Oils for hair as a sealer
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Topic: Oils for hair as a sealer
Posted By: fatkat
Subject: Oils for hair as a sealer
Date Posted: August 26 2008 at 9:05pm
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Do anyone know where I can purchase safflower oil, olive oil and aloe vera oil that can be used as a sealer for your hair to help lock in moisture? Has anyone tried this before? ------------- mz. dimples |
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: August 27 2008 at 7:16am
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Olive oil you can get at the grocery store, (I think safflower too, but I never looked for it so not sure). Olive oil goes rancid though, (it turns into mild peroxides when exposed to heat and light). Not so much that you can't eat it if you cook it, so I don't know if it would damage your hair - probably not. There are other things out there that don't go rancid though. Aloe vera oil is not really what it implies. Aloe vera is more of a gel by itself, which some people use in a spritzer for natural hold (it has a slight stickiness). What they call aloe vera oil is the gel mixed with soy bean oil. Unless its organic, I wouldn't put that in my hair or on me because I heard they use too many pesticides on soybeans (your choice though). You can get the gel alone or aloe vera liquid (which is watery) to use in your moisturizers and stuff, but except for spritzing and hold, that has limited use for hair. The best hair oils are coconut and jojoba. Shea butter or mango butter can also be used (I mix those half and half with jojoba over low heat on the stove to make them melt better, as they are solids). The jojoba is the best match for your scalp's natural oil. The coconut you should be able to find at the grocery. The jojoba is pricier at organic groceries, and cheaper if you get it online. It also never goes rancid so you can keep it forever. To lock in moisture, these work well on hair that is damp. They can also be used on dry hair if you want though. They make great detanglers. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: fatkat
Date Posted: August 27 2008 at 9:25am
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Thanks I heard about those oils but weren't sure if they were safe for boys, in which I will want to use the oils on their hair as well as mine. I was told tea tree oil wasn't good for boys but are the jojoba, coconut, shea butter and mango butter ok for them as well? Do you have a link on these oils, if so can you paste it for me, thanks. ------------- mz. dimples |
Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: August 29 2008 at 7:21am
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All of those you mentioned are fine. You do want to avoid tea tree oil and lavender, those can mess up boys. Other essential oils can cause different problems in different people, (for example, you wouldn't want to wear orange oil, it can burn you and cause sun sensitivity) so you want to check out the scented stuff before buying, but the ones in your last post are all unscented for the most part, and fine. (Though shea butter will stink if you get unrefined, if you get "ultra refined", it won't.) You can get these at most organic shops grocery stores. I buy mine from this site: http://www.essentialoil.net/ - http://www.essentialoil.net/ They have good prices for bulk supplies. For the butters, click on "butters" in the left hand menu. I don't see "carrier oils" on there, that's what jojoba is, but if you type jojoba in the search box on their site you will see it. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: fatkat
Date Posted: August 29 2008 at 12:35pm
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Thank You so much Susan W. ------------- mz. dimples |
Posted By: delleaux
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 12:29pm
Grocery store or a health food store. I use olive oil with essential oils all the time! yes they are great keeping the hair moisturized!!!!
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Posted By: fatkat
Date Posted: September 05 2008 at 2:35pm
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Thanks a bunch delleaux. So it doesn't matter what your hair texture is, its ok to use olive oil? Do you put yours in a spray bottle mixed with water , and how do you apply yours to the hair or scalp? ------------- mz. dimples |