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Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Weekend Treat: Hot Oil Treatment

I have heard and read a lot about the benefits of hot oil treatments for hair but never got myself to really do one. I don't say, right? After much feet-dragging, I decided to finally give it a try...and I added a little twist to it.

1. I used mainly coconut oil, added a spoon of black castor oil and amla oil ....and infused it with black tea, chopped onion and ginger for about an hour.
2. I then put it in a saucepan which I placed in another pan with boiling water for about 10 minutes.

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3. I applied the oil to my scalp with my applicator bottle and massaged for 10 minutes.

4. I applied oil to the length of my hair and made sure it soaked properly.

5. Covered with a plastic bag and sat under the dryer for 10 minutes.
6. Rinsed completely, soaked up excess water with a t-shirt and applied Organic Root Stimulator Replenishing Conditioner (New: Totally Awesome).
7. Covered with a shower cap, sat under dryer for 10 minutes and rinsed.
8. Wrapped hair in t-shirt for 10 minutes and left hair to airdry.
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9. Applied leave-in, moisturiser, polisher and sealed with black castor oil. 

RESULTS:
I loved how soft and silky my hair felt throughout this wash process. And the shine was amazing. It's a YES from me. Hot oil treatments are definitely going to be part of my regimen. Just have to come up with a way of incorporating it into my wash regimen. But seriously, do I have a regimen at all? Everything seems to have changed for me....new products, new practices, new recipes, new everything!! I just have to sit down; pen and paper in hand and work out a new regimen as the first one I had seems to have got the kick ages ago....lol!!
              



 And I loooooooooooooove the volume I get when I airdry....hehehheheheehhe!!
Have you tried airdrying your hair without rollers? Results?
Cheers,
Star.

4 comments:

  1. Your hair is so thick, lovely! And you have tons of shine!

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    1. Thanks Jen.........can't wait to get at least thicker BSL by next year. I love looking at pixs of your extremely gorgeous strands and asking; Oh, Lord.....when will I get there?.....lol!

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  2. Yes i have tried it .Though i have natural hair.It is usually recommended for all hair type as too much heat is not good for the hair. I usually air dry while my hair is in twists.

    Mmmm, i love the way your hair looks, i feel tempted to relax my hair again.

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    1. Hhhahahhahahhaha.....tempting huh? But I also feel tempted to cut the relaxed ends off and enjoy the coils......lol!!

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