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Greetings. A question to all in the know how regarding jojoba oil. How to apply it? Should the hair be wet or dry before applying it, and does it have a different effect in each case? Before washing it, or after? Does it smooth the frizzies? Any drawbacks to using it? How does it relate to olive oil, better or worse? Sorry for the 20 questions, but the sh*t's not cheap.
First of all, you only need a tiny amount. A little goes a very long way. I have very fine hip/tailbone length hair and use the stuff on my length on the days I don't wash it, and for the length, about 2/3 of a dime sized drop is too much! Your hair best responds to jojoba oil when dry. First of all, brush out all the tangles, then smooth with a fine toothed comb or a boar bristle brush. Put a very small amount in the palm of your hands, rub them together until your palms shine, and then smooth onto the ends of your hair. Put it only on the areas where it needs it, otherwise you might end up looking like a greaseball.
The only difference is that you can tell how much you need when it's dry. If you do it wet, you might use too much.
Like I mentioned above, I use the stuff on the days I don't wash my length. You can use it as a pre-shampoo treatment, but I can't afford to use that much of it. I like to use olive oil for that.
Yes. Because of my very fine hair, I get alot of frizzies. I use what's left over after I do my ends on my scalp to smooth it out.
The only drawback to using it might be eventual buildup, but that's easily remedied with a clarifying shampoo. Jojoba oil is closest to your natural hair oil, so if you use too much, you'll end up looking like a greaseball.
I like using olive oil as a pre-shampoo treatment. I'll use about a quarter sized puddle on my length, comb it through, and let it soak for about an hour before I shampoo. I ride between 60-70 miles a week on my bicycle, and the olive oil treatments help protect my hair from drying out. I do this about once to twice a week, depending on how dry my hair gets.
It's all good. I love the stuff, and I should let you know that I bought a small 4 oz bottle almost three months ago, and there's still more than half left.
Thanks a bunch, Nicole. Good info.
I have a bottle of jojoba oil and have used it a few times and actually didn't like the way it felt on my hair. If I used too much it left my hair wet and stringy looking, but not like natural oils make it look, and if I used less it was like once I ran my fingers through my hair it would still fluff up. Am I doing something wrong? Or did I get ripped off and get some other kind of oil? It was about 20 bucks for an 8 oz bottle or so I think.
Well, the price you quoted sounds right for an 8oz bottle...you should check to see if the bottle says "100% pure." I didn't like how it made my hair feel at first either because I was not used to the feeling of moisturized hair. I was used to the dry feeling that most of us associate with freshly washed clean hair. After using the stuff for a few months now, I still haven't figured out how much to use. It definately gives the hair a different feel to it than naked hair, and it does take some getting used to. Some times, it would make my hair feel squeaky. Other times it would make my hair feel like it was drying out. Then were the times where I got it right and my hair felt wonderful. I've tried another method of applying it instead of my hands. I put a small amount on the palm of my hand and rubbed it into the bristles of a boar bristle brush, and that seemed to distribute it better, but I had to brush and brush and brush to get it distributed evenly. I really don't think you're doing anything wrong. It just takes some experimentation.
The only stuff like that I have is Johnsens Baby oil, which is for dry skin I think.
Is that the same stuff?, could I use that for my hair?
Thanx in advance.