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 6:55am
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Hairbraider, You weren't rambling one bit!! I actually printed out your post so i can take it with me to the nature store. I have been using commercially bought products and my hair just isn't what I want it to be. So when I start thinking about cutting it (my sis just did after 15 years)... I look for new ideas to keep it long. That's how I learned to braid. Thanks for your ideas. You just may have saved my hair for another few years!! ------------- Jen, (1a/f/ii) 
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Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 9:28am
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gypsydoll, glad I could help. Let us know your results! ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 9:53am
I actually get bad results with shea butter. It makes my hair stick together and get almost gooy. It works alright for a treatment, buit not daily use.I love it for my skin though. 
This just goes to show that each head of hair is different, and requires different things. I plan try many different things until I find what works for my hair.Sweet almond oil is on the top of my list of things to get next. I think the key is experimenting until you figure it out.
 Alisa06 ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 3:12pm
Alisa, you're so right! Experimenting is the only way! Maybe you're using too much shea butter. Also, I only use it twice a week directly after washing my hair. It feels sticky on my hair too until the hair dries, then it's really soft. I love it for my skin too.  ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 3:27pm
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I do like the results when I use it as a treatment. My hair gets so silky. I will keep trieing it. I am only using a dallop and warm it between my hands.
Alisa06 ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: Kitty Kat
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 5:06pm
| Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm going to start buying and experimenting!! I assume I need to go to a natural health store to find some of these things? Also, did I read somewhere that you can use some of that oil on wooden combs? I just bought one and would like to keep it in as good a condition as possible. |
Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 10 2007 at 10:00am
I'm not sure how big of a "dallop" you're using, but I use a chunk about the size of a dime. ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space
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Alisa06 wrote:Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 10 2007 at 1:13pm
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hairbraider-
Hmmmm, mabye I am using to much. I use about the size of a silver dollar. I have alot of hair, though and whenI use less, it doesn't seem to go far enough.
Kitty Kat-
Health food stores are great places to go. Fred Meyer has a natural section in their store. I have seen that they have some oils there. I personally try to buy what I can online because you can usually get a much better price. Granted, that I don't have a co-op or whole foods near me, just smaller privately owned health food tores. I guess it depends on what you have access to.
Alisa06 ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: babycheeks24
Date Posted: January 13 2007 at 12:58pm
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im really into camellia oil its really light and its great for the skin and to use under mineral makeup ------------- Babycheeks |
Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 3:01pm
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Ok...
Today I Did a co only wash, followed by shea butter on the ends while it was wet. At first while it was drieing, I didn't think I liked the results. I felt strange to me.I was at a friends house and explained it to her, so she had to feel my hair.She says," you put shea butter in your hair?!",but, She could not believe how soft it was.It also has alot more body,and it seams to hold the curl pattern together.I should have tried this alot sooner!
 Alisa06 ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 4:25pm
That's exactly why I like it so much!  ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 5:10pm
Yah, As the day goes by, I like it more and more!
I keep touching it, ( I know I am not supposed to) it is so soft.!
Alisa06
------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 1:13pm
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I've kind of stopped using oils.. not really on purpose, but rather out of neglect. Oils would eventually start figuring into my skincare and not so much my haircare. My hair has not suffered for lack of oil, but rather for lack of S&D.
Sometimes when I was really waiting between washes with nasty hair, I'd do a comb-out with a shea butter blend (see LJ link and look under "Recipes").
Nowadays, I use shea for skin and jojoba for face. I'd discovered that oiling my hair is less of a priority than combing gently, doing S&D, and eating well.
Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: CalliaNatane
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 7:15am
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Sorry if i sound stupid.... but what is S & D ?????
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 12:29pm
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"S&D" is an affectionate term for trimming split and broken ends from individual strands of our hair. It is an abbreviation for "search and destroy."
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Posted By: gsxxy
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 8:05pm
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well that makes me feel better... i thought it was just me resorting to doing that! haha |
Posted By: CalliaNatane
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 9:28am
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I normally sit and pick at my split ends... does that make them worse? Woops -------------
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What would you recommend?Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 12:24pm
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It's not complicated... Just remember to use super sharp scissors (like embroidery scissors) and ship perpendicularly to the hair strand.
Snip off each split one by one.
Do it quick - a "chop" not a "slice."
And snip a bit of a distance past the split so you can prevent future fraying.
Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 2:57pm
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My favorite oil is using an electric mixer to mix shea butter with
jojoba oil. I have ...what do you call it...the kind of shea
butter that is white and hard and doesn't have the bad smell the
unrefined does - I think I have ultrarefined or something.
Anyway, it doesn't mix into the oil, its stays in lumps that float, but
if I grab some of those pieces with the oil all over them and use that
on my hair, I don't get the crunchy ends I get with jojoba alone. I get
very soft, detangled, moisturized hair which I love. Since it
doesn't mix in, you could probably grate some into some oil and get the
same effect as using the mixer, next time I'll probably just try that
because it will be less messy in the kitchen...I do love it though so
I'll definitely be making some more. Sometimes I still use jojoba alone, but sometimes it also tricks me into thinking I need a half inch trim, so I never trim with jojoba on as a general rule to make sure I'm not getting tricked. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 8:48pm
 Actually, I discovered the technique on my own too, since I started growing my hair long -- and using S&D to trim splits -- way before I even knew the internet existed.
