Do you use oil for your hair?

[Mina]

Hi Girlz,

Question about hair again. Do you guyz use hair oil to grow? Momy keep telling me that i need to put oil. If so what kind oil do you use? and why do you think oil is important for hair?

Thanks!

 

[xkatiex]

Defently.. oil is important for your hair, but to much of it and your hair will become greasy. My hair has been very greasy for a while now, but I use a deep cleansing shampoo from the hairsalon and it works great. I notice when my hair is very oily, I get drandruff and a itchy scalp, when that happens I rub some 'emu oil' into my scalp which moisturises the hair and scalp then I wash it of and my scalp/hair feels lovely. x

 

[NYAngel98]

I love oil treatments.... I get virgin olive oil at the supermarket, heat it up & apply. (and then wash it out! lol) It helps put moisture back in and calm stressed strands

 

[cardboardboxed]

I use oil treatments, and spray in oil shine stuff

 

[Mina]

Originally Posted by NYAngel98 I love oil treatments.... I get virgin olive oil at the supermarket, heat it up & apply. (and then wash it out! lol) It helps put moisture back in and calm stressed strands

What type of Virgin oil? for external use only? or for cooking oil? Oh really can just wash it off as soon as you apply? what good it does to hair?

 

[NYAngel98]

Originally Posted by Miranhat What type of Virgin oil? for external use only? or for cooking oil? Oh really can just wash it off as soon as you apply? what good it does to hair? it's for cooking... you can get it in the supermarket. It makes your hair hydrated and soft, and helps strengthen it. Just put some in a glass or bowl... put it in the microwave, saturate your hair with it, put on a shower cap (or wrap in saran wrap) let it sit, then after about 10 min. heat it up more w/ a blow dryer... after about 20 min. shampoo and condition as usual..

 

[Mina]

Originally Posted by NYAngel98 it's for cooking... you can get it in the supermarket. It makes your hair hydrated and soft, and helps strengthen it. Just put some in a glass or bowl... put it in the microwave, saturate your hair with it, put on a shower cap (or wrap in saran wrap) let it sit, then after about 10 min. heat it up more w/ a blow dryer... after about 20 min. shampoo and condition as usual..

how long i have to warm the oil in the microwave? how long blow dry?
Which shampoo should i use after oil...Paul Mithcele, Frida..Prell..or any other shampoo...you have told me to use someting normal not too creamy...any suggestions...

thanks!

 

[Mina]

I will wait for you response so patiently then will use the oilve oil...

how would emu oil is good for hai?

Thanks to all of you girls..

 

[pieced]

I use no oil on my hair, since it already produces tons of oil daily, and even without oily, my hair grows like weed. It has has to do with massage of the skull, to stimulate the hair folicles, and partially genetics on how fast ones hair and nails grow, my moms hair also grows like weed...

 

[LVA]

Originally Posted by pieced I use no oil on my hair, since it already produces tons of oil daily, and even without oily, my hair grows like weed. It has has to do with massage of the skull, to stimulate the hair folicles, and partially genetics on how fast ones hair and nails grow, my moms hair also grows like weed... ditto, my roots are already oily as it is ... But I`m realli interested in Janelle`s Olive Oil treatment ... maybe I`ll try it later and apply to the ends onli .....

 

[monniej]

i put oil in my hair everyday. i use dark and lovely naturally honey hairdress. i need it to keep my hair from breaking off. black women typically have very dry hair that is prone to breakage if you don't keep i oiled and moist.

 

[speerrituall1]

I'm African American and the only "oils" that I use on my hair are raw shea butter and extra virgin olive oil(used as hot oil treatments). These are natural essential oil products that the body can absorb. Most of the manufactured hair products sold to us are filled with petrol based products--mineral oil, petrolatum(generic Vaseline), that are no good and clog your hair follicles. They also cause our hair to stick together instead of having that just washed flow. Unfortunately, as young women we are taught that we need to "oil" our hair when we simply need to massage our scalps and release the natural oil/sebum. Hair needs water as moisture.

 

[mac-whore]

I use olive oil as well and it works wonderfully on my curly hair.

 

[Mina]

Very interesting to know all of your idea about hair...

Pieced i agree...same haappen to mee..as you know my hair oily too..but i was assumin also momy forcing me to use oil. she was suggesting me..we need food to survive and hair need oil to grow..don't know how much it's true...so thought of getting to know in MUT..

Thank you girls for sharing...

 

[mehrunissa]

Haha, my grandma says the same thing, and maybe there's something to it. She put coconut oil in her hair regularly and had thicker and longer hair than me before she got sick and had to cut it all off.

For myself, I bought a bottle of herbal castor oil for hair (some random brand they sold at the local indian store) since hearing that it promotes hairgrowth. I don't know about all that, but it sure smells nice. I use it occasionally when my hair feels parched and leave it in overnight.

Also, if you do end up using oil for your hair, don't use it too often. Your scalp could stop producing its own oils, and you'll end up with what you were trying to prevent in the first place - dry hair!

 

[wahingo]

surely will try olive oil as my hair is really dry. does it have a bad smell and do i have to wash off? or can i put some lightly and leave on?

 

[Angie2006]

A while back, I bought some Aveda Beautifying Complex (ABC) Oil and was putting it on my hair, it's ok but you have to be careful not to use too much or you looked oil slicked. Now too long ago I wanted to try Epidermx and they had a special if you buy the Silkia Camelia Oil too. I had seen some threads where people said the Camelia was good for your hair so I've been using that. I like it a lot better than the Aveda and it's a lot cheaper, with the Silkia you can put it on wet or dry hair and it really helps with the frizzies but doesn't stick the hair together like the Aveda did.

I don't use it for deep conditioning tho. When I deep condition, you never know what I might use...last time I bought an avocado, peeled it and threw it in the blender with mayo, honey and olive oil, applied it to dry hair and sat under my heat cap for an hour or so while on the net.

I tried Ojon treatment too, it was ok but IMHO, not worth the expense, it wasn't any miracle.

It's about time to deep condition again so maybe I'll try just the olive oil today.

Also, jojoba oil is supposedly very good for your hair, I read that it's most like our natural sebum.

 

[christinexo]

i use v05 every other week or so the hot oil treatment and i love it

 

[Mina]

Thanks girls!

about Olive Oil, do you gals used it for dry hair? i have oily hair..gosh i hate my oily hair..

Originally Posted by mehrunissa Haha, my grandma says the same thing, and maybe there's something to it. She put coconut oil in her hair regularly and had thicker and longer hair than me before she got sick and had to cut it all off.
For myself, I bought a bottle of herbal castor oil for hair (some random brand they sold at the local indian store) since hearing that it promotes hairgrowth. I don't know about all that, but it sure smells nice. I use it occasionally when my hair feels parched and leave it in overnight.

Also, if you do end up using oil for your hair, don't use it too often. Your scalp could stop producing its own oils, and you'll end up with what you were trying to prevent in the first place - dry hair!

Is this oil helps you grow your hair?? I used use coonut oil too while i was in bangladesh. but not anymore. So I wasn't using oil for while..I need something that will help rebuilt my hair..

 

[lavender]

My mom used to apply oil in my hair when I was young. I stopped it after I grew up.

But I do the Olive Oil treatment like once a month. I do it exactly as Janelle described. I put a little oil in a plastic container and put in the microwave for like 20 seconds, just warm enough for my hair to take it. I leave it longer though...like 30minutes and then I wash it off. Love the way it makes my hair feel.

I have heard that castor oil makes the hair shiny, but I have never tried that.