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A question about oils. What do folks on this site use?
I was looking at the reviews for Jojoba oils and Cocoanut oils.
There seems to be a recurring theme with these oils, they smell
bad, the color and consistancy seem to be off (like the company selling them is filling the bottles with something else). I've noticed these complaints run consistantly accross many brands.
Is any of it worth getting? Any brands to use? Any brands to
avoid? I'm very dissatisfied with how my ends are now and
I fear I will have to remove about another six inches. I love having long hair but hate the scragly ends.
I was noticing that the stores around here seem to carry a cocoanut oil called Blue Magic. Apparently it smells good but is impossible to remove. No shampoo will remove it. it says on the label cocoanut oil but in actuality it is petroleum jelly.
I'm glad I read the reviews before trying any of this stuff.
I love having long hair and the last thing I want to do is shave my head to get that junk out. So are they any brands that are worth using without ruining my hair?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
it is available from a company called carol's daughter...heres a pic i just took 3 minutes ago
Nice pic, Gordy! HAIR MILK by the Carol's Daughter company is awesome; but my top-favorite beneficial oil for improving my own hair ends is still good old-fashioned OLIVE OIL!!!!
For fragrance, I add a few drops of pure lavender oil into the olive oil bottle for my hair; but this is just to avoid smelling like a pizza (LOL)....
If it's good enough to eat (which of course olive oil is), then it's good enough for your hair.
- Ken
Do you get the regular olive oil that they sell at the grocery store? Or do you have to get a different type of olive oil.
Virgin olive oil is usually more expensive... For cooking and eating purposes, quality and certain top-rated brands can really make a big difference. For applying to your hair however, as long as it's 100% "pure" olive oil, if it's good enough to eat, it's good enough for your hair!
I don't know of any "special" non-edible olive oil -- and I wouldn't trust it if I saw it, so have only purchased the regular edible varieties found in common grocery stores.
- Ken
I was looking at reviews for this Hair Milk by Carol'daughter andt there are complaints about it not washing out after numerous
washings. There are also complaints about a very strong smell.
Have folks had a similar experience with this?
There are 2 types of "Hair Milk" -- the original (the one with fragrance), and now also scentless.
Personally, I don't mind the fragrance of the original; but I use only a very small amount.
As far as washing out the product goes...
I don't recall any problem about that.
- Ken
i have been using monoi for over a year and love it..no harsh scent..it is actually a gardenia infused tahitian oil...its claim is to reduce hair breakage which i can attest to but it does not stop shedding which i would believe to be a natural occurrence anyway...there is a shampoo, conditioner and a serum which i use all of and also a cream to apply to ends to moisturize and reduce split ends
I've used both monoi and argan oil and like them both.
I've never heard of Monoi il, will have to look around for it.
I have used Kukui nut oil however, which gives my hair ends a terrific feel -- AND is pretty much scentless, as I remember.
As I also commented below, Olive oil is my current favorite beneficial hair oil. If you've ever seen the Academy award-winning movie THE ENGLISH PATIENT, there's a scene where the East Indian actor is washing his amazing waist-length hair, and the nurse comes over to him and hands him a bottle of olive oil. If it's good enough for cooking, that means it's 100% pure -- and does wonders for the hair!
While the smell is just a fact you have to deal with (probably), I find the trader joe's coconut oil is pretty pure.
The thing about coconut oil is that after it cools down it can return to the white paste that you get it in, which always feels weird to me.
I've never used jojoba, but I personally use warmed virgin olive oil (steamed over boiling water bc microwave might do some chemical changes idk). Mostly this is for styling purposes and to moisturize(?) the hair. I think if you condition your ends and maybe apply some olive or coconut oil to them after shower or shampoo, they should stay sturdy enough that you won't have to cut off the ends for a while longer
I have used OJON Rare Blend, works great. Sj