Cringe. Definitely makes them worse. Splits. Ignore them, they get worse. Pick at them, bite them off, trim them with dull scissors -- they get worse. Only trimming them with a sharp pair of hair-trimming scissors reduces them. I got http://mp.hairboutique.com/product.asp?ProdID=101285&CtgID= - this pair many years ago and continue to be happy with it. I agree with AnaisSatin -- once you've isolated the strand you want to trim, make a decisive snip. Usually, I just poise the tips of the blades over the end, anyway, since I want to avoid shortening other (healthy) strands. |
Posted By: CalliaNatane
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 12:24pm
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I think we have a pair that came with electric trimmers.... does it matter that they aren't brand new and have been kept in a cupboard for a while... would that blunten them? Would trimming all the splitends make my hair look uneven from where i have cut them?
Much appreciated :) -------------
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 5:28pm
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Suan W- I have been thinking of doing the same thing, I just wasn't sure if it would mix well. Do you warm The shea butter up at all before you mix them? I think I might try to make a batch this weekend. ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 25 2007 at 7:54pm
Nope, doesn't matter that they aren't brand new. The blades only go dull with excess or improper use (such as using them to cut paper or other things). Trimming individual split ends, no matter how many you have, will not make your hair look uneven! Don't worry, you're good.  ------------- |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: January 26 2007 at 8:09am
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Ya know, I didn't warm mine - its possible that will help it be less
lumpy when blended. I will try that next time I make some up, if
you do it first, let me know how it goes. I know the unrefined
shea is supposed to mix in better, but since I heard that smelled bad I
never bought any, so if you have that kind already it may work better
for the mix.
------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 26 2007 at 8:50am
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I have refined Shea butter. I wasn't sure so I had to look. I thought it was the unrefined, but I was wrong. I have heard that it mixes better if you warm it up first. I personally have never mixed anything with it, but I plan on making a few things with it. I am going to try to mix some tomorrow when I have some more time. ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: January 27 2007 at 12:44pm
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I melt mine in the microwave. Come to think of it, that may kill off good nutrients and such. Maybe put it in a bowl then place it in a bigger bowl of hot water.
Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: CalliaNatane
Date Posted: January 27 2007 at 2:46pm
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Where can you buy shea butter from? -------------
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Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 3:18pm
http://mp.hairboutique.com/product.asp?ProdID=105714&CtgID= - Right here. |
Posted By: gypsydoll
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 6:59pm
I found jojoba oil online for about $20 for a 20oz. bottle and started right away. WOW is my hair ever shiny now! And I have found it much easier to comb. I finger some through the ends on day two, wear it up that night and wash it regularly in the morning. So far so good. ------------- Jen, (1a/f/ii)
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Posted By: hairbraider
Date Posted: January 28 2007 at 10:48pm
Great! I hope this is a long-time solution for you. It always makes me feel better when my hair looks better.  ------------- sarah 40 inches did henna for the first time http://hairbraider.spaces.live.com - click here to go to My Hair Space
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Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 11:32am
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I am still experimenting with Shea butter, but I also really do like jojoba oil. I use it on my daughter's hair as well. She had pretty thin fine hair, and it helps with any fly aways.
------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: CalliaNatane
Date Posted: January 29 2007 at 11:48am
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 7:25am
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I hope you don't mind me posting a non hairboutique link after yours
Dave, but since the hairboutique shea seems to currently be out of
stock, http://www.bestdeal.org/essential-camden/09.html - here is where I usually get mine .
You can get a pound for about $7, and choose between the easy to mix
but possibly smelly unrefined, and the not so easy to mix but has no
smell ultrarefined. (Click on "butters" in the left hand
menu). They do ship worldwide.
------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 30 2007 at 9:55am
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This morning I mixed shea butter with jojoba oil. I used a double boiler method with a glass measureing cup and a small pan of water on the stove. I started with the shea and when it was completing melted, I added the jojoba. It mixed completly. It has not cooled quite all the way yet, but it is still very liquidy. I put quite alot of the jojoba oil in, hoping to get the shea butter the be easier to apply. So far it was very easy. It made it to be more of an oil vs a butter. It still fells like I have shea butter in my hair though, which is good because I like the way it holds my curl pattern.
------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 7:04am
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Yay! I'm glad it mixed. Keep us updated about how you like
it. It works great for my hair type and doesn't make my ends feel
crunchy like jojoba, but I'm curious if it works that well for everyone
(I'd imagine it must since jojoba makes so many people's hair types
feel crunchy). ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 8:25am
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Jojoba doesn't do that to my hair. It makes it really soft. The mixture solidified over night, but I have not used it yet today. AS soon as I do, I will let you know if I still like it. ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: Alisa06
Date Posted: January 31 2007 at 9:16am
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Ok, I was wrong it is not a solid. It is very creamy, and cloudy looking when before it cooled it was transparent. It is like a very thick liquid with a little bitty bit of pieces floating around. the pieaces are so small that they melt on contact when you rub it between your hands.It is a lot easy to apply than straight shea butter,but it still feels like it when it is dry.so far I think I really like it. ------------- Alisa06 2c-3a ciii I want my hair back!!! |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: February 01 2007 at 6:48am
That sounds similar to mine. Without the heat my shea stayed in
little tiny pieces, but they get plenty of oil in them I guess, and
they melt in my hands on the days when my hands are warm (on cold
winter days sometimes I'm not warm enough to melt them very
well!). Heating them still probably makes them less messy to mix
together than getting it all over an electric mixer though, I think I
will still do it your way next time.  ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 2:59pm
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np, Susan... you were just answering her question.
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