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notsomebody said:
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Lindy said:
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Laginappe said:
I always kind of wondered about hot oiling over hair that hasn't been fully cleaned yet, although I've had great results anyway.
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Yeah, I wonder about that, too... That's why sometimes I'll shampoo once first.
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The reason that you get good results from hot oiling hair that hasn't been washed, is because the oil acts as a shampoo of sorts. Oil is used to remove all types of dirt, debris, and other oils in every day life, its no different with your hair. Or, your skin for that matter. I use jojoba oil to wash my face and EVOO for hot oil treatments. There are some days when I do the hotoil treatment, rinse, and deep condition without shampooing because rinsing the oil has cleaned my hair clean- and the best part is that it doesn't dry out the hair like many of the chemicals in shampoo.
To the first poster: I think they were talking about specific types of oils not allowing moisture in- I know Mineral Oil is really bad about this.
Also, with hot oil treatments you are rinsing the oil away before you condition anyway, so your conditioner will still be able to get through and do its job. The oil helps keep the moisturizing benefits of the conditioner there a little longer.
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No, I'm specifically talking about hot oil treatments done with oils. They were supposedly coating the hair and not letting moisture in or out. I don't know that anyone actually does a hot oil treatment with mineral oil...