Hot Oils...who DOES NOT do them?

[frankie]

When I first started creeping around the LHCF, I tried everything...including hot oil treatments...I've stopped doing them b/c it's a little time consuming, since I try to keep my hair routine simple I prefer to just add oil to my hair if necessary.

 

[sithembile]

I used to do olive oil treatments, but it left my hair hard to detangle, greasy and heavy. I didn't see any benefits. I just use a few drops of jojoba oil daily, and I'm good to go.

 

[SandySea]

The last time hot oil treatments were used on my hair regularly was when I was a little girl with natural hair. I have tried them recently and they seem to have no effect on my hair. Instead my hair seems to love a rich moisturizing cream conditioner. Plus, I have fine hair and it doesn't like oils.

 

[Faith]

Thanks ladies /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Yes Mahalialee could you please share your mixture with us? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Keylargo: what is your hair type? And what products do you use? I know you use humecto...what else?

 

[Mahalialee4]

This is what works for me. To fill a large
sized spray bottle: 2 tbls. of moisturizing (no protein) conditioner); 2 tbls. S Curl activator no drip; 1/8 tsp. of liquid lanolin; 2 tbls. of vegetable glycerine; 1 tsp. of liquified coconut oil; 2 tbl. emu oil and 1/4 cup of distilled water. Any left overs put in a smaller spray bottle. Shake well before each use. Adjust so that there is a creamy, no oily feel, watery feel, runny creamy liquid. The emu oil is an emulsifier and will cause the mixture to be creamy and will cause the ingredients to blend. It is also a carrier oil, moisturizer and water friendly and a follicle stimulator so it can moisturize the scalp as well. Meaning you may want to use it for a followup to surging. If necessary add more distilled water. To apply to hair, section in about 6 sections, spray a quick spray spurt on to your fingers, rub into hands to spread and apply it first to the ends of the hair and then smooth through the sections one at a time.
Use what works for your own hair texture. Now I am fine stranded natural no chem and have a shrinkage factor fo sho. But my hair does not revert or puff with this. Make sure that you adjust the ingredients or amount until it does what you want it to. My hair stays moisturized all day and my ends stay straight and feel great from root to tip. The hair goes from feeling a bit dry to feeling moisturized but not oily and the strands do not stick together. It is almost like a moisturizing polish and I have great shine in my hair. So far I only do this extrememly LIGHTLY, once a day. But if you are wearing a curly wash and go you could apply it a little heavier. It looks like my hair is wearing /images/graemlins/blush.gif" nothing at all! /images/graemlins/blush.gif: Bonjour. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Hope this helps

 

[Maestradiva77]

I don't do them either.

 

[Faith]

Thanks Mahalialee...btw, did you see that Simpson's episode too /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all....nothing at all.... /images/graemlins/rofl.gifrofl

 

[Lindy]

I used to do them with olive oil but then I read somewhere that olive oil can take the color out of color-treated hair, so I stopped... I haven't missed them, so I guess they weren't doing much for my hair anyway... /images/graemlins/look.gif

 

[mrslee]

I dont do them either! I use to a long time ago and it seemed to weigh my hair down! It also felt greasier! So I skip this step.

 

[foxybronx]

I don't do them either... BUT when I first joined the hair board and was doing hot oil pretreatments and acv rinses consistently my hair was thriving. I don't know if their is any correlation though.

 

[sengschick]

I don't. I used to, but never regularly. It's just another step of unclear purpose to me. I too just add castor or avocado oil to my conditioner and sit under a heating cap for 20 mins. That's as close to a hot oil treatment as I'll get. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Mahalialee4]

/images/graemlins/rofl.gifBonjour