Essential Oils Changing Hair Color??

[OnlyChild]

Can essential oils and any other oils inadvertantly change your hair color? I have been using olive oil as a pre-shampoo hot oil treatment and noticed that my hair is changing to a lighter black/dark brown color. My hair is naturally jet black. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Jade21]

OnlyChild,

What essential oils have you been using? The olive oil should not lighten your hair at all. Usually, it's olive, wheat germ, jojoba, for darker-haired women and sunflower, safflower and a few others for those with lighter hair. Olive oil should make your jet black hair utterly bright and vibrant.

Let me know about the essentials.

~Jade~

 

[sweetcocoa]

I also heard that rosemary can make your hair darker...

 

[adrienne0914]

i've never heard of this with olive oil. i also use it for my pre-shampoo treatments. like jade, i'm wondering what essential oils you added to it. that could have an impact maybe...

adrienne

 

[OnlyChild]

I use olive oil for the pre-shampoo treatment. Then, before I put my hair into braids for a braid-out I use castor, rosemary, and jojoba oil.

 

[Nova]

SweetCocoa:

You're so right about rosemary oil? My youngest daughter was born with auburn-colored hair. She's always been acussed of dying her hair. Even when she tells people her hair color is natural ( her dad's mom & her sisters all had "bright auburn colored hair), they still don't believe her.

I gave her a mixture of essential oils with rosemary in the mixture. Her hair has now turned dark brown. It almost looks black! I think she misses her auburn hair, but has reconciled with her new color. She is the only one in our family (on my side with this colored hair).

oo:

 

[canuck]

i know that cedar oil is supposed to make your hair darker after continous useage